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Employment Cost Index

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Want to learn more about using and understanding the Employment Cost Index? Factsheets provide quick summaries about different facets of the ECI data.

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Understanding ECI index numbers and percent changes

The ECI measures the cost an employer pays to compensate an employee. But the ECI publishes an index number, not a dollar amount. This factsheet goes over the calculations and measurements used in the ECI.

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CLASSIFICATION AND CALCULATION IN THE ECI
USING THE ECI