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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
2019		 Sep
2020		 Dec
2020		 Percent change to
Dec 2020 from-
Dec 2019 Sep 2020

Total compensation

United States

 138.0 140.7 141.6 2.6 0.6

Northeast

 140.7 143.1 144.0 2.3 0.6

New England

 144.0 146.5 147.0 2.1 0.3

Middle Atlantic

 139.5 141.9 142.9 2.4 0.7

South

 135.8 138.4 139.3 2.6 0.7

South Atlantic

 138.0 140.7 141.8 2.8 0.8

East South Central

 135.5 137.1 137.4 1.4 0.2

West South Central

 132.3 135.1 135.9 2.7 0.6

Midwest

 135.7 138.2 139.1 2.5 0.7

East North Central

 134.1 136.7 137.6 2.6 0.7

West North Central

 139.4 142.0 142.9 2.5 0.6

West

 140.9 144.4 145.1 3.0 0.5

Mountain

 138.0 141.4 142.0 2.9 0.4

Pacific

 142.2 145.7 146.4 3.0 0.5

Wages and salaries only

United States

 138.7 141.7 142.6 2.8 0.6

Northeast

 140.7 143.1 144.1 2.4 0.7

New England

 146.1 148.7 149.0 2.0 0.2

Middle Atlantic

 138.7 141.1 142.3 2.6 0.9

South

 137.3 140.1 141.2 2.8 0.8

South Atlantic

 139.7 142.7 144.0 3.1 0.9

East South Central

 136.3 138.0 138.4 1.5 0.3

West South Central

 133.7 136.5 137.6 2.9 0.8

Midwest

 136.0 138.7 139.6 2.6 0.6

East North Central

 134.3 137.0 138.0 2.8 0.7

West North Central

 140.0 142.8 143.7 2.6 0.6

West

 141.9 145.8 146.5 3.2 0.5

Mountain

 139.1 142.8 143.5 3.2 0.5

Pacific

 143.2 147.1 147.8 3.2 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.