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Southwest - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Dec
2022
Sep
2023
Dec
2023
Percent change to
Dec 2023 from-
Dec 2022 Sep 2023

Total compensation

United States

155.3 160.6 161.6 4.1 0.6

Northeast

157.0 162.2 163.0 3.8 0.5

New England

162.1 166.7 167.1 3.1 0.2

Middle Atlantic

155.2 160.5 161.5 4.1 0.6

South

152.9 158.8 159.7 4.4 0.6

South Atlantic

155.8 162.2 162.9 4.6 0.4

East South Central

152.3 158.1 159.4 4.7 0.8

West South Central

148.2 153.4 154.3 4.1 0.6

Midwest

152.8 157.5 158.5 3.7 0.6

East North Central

151.4 156.3 157.4 4.0 0.7

West North Central

156.2 160.2 161.1 3.1 0.6

West

159.5 164.8 166.1 4.1 0.8

Mountain

157.0 162.9 164.8 5.0 1.2

Pacific

160.6 165.7 166.9 3.9 0.7

Wages and salaries only

United States

157.4 162.9 164.1 4.3 0.7

Northeast

158.1 163.3 164.3 3.9 0.6

New England

165.5 170.1 170.6 3.1 0.3

Middle Atlantic

155.4 160.7 162.0 4.2 0.8

South

155.9 162.1 163.1 4.6 0.6

South Atlantic

159.1 166.0 166.9 4.9 0.5

East South Central

154.2 160.1 161.4 4.7 0.8

West South Central

151.4 156.5 157.6 4.1 0.7

Midwest

154.0 158.9 160.1 4.0 0.8

East North Central

152.4 157.6 158.8 4.2 0.8

West North Central

157.8 162.0 163.1 3.4 0.7

West

162.3 167.9 169.5 4.4 1.0

Mountain

160.1 166.3 168.4 5.2 1.3

Pacific

163.4 168.8 170.2 4.2 0.8

Footnotes
(1) Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

South Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

East North Central Division: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Source: Employment Cost Trends

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of changes in total labor costs and their wage-and-salary and benefits components.