Table 1.  Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), by occupational group and industry,
  2017-2021, revised

  (Seasonally adjusted)
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                               Indexes (Dec. 2005 = 100)      Percent changes for    
                                                                                 3-months ended–     
        Occupational group and industry                                                              
                                                                                                     
                                               Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec. 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
               Civilian workers                                                                      
                                                                                                     
  All workers(2)                                                                                     
     2017....................................  128.9  129.7  130.6  131.4    0.6    0.6    0.7    0.6
     2018....................................  132.4  133.4  134.3  135.2     .8     .8     .7     .7
     2019....................................  136.1  137.0  138.0  138.9     .7     .7     .7     .7
     2020....................................  140.0  140.7  141.4  142.4     .8     .5     .5     .7
     2021....................................  143.7  144.8  146.6  148.0     .9     .8    1.2    1.0
                                                                                                     
                   Industry                                                                          
                                                                                                     
  Goods-producing industries(3)                                                                      
     2017....................................  126.6  127.2  128.3  129.1     .6     .5     .9     .6
     2018....................................  129.9  130.8  131.2  132.0     .6     .7     .3     .6
     2019....................................  133.1  134.0  135.1  135.9     .8     .7     .8     .6
     2020....................................  136.7  137.6  138.2  139.0     .6     .7     .4     .6
     2021....................................  140.0  141.4  142.8  144.1     .7    1.0    1.0     .9
                                                                                                     
  Manufacturing                                                                                      
     2017....................................  126.3  127.0  128.4  129.1     .5     .6    1.1     .5
     2018....................................  129.9  130.6  131.0  131.7     .6     .5     .3     .5
     2019....................................  132.9  133.7  134.6  135.4     .9     .6     .7     .6
     2020....................................  136.2  137.1  137.7  138.6     .6     .7     .4     .7
     2021....................................  139.4  140.7  142.5  143.6     .6     .9    1.3     .8
                                                                                                     
  Service-providing industries(4)                                                                    
     2017....................................  129.5  130.4  131.2  132.0     .7     .7     .6     .6
     2018....................................  133.0  134.0  135.1  136.0     .8     .8     .8     .7
     2019....................................  136.8  137.7  138.7  139.6     .6     .7     .7     .6
     2020....................................  140.7  141.4  142.2  143.2     .8     .5     .6     .7
     2021....................................  144.6  145.5  147.5  148.9    1.0     .6    1.4     .9
                                                                                                     
  Education and health services                                                                      
     2017....................................  129.5  130.2  130.7  131.5     .6     .5     .4     .6
     2018....................................  132.4  133.2  134.2  135.2     .7     .6     .8     .7
     2019....................................  136.0  136.9  138.0  138.6     .6     .7     .8     .4
     2020....................................  139.7  140.0  140.9  141.7     .8     .2     .6     .6
     2021....................................  142.6  143.5  145.0  146.5     .6     .6    1.0    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Educational services                                                                               
     2017....................................  130.1  130.7  131.4  132.2     .7     .5     .5     .6
     2018....................................  132.9  133.8  134.7  135.7     .5     .7     .7     .7
     2019....................................  136.6  137.5  138.7  139.4     .7     .7     .9     .5
     2020....................................  140.5  141.4  141.7  142.5     .8     .6     .2     .6
     2021....................................  143.2  143.9  145.1  145.9     .5     .5     .8     .6
                                                                                                     
  Elementary and secondary schools                                                                   
     2017....................................  129.8  130.6  131.3  132.1     .6     .6     .5     .6
     2018....................................  132.9  133.7  134.8  135.8     .6     .6     .8     .7
     2019....................................  136.8  137.7  138.9  139.7     .7     .7     .9     .6
     2020....................................  140.7  141.6  142.2  143.1     .7     .6     .4     .6
     2021....................................  143.8  144.7  145.6  146.5     .5     .6     .6     .6
                                                                                                     
  Junior colleges, colleges,                                                                         
   universities, and professional schools                                                            
     2017....................................  130.5  130.9  131.6  132.3     .9     .3     .5     .5
     2018....................................  132.9  133.8  134.6  135.5     .5     .7     .6     .7
     2019....................................  136.4  137.4  138.5  139.1     .7     .7     .8     .4
     2020....................................  140.1  140.8  140.4  141.0     .7     .5    -.3     .4
     2021....................................  141.5  142.1  143.7  144.6     .4     .4    1.1     .6
                                                                                                     
  Health care and social assistance                                                                  
     2017....................................  129.0  129.7  130.1  130.9     .5     .5     .3     .6
     2018....................................  132.0  132.7  133.8  134.7     .8     .5     .8     .7
     2019....................................  135.4  136.2  137.2  137.9     .5     .6     .7     .5
     2020....................................  138.9  138.7  140.2  140.9     .7    -.1    1.1     .5
     2021....................................  142.0  143.3  145.0  147.2     .8     .9    1.2    1.5
                                                                                                     
  Hospitals                                                                                          
     2017....................................  129.8  130.4  131.1  131.7     .5     .5     .5     .5
     2018....................................  132.3  133.1  133.8  135.0     .5     .6     .5     .9
     2019....................................  135.8  136.7  137.7  138.5     .6     .7     .7     .6
     2020....................................  139.2  140.3  141.0  141.6     .5     .8     .5     .4
     2021....................................  142.9  144.0  145.5  147.7     .9     .8    1.0    1.5
                                                                                                     
  Nursing and residential care facilities                                                            
     2017....................................  125.6  126.4  127.2  128.0     .5     .6     .6     .6
     2018....................................  129.1  130.0  130.8  131.7     .9     .7     .6     .7
     2019....................................  132.4  133.2  134.0  134.6     .5     .6     .6     .4
     2020....................................  135.6  136.6  137.5  138.6     .7     .7     .7     .8
     2021....................................  139.9  141.6  143.9  146.3     .9    1.2    1.6    1.7
                                                                                                     
  Public administration                                                                              
     2017....................................  133.3  134.1  134.7  135.8     .8     .6     .4     .8
     2018....................................  136.2  137.2  138.3  139.3     .3     .7     .8     .7
     2019....................................  140.5  141.4  142.5  143.5     .9     .6     .8     .7
     2020....................................  144.7  145.6  146.3  147.1     .8     .6     .5     .5
     2021....................................  147.6  148.6  149.7  150.8     .3     .7     .7     .7
                                                                                                     
           Private industry workers                                                                  
                                                                                                     
  All workers                                                                                        
     2017....................................  128.2  129.0  130.0  130.7     .6     .6     .8     .5
     2018....................................  131.8  132.8  133.7  134.6     .8     .8     .7     .7
     2019....................................  135.4  136.3  137.3  138.1     .6     .7     .7     .6
     2020....................................  139.3  139.9  140.7  141.7     .9     .4     .6     .7
     2021....................................  143.2  144.3  146.3  147.9    1.1     .8    1.4    1.1
                                                                                                     
              Occupational group                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
  Management, professional, and related                                                              
     2017....................................  128.4  129.4  130.0  130.7     .6     .8     .5     .5
     2018....................................  131.7  132.5  133.3  134.0     .8     .6     .6     .5
     2019....................................  134.7  135.6  136.3  137.0     .5     .7     .5     .5
     2020....................................  137.9  138.3  139.0  139.7     .7     .3     .5     .5
     2021....................................  140.6  141.6  143.4  144.6     .6     .7    1.3     .8
                                                                                                     
  Management, business, and financial                                                                
     2017....................................  129.5  130.5  131.2  131.9     .7     .8     .5     .5
     2018....................................  133.2  133.8  134.6  135.4    1.0     .5     .6     .6
     2019....................................  136.2  137.2  138.0  138.7     .6     .7     .6     .5
     2020....................................  139.5  140.1  140.5  141.2     .6     .4     .3     .5
     2021....................................  142.0  143.2  145.2  146.0     .6     .8    1.4     .6
                                                                                                     
