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Table 2. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2023		 Jun.
2023		 Sep.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 168.3 169.6 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 165.8 167.5 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0

Manufacturing

 166.2 167.5 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8

Service-providing industries(3)

 168.8 170.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7

Education and health services

 163.4 165.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0

Educational services

 156.2 157.3 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7

Elementary and secondary schools

 154.5 155.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 157.6 159.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 170.7 172.8 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2

Hospitals

 170.9 172.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1

Public administration

 163.9 165.7 0.8 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1

Private industry workers

All workers

 170.5 171.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 164.1 165.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9

Professional and related

 164.5 166.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0

Management, business, and financial

 163.9 165.0 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7

Sales and office

 172.8 173.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6

Sales and related

 170.9 171.7 0.4 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.9 0.5

Office and administrative support

 174.2 175.4 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 168.5 169.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.7

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 166.7 168.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 170.7 171.4 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 177.8 179.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8

Production

 172.6 173.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.5

Transportation and material moving

 183.5 185.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.0

Service occupations

 186.5 188.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 165.9 167.6 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0

Construction

 164.6 166.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.5 1.4 0.5 1.4

Manufacturing

 166.2 167.5 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8

Aircraft manufacturing

 167.0 169.4 0.4 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.6 1.5

Service-providing industries(4)

 171.7 172.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 175.1 176.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7

Wholesale trade

 161.5 162.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.5 -0.3 0.7 0.8 0.6

Retail trade

 180.3 181.7 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.8

Transportation and warehousing

 182.5 183.9 0.8 1.3 0.9 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.7

Utilities

 172.7 174.3 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.5 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9

Information

 161.4 161.1 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.4 -0.2

Financial activities

 166.0 167.2 0.1 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 0.7

Finance and insurance

 166.5 167.6 -0.1 2.0 1.1 0.5 -0.1 1.3 0.1 1.6 0.7

Credit intermediation and related activities

 166.2 167.8 1.0 0.9 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.4 -0.2 1.7 1.0

Insurance carriers and related activities

 165.1 167.6 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.7 -0.2 1.2 1.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 164.3 165.8 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.9

Professional and business services

 170.0 170.7 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 169.8 171.3 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.4 0.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 173.7 173.8 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.1

Education and health services

 169.6 171.5 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1

Educational services

 163.1 163.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 160.0 161.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 171.0 173.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2

Hospitals

 171.7 173.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2

Leisure and hospitality

 186.9 188.3 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.7

Accommodation and food services

 190.8 192.5 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.1 0.9

Other services, except public administration

 176.3 175.9 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 -0.2

State and local government workers

All workers

 159.0 160.3 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8

Industry

Education and health services

 156.2 157.4 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8

Educational services

 154.8 155.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7

Schools

 154.8 155.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7

Elementary and secondary schools

 154.1 155.1 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6

Health care and social assistance

 168.1 169.4 1.1 0.9 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8

Hospitals

 166.8 167.9 1.2 1.0 1.8 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7

Public administration

 163.9 165.7 0.8 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1

Footnotes
(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.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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