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New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Dec 2022 from-
Dec 2021 Sep 2022

Total compensation

United States

147.8 154.0 155.3 5.1 0.8

Northeast

149.6 155.5 157.0 4.9 1.0

New England

153.4 160.3 162.1 5.7 1.1

Middle Atlantic

148.3 153.8 155.2 4.7 0.9

South

145.6 151.8 152.9 5.0 0.7

South Atlantic

147.5 154.5 155.8 5.6 0.8

East South Central

145.6 151.0 152.3 4.6 0.9

West South Central

142.5 147.6 148.2 4.0 0.4

Midwest

145.5 151.8 152.8 5.0 0.7

East North Central

143.8 150.1 151.4 5.3 0.9

West North Central

149.6 155.9 156.2 4.4 0.2

West

151.4 157.8 159.5 5.4 1.1

Mountain

149.3 155.4 157.0 5.2 1.0

Pacific

152.4 158.9 160.6 5.4 1.1

Wages and salaries only

United States

149.7 155.9 157.4 5.1 1.0

Northeast

150.7 156.4 158.1 4.9 1.1

New England

156.3 163.6 165.5 5.9 1.2

Middle Atlantic

148.7 153.8 155.4 4.5 1.0

South

148.4 154.7 155.9 5.1 0.8

South Atlantic

150.6 157.6 159.1 5.6 1.0

East South Central

146.8 152.6 154.2 5.0 1.0

West South Central

145.6 150.7 151.4 4.0 0.5

Midwest

146.7 153.0 154.0 5.0 0.7

East North Central

145.0 151.1 152.4 5.1 0.9

West North Central

151.0 157.7 157.8 4.5 0.1

West

153.6 160.4 162.3 5.7 1.2

Mountain

151.9 158.2 160.1 5.4 1.2

Pacific

154.5 161.5 163.4 5.8 1.2

Footnotes
(1) Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

South Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

East North Central Division: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Source: Employment Cost Trends

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of changes in total labor costs and their wage-and-salary and benefits components.