  Professional and related                                                                           
     2017....................................  127.7  128.6  129.1  129.8     .6     .7     .4     .5
     2018....................................  130.7  131.5  132.3  133.0     .7     .6     .6     .5
     2019....................................  133.6  134.3  135.1  135.8     .5     .5     .6     .5
     2020....................................  136.7  137.0  137.8  138.5     .7     .2     .6     .5
     2021....................................  139.6  140.5  142.1  143.6     .8     .6    1.1    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Sales and office                                                                                   
     2017....................................  128.1  128.6  129.9  130.3     .8     .4    1.0     .3
     2018....................................  131.9  133.1  134.4  135.3    1.2     .9    1.0     .7
     2019....................................  136.3  137.0  138.4  139.0     .7     .5    1.0     .4
     2020....................................  140.5  141.4  141.9  143.4    1.1     .6     .4    1.1
     2021....................................  146.0  146.5  148.4  150.0    1.8     .3    1.3    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Sales and related                                                                                  
     2017....................................  123.6  124.0  125.7  125.6    1.1     .3    1.4    -.1
     2018....................................  127.7  128.5  130.3  130.9    1.7     .6    1.4     .5
     2019....................................  132.1  132.3  134.2  134.6     .9     .2    1.4     .3
     2020....................................  136.8  137.6  137.8  139.7    1.6     .6     .1    1.4
     2021....................................  144.3  143.7  145.7  147.1    3.3    -.4    1.4    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Office and administrative support                                                                  
     2017....................................  131.2  132.0  132.8  133.6     .5     .6     .6     .6
     2018....................................  134.8  136.4  137.3  138.3     .9    1.2     .7     .7
     2019....................................  139.3  140.3  141.4  142.1     .7     .7     .8     .5
     2020....................................  143.1  144.0  144.7  145.9     .7     .6     .5     .8
     2021....................................  147.0  148.3  150.1  151.9     .8     .9    1.2    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Natural resources, construction, and                                                               
   maintenance                                                                                       
     2017....................................  128.6  129.6  130.5  131.3     .6     .8     .7     .6
     2018....................................  131.9  133.2  133.8  134.6     .5    1.0     .5     .6
     2019....................................  135.4  136.0  137.2  138.0     .6     .4     .9     .6
     2020....................................  139.4  139.7  140.5  141.4    1.0     .2     .6     .6
     2021....................................  142.8  144.0  145.4  146.7    1.0     .8    1.0     .9
                                                                                                     
  Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,                                                        
   and forestry                                                                                      
     2017....................................  129.4  130.0  131.0  131.6     .8     .5     .8     .5
     2018....................................  132.3  133.2  133.7  134.5     .5     .7     .4     .6
     2019....................................  135.5  136.5  137.8  138.7     .7     .7    1.0     .7
     2020....................................  140.3  139.6  140.4  141.3    1.2    -.5     .6     .6
     2021....................................  142.5  144.0  145.4  146.7     .8    1.1    1.0     .9
                                                                                                     
  Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                              
     2017....................................  127.8  129.1  130.0  131.0     .5    1.0     .7     .8
     2018....................................  131.5  133.3  133.8  134.7     .4    1.4     .4     .7
     2019....................................  135.3  135.4  136.6  137.3     .4     .1     .9     .5
     2020....................................  138.4  139.8  140.7  141.5     .8    1.0     .6     .6
     2021....................................  143.1  144.0  145.3  146.8    1.1     .6     .9    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Production, transportation, and material                                                           
   moving                                                                                            
     2017....................................  128.2  129.0  130.4  131.2     .8     .6    1.1     .6
     2018....................................  132.3  133.2  134.1  134.8     .8     .7     .7     .5
     2019....................................  136.3  137.2  138.1  139.3    1.1     .7     .7     .9
     2020....................................  140.5  141.7  142.6  143.9     .9     .9     .6     .9
     2021....................................  145.0  146.8  148.9  150.9     .8    1.2    1.4    1.3
                                                                                                     
  Production                                                                                         
     2017....................................  126.4  127.2  128.6  129.3     .6     .6    1.1     .5
     2018....................................  130.2  131.0  131.5  132.4     .7     .6     .4     .7
     2019....................................  133.5  134.3  135.1  136.1     .8     .6     .6     .7
     2020....................................  137.2  138.4  139.3  140.4     .8     .9     .7     .8
     2021....................................  141.6  143.6  145.7  147.5     .9    1.4    1.5    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Transportation and material moving                                                                 
     2017....................................  130.5  131.4  132.8  133.6     .9     .7    1.1     .6
     2018....................................  135.1  136.1  137.3  138.0    1.1     .7     .9     .5
     2019....................................  139.8  140.7  141.9  143.2    1.3     .6     .9     .9
     2020....................................  144.5  145.7  146.7  148.2     .9     .8     .7    1.0
     2021....................................  149.1  150.8  153.0  155.1     .6    1.1    1.5    1.4
                                                                                                     
  Service occupations                                                                                
     2017....................................  128.4  129.2  130.0  131.1     .9     .6     .6     .8
     2018....................................  132.4  133.4  134.6  135.8    1.0     .8     .9     .9
     2019....................................  137.0  138.5  139.3  140.8     .9    1.1     .6    1.1
     2020....................................  141.9  143.2  144.3  145.7     .8     .9     .8    1.0
     2021....................................  147.6  150.1  153.0  156.0    1.3    1.7    1.9    2.0
                                                                                                     
                   Industry                                                                          
                                                                                                     
  Goods-producing industries(3)                                                                      
     2017....................................  126.5  127.1  128.3  129.0     .6     .5     .9     .5
     2018....................................  129.9  130.7  131.2  132.0     .7     .6     .4     .6
     2019....................................  133.1  133.9  135.1  135.9     .8     .6     .9     .6
     2020....................................  136.7  137.5  138.2  139.0     .6     .6     .5     .6
     2021....................................  140.0  141.3  142.8  144.1     .7     .9    1.1     .9
                                                                                                     
  Construction                                                                                       
     2017....................................  126.8  127.2  128.1  128.9     .8     .3     .7     .6
     2018....................................  129.9  131.0  131.6  132.5     .8     .8     .5     .7
     2019....................................  133.6  134.5  136.2  137.1     .8     .7    1.3     .7
     2020....................................  137.8  138.8  139.5  140.4     .5     .7     .5     .6
     2021....................................  141.6  142.9  143.8  145.2     .9     .9     .6    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Manufacturing                                                                                      
     2017....................................  126.3  127.0  128.4  129.1     .5     .6    1.1     .5
     2018....................................  129.9  130.6  131.0  131.7     .6     .5     .3     .5
     2019....................................  132.9  133.7  134.6  135.4     .9     .6     .7     .6
     2020....................................  136.2  137.1  137.7  138.6     .6     .7     .4     .7
     2021....................................  139.4  140.7  142.5  143.6     .6     .9    1.3     .8
                                                                                                     
  Aircraft manufacturing                                                                             
     2017....................................  115.2  116.0  125.9  126.3    1.6     .7    8.5     .3
     2018....................................  128.4  128.7  120.1  120.4    1.7     .2   -6.7     .2
     2019....................................  121.3  121.7  122.0  122.4     .7     .3     .2     .3
     2020....................................  120.7  122.2  123.3  123.8   -1.4    1.2     .9     .4
     2021....................................  124.8  125.4  134.2  134.8     .8     .5    7.0     .4
                                                                                                     
  Service-providing industries(5)                                                                    
     2017....................................  128.8  129.6  130.5  131.2     .7     .6     .7     .5
     2018....................................  132.4  133.4  134.5  135.4     .9     .8     .8     .7
     2019....................................  136.2  137.0  138.0  138.8     .6     .6     .7     .6
     2020....................................  140.0  140.7  141.5  142.5     .9     .5     .6     .7
     2021....................................  144.2  145.2  147.4  149.0    1.2     .7    1.5    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Trade, transportation, and utilities                                                               
     2017....................................  130.0  130.7  131.7  132.7     .9     .5     .8     .8
     2018....................................  133.9  134.8  136.4  137.1     .9     .7    1.2     .5
     2019....................................  138.2  139.0  140.1  140.9     .8     .6     .8     .6
     2020....................................  142.0  143.2  143.9  145.2     .8     .8     .5     .9
     2021....................................  146.5  148.2  150.2  152.7     .9    1.2    1.3    1.7
                                                                                                     
  Wholesale trade                                                                                 
     2017....................................  126.7  127.3  128.0  129.0    1.3     .5     .5     .8
     2018....................................  129.8  130.0  132.0  133.4     .6     .2    1.5    1.1
     2019....................................  133.9  133.8  134.7  135.3     .4    -.1     .7     .4
     2020....................................  136.4  137.7  137.8  138.4     .8    1.0     .1     .4
     2021....................................  139.8  142.1  143.7  145.9    1.0    1.6    1.1    1.5
                                                                                                     
