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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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data		 Mar
2024		 Dec
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change to
Mar 2025 from-
Mar 2024 Dec 2024

Total compensation

United States

 163.8 167.4 169.4 3.4 1.2

Northeast

 165.0 168.4 170.5 3.3 1.2

New England

 168.9 171.9 174.0 3.0 1.2

Middle Atlantic

 163.6 167.2 169.3 3.5 1.3

South

 161.8 165.0 167.1 3.3 1.3

South Atlantic

 165.3 168.6 170.3 3.0 1.0

East South Central

 160.2 164.0 166.4 3.9 1.5

West South Central

 156.7 159.5 162.3 3.6 1.8

Midwest

 160.7 163.7 166.0 3.3 1.4

East North Central

 159.5 162.4 164.4 3.1 1.2

West North Central

 163.4 167.0 169.7 3.9 1.6

West

 168.7 173.2 175.0 3.7 1.0

Mountain

 166.5 170.7 172.6 3.7 1.1

Pacific

 169.8 174.5 176.1 3.7 0.9

Wages and salaries only

United States

 166.3 170.2 171.9 3.4 1.0

Northeast

 166.1 170.0 172.0 3.6 1.2

New England

 172.3 175.6 177.5 3.0 1.1

Middle Atlantic

 163.8 167.9 169.9 3.7 1.2

South

 165.2 168.7 170.6 3.3 1.1

South Atlantic

 169.3 172.9 174.5 3.1 0.9

East South Central

 162.2 166.7 168.8 4.1 1.3

West South Central

 159.8 162.6 164.9 3.2 1.4

Midwest

 162.3 165.4 167.5 3.2 1.3

East North Central

 160.8 163.7 165.5 2.9 1.1

West North Central

 165.7 169.4 172.2 3.9 1.7

West

 172.2 177.0 178.2 3.5 0.7

Mountain

 170.3 174.8 176.5 3.6 1.0

Pacific

 173.2 178.2 179.1 3.4 0.5

Footnotes
(1) Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

South Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

East North Central Division: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Source: Employment Cost Trends

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of changes in total labor costs and their wage-and-salary and benefits components.