Table 2. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, 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	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021	Sep. 2019	Dec. 2019	Mar. 2020	Jun. 2020	Sep. 2020	Dec. 2020	Mar. 2021	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021
Civilian workers
All workers(1)	144.1	146.2	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.8	1.0	0.9	1.5
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)	143.8	145.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6	1.3	0.8
Manufacturing	143.5	145.2	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.3	1.2
Service-providing industries(3)	144.2	146.5	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.8	1.1	0.8	1.6
Education and health services	139.3	141.0	0.9	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	1.2
Educational services	135.7	137.0	1.1	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.0
Elementary and secondary schools	134.8	135.8	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.7
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	136.6	138.3	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.4	-0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.2
Health care and social assistance	143.1	145.3	0.7	0.6	0.9	-0.4	1.2	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.5
Hospitals	143.3	145.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.9	1.3
Nursing and residential care facilities	142.7	145.6	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.3	2.0

Private industry workers
All workers	145.8	148.1	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.6
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	142.7	144.8	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.5
Professional and related	141.6	143.4	0.6	0.7	1.0	-0.1	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.6	1.3
Management, business, and financial	144.2	146.8	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.5	1.1	1.8
Sales and office	148.1	150.4	1.3	0.4	1.4	0.6	0.4	1.2	2.2	0.4	1.6
Office and administrative support	149.1	151.3	0.9	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.7	1.2	1.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	144.2	145.7	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.1	0.7	0.6	1.2	0.9	1.0
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	144.3	146.0	1.0	0.7	1.4	-0.6	0.7	0.6	0.8	1.4	1.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair	144.2	145.4	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	1.4	0.5	0.9
Production, transportation, and material moving	149.4	151.6	0.9	1.1	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.8	1.5
Production	146.1	148.1	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.8	1.2	1.7	1.3
Transportation and material moving	153.3	155.8	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.2	0.4	1.8	1.6
Service occupations	152.9	156.4	0.6	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.4	2.1	2.3

Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)	143.9	145.1	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.6	1.3	0.8
Construction	144.3	144.8	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.1	0.3	0.7	0.9	1.4	0.3
Manufacturing	143.5	145.2	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.3	1.2
Aircraft manufacturing	150.3	150.4	0.3	0.6	-0.2	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.1
Service-providing industries(4)	146.4	148.9	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.9	1.3	0.9	1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	148.7	150.7	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.3	1.3	0.8	1.5	1.3
Wholesale trade	140.0	141.5	0.5	0.4	0.9	1.3	-0.2	0.4	0.8	2.4	1.1
Retail trade	152.2	154.7	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.5	1.9	1.0	1.2	1.7
Transportation and warehousing	153.0	154.9	1.3	1.3	0.8	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.3	1.0	1.2
Utilities	150.9	152.7	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.3	1.2
Information	141.4	143.1	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.2	0.5	1.4	1.0	0.5	1.2
Financial activities	146.6	150.5	1.3	0.6	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	5.0	-2.2	2.7
Finance and insurance	148.2	152.6	1.5	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.0	1.0	6.0	-2.9	3.0
Credit intermediation and related activities	145.3	156.5	1.6	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.0	3.7	7.7
Insurance carriers and related activities	144.1	145.7	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.1	1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	140.2	141.7	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.4	1.2	1.1
Professional and business services	146.0	148.3	0.8	0.6	1.4	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.3	1.1	1.6
Professional, scientific, and technical services	147.2	149.8	0.8	0.5	1.8	-0.3	0.2	1.0	-0.2	1.2	1.8
Education and health services	142.7	144.9	0.8	0.5	0.9	-0.3	1.0	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.5
Educational services	140.2	142.4	1.2	0.4	1.0	0.6	-0.3	0.8	0.5	0.4	1.6
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	139.8	141.4	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.4	-0.9	0.4	0.4	0.9	1.1
Health care and social assistance	143.3	145.4	0.7	0.6	0.9	-0.6	1.3	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.5
Hospitals	143.8	145.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.0	0.9	1.3
Nursing and resideal care facilities	143.1	146.1	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.3	2.1
Leisure and hospitality	155.4	159.5	0.7	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.4	1.6	2.8	2.6
Accommodation and food services	158.3	162.5	0.8	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.6	0.6	1.7	2.9	2.6
Other services, except public administration	147.6	150.0	-0.1	1.3	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.6	1.3	1.6	1.6

State and local government workers
All workers	136.6	138.0	1.0	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.0
Industry
Education and health services	135.5	136.7	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.9
Educational services	134.8	135.9	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.8
Schools	134.8	135.9	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.8
Elementary and secondary schools	134.6	135.5	1.2	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.7
Health care and social assistance	141.5	143.6	1.0	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.9	1.5
Hospitals	140.6	142.8	1.1	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.6
Public administration	137.7	139.7	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.5
Footnotes (1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (2) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. (3) 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. (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; and other services, except public administration.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

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