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Table 12. Benefits (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for benefits, by ownership, occupational group, industry, and bargaining status

Table 12. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group, industry, and bargaining status [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group, industry, and bargaining status 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

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

154.8 159.7 161.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 4.9 4.2 4.1

Private industry workers

All workers

149.2 154.0 155.0 0.7 1.0 0.6 5.0 3.9 3.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

146.9 152.2 153.1 0.6 1.1 0.6 4.7 4.2 4.2

Sales and office

152.2 157.4 158.0 0.8 1.2 0.4 6.1 4.2 3.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

150.0 153.5 154.9 0.6 1.1 0.9 3.6 3.0 3.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

149.8 154.0 154.9 0.5 0.9 0.6 4.2 3.3 3.4

Service occupations

151.3 155.5 156.5 1.1 0.6 0.6 6.1 3.9 3.4

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

143.3 146.9 147.9 0.2 1.0 0.7 3.7 2.7 3.2

Manufacturing

142.8 146.6 147.4 0.0 1.0 0.5 3.7 2.7 3.2

Aircraft manufacturing

104.7 107.8 107.7 -18.1 0.6 -0.1 -14.3 -15.6 2.9

Service-providing industries(3)

151.3 156.5 157.4 0.9 1.1 0.6 5.4 4.3 4.0

Bargaining status

Union

159.2 162.7 163.8 -0.1 0.7 0.7 2.8 2.1 2.9

Nonunion

147.1 152.1 153.0 0.8 1.1 0.6 5.3 4.2 4.0

State and local government workers

All workers

175.4 180.5 183.7 2.2 0.6 1.8 5.0 5.2 4.7

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; and other services, except public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: October 31, 2023