  Retail trade                                                                                       
     2017....................................  130.5  131.1  132.2  133.1     .9     .5     .8     .7
     2018....................................  134.4  135.9  137.1  137.6    1.0    1.1     .9     .4
     2019....................................  138.6  140.0  141.1  141.8     .7    1.0     .8     .5
     2020....................................  142.9  143.9  144.9  146.8     .8     .7     .7    1.3
     2021....................................  148.4  150.1  152.6  155.9    1.1    1.1    1.7    2.2
                                                                                                     
  Transportation and warehousing                                                                     
     2017....................................  131.7  132.7  134.0  134.9     .5     .8    1.0     .7
     2018....................................  136.5  137.5  139.1  139.6    1.2     .7    1.2     .4
     2019....................................  141.1  142.3  143.6  144.8    1.1     .9     .9     .8
     2020....................................  146.1  147.5  148.1  149.6     .9    1.0     .4    1.0
     2021....................................  150.2  151.2  152.8  154.4     .4     .7    1.1    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Utilities                                                                                          
     2017....................................  139.1  139.8  141.0  141.9     .5     .5     .9     .6
     2018....................................  143.3  143.9  145.0  145.7    1.0     .4     .8     .5
     2019....................................  148.3  149.2  150.1  151.1    1.8     .6     .6     .7
     2020....................................  151.5  152.8  153.5  154.6     .3     .9     .5     .7
     2021....................................  155.5  156.4  158.0  159.1     .6     .6    1.0     .7
                                                                                                     
  Information                                                                                        
     2017....................................  126.0  127.2  128.2  128.7     .2    1.0     .8     .4
     2018....................................  129.3  133.3  134.5  134.9     .5    3.1     .9     .3
     2019....................................  135.8  134.4  135.2  136.0     .7   -1.0     .6     .6
     2020....................................  137.0  138.2  139.0  140.3     .7     .9     .6     .9
     2021....................................  141.4  142.1  143.9  145.2     .8     .5    1.3     .9
                                                                                                     
  Financial activities                                                                               
     2017....................................  128.0  129.2  129.9  130.3     .2     .9     .5     .3
     2018....................................  132.1  133.4  133.8  134.8    1.4    1.0     .3     .7
     2019....................................  135.6  136.2  138.0  138.8     .6     .4    1.3     .6
     2020....................................  139.4  140.4  141.1  142.2     .4     .7     .5     .8
     2021....................................  146.8  144.5  147.6  146.8    3.2   -1.6    2.1    -.5
                                                                                                     
  Finance and insurance                                                                              
     2017....................................  128.2  129.4  130.1  130.6     .2     .9     .5     .4
     2018....................................  132.4  133.9  134.2  135.1    1.4    1.1     .2     .7
     2019....................................  135.9  136.6  138.5  139.4     .6     .5    1.4     .6
     2020....................................  140.0  141.0  141.7  142.9     .4     .7     .5     .8
     2021....................................  148.4  145.4  148.8  147.4    3.8   -2.0    2.3    -.9
                                                                                                     
  Credit intermediation and related                                                                  
   activities                                                                                        
     2017....................................  127.9  128.8  129.3  129.4     .5     .7     .4     .1
     2018....................................  130.7  131.7  132.0  133.2    1.0     .8     .2     .9
     2019....................................  134.3  134.8  136.6  138.0     .8     .4    1.3    1.0
     2020....................................  138.6  139.7  140.2  141.5     .4     .8     .4     .9
     2021....................................  141.4  144.4  152.1  150.0    -.1    2.1    5.3   -1.4
                                                                                                     
  Insurance carriers and related activities                                                          
     2017....................................  130.9  132.2  132.4  133.1     .8    1.0     .2     .5
     2018....................................  134.1  135.8  135.8  136.3     .8    1.3     .0     .4
     2019....................................  137.8  138.5  139.6  140.2    1.1     .5     .8     .4
     2020....................................  140.6  141.9  142.6  143.6     .3     .9     .5     .7
     2021....................................  144.6  145.1  146.4  147.7     .7     .3     .9     .9
                                                                                                     
  Real estate and rental and leasing                                                                 
     2017....................................  126.9  128.2  129.1  129.4     .0    1.0     .7     .2
     2018....................................  130.7  131.2  131.9  133.2    1.0     .4     .5    1.0
     2019....................................  134.3  134.9  135.7  136.3     .8     .4     .6     .4
     2020....................................  136.8  137.8  138.6  138.8     .4     .7     .6     .1
     2021....................................  139.5  140.6  141.9  143.8     .5     .8     .9    1.3
                                                                                                     
  Professional and business services                                                                 
     2017....................................  129.2  130.2  131.5  132.1     .7     .8    1.0     .5
     2018....................................  133.1  133.7  134.8  135.4     .8     .5     .8     .4
     2019....................................  136.1  137.3  138.2  138.8     .5     .9     .7     .4
     2020....................................  140.5  140.8  141.3  142.4    1.2     .2     .4     .8
     2021....................................  143.5  144.6  146.6  147.9     .8     .8    1.4     .9
                                                                                                     
  Professional, scientific, and technical                                                            
   services                                                                                          
     2017....................................  131.5  132.7  134.0  134.5     .7     .9    1.0     .4
     2018....................................  135.6  135.8  137.3  137.8     .8     .1    1.1     .4
     2019....................................  138.3  139.6  140.3  140.8     .4     .9     .5     .4
     2020....................................  142.9  142.6  142.8  144.2    1.5    -.2     .1    1.0
     2021....................................  144.9  146.0  148.3  149.3     .5     .8    1.6     .7
                                                                                                     
  Administrative and support and waste                                                               
   management and remediation services                                                               
     2017....................................  125.3  126.1  127.8  128.6     .6     .6    1.3     .6
     2018....................................  129.3  130.4  131.2  132.0     .5     .9     .6     .6
     2019....................................  133.1  134.2  135.1  135.8     .8     .8     .7     .5
     2020....................................  137.3  138.2  139.0  140.4    1.1     .7     .6    1.0
     2021....................................  142.1  143.6  145.6  147.6    1.2    1.1    1.4    1.4
                                                                                                     
  Education and health services                                                                      
     2017....................................  128.5  129.2  129.6  130.3     .5     .5     .3     .5
     2018....................................  131.4  132.1  133.2  134.1     .8     .5     .8     .7
     2019....................................  134.7  135.5  136.5  137.2     .4     .6     .7     .5
     2020....................................  138.3  138.1  139.4  140.1     .8    -.1     .9     .5
     2021....................................  141.2  142.2  144.1  146.0     .8     .7    1.3    1.3
                                                                                                     
  Educational services                                                                               
     2017....................................  129.2  129.7  130.1  131.0     .6     .4     .3     .7
     2018....................................  131.7  132.6  133.4  134.2     .5     .7     .6     .6
     2019....................................  134.8  135.6  136.9  137.5     .4     .6    1.0     .4
     2020....................................  138.8  139.7  139.1  140.2     .9     .6    -.4     .8
     2021....................................  140.7  141.2  143.1  143.8     .4     .4    1.3     .5
                                                                                                     
  Junior colleges, colleges,                                                                         
   universities, and professional schools                                                            
     2017....................................  130.2  130.7  131.7  132.4     .5     .4     .8     .5
     2018....................................  133.2  134.2  135.1  136.0     .6     .8     .7     .7
     2019....................................  136.9  137.7  138.5  139.3     .7     .6     .6     .6
     2020....................................  140.6  141.2  140.1  140.6     .9     .4    -.8     .4
     2021....................................  141.1  142.0  143.8  144.7     .4     .6    1.3     .6
                                                                                                     
  Health care and social assistance                                                                  
     2017....................................  128.4  129.1  129.5  130.2     .6     .5     .3     .5
     2018....................................  131.3  132.1  133.2  134.1     .8     .6     .8     .7
     2019....................................  134.7  135.5  136.5  137.1     .4     .6     .7     .4
     2020....................................  138.1  137.8  139.4  140.1     .7    -.2    1.2     .5
     2021....................................  141.3  142.5  144.3  146.5     .9     .8    1.3    1.5
                                                                                                     
  Hospitals                                                                                          
     2017....................................  129.6  130.2  130.7  131.3     .6     .5     .4     .5
     2018....................................  132.0  132.7  133.5  134.7     .5     .5     .6     .9
     2019....................................  135.4  136.3  137.3  138.0     .5     .7     .7     .5
     2020....................................  138.7  139.8  140.5  141.1     .5     .8     .5     .4
     2021....................................  142.5  143.5  145.1  147.4    1.0     .7    1.1    1.6
                                                                                                     
