Table 1. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 1. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry	Indexes (Dec.2005=100)		Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Occupational group and industry	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2022	Jun. 2022	Sep. 2022	Dec. 2022	Mar. 2023	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024
Civilian workers
All workers(2)	162.1	164.0	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.2
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)	156.7	158.4	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1
Manufacturing	156.1	158.0	1.6	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.2
Service-providing industries(4)	163.3	165.2	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.2
Education and health services	161.0	162.8	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.3	0.9	1.1
Educational services	159.5	161.3	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.9	1.1
Elementary and secondary schools	160.0	161.5	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.9
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	157.8	159.8	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.3	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.3
Health care and social assistance	162.5	164.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.9	1.2
Hospitals	162.9	165.1	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.4
Nursing and residential care facilities	163.2	165.0	1.6	1.5	2.0	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.5	0.9	1.1
Public administration	166.8	169.6	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.7

Private industry workers
All workers	161.9	163.7	1.4	1.5	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	157.2	158.8	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.0
Management, business, and financial	157.9	159.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.6	1.1
Professional and related	156.8	158.4	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0
Sales and office	165.1	167.4	1.6	2.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.7	0.9	1.4
Sales and related	163.1	165.7	1.8	2.5	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.1	0.4	1.1	1.6
Office and administrative support	166.2	168.1	1.4	1.6	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	159.9	161.3	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.1	0.9
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	158.3	159.7	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair	161.7	163.2	1.1	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.4	1.0	1.3	1.6	0.9
Production, transportation, and material moving	166.1	168.2	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.8	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.3
Production	161.6	163.5	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.2
Transportation and material moving	171.3	173.6	1.5	1.3	1.2	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.8	1.3
Service occupations	173.5	175.4	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.2	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.1
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)	156.6	158.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.1
Construction	157.9	159.4	0.7	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.7	1.1	1.0	0.9
Manufacturing	156.1	158.0	1.6	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.2
Aircraft manufacturing	135.5	136.9	1.8	0.1	-5.2	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.8	0.7	1.0
Service-providing industries(5)	163.4	165.2	1.4	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	167.8	169.2	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.4	0.8
Wholesale trade	159.8	162.1	1.7	1.4	0.8	1.3	0.8	1.3	0.8	0.9	1.4
Retail trade	172.0	171.8	1.4	1.7	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.0	1.1	0.8	-0.1
Transportation and warehousing	169.3	172.5	1.1	0.6	0.8	0.6	1.0	1.4	0.7	3.0	1.9
Utilities	172.6	173.3	0.9	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.3	0.9	0.4
Information	158.0	159.4	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	0.9
Financial activities	159.7	160.5	1.4	2.2	0.5	1.2	0.5	1.4	1.0	0.6	0.5
Finance and insurance	160.3	161.1	1.3	2.3	0.4	1.3	0.3	1.4	0.9	0.7	0.5
Credit intermediation and related activities	161.3	163.9	-0.3	3.0	-0.4	1.3	1.4	0.4	1.3	1.1	1.6
Insurance carriers and related activities	160.9	162.1	1.4	1.7	1.1	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.2	0.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	157.3	158.3	1.7	1.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.1	0.6
Professional and business services	161.4	163.9	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.4	0.9	0.9	0.6	1.5
Professional, scientific, and technical services	162.5	164.7	0.9	1.7	1.2	0.9	1.3	0.9	0.7	0.7	1.4
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	162.1	163.9	1.6	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.1
Education and health services	161.1	162.9	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1
Educational services	157.6	159.9	1.3	1.6	0.9	1.3	1.2	0.7	1.2	1.1	1.5
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	156.4	158.3	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.9	1.2
Health care and social assistance	161.8	163.6	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.9	1.1
Hospitals	162.7	164.9	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.4
Nursing and residential care facilities	161.7	163.5	1.8	1.5	1.9	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.5	0.8	1.1
Leisure and hospitality	173.9	174.7	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.5
Accommodation and food services	177.6	178.3	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.2	1.3	1.2	0.6	1.0	0.4
Other services, except public administration	164.9	167.9	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.8	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.8

State and local government workers
All workers	163.1	165.3	1.1	1.0	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.0	1.3
Industry
Education and health services	160.8	162.7	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.2
Educational services	160.0	161.7	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.1
Schools	159.9	161.6	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.1
Elementary and secondary schools	160.4	161.9	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.9
Health care and social assistance	167.3	170.2	1.1	1.2	1.7	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.7	1.7
Hospitals	163.4	166.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.4	0.6	1.7
Public administration	166.8	169.6	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.7
Footnotes (1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits. (2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. (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; other services, except public administration; and public administration. (5) 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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