Table 13. Standard errors for 12-month percent changes, Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), and wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by area, Sep. 2017 (Not seasonally adjusted) Standard Error 12-months ended– Census region and metropolitan area(2) Total Wages and compensation salaries Sep. 2017 Northeast Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA...................................... .3 .3 New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA................................. .2 .2 Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA............................... .2 .2 South Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA................................ .2 .1 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA................................................... 1.3 1.6 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA.......................................... .3 .2 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA................................. .2 .2 Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA..................... .3 .2 Midwest Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA.............................. .2 .2 Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA................................................ .4 .2 Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA................................... .9 1.0 West Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA.................................... .3 .3 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA............................................. .5 .6 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA...................................... .5 .6 Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA.............................................. .3 .2 1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits. 2 Note that some of these areas are Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSAs) and others are Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). For more information on metropolitan area definitions, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas page, on the Internet at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html.