  Nursing and residential care facilities                                                            
     2017....................................  124.2  124.9  125.7  126.5     .6     .6     .6     .6
     2018....................................  127.5  128.4  129.0  129.9     .8     .7     .5     .7
     2019....................................  130.6  131.4  132.1  132.8     .5     .6     .5     .5
     2020....................................  133.7  134.8  135.8  136.8     .7     .8     .7     .7
     2021....................................  138.2  140.0  142.3  144.9    1.0    1.3    1.6    1.8
                                                                                                     
  Leisure and hospitality                                                                            
     2017....................................  128.1  129.0  129.8  130.6    1.6     .7     .6     .6
     2018....................................  132.3  132.9  134.2  136.0    1.3     .5    1.0    1.3
     2019....................................  136.7  137.8  138.6  140.3     .5     .8     .6    1.2
     2020....................................  141.7  142.8  144.3  145.0    1.0     .8    1.1     .5
     2021....................................  147.3  150.7  154.2  156.7    1.6    2.3    2.3    1.6
                                                                                                     
  Accommodation and food services                                                                    
     2017....................................  129.0  129.9  130.6  131.5    1.7     .7     .5     .7
     2018....................................  133.2  133.9  135.0  136.6    1.3     .5     .8    1.2
     2019....................................  137.7  139.1  140.1  141.9     .8    1.0     .7    1.3
     2020....................................  143.5  144.7  146.6  147.7    1.1     .8    1.3     .8
     2021....................................  150.1  153.6  157.2  160.0    1.6    2.3    2.3    1.8
                                                                                                     
  Other services, except public                                                                      
   administration                                                                                    
     2017....................................  129.1  129.8  130.9  131.5     .5     .5     .8     .5
     2018....................................  132.8  133.6  133.8  135.3    1.0     .6     .1    1.1
     2019....................................  136.5  137.8  137.9  139.5     .9    1.0     .1    1.2
     2020....................................  140.3  141.0  141.7  142.6     .6     .5     .5     .6
     2021....................................  144.1  146.2  148.3  150.4    1.1    1.5    1.4    1.4
                                                                                                     
      State and local government workers                                                             
                                                                                                     
  All workers                                                                                        
     2017....................................  131.8  132.5  133.3  134.2     .7     .5     .6     .7
     2018....................................  134.9  135.8  136.8  137.8     .5     .7     .7     .7
     2019....................................  138.8  139.8  140.9  141.8     .7     .7     .8     .6
     2020....................................  142.8  143.7  144.3  145.0     .7     .6     .4     .5
     2021....................................  145.7  146.6  147.6  148.7     .5     .6     .7     .7
                                                                                                     
                   Industry                                                                          
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
  Education and health services                                                                      
     2017....................................  130.7  131.3  132.1  132.9     .7     .5     .6     .6
     2018....................................  133.6  134.5  135.5  136.5     .5     .7     .7     .7
     2019....................................  137.4  138.4  139.6  140.4     .7     .7     .9     .6
     2020....................................  141.3  142.2  142.7  143.4     .6     .6     .4     .5
     2021....................................  144.2  145.1  146.1  147.1     .6     .6     .7     .7
                                                                                                     
  Educational services                                                                               
     2017....................................  130.3  131.0  131.7  132.5     .7     .5     .5     .6
     2018....................................  133.3  134.1  135.1  136.1     .6     .6     .7     .7
     2019....................................  137.1  138.0  139.2  139.9     .7     .7     .9     .5
     2020....................................  140.9  141.8  142.3  143.0     .7     .6     .4     .5
     2021....................................  143.8  144.5  145.6  146.5     .6     .5     .8     .6
                                                                                                     
  Schools                                                                                            
     2017....................................  130.3  130.9  131.7  132.4     .7     .5     .6     .5
     2018....................................  133.2  134.0  135.0  136.0     .6     .6     .7     .7
     2019....................................  137.0  137.9  139.1  139.8     .7     .7     .9     .5
     2020....................................  140.8  141.7  142.2  142.9     .7     .6     .4     .5
     2021....................................  143.7  144.5  145.5  146.4     .6     .6     .7     .6
                                                                                                     
  Elementary and secondary schools                                                                   
     2017....................................  130.1  130.9  131.7  132.5     .6     .6     .6     .6
     2018....................................  133.3  134.1  135.2  136.2     .6     .6     .8     .7
     2019....................................  137.2  138.1  139.3  140.1     .7     .7     .9     .6
     2020....................................  141.1  142.0  142.7  143.5     .7     .6     .5     .6
     2021....................................  144.4  145.2  146.1  147.0     .6     .6     .6     .6
                                                                                                     
  Health care and social assistance                                                                  
     2017....................................  133.3  133.8  135.1  135.8     .3     .4    1.0     .5
     2018....................................  136.6  137.5  138.3  139.3     .6     .7     .6     .7
     2019....................................  140.5  141.4  142.6  143.5     .9     .6     .8     .6
     2020....................................  144.6  145.5  145.9  146.7     .8     .6     .3     .5
     2021....................................  147.6  149.1  150.3  152.1     .6    1.0     .8    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Hospitals                                                                                          
     2017....................................  130.8  131.4  132.6  133.3     .3     .5     .9     .5
     2018....................................  133.7  134.6  135.3  136.4     .3     .7     .5     .8
     2019....................................  137.7  138.5  139.7  140.7    1.0     .6     .9     .7
     2020....................................  141.8  142.7  143.1  143.9     .8     .6     .3     .6
     2021....................................  144.8  146.3  147.4  149.1     .6    1.0     .8    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Public administration                                                                              
     2017....................................  133.3  134.1  134.7  135.8     .8     .6     .4     .8
     2018....................................  136.2  137.2  138.3  139.3     .3     .7     .8     .7
     2019....................................  140.5  141.4  142.5  143.5     .9     .6     .8     .7
     2020....................................  144.7  145.6  146.3  147.1     .8     .6     .5     .5
     2021....................................  147.6  148.6  149.7  150.8     .3     .7     .7     .7

    1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
    2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers
  in the public sector, except the federal government.
    3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
    4 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; other services, except public administration; and
  public administration.
    5 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.



  Table 2.  Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry,
  2017-2021, revised

  (Seasonally adjusted)
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                               Indexes (Dec. 2005 = 100)      Percent changes for    
                                                                                 3-months ended–     
        Occupational group and industry                                                              
                                                                                                     
                                               Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec. 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
               Civilian workers                                                                      
                                                                                                     
  All workers(1)                                                                                     
     2017....................................  127.5  128.3  129.2  130.0    0.6    0.6    0.7    0.6
     2018....................................  131.0  131.9  133.0  133.9     .8     .7     .8     .7
     2019....................................  134.8  135.7  136.9  137.8     .7     .7     .9     .7
     2020....................................  139.1  139.6  140.3  141.4     .9     .4     .5     .8
     2021....................................  142.9  144.1  146.2  147.7    1.1     .8    1.5    1.0
                                                                                                     
                   Industry                                                                          
                                                                                                     
  Goods-producing industries(2)                                                                      
     2017....................................  127.1  127.7  128.6  129.4     .6     .5     .7     .6
     2018....................................  130.4  131.3  132.1  133.1     .8     .7     .6     .8
     2019....................................  134.2  135.1  136.4  137.5     .8     .7    1.0     .8
     2020....................................  138.5  139.3  140.1  140.9     .7     .6     .6     .6
     2021....................................  142.0  143.7  145.0  146.6     .8    1.2     .9    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Manufacturing                                                                                      
     2017....................................  127.0  127.8  128.7  129.5     .5     .6     .7     .6
     2018....................................  130.3  131.2  132.0  133.0     .6     .7     .6     .8
     2019....................................  134.2  135.1  136.1  137.3     .9     .7     .7     .9
     2020....................................  138.3  139.1  139.9  140.8     .7     .6     .6     .6
     2021....................................  141.8  143.5  145.1  146.5     .7    1.2    1.1    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Service-providing industries(3)                                                                    
     2017....................................  127.7  128.5  129.3  130.1     .7     .6     .6     .6
     2018....................................  131.2  132.0  133.2  134.1     .8     .6     .9     .7
     2019....................................  134.9  135.9  137.0  137.9     .6     .7     .8     .7
     2020....................................  139.2  139.7  140.4  141.5     .9     .4     .5     .8
     2021....................................  143.1  144.2  146.5  148.0    1.1     .8    1.6    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Education and health services                                                                      
     2017....................................  126.1  126.7  127.2  127.9     .6     .5     .4     .6
     2018....................................  128.8  129.5  130.6  131.5     .7     .5     .8     .7
     2019....................................  132.1  132.9  134.1  134.7     .5     .6     .9     .4
     2020....................................  135.8  135.9  136.7  137.5     .8     .1     .6     .6
     2021....................................  138.3  139.3  141.0  142.4     .6     .7    1.2    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Educational services                                                                               
     2017....................................  124.3  124.7  125.2  125.8     .6     .3     .4     .5
     2018....................................  126.4  127.1  128.0  128.8     .5     .6     .7     .6
     2019....................................  129.5  130.2  131.6  132.1     .5     .5    1.1     .4
     2020....................................  133.0  133.8  133.8  134.5     .7     .6     .0     .5
     2021....................................  135.1  135.7  136.9  137.6     .4     .4     .9     .5
                                                                                                     
