Table 1. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 1. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry	Indexes (Dec.2005=100)		Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Occupational group and industry	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	Sep. 2021	Dec. 2021	Mar. 2022	Jun. 2022	Sep. 2022	Dec. 2022	Mar. 2023	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023
Civilian workers
All workers(2)	159.0	160.7	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)	153.8	155.1	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.8	0.8
Manufacturing	153.6	154.6	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.7
Service-providing industries(4)	160.1	161.9	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1
Education and health services	157.4	159.6	1.0	1.0	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.4
Educational services	155.9	158.1	0.8	0.6	1.1	0.9	1.6	1.1	1.2	0.7	1.4
Elementary and secondary schools	156.4	158.8	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.5
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	154.3	156.3	0.8	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.5	1.1	1.3	0.7	1.3
Health care and social assistance	159.0	161.0	1.2	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.3
Hospitals	159.5	161.4	1.0	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.2
Nursing and residential care facilities	159.6	161.7	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.3
Public administration	162.1	164.8	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.1	0.8	1.2	1.7

Private industry workers
All workers	158.9	160.5	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	154.6	156.1	1.3	0.8	1.2	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0
Management, business, and financial	155.6	157.1	1.5	0.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.0
Professional and related	153.9	155.5	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.0
Sales and office	162.5	163.6	1.3	1.1	1.6	2.0	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.7
Sales and related	160.7	161.3	1.5	1.0	1.8	2.6	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.4
Office and administrative support	163.4	165.0	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	156.3	158.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.9	1.2
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	155.6	157.1	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair	157.1	159.1	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.0	1.0	1.4	0.9	1.3
Production, transportation, and material moving	162.3	163.5	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.7
Production	158.5	159.8	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.9	1.4	0.9	0.8
Transportation and material moving	167.0	168.2	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.2	0.7
Service occupations	170.6	172.2	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.9
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)	153.7	155.0	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.8
Construction	154.5	156.2	0.7	1.0	0.8	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.5	0.5	1.1
Manufacturing	153.6	154.6	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.7
Aircraft manufacturing	134.1	134.5	7.1	0.4	2.1	0.7	-5.6	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.3
Service-providing industries(5)	160.3	161.9	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	164.1	165.6	1.4	1.9	1.4	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.3	0.9
Wholesale trade	157.4	158.4	1.3	1.6	1.7	1.6	0.7	1.1	0.8	1.5	0.6
Retail trade	168.9	170.8	1.6	2.5	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.0	1.4	1.0	1.1
Transportation and warehousing	163.1	164.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.4	0.8
Utilities	169.0	171.1	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.2
Information	156.0	156.5	1.3	0.9	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.0	0.3
Financial activities	156.8	159.0	2.3	-0.4	1.2	1.9	1.0	1.3	0.2	1.0	1.4
Finance and insurance	157.2	159.4	2.5	-0.9	1.0	1.9	0.9	1.4	0.1	1.0	1.4
Credit intermediation and related activities	156.8	159.4	5.3	-1.3	0.0	2.0	-0.1	1.6	1.5	-0.5	1.7
Insurance carriers and related activities	159.2	160.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.7	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.9	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	155.3	157.2	1.1	1.6	1.8	1.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.2
Professional and business services	159.0	160.4	1.4	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.5	0.8	0.9
Professional, scientific, and technical services	160.2	161.4	1.6	0.8	1.1	1.6	1.1	0.8	1.5	0.9	0.7
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	159.3	161.0	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.5	1.0	1.1	1.5	0.8	1.1
Education and health services	157.6	159.6	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.3
Educational services	154.0	156.0	1.4	0.5	1.3	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.3	0.6	1.3
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	153.2	155.1	1.2	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.2
Health care and social assistance	158.3	160.3	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3
Hospitals	159.4	161.1	1.0	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.1
Nursing and residential care facilities	158.3	160.3	1.6	1.9	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.3
Leisure and hospitality	171.2	172.3	2.2	1.8	1.9	1.6	1.6	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.6
Accommodation and food services	175.1	175.9	2.2	2.0	2.1	1.7	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.2	0.5
Other services, except public administration	161.4	163.2	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.7	1.2	1.1

State and local government workers
All workers	159.2	161.6	0.5	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.7	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.5
Industry
Education and health services	157.2	159.6	0.6	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.7	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.5
Educational services	156.4	158.7	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.7	1.8	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.5
Schools	156.3	158.6	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.5
Elementary and secondary schools	156.8	159.2	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.5
Health care and social assistance	163.8	166.3	0.7	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.8	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.5
Hospitals	160.2	162.6	0.6	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.6	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.5
Public administration	162.1	164.8	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.1	0.8	1.2	1.7
Footnotes (1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits. (2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. (4) Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services, except public administration; and public administration. (5) Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

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