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Table 7. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 7. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025

All workers

164.9 170.6 172.0 1.2 0.7 0.8 4.8 4.7 4.3

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

161.7 167.2 168.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 4.6 4.4 4.1

Professional and related

161.4 166.9 167.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 4.5 4.4 4.0

Sales and office

169.2 175.3 177.3 1.3 0.9 1.1 5.2 5.0 4.8

Office and administrative support

169.3 175.3 177.3 1.4 0.9 1.1 5.3 5.0 4.7

Service occupations

174.1 180.4 182.4 1.6 1.0 1.1 5.5 5.3 4.8

Industry

Education and health services

162.2 167.6 168.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 4.4 4.2 4.0

Educational services

161.1 166.6 167.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 4.3 4.2 4.0

Schools

161.1 166.5 167.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 4.3 4.1 4.0

Elementary and secondary schools

161.3 166.6 167.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 4.2 4.0 3.8

Health care and social assistance

170.1 175.6 177.2 1.6 1.1 0.9 4.9 4.9 4.2

Hospitals

166.2 171.6 173.1 1.6 1.1 0.9 4.8 4.9 4.2

Public administration

169.4 175.6 177.8 1.6 0.9 1.3 5.8 5.3 5.0

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.

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

Last Modified Date: April 30, 2025