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Table 2. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
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(1)

 158.6 160.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 157.2 158.5 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.8

Manufacturing

 157.4 158.4 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.6

Service-providing industries(3)

 159.0 160.9 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2

Education and health services

 153.1 155.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.5

Educational services

 146.1 148.5 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.6

Elementary and secondary schools

 144.6 147.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.5 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.8

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 147.5 149.4 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.3

Health care and social assistance

 160.1 162.4 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.4

Hospitals

 160.2 162.2 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.2

Nursing and residential care facilities

 162.8 165.3 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5

Private industry workers

All workers

 161.1 162.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 155.8 157.4 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0

Professional and related

 155.6 157.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1

Management, business, and financial

 156.1 157.8 1.7 0.4 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.1

Sales and office

 164.6 165.7 1.4 1.1 1.5 2.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.7

Office and administrative support

 164.6 166.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 157.7 159.6 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.2

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 157.3 159.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 158.3 160.5 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.7 0.8 1.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 166.3 167.6 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.8

Production

 162.3 163.6 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.8

Transportation and material moving

 171.1 172.5 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8

Service occupations

 175.3 177.1 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.0

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 157.3 158.6 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.8

Construction

 156.9 158.6 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.8 0.4 1.1

Manufacturing

 157.4 158.4 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.6

Aircraft manufacturing

 159.2 160.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.4 1.1 0.5

Service-providing industries(4)

 162.1 163.8 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 165.3 166.9 1.6 2.1 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.0

Wholesale trade

 154.8 155.8 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.8 0.5 1.1 0.7 1.6 0.6

Retail trade

 172.0 174.0 1.8 2.8 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.2

Transportation and warehousing

 166.3 167.7 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.5 0.8

Utilities

 162.9 164.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.2

Information

 155.0 155.3 1.4 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.2

Financial activities

 157.8 160.7 3.0 -1.1 0.7 1.8 0.9 1.6 -0.4 1.3 1.8

Finance and insurance

 158.3 161.3 3.4 -1.8 0.5 1.8 1.0 1.6 -0.7 1.3 1.9

Credit intermediation and related activities

 156.0 159.0 7.5 -2.3 -0.9 1.7 -0.6 1.9 1.3 -0.7 1.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

 158.1 160.0 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 156.2 158.4 1.2 1.8 1.9 2.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4

Professional and business services

 160.6 162.1 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.8 0.9

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 161.2 162.5 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.2 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 163.6 165.4 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.8 1.1

Education and health services

 159.1 161.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.4

Educational services

 152.9 154.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.6 1.3

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 150.2 152.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.2

Health care and social assistance

 160.4 162.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4

Hospitals

 161.1 163.0 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.2

Nursing and residential care facilities

 163.8 166.3 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5

Leisure and hospitality

 177.2 178.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.7

Accommodation and food services

 181.2 182.0 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 0.4

Other services, except public administration

 163.9 165.5 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.4 1.0

State and local government workers

All workers

 147.9 150.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.8

Industry

Education and health services

 146.0 148.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.7

Educational services

 144.7 147.2 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.7

Schools

 144.7 147.2 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.7

Elementary and secondary schools

 144.1 146.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.8

Health care and social assistance

 156.7 159.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.3 0.8 1.8

Hospitals

 155.4 158.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.9

Public administration

 151.1 154.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.2 0.7 1.0 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(2) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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.
(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; and other services, except public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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Last Modified Date: October 31, 2023