  Elementary and secondary schools                                                                   
     2017....................................  122.9  123.5  123.8  124.4     .5     .5     .2     .5
     2018....................................  125.1  125.8  126.7  127.5     .6     .6     .7     .6
     2019....................................  128.2  128.9  130.4  131.0     .5     .5    1.2     .5
     2020....................................  131.8  132.5  132.8  133.6     .6     .5     .2     .6
     2021....................................  134.2  134.8  135.7  136.3     .4     .4     .7     .4
                                                                                                     
  Junior colleges, colleges,                                                                         
   universities, and professional schools                                                            
     2017....................................  126.4  126.7  127.3  128.0     .9     .2     .5     .5
     2018....................................  128.5  129.1  130.0  130.9     .4     .5     .7     .7
     2019....................................  131.7  132.5  133.4  134.1     .6     .6     .7     .5
     2020....................................  134.9  135.5  134.9  135.4     .6     .4    -.4     .4
     2021....................................  136.0  136.7  138.3  139.1     .4     .5    1.2     .6
                                                                                                     
  Health care and social assistance                                                                  
     2017....................................  128.1  129.0  129.4  130.2     .6     .7     .3     .6
     2018....................................  131.4  132.2  133.4  134.4     .9     .6     .9     .7
     2019....................................  135.0  135.8  136.9  137.6     .4     .6     .8     .5
     2020....................................  138.8  138.2  139.9  140.6     .9    -.4    1.2     .5
     2021....................................  141.7  143.2  145.3  147.6     .8    1.1    1.5    1.6
                                                                                                     
  Hospitals                                                                                          
     2017....................................  128.7  129.4  130.2  130.8     .5     .5     .6     .5
     2018....................................  131.5  132.3  133.0  134.2     .5     .6     .5     .9
     2019....................................  134.9  135.7  136.7  137.5     .5     .6     .7     .6
     2020....................................  138.4  139.3  140.0  140.6     .7     .7     .5     .4
     2021....................................  141.9  143.4  145.2  147.6     .9    1.1    1.3    1.7
                                                                                                     
  Nursing and residential care facilities                                                            
     2017....................................  124.8  125.7  126.5  127.3     .7     .7     .6     .6
     2018....................................  128.5  129.5  130.3  131.5     .9     .8     .6     .9
     2019....................................  132.3  133.2  134.1  134.8     .6     .7     .7     .5
     2020....................................  136.1  137.3  138.2  139.4    1.0     .9     .7     .9
     2021....................................  140.9  142.8  145.5  148.3    1.1    1.3    1.9    1.9
                                                                                                     
  Public administration                                                                              
     2017....................................  125.8  126.3  126.9  127.7     .7     .4     .5     .6
     2018....................................  128.2  129.0  129.8  130.7     .4     .6     .6     .7
     2019....................................  131.6  132.5  133.3  134.1     .7     .7     .6     .6
     2020....................................  135.0  135.8  135.8  136.4     .7     .6     .0     .4
     2021....................................  137.1  137.8  139.7  140.7     .5     .5    1.4     .7
                                                                                                     
           Private industry workers                                                                  
                                                                                                     
  All workers                                                                                        
     2017....................................  128.2  129.0  129.9  130.8     .7     .6     .7     .7
     2018....................................  131.9  132.8  134.0  134.9     .8     .7     .9     .7
     2019....................................  135.8  136.8  138.0  138.9     .7     .7     .9     .7
     2020....................................  140.3  140.8  141.6  142.8    1.0     .4     .6     .8
     2021....................................  144.5  145.8  148.1  149.8    1.2     .9    1.6    1.1
                                                                                                     
              Occupational group                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
  Management, professional, and related                                                              
     2017....................................  129.0  130.0  130.4  131.2     .6     .8     .3     .6
     2018....................................  132.3  133.0  133.9  134.7     .8     .5     .7     .6
     2019....................................  135.4  136.3  137.1  137.9     .5     .7     .6     .6
     2020....................................  139.0  139.3  139.9  140.6     .8     .2     .4     .5
     2021....................................  141.6  142.8  144.8  145.9     .7     .8    1.4     .8
                                                                                                     
  Management, business, and financial                                                                
     2017....................................  130.0  131.0  131.6  132.5     .5     .8     .5     .7
     2018....................................  133.8  134.2  135.1  136.0    1.0     .3     .7     .7
     2019....................................  136.9  137.8  138.7  139.4     .7     .7     .7     .5
     2020....................................  140.5  141.0  141.2  141.9     .8     .4     .1     .5
     2021....................................  142.8  144.2  146.7  147.3     .6    1.0    1.7     .4
                                                                                                     
  Professional and related                                                                           
     2017....................................  128.2  129.2  129.5  130.4     .7     .8     .2     .7
     2018....................................  131.2  132.1  133.1  133.9     .6     .7     .8     .6
     2019....................................  134.3  135.2  136.0  136.7     .3     .7     .6     .5
     2020....................................  138.0  138.0  138.9  139.6    1.0     .0     .7     .5
     2021....................................  140.7  141.8  143.5  145.0     .8     .8    1.2    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Sales and office                                                                                   
     2017....................................  127.6  128.2  129.5  130.0     .9     .5    1.0     .4
     2018....................................  131.7  132.8  134.3  135.1    1.3     .8    1.1     .6
     2019....................................  136.4  137.1  138.8  139.4    1.0     .5    1.2     .4
     2020....................................  141.4  142.1  142.6  144.2    1.4     .5     .4    1.1
     2021....................................  147.5  148.2  150.4  152.0    2.3     .5    1.5    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Office and administrative support                                                                  
     2017....................................  130.5  131.3  132.2  133.2     .5     .6     .7     .8
     2018....................................  134.3  135.8  136.8  137.9     .8    1.1     .7     .8
     2019....................................  139.0  140.1  141.4  142.2     .8     .8     .9     .6
     2020....................................  143.4  144.2  145.0  146.2     .8     .6     .6     .8
     2021....................................  147.4  149.2  151.3  153.2     .8    1.2    1.4    1.3
                                                                                                     
  Natural resources, construction, and                                                               
   maintenance                                                                                       
     2017....................................  127.7  128.6  129.6  130.5     .7     .7     .8     .7
     2018....................................  131.1  131.9  132.5  133.4     .5     .6     .5     .7
     2019....................................  134.2  135.3  136.6  137.5     .6     .8    1.0     .7
     2020....................................  139.2  139.3  140.3  141.2    1.2     .1     .7     .6
     2021....................................  142.9  144.2  145.7  147.2    1.2     .9    1.0    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,                                                        
   and forestry                                                                                      
     2017....................................  128.0  128.7  129.8  130.5     .8     .5     .9     .5
     2018....................................  131.2  132.1  132.9  133.7     .5     .7     .6     .6
     2019....................................  134.7  135.8  137.1  138.1     .7     .8    1.0     .7
     2020....................................  140.2  139.2  140.1  141.1    1.5    -.7     .6     .7
     2021....................................  142.4  144.3  145.9  147.3     .9    1.3    1.1    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                              
     2017....................................  127.4  128.7  129.5  130.5     .6    1.0     .6     .8
     2018....................................  131.1  131.7  132.2  133.1     .5     .5     .4     .7
     2019....................................  133.8  134.8  136.2  136.9     .5     .7    1.0     .5
     2020....................................  138.2  139.5  140.6  141.4     .9     .9     .8     .6
     2021....................................  143.4  144.2  145.6  147.2    1.4     .6    1.0    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Production, transportation, and material                                                           
   moving                                                                                            
     2017....................................  127.9  128.8  130.1  130.9     .9     .7    1.0     .6
     2018....................................  132.2  133.2  134.4  135.3    1.0     .8     .9     .7
     2019....................................  137.0  137.9  139.1  140.6    1.3     .7     .9    1.1
     2020....................................  142.0  143.1  144.2  145.6    1.0     .8     .8    1.0
     2021....................................  147.0  149.4  151.6  154.0    1.0    1.6    1.5    1.6
                                                                                                     
