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Employment Cost Index
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The National Compensation Survey produces quarterly indexes measuring change over time in labor costs, Employment Cost Index (ECI), and quarterly data measuring level of average costs per hour worked, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC).
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Latest Numbers
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (ECI)
TOTAL COMPENSATION: 3-month % change (SA)
Civilian workers
1.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2022
Private industry workers
1.5% in 2nd Qtr of 2022
State and local government workers
0.8% in 2nd Qtr of 2022
TOTAL COMPENSATION: 12-month % change (NSA)
Civilian workers
5.1% in 2nd Qtr of 2022
Private industry workers
5.5% in 2nd Qtr of 2022
State and local government workers
3.4% in 2nd Qtr of 2022
EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION (ECEC)
Total compensation: per hour worked
Civilian workers
$40.90 in 1st Qtr of 2022
Private industry workers
$38.61 in 1st Qtr of 2022
State and local government workers
$55.47 in 1st Qtr of 2022
Historical Data
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SA - Seasonally Adjusted
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted
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What Is the Employment Cost Index?
The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, is a Principal Federal Economic Indicator that provides data on how labor costs are changing and how the economy is performing. The ECI measures changes in labor costs by tracking the cost of employees to employers. read more »
News Releases
Compensation costs up 1.2% Jun 2022 to Sep 2022 and up 5.0% over the year ending Sep 2022
10/28/2022
Compensation costs increased 1.2 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from June 2022 to September 2022. Over the year, total compensation rose 5.0 percent, wages and salaries rose 5.1 percent, and benefit costs rose 4.9 percent.
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Private industry union benefit costs average $21.24 per hour worked in September 2022
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12/15/2022
Employer costs for private industry union workers averaged $31.95 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $21.24 for benefits in September 2022. Nonunion wage and salary costs averaged $27.56 per hour worked while benefit costs averaged $10.81.
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Next Release
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) for
December 2022
is scheduled to be released on
January 31, 2023
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) December 2022 is scheduled to be released on March 17, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) December 2022 is scheduled to be released on March 17, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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