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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > Table

Western - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
(Links provide news releases)		 Back
data		 Dec
2018		 Sep
2019		 Dec
2019		 Percent change to
Dec 2019 from-
Dec 2018 Sep 2019

Total compensation

United States

 134.4 137.4 138.0 2.7 0.4

Northeast

 136.5 140.0 140.7 3.1 0.5

New England

 139.9 143.4 144.0 2.9 0.4

Middle Atlantic

 135.4 138.8 139.5 3.0 0.5

South

 132.5 135.3 135.8 2.5 0.4

South Atlantic

 134.8 137.5 138.0 2.4 0.4

East South Central

 131.3 134.9 135.5 3.2 0.4

West South Central

 129.2 131.8 132.3 2.4 0.4

Midwest

 132.3 135.0 135.7 2.6 0.5

East North Central

 130.9 133.5 134.1 2.4 0.4

West North Central

 135.8 138.7 139.4 2.7 0.5

West

 137.2 140.4 140.9 2.7 0.4

Mountain

 134.1 137.8 138.0 2.9 0.1

Pacific

 138.5 141.6 142.2 2.7 0.4

Wages and salaries only

United States

 134.7 138.0 138.7 3.0 0.5

Northeast

 136.0 139.8 140.7 3.5 0.6

New England

 141.5 145.4 146.1 3.3 0.5

Middle Atlantic

 134.0 137.8 138.7 3.5 0.7

South

 133.6 136.7 137.3 2.8 0.4

South Atlantic

 135.9 139.1 139.7 2.8 0.4

East South Central

 131.7 135.6 136.3 3.5 0.5

West South Central

 130.4 133.2 133.7 2.5 0.4

Midwest

 132.3 135.0 136.0 2.8 0.7

East North Central

 130.7 133.4 134.3 2.8 0.7

West North Central

 136.1 139.1 140.0 2.9 0.6

West

 137.8 141.4 141.9 3.0 0.4

Mountain

 135.2 139.0 139.1 2.9 0.1

Pacific

 138.9 142.5 143.2 3.1 0.5

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.