  Production                                                                                         
     2017....................................  126.4  127.3  128.6  129.4     .7     .7    1.0     .6
     2018....................................  130.3  131.3  132.2  133.2     .7     .8     .7     .8
     2019....................................  134.3  135.3  136.2  137.6     .8     .7     .7    1.0
     2020....................................  138.7  139.7  140.8  142.0     .8     .7     .8     .9
     2021....................................  143.7  146.0  148.0  150.2    1.2    1.6    1.4    1.5
                                                                                                     
  Transportation and material moving                                                                 
     2017....................................  129.5  130.5  132.0  132.8     .9     .8    1.1     .6
     2018....................................  134.5  135.4  136.9  137.7    1.3     .7    1.1     .6
     2019....................................  140.1  141.0  142.5  144.1    1.7     .6    1.1    1.1
     2020....................................  145.8  147.0  148.1  149.7    1.2     .8     .7    1.1
     2021....................................  150.9  153.3  155.8  158.5     .8    1.6    1.6    1.7
                                                                                                     
  Service occupations                                                                                
     2017....................................  128.4  129.3  130.2  131.5     .9     .7     .7    1.0
     2018....................................  132.8  134.0  135.3  136.6    1.0     .9    1.0    1.0
     2019....................................  138.1  139.7  140.6  142.4    1.1    1.2     .6    1.3
     2020....................................  143.7  144.9  146.2  147.8     .9     .8     .9    1.1
     2021....................................  149.9  153.0  156.2  159.7    1.4    2.1    2.1    2.2
                                                                                                     
                   Industry                                                                          
                                                                                                     
  Goods-producing industries(2)                                                                      
     2017....................................  127.1  127.8  128.7  129.5     .6     .6     .7     .6
     2018....................................  130.4  131.3  132.2  133.1     .7     .7     .7     .7
     2019....................................  134.2  135.2  136.5  137.6     .8     .7    1.0     .8
     2020....................................  138.6  139.4  140.1  141.0     .7     .6     .5     .6
     2021....................................  142.1  143.8  145.1  146.7     .8    1.2     .9    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Construction                                                                                       
     2017....................................  126.3  126.8  127.7  128.4     .8     .4     .7     .5
     2018....................................  129.8  130.8  131.6  132.5    1.1     .8     .6     .7
     2019....................................  133.6  134.5  136.5  137.5     .8     .7    1.5     .7
     2020....................................  138.4  139.6  140.4  141.3     .7     .9     .6     .6
     2021....................................  142.5  144.0  145.0  146.7     .8    1.1     .7    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Manufacturing                                                                                      
     2017....................................  127.0  127.8  128.7  129.5     .5     .6     .7     .6
     2018....................................  130.3  131.2  132.0  133.0     .6     .7     .6     .8
     2019....................................  134.2  135.1  136.1  137.3     .9     .7     .7     .9
     2020....................................  138.3  139.1  139.9  140.8     .7     .6     .6     .6
     2021....................................  141.8  143.5  145.1  146.5     .7    1.2    1.1    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Aircraft manufacturing                                                                             
     2017....................................  136.7  137.6  138.6  139.3     .8     .7     .7     .5
     2018....................................  140.4  140.8  141.3  142.4     .8     .3     .4     .8
     2019....................................  143.2  143.7  144.2  145.0     .6     .3     .3     .6
     2020....................................  145.0  146.9  148.2  149.1     .0    1.3     .9     .6
     2021....................................  149.4  150.2  150.4  151.1     .2     .5     .1     .5
                                                                                                     
  Service-providing industries(4)                                                                    
     2017....................................  128.5  129.4  130.3  131.2     .7     .7     .7     .7
     2018....................................  132.4  133.2  134.5  135.4     .9     .6    1.0     .7
     2019....................................  136.3  137.2  138.4  139.3     .7     .7     .9     .7
     2020....................................  140.8  141.3  142.1  143.3    1.1     .4     .6     .8
     2021....................................  145.1  146.4  148.9  150.6    1.3     .9    1.7    1.1
                                                                                                     
  Trade, transportation, and utilities                                                               
     2017....................................  128.9  129.6  130.6  131.6    1.2     .5     .8     .8
     2018....................................  132.8  133.6  135.3  136.1     .9     .6    1.3     .6
     2019....................................  137.3  138.2  139.5  140.4     .9     .7     .9     .6
     2020....................................  141.7  143.0  143.6  145.1     .9     .9     .4    1.0
     2021....................................  146.6  148.7  150.9  153.8    1.0    1.4    1.5    1.9
                                                                                                     
  Wholesale trade                                                                                    
     2017....................................  124.1  124.7  125.4  126.4    1.5     .5     .6     .8
     2018....................................  127.0  126.9  129.3  130.8     .5    -.1    1.9    1.2
     2019....................................  131.4  131.1  132.0  132.5     .5    -.2     .7     .4
     2020....................................  133.8  135.2  135.2  135.7    1.0    1.0     .0     .4
     2021....................................  137.0  139.7  141.6  144.0    1.0    2.0    1.4    1.7
                                                                                                     
  Retail trade                                                                                       
     2017....................................  130.6  131.3  132.5  133.5    1.1     .5     .9     .8
     2018....................................  134.8  136.1  137.4  137.7    1.0    1.0    1.0     .2
     2019....................................  139.1  140.7  142.2  143.0    1.0    1.2    1.1     .6
     2020....................................  144.3  145.5  146.4  148.6     .9     .8     .6    1.5
     2021....................................  150.3  152.3  155.1  158.9    1.1    1.3    1.8    2.5
                                                                                                     
  Transportation and warehousing                                                                     
     2017....................................  130.4  131.3  132.6  133.5     .6     .7    1.0     .7
     2018....................................  135.1  136.4  138.3  138.7    1.2    1.0    1.4     .3
     2019....................................  140.6  141.7  143.6  145.1    1.4     .8    1.3    1.0
     2020....................................  146.6  148.1  148.8  150.6    1.0    1.0     .5    1.2
     2021....................................  151.5  153.1  155.0  156.9     .6    1.1    1.2    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Utilities                                                                                          
     2017....................................  136.4  137.2  137.9  138.9     .6     .6     .5     .7
     2018....................................  139.9  140.5  141.3  142.1     .7     .4     .6     .6
     2019....................................  143.3  144.5  145.4  146.3     .8     .8     .6     .6
     2020....................................  146.6  147.9  148.5  149.3     .2     .9     .4     .5
     2021....................................  150.4  151.1  152.6  154.0     .7     .5    1.0     .9
                                                                                                     
  Information                                                                                        
     2017....................................  125.2  126.4  127.3  127.7     .0    1.0     .7     .3
     2018....................................  128.5  129.9  131.2  131.6     .6    1.1    1.0     .3
     2019....................................  132.7  133.5  134.3  135.1     .8     .6     .6     .6
     2020....................................  136.3  136.7  137.6  139.2     .9     .3     .7    1.2
     2021....................................  140.5  141.4  143.4  144.5     .9     .6    1.4     .8
                                                                                                     
  Financial activities                                                                               
     2017....................................  128.2  129.7  130.4  131.3    -.3    1.2     .5     .7
     2018....................................  133.1  134.3  134.7  135.6    1.4     .9     .3     .7
     2019....................................  136.4  136.8  138.7  139.8     .6     .3    1.4     .8
     2020....................................  140.4  141.3  141.7  143.1     .4     .6     .3    1.0
     2021....................................  149.5  146.4  150.6  148.7    4.5   -2.1    2.9   -1.3
                                                                                                     
  Finance and insurance                                                                              
     2017....................................  129.0  130.3  131.0  132.1    -.2    1.0     .5     .8
     2018....................................  133.9  135.3  135.6  136.5    1.4    1.0     .2     .7
     2019....................................  137.1  137.6  139.8  140.8     .4     .4    1.6     .7
     2020....................................  141.5  142.3  142.7  144.4     .5     .6     .3    1.2
     2021....................................  152.0  147.9  152.7  149.9    5.3   -2.7    3.2   -1.8
                                                                                                     
