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Table 6. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by bargaining status and Census region and division

Table 6. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by bargaining status and Census region and division [Not seasonally adjusted]
Bargaining status and Census region and division Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
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Bargaining status

Union

 155.0 159.6 160.9 0.6 0.9 0.8 3.3 3.6 3.8

Goods-producing industries(2)

 149.0 152.1 153.2 0.1 1.0 0.7 2.5 2.1 2.8

Manufacturing

 142.8 145.6 146.1 -0.5 0.8 0.3 2.4 1.5 2.3

Service-providing industries(3)

 159.4 164.9 166.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.6 4.4 4.4

Nonunion

 153.7 159.0 160.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 5.4 4.5 4.4

Goods-producing industries(2)

 149.2 154.4 155.3 0.9 1.1 0.6 5.0 4.4 4.1

Manufacturing

 150.7 155.7 156.6 1.0 1.0 0.6 5.1 4.4 3.9

Service-providing industries(3)

 154.8 160.1 161.6 1.0 1.1 0.9 5.4 4.5 4.4

Census region and division(4)

Northeast

 155.5 160.7 162.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 4.8 4.4 4.3

New England

 160.3 165.1 166.7 1.1 1.3 1.0 5.3 4.1 4.0

Middle Atlantic

 153.8 159.2 160.5 1.1 1.1 0.8 4.6 4.6 4.4

South

 151.8 157.1 158.8 0.9 1.3 1.1 5.0 4.4 4.6

South Atlantic

 154.5 160.2 162.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 5.6 5.3 5.0

East South Central

 151.0 156.6 158.1 0.8 1.2 1.0 5.2 4.5 4.7

West South Central

 147.6 152.2 153.4 -0.1 1.3 0.8 3.9 3.0 3.9

Midwest

 151.8 156.4 157.5 1.3 1.2 0.7 5.8 4.3 3.8

East North Central

 150.1 155.0 156.3 1.4 1.2 0.8 5.8 4.7 4.1

West North Central

 155.9 159.8 160.2 0.9 1.2 0.3 5.8 3.4 2.8

West

 157.8 163.5 164.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 5.1 4.5 4.4

Mountain

 155.4 161.2 162.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 5.4 4.4 4.8

Pacific

 158.9 164.6 165.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 5.0 4.6 4.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(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; and other services, except public administration.
(4) The Census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

NOTE: The indexes for these series are not strictly comparable to those for the aggregate, occupation, and industry series.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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Last Modified Date: October 31, 2023