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Western - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Total compensation

United States

 131.9 134.4 135.6 2.8 0.9

Northeast

 133.7 136.5 138.1 3.3 1.2

New England

 136.5 139.9 141.1 3.4 0.9

Middle Atlantic

 132.7 135.4 137.1 3.3 1.3

South

 130.4 132.5 133.3 2.2 0.6

South Atlantic

 132.3 134.8 135.6 2.5 0.6

East South Central

 130.0 131.3 132.1 1.6 0.6

West South Central

 127.4 129.2 130.0 2.0 0.6

Midwest

 129.8 132.3 133.5 2.9 0.9

East North Central

 128.4 130.9 132.3 3.0 1.1

West North Central

 133.3 135.8 136.6 2.5 0.6

West

 134.6 137.2 138.5 2.9 0.9

Mountain

 131.7 134.1 135.3 2.7 0.9

Pacific

 135.9 138.5 139.9 2.9 1.0

Wages and salaries only

United States

 132.0 134.7 135.9 3.0 0.9

Northeast

 133.4 136.0 137.6 3.1 1.2

New England

 138.0 141.5 142.8 3.5 0.9

Middle Atlantic

 131.7 134.0 135.7 3.0 1.3

South

 131.3 133.6 134.4 2.4 0.6

South Atlantic

 133.3 135.9 136.7 2.6 0.6

East South Central

 130.3 131.7 132.4 1.6 0.5

West South Central

 128.5 130.4 131.3 2.2 0.7

Midwest

 129.4 132.3 133.5 3.2 0.9

East North Central

 127.9 130.7 132.1 3.3 1.1

West North Central

 133.2 136.1 136.9 2.8 0.6

West

 134.6 137.8 139.3 3.5 1.1

Mountain

 132.5 135.2 136.3 2.9 0.8

Pacific

 135.5 138.9 140.7 3.8 1.3

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.