  Credit intermediation and related                                                                  
   activities                                                                                        
     2017....................................  126.2  127.2  127.7  128.6     .5     .8     .4     .7
     2018....................................  130.0  130.9  131.1  132.4    1.1     .7     .2    1.0
     2019....................................  133.6  133.7  135.7  137.2     .9     .1    1.5    1.1
     2020....................................  137.9  138.3  139.1  140.7     .5     .3     .6    1.2
     2021....................................  140.4  144.9  155.9  152.3    -.2    3.2    7.6   -2.3
                                                                                                     
  Insurance carriers and related                                                                     
   activities                                                                                        
     2017....................................  130.3  131.9  131.8  132.6     .3    1.2    -.1     .6
     2018....................................  133.5  135.2  134.9  135.3     .7    1.3    -.2     .3
     2019....................................  136.9  137.3  138.6  138.9    1.2     .3     .9     .2
     2020....................................  139.5  140.6  141.4  142.7     .4     .8     .6     .9
     2021....................................  143.8  144.4  145.7  146.9     .8     .4     .9     .8
                                                                                                     
  Professional and business services                                                                 
     2017....................................  129.3  130.2  131.6  132.2     .6     .7    1.1     .5
     2018....................................  133.3  133.9  135.2  135.9     .8     .5    1.0     .5
     2019....................................  136.7  138.0  139.0  139.6     .6    1.0     .7     .4
     2020....................................  142.0  142.1  142.5  143.6    1.7     .1     .3     .8
     2021....................................  144.7  146.1  148.2  149.5     .8    1.0    1.4     .9
                                                                                                     
  Professional, scientific, and technical                                                            
   services                                                                                          
     2017....................................  131.7  132.7  134.1  134.6     .6     .8    1.1     .4
     2018....................................  135.7  136.0  137.8  138.4     .8     .2    1.3     .4
     2019....................................  138.7  140.3  141.1  141.6     .2    1.2     .6     .4
     2020....................................  144.7  144.2  144.1  145.3    2.2    -.3    -.1     .8
     2021....................................  145.8  147.4  149.6  150.6     .3    1.1    1.5     .7
                                                                                                     
  Education and health services                                                                      
     2017....................................  128.1  128.9  129.2  130.1     .6     .6     .2     .7
     2018....................................  131.3  132.0  133.3  134.2     .9     .5    1.0     .7
     2019....................................  134.8  135.6  136.7  137.3     .4     .6     .8     .4
     2020....................................  138.6  138.2  139.6  140.4     .9    -.3    1.0     .6
     2021....................................  141.5  142.8  144.9  146.9     .8     .9    1.5    1.4
                                                                                                     
  Educational services                                                                               
     2017....................................  127.9  128.4  128.9  129.8     .6     .4     .4     .7
     2018....................................  130.4  131.2  132.1  132.7     .5     .6     .7     .5
     2019....................................  133.3  134.1  135.5  136.1     .5     .6    1.0     .4
     2020....................................  137.6  138.4  137.7  139.0    1.1     .6    -.5     .9
     2021....................................  139.7  140.3  142.2  142.8     .5     .4    1.4     .4
                                                                                                     
  Junior colleges, colleges,                                                                         
   universities, and professional schools                                                            
     2017....................................  128.2  128.6  129.7  130.4     .6     .3     .9     .5
     2018....................................  131.1  131.9  132.9  133.7     .5     .6     .8     .6
     2019....................................  134.5  135.3  136.1  136.9     .6     .6     .6     .6
     2020....................................  138.2  138.7  137.4  137.9     .9     .4    -.9     .4
     2021....................................  138.6  139.8  141.4  142.1     .5     .9    1.1     .5
                                                                                                     
  Health care and social assistance                                                                  
     2017....................................  128.1  129.0  129.3  130.1     .6     .7     .2     .6
     2018....................................  131.5  132.2  133.5  134.5    1.1     .5    1.0     .7
     2019....................................  135.1  135.9  136.9  137.6     .4     .6     .7     .5
     2020....................................  138.8  138.2  140.0  140.8     .9    -.4    1.3     .6
     2021....................................  141.9  143.3  145.4  147.8     .8    1.0    1.5    1.7
                                                                                                     
  Hospitals                                                                                          
     2017....................................  129.1  129.8  130.4  131.1     .6     .5     .5     .5
     2018....................................  131.8  132.6  133.3  134.7     .5     .6     .5    1.1
     2019....................................  135.2  136.2  137.2  137.9     .4     .7     .7     .5
     2020....................................  138.7  139.7  140.5  141.0     .6     .7     .6     .4
     2021....................................  142.5  143.9  145.8  148.2    1.1    1.0    1.3    1.6
                                                                                                     
  Nursing and residential care facilities                                                            
     2017....................................  124.7  125.6  126.4  127.3     .7     .7     .6     .7
     2018....................................  128.4  129.4  130.3  131.4     .9     .8     .7     .8
     2019....................................  132.3  133.1  134.0  134.8     .7     .6     .7     .6
     2020....................................  136.2  137.4  138.4  139.7    1.0     .9     .7     .9
     2021....................................  141.2  143.2  146.0  148.9    1.1    1.4    2.0    2.0
                                                                                                     
  Leisure and hospitality                                                                            
     2017....................................  129.7  130.7  131.6  132.6    1.6     .8     .7     .8
     2018....................................  134.2  135.2  136.6  138.7    1.2     .7    1.0    1.5
     2019....................................  139.6  140.8  141.7  143.7     .6     .9     .6    1.4
     2020....................................  145.2  146.4  148.0  148.9    1.0     .8    1.1     .6
     2021....................................  151.4  155.3  159.2  162.1    1.7    2.6    2.5    1.8
                                                                                                     
  Accommodation and food services                                                                    
     2017....................................  130.5  131.5  132.3  133.3    1.6     .8     .6     .8
     2018....................................  135.0  135.9  137.3  139.1    1.3     .7    1.0    1.3
     2019....................................  140.3  141.9  143.0  145.1     .9    1.1     .8    1.5
     2020....................................  146.7  148.0  150.2  151.4    1.1     .9    1.5     .8
     2021....................................  154.2  158.2  162.2  165.5    1.8    2.6    2.5    2.0
                                                                                                     
  Other services, except public                                                                      
   administration                                                                                    
     2017....................................  129.5  130.2  131.3  132.1     .4     .5     .8     .6
     2018....................................  133.2  134.0  134.1  135.7     .8     .6     .1    1.2
     2019....................................  137.0  138.4  138.3  140.2    1.0    1.0    -.1    1.4
     2020....................................  141.0  141.7  142.6  143.5     .6     .5     .6     .6
     2021....................................  145.3  147.6  149.9  152.2    1.3    1.6    1.6    1.5
                                                                                                     
      State and local government workers                                                             
                                                                                                     
  All workers                                                                                        
     2017....................................  124.8  125.3  125.9  126.5     .6     .4     .5     .5
     2018....................................  127.1  127.8  128.7  129.5     .5     .6     .7     .6
     2019....................................  130.3  131.0  132.2  132.9     .6     .5     .9     .5
     2020....................................  133.7  134.5  134.6  135.3     .6     .6     .1     .5
     2021....................................  135.9  136.7  137.9  138.8     .4     .6     .9     .7
                                                                                                     
                   Industry                                                                          
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
  Education and health services                                                                      
     2017....................................  124.0  124.5  125.0  125.6     .6     .4     .4     .5
     2018....................................  126.3  126.9  127.8  128.6     .6     .5     .7     .6
     2019....................................  129.3  130.0  131.3  132.0     .5     .5    1.0     .5
     2020....................................  132.7  133.4  133.6  134.2     .5     .5     .1     .4
     2021....................................  134.9  135.6  136.6  137.4     .5     .5     .7     .6
                                                                                                     
  Educational services                                                                               
     2017....................................  123.6  124.1  124.5  125.1     .7     .4     .3     .5
     2018....................................  125.7  126.3  127.2  128.0     .5     .5     .7     .6
     2019....................................  128.8  129.5  130.8  131.4     .6     .5    1.0     .5
     2020....................................  132.1  132.8  133.0  133.7     .5     .5     .2     .5
     2021....................................  134.2  134.9  135.8  136.5     .4     .5     .7     .5
                                                                                                     
