Table 5. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry	Indexes (Dec. 2005=100)			Percent changes for
	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	3-months ended-			12-months ended-
	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023
All workers	154.0	159.2	160.6	1.0	1.1	0.9	5.2	4.5	4.3
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	153.7	159.0	160.4	1.1	1.1	0.9	5.3	4.5	4.4
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	149.6	154.7	156.2	0.7	1.2	1.0	4.3	4.2	4.4
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	148.7	153.8	155.2	0.9	1.1	0.9	4.6	4.3	4.4
Management, business, and financial	150.9	155.8	157.2	0.5	1.3	0.9	3.9	3.7	4.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	149.5	154.6	155.8	0.7	1.2	0.8	4.6	4.2	4.2
Professional and related	148.7	154.0	155.5	1.1	1.0	1.0	4.6	4.7	4.6
Sales and office	157.4	163.1	164.0	1.0	1.1	0.6	6.0	4.7	4.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	158.8	164.8	166.0	1.2	1.1	0.7	6.2	5.0	4.5
Sales and related	155.1	160.8	161.2	0.8	1.1	0.2	6.5	4.6	3.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	159.2	165.6	166.5	1.4	1.1	0.5	7.4	5.5	4.6
Office and administrative support	158.1	163.7	165.1	1.2	1.1	0.9	5.6	4.7	4.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	151.8	156.6	158.2	0.9	1.2	1.0	4.3	4.1	4.2
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	151.4	155.8	157.3	0.9	1.1	1.0	4.1	3.8	3.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair	152.2	157.3	159.2	0.9	1.1	1.2	4.7	4.3	4.6
Production, transportation, and material moving	157.0	161.9	163.2	1.2	1.0	0.8	5.4	4.3	3.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	156.6	161.7	162.9	1.1	1.0	0.7	5.4	4.4	4.0
Production	153.5	158.7	159.8	1.1	1.0	0.7	5.4	4.5	4.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	154.0	159.1	160.2	1.0	1.0	0.7	5.4	4.4	4.0
Transportation and material moving	162.2	167.1	168.5	1.2	1.0	0.8	5.4	4.2	3.9
Service occupations	164.9	170.7	172.3	1.7	1.0	0.9	7.7	5.3	4.5
Industry and occupational group
Goods-producing industries(3)	149.4	154.1	155.1	0.8	1.0	0.6	4.6	4.0	3.8
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	149.3	153.8	154.8	0.8	1.0	0.7	4.5	3.8	3.7
Management, professional, and related	143.4	147.8	148.4	0.1	1.0	0.4	3.5	3.2	3.5
Sales and office	155.4	162.6	163.0	1.0	1.4	0.2	6.0	5.7	4.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	150.8	155.2	156.6	0.9	1.1	0.9	4.1	3.9	3.8
Production, transportation, and material moving	152.0	156.7	157.7	1.2	1.0	0.6	5.5	4.3	3.7
Construction	150.2	155.1	156.3	0.8	1.2	0.8	4.4	4.1	4.1
Manufacturing	149.1	153.7	154.6	0.7	0.9	0.6	4.6	3.9	3.7
Management, professional, and related	144.7	148.9	149.5	0.1	0.9	0.4	3.5	3.0	3.3
Sales and office occupations	153.2	158.5	159.4	1.4	1.1	0.6	5.7	4.9	4.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	148.5	153.4	154.4	0.7	1.0	0.7	3.6	4.0	4.0
Production, transportation, and material moving	151.7	156.5	157.4	1.2	1.0	0.6	5.5	4.4	3.8
Aircraft manufacturing	130.8	134.6	134.6	-7.8	0.7	0.0	-4.4	-5.1	2.9
Service-providing industries(4)	155.3	160.6	162.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	5.4	4.5	4.4
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	155.0	160.6	162.0	1.1	1.1	0.9	5.5	4.8	4.5
Management, professional, and related	150.7	155.9	157.5	0.9	1.2	1.0	4.4	4.4	4.5
Sales and office	157.6	163.1	164.1	1.0	1.1	0.6	6.0	4.6	4.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	153.3	158.6	160.6	0.9	1.1	1.3	4.7	4.4	4.8
Production, transportation, and material moving	162.6	167.7	169.2	1.2	1.0	0.9	5.3	4.4	4.1
Service occupations	164.9	170.7	172.4	1.7	1.0	1.0	7.7	5.3	4.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	158.8	164.4	165.6	0.8	1.4	0.7	5.8	4.3	4.3
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	158.8	164.7	166.0	1.0	1.2	0.8	5.7	4.8	4.5
Wholesale trade	152.2	157.9	158.5	0.5	1.7	0.4	5.8	4.2	4.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	154.7	160.7	161.8	1.2	1.5	0.7	5.9	5.1	4.6
Retail trade	163.2	169.3	170.6	0.9	1.1	0.8	7.2	4.7	4.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	161.6	167.9	169.2	1.2	1.1	0.8	7.2	5.1	4.7
Transportation and warehousing	158.4	163.1	164.5	0.9	1.2	0.9	3.5	3.9	3.9
Utilities	163.1	169.2	170.9	0.7	1.4	1.0	3.4	4.5	4.8
Information	150.6	156.2	156.4	0.9	1.1	0.1	4.7	4.7	3.9
Financial activities	152.9	157.9	159.1	0.3	1.8	0.8	3.6	3.5	4.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	153.2	158.6	159.2	0.7	1.1	0.4	5.8	4.3	3.9
Finance and insurance	153.3	158.4	159.5	0.1	1.9	0.7	3.0	3.5	4.0
Credit intermediation and related activities	153.7	158.4	160.4	-0.4	1.3	1.3	0.6	2.7	4.4
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	157.0	162.4	163.4	1.2	0.8	0.6	6.4	4.7	4.1
Insurance carriers and related activities	154.4	160.0	160.6	0.7	1.4	0.4	5.5	4.3	4.0
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	152.1	157.8	157.9	0.5	1.3	0.1	5.0	4.2	3.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	151.1	155.6	157.4	0.8	1.1	1.2	6.3	3.8	4.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	155.1	160.0	161.2	0.7	1.2	0.7	5.9	3.9	3.9
Professional and business services	154.1	159.2	160.7	1.1	0.8	0.9	5.0	4.5	4.3
Professional, scientific, and technical services	155.5	160.2	161.7	1.3	0.8	0.9	4.8	4.4	4.0
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	154.1	159.5	161.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	5.8	4.5	4.5
Education and health services	152.2	157.5	159.7	1.4	0.9	1.4	5.5	4.9	4.9
Educational services	149.9	153.5	156.5	1.7	0.5	2.0	4.4	4.1	4.4
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	149.8	152.6	155.6	1.8	0.5	2.0	4.0	3.7	3.9
Health care and social assistance	152.7	158.4	160.4	1.4	1.0	1.3	5.8	5.2	5.0
Hospitals	153.4	159.4	160.9	1.3	1.0	0.9	5.8	5.2	4.9
Nursing and residential care facilities	152.7	158.1	160.4	1.9	1.0	1.5	7.2	5.5	5.0
Nursing care facilities(2)	152.1	157.9	160.2	1.9	1.2	1.5	7.3	5.8	5.3
Leisure and hospitality	165.2	171.1	172.5	1.7	1.1	0.8	7.2	5.4	4.4
Accommodation and food service	168.8	175.2	176.1	1.6	1.3	0.5	7.4	5.5	4.3
Other services, except public administration	155.8	161.6	163.4	1.1	1.2	1.1	5.0	4.9	4.9
Footnotes (1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits. (2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table. (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; and other services, except public administration.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

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