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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.
2023
Dec.
2023
Mar.
2024
3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2023
Dec.
2023
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2023
Dec.
2023
Mar.
2024

All workers

157.3 163.0 164.9 1.0 0.7 1.2 4.9 4.6 4.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

154.6 160.2 161.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 4.7 4.5 4.6

Professional and related

154.5 159.8 161.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 4.7 4.3 4.5

Sales and office

160.8 167.0 169.2 1.1 0.9 1.3 4.9 5.0 5.2

Office and administrative support

160.8 167.0 169.3 1.1 0.9 1.4 4.8 5.0 5.3

Service occupations

165.1 171.4 174.1 1.1 1.1 1.6 5.7 5.0 5.5

Industry

Education and health services

155.4 160.8 162.2 0.9 0.7 0.9 4.9 4.4 4.4

Educational services

154.5 159.9 161.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 4.8 4.4 4.3

Schools

154.5 159.9 161.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 4.9 4.4 4.3

Elementary and secondary schools

154.8 160.2 161.3 0.8 0.6 0.7 4.7 4.3 4.2

Health care and social assistance

162.1 167.4 170.1 1.1 0.7 1.6 5.5 4.4 4.9

Hospitals

158.6 163.6 166.2 1.1 0.6 1.6 5.2 4.3 4.8

Public administration

160.1 166.7 169.4 0.9 1.0 1.6 4.7 5.1 5.8

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, 2024