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Table 11. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 11. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, 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

146.6 152.4 153.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 4.7 4.7 5.0

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

144.1 149.8 151.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 4.4 4.5 4.9

Professional and related

144.0 149.3 150.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 4.5 4.3 4.6

Sales and office

147.5 154.2 156.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 4.9 5.5 5.8

Office and administrative support

148.0 154.8 156.5 1.0 1.0 1.1 5.0 5.6 5.7

Service occupations

155.2 161.4 163.9 0.8 0.9 1.5 5.8 4.9 5.6

Industry

Education and health services

144.7 150.1 151.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 4.6 4.3 4.6

Educational services

143.4 148.9 150.0 0.4 0.7 0.7 4.4 4.3 4.6

Schools

143.4 148.8 150.0 0.4 0.6 0.8 4.4 4.2 4.6

Elementary and secondary schools

142.8 148.3 149.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 4.4 4.3 4.6

Health care and social assistance

155.4 160.9 163.0 1.0 0.8 1.3 5.9 4.5 4.9

Hospitals

154.0 159.5 161.5 1.0 0.7 1.3 5.7 4.7 4.9

Public administration

149.7 156.4 158.6 0.8 1.0 1.4 4.9 5.3 5.9

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

Last Modified Date: April 30, 2024