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Table 3. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: Employment Cost Index for benefits, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 3. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Dec.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2016		 Jun.
2016		 Sep.
2016		 Dec.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Jun.
2017		 Sep.
2017		 Dec.
2017		 Mar.
2018

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 134.7 135.7 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.7

Private industry workers

All workers

 130.5 131.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 129.5 130.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7

Sales and office

 131.2 132.3 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 133.1 133.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 131.6 132.6 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.8

Service occupations

 129.9 131.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 128.0 129.0 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.8

Manufacturing

 128.1 129.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.8

Service-providing industries(3)

 131.5 132.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8

State and local government workers

All workers(1)

 149.6 150.3 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.5

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; and other services, except public administration.

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

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Last Modified Date: June 30, 2021