  Schools                                                                                            
     2017....................................  123.5  124.0  124.5  125.0     .6     .4     .4     .4
     2018....................................  125.6  126.3  127.2  128.0     .5     .6     .7     .6
     2019....................................  128.7  129.4  130.8  131.4     .5     .5    1.1     .5
     2020....................................  132.1  132.8  133.0  133.6     .5     .5     .2     .5
     2021....................................  134.2  134.8  135.8  136.5     .4     .4     .7     .5
                                                                                                     
  Elementary and secondary schools                                                                   
     2017....................................  122.8  123.4  123.9  124.4     .6     .5     .4     .4
     2018....................................  125.1  125.8  126.7  127.4     .6     .6     .7     .6
     2019....................................  128.1  128.8  130.3  130.9     .5     .5    1.2     .5
     2020....................................  131.6  132.3  132.7  133.4     .5     .5     .3     .5
     2021....................................  134.0  134.6  135.4  136.1     .4     .4     .6     .5
                                                                                                     
  Health care and social assistance                                                                  
     2017....................................  128.0  128.7  129.8  130.4     .4     .5     .9     .5
     2018....................................  131.2  131.9  132.5  133.2     .6     .5     .5     .5
     2019....................................  134.1  134.8  136.0  136.8     .7     .5     .9     .6
     2020....................................  137.8  138.5  138.5  139.3     .7     .5     .0     .6
     2021....................................  140.2  141.6  143.6  145.3     .6    1.0    1.4    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Hospitals                                                                                          
     2017....................................  127.0  127.7  128.8  129.5     .4     .6     .9     .5
     2018....................................  130.1  130.7  131.2  131.9     .5     .5     .4     .5
     2019....................................  133.0  133.4  134.6  135.7     .8     .3     .9     .8
     2020....................................  136.7  137.5  137.6  138.3     .7     .6     .1     .5
     2021....................................  139.2  140.7  142.7  144.4     .7    1.1    1.4    1.2
                                                                                                     
  Public administration                                                                              
     2017....................................  125.8  126.3  126.9  127.7     .7     .4     .5     .6
     2018....................................  128.2  129.0  129.8  130.7     .4     .6     .6     .7
     2019....................................  131.6  132.5  133.3  134.1     .7     .7     .6     .6
     2020....................................  135.0  135.8  135.8  136.4     .7     .6     .0     .4
     2021....................................  137.1  137.8  139.7  140.7     .5     .5    1.4     .7

    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; other services, except public administration; and
  public administration.
    4 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.




  Table 3.  Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group and industry, 2017-2021,
  revised

  (Seasonally adjusted)
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                               Indexes (Dec. 2005 = 100)      Percent changes for    
                                                                                 3-months ended–     
        Occupational group and industry                                                              
                                                                                                     
                                               Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec. 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
               Civilian workers                                                                      
                                                                                                     
  All workers(1)                                                                                     
     2017....................................  132.2  133.0  134.0  134.7    0.7    0.6    0.8    0.5
     2018....................................  135.7  136.9  137.5  138.4     .7     .9     .4     .7
     2019....................................  139.3  140.0  140.8  141.5     .7     .5     .6     .5
     2020....................................  142.2  143.2  144.0  144.8     .5     .7     .6     .6
     2021....................................  145.7  146.4  147.6  148.9     .6     .5     .8     .9
                                                                                                     
           Private industry workers                                                                  
                                                                                                     
  All workers                                                                                        
     2017....................................  128.3  129.1  130.0  130.5     .6     .6     .7     .4
     2018....................................  131.5  132.7  133.2  133.9     .8     .9     .4     .5
     2019....................................  134.6  135.1  135.8  136.4     .5     .4     .5     .4
     2020....................................  136.8  137.8  138.5  139.3     .3     .7     .5     .6
     2021....................................  140.2  140.7  142.1  143.4     .6     .4    1.0     .9
                                                                                                     
              Occupational group                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
  Management, professional, and related                                                              
     2017....................................  127.2  128.1  128.9  129.5     .7     .7     .6     .5
     2018....................................  130.5  131.5  131.7  132.4     .8     .8     .2     .5
     2019....................................  133.1  133.8  134.5  135.1     .5     .5     .5     .4
     2020....................................  135.2  136.1  136.9  137.5     .1     .7     .6     .4
     2021....................................  138.5  139.0  140.3  141.6     .7     .4     .9     .9
                                                                                                     
  Sales and office                                                                                   
     2017....................................  129.3  129.9  130.7  131.1     .4     .5     .6     .3
     2018....................................  132.4  133.9  134.7  135.6    1.0    1.1     .6     .7
     2019....................................  136.3  136.9  137.5  138.0     .5     .4     .4     .4
     2020....................................  138.5  139.5  140.1  141.1     .4     .7     .4     .7
     2021....................................  142.1  142.2  143.5  145.0     .7     .1     .9    1.0
                                                                                                     
  Natural resources, construction, and                                                               
   maintenance                                                                                       
     2017....................................  130.6  131.5  132.3  133.1     .4     .7     .6     .6
     2018....................................  133.5  136.1  136.4  137.1     .3    1.9     .2     .5
     2019....................................  137.9  137.6  138.6  139.2     .6    -.2     .7     .4
     2020....................................  139.8  140.6  141.1  141.8     .4     .6     .4     .5
     2021....................................  142.7  143.7  144.7  145.8     .6     .7     .7     .8
                                                                                                     
  Production, transportation, and material                                                           
   moving                                                                                            
     2017....................................  128.8  129.5  131.0  131.6     .6     .5    1.2     .5
     2018....................................  132.6  133.3  133.5  133.9     .8     .5     .2     .3
     2019....................................  134.9  135.7  136.1  136.7     .7     .6     .3     .4
     2020....................................  137.5  138.9  139.5  140.5     .6    1.0     .4     .7
     2021....................................  141.0  141.6  143.7  144.6     .4     .4    1.5     .6
                                                                                                     
  Service occupations                                                                                
     2017....................................  128.1  128.6  129.3  129.9     .6     .4     .5     .5
     2018....................................  131.1  131.5  132.4  132.9     .9     .3     .7     .4
     2019....................................  133.4  134.5  134.9  135.6     .4     .8     .3     .5
     2020....................................  136.2  137.4  138.1  138.9     .4     .9     .5     .6
     2021....................................  140.0  140.8  142.7  144.0     .8     .6    1.3     .9
                                                                                                     
                   Industry                                                                          
                                                                                                     
  Goods-producing industries(2)                                                                      
     2017....................................  125.4  125.9  127.6  128.1     .4     .4    1.4     .4
     2018....................................  128.9  129.6  129.2  129.7     .6     .5    -.3     .4
     2019....................................  130.7  131.5  132.3  132.7     .8     .6     .6     .3
     2020....................................  132.9  133.8  134.2  135.0     .2     .7     .3     .6
     2021....................................  135.7  136.4  138.1  138.8     .5     .5    1.2     .5
                                                                                                     
  Manufacturing                                                                                      
     2017....................................  124.9  125.5  127.7  128.2     .4     .5    1.8     .4
     2018....................................  129.0  129.6  128.9  129.3     .6     .5    -.5     .3
     2019....................................  130.4  131.0  131.7  132.0     .9     .5     .5     .2
     2020....................................  132.2  133.3  133.5  134.4     .2     .8     .2     .7
     2021....................................  134.9  135.4  137.7  138.2     .4     .4    1.7     .4
                                                                                                     
  Service-providing industries(3)                                                                    
     2017....................................  129.5  130.3  131.0  131.5     .7     .6     .5     .4
     2018....................................  132.6  133.9  134.7  135.4     .8    1.0     .6     .5
     2019....................................  136.1  136.5  137.2  137.8     .5     .3     .5     .4
     2020....................................  138.3  139.3  140.1  140.9     .4     .7     .6     .6
     2021....................................  141.9  142.3  143.6  145.1     .7     .3     .9    1.0
                                                                                                     
      State and local government workers                                                             
                                                                                                     
  All workers                                                                                        
     2017....................................  146.0  147.0  148.3  149.6     .8     .7     .9     .9
     2018....................................  150.3  151.6  152.9  154.3     .5     .9     .9     .9
     2019....................................  155.8  157.1  158.2  159.4    1.0     .8     .7     .8
     2020....................................  160.8  162.0  163.3  164.3     .9     .7     .8     .6
     2021....................................  165.0  166.2  166.8  168.3     .4     .7     .4     .9

    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.