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Table 5. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Sep.
2020		 Jun.
2021		 Sep.
2021		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2020		 Jun.
2021		 Sep.
2021		 Sep.
2020		 Jun.
2021		 Sep.
2021

All workers

 140.7 144.4 146.4 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.4 3.1 4.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 140.8 144.3 145.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.4 3.0 3.6

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 139.0 141.7 143.5 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.4 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 138.3 140.8 142.1 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.9 2.3 2.7

Management, business, and financial

 140.7 143.3 145.3 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.2 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 139.5 141.8 142.9 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 1.9 2.4

Professional and related

 137.8 140.5 142.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.0 2.6 3.2

Sales and office

 141.9 146.6 148.5 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.6 4.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 143.9 148.0 149.5 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.3 3.9

Sales and related

 137.8 143.7 145.7 0.1 -0.4 1.4 2.7 4.4 5.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 142.2 147.2 148.2 0.3 1.3 0.7 2.7 3.8 4.2

Office and administrative support

 144.8 148.4 150.2 0.5 0.9 1.2 2.4 3.0 3.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 140.6 144.2 145.5 0.5 1.1 0.9 2.4 3.1 3.5

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 140.4 144.3 145.5 0.4 1.3 0.8 1.8 3.1 3.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 140.8 144.1 145.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 3.0 3.0 3.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

 142.7 146.8 149.0 0.7 1.2 1.5 3.3 3.6 4.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 142.5 146.5 148.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 3.3 3.6 4.3

Production

 139.3 143.7 145.7 0.6 1.4 1.4 3.1 3.8 4.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 139.8 144.1 146.1 0.6 1.4 1.4 3.2 3.7 4.5

Transportation and material moving

 146.9 150.8 153.2 0.8 1.0 1.6 3.5 3.5 4.3

Service occupations

 144.3 150.1 153.1 0.8 1.6 2.0 3.7 4.8 6.1

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(3)

 138.2 141.5 142.8 0.4 1.1 0.9 2.3 2.8 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 138.1 141.5 142.9 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.1 2.8 3.5

Management, professional, and related

 135.2 137.7 138.5 0.1 0.8 0.6 1.7 2.0 2.4

Sales and office

 142.6 146.2 146.6 0.1 1.9 0.3 2.7 2.6 2.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 139.9 143.5 144.9 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.9 3.1 3.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 138.2 142.1 144.1 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.0 3.3 4.3

Construction

 139.7 143.3 143.9 0.4 1.4 0.4 2.4 3.0 3.0

Manufacturing

 137.6 140.8 142.5 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.3 2.6 3.6

Management, professional, and related

 136.3 138.7 139.8 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.8 1.9 2.6

Sales and office occupations

 139.9 143.5 145.0 -0.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 2.4 3.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 138.2 141.5 143.3 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.7 2.8 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 137.9 141.8 143.8 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.0 3.4 4.3

Aircraft manufacturing

 123.0 125.5 136.8 0.6 0.4 9.0 0.5 2.6 11.2

Service-providing industries(4)

 141.5 145.3 147.4 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.5 3.2 4.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 141.7 145.1 146.9 0.6 0.8 1.2 2.5 3.0 3.7

Management, professional, and related

 139.8 142.4 144.4 0.6 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.4 3.3

Sales and office

 141.8 146.6 148.7 0.3 0.1 1.4 2.5 3.7 4.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 141.8 145.2 146.4 0.6 0.9 0.8 3.2 3.1 3.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 147.7 152.1 154.4 0.9 1.2 1.5 3.6 3.9 4.5

Service occupations

 144.3 150.1 153.1 0.8 1.6 2.0 3.7 4.9 6.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 143.8 148.3 150.1 0.3 1.1 1.2 2.6 3.5 4.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 144.5 148.5 150.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 2.7 3.1 3.9

Wholesale trade

 138.0 142.3 143.9 0.2 1.7 1.1 2.4 3.3 4.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 141.2 144.7 146.1 0.1 0.8 1.0 2.2 2.6 3.5

Retail trade

 144.7 150.3 152.3 0.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 4.2 5.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 143.8 148.9 150.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.1 3.9 4.9

Transportation and warehousing

 148.2 151.1 153.0 0.5 0.4 1.3 3.1 2.5 3.2

Utilities

 153.3 156.8 157.8 0.1 0.7 0.6 2.3 2.3 2.9

Information

 139.0 142.4 143.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.7 2.8 3.5

Financial activities

 141.2 145.0 147.6 0.2 -1.2 1.8 2.3 2.9 4.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 141.5 143.9 144.8 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.5 2.2 2.3

Finance and insurance

 141.7 146.0 148.8 0.1 -1.6 1.9 2.3 3.1 5.0

Credit intermediation and related activities

 140.7 145.2 152.8 0.2 2.8 5.2 2.7 3.4 8.6

Excluding incentive paid

 144.0 146.5 147.5 -0.1 0.5 0.7 2.2 1.6 2.4

Insurance carriers and related activities

 142.7 145.6 146.4 0.1 0.7 0.5 2.2 2.2 2.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 141.9 144.2 144.8 0.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.7 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 138.8 140.6 142.2 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.0 2.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 142.7 144.9 146.5 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.4 2.2 2.7

Professional and business services

 141.4 144.6 146.7 0.4 0.6 1.5 2.2 2.6 3.7

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 142.9 145.9 148.4 0.3 0.5 1.7 1.8 2.4 3.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 139.0 143.6 145.6 0.5 1.1 1.4 3.0 3.8 4.7

Education and health services

 139.5 142.2 144.2 1.0 0.6 1.4 2.1 3.0 3.4

Educational services

 139.6 140.7 143.6 0.3 0.1 2.1 1.7 1.1 2.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 140.4 141.6 144.1 -0.2 0.4 1.8 1.1 0.6 2.6

Health care and social assistance

 139.4 142.5 144.3 1.1 0.8 1.3 2.2 3.3 3.5

Hospitals

 140.4 143.6 145.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.4 2.7 3.3

Nursing and residential care facilities

 135.8 139.9 142.4 0.8 1.2 1.8 2.7 3.9 4.9

Nursing care facilities(2)

 134.9 139.3 141.8 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.7 4.0 5.1

Leisure and hospitality

 144.1 150.6 154.1 0.9 2.2 2.3 4.1 5.5 6.9

Accommodation and food service

 146.5 153.6 157.1 1.2 2.3 2.3 4.6 6.2 7.2

Other services, except public administration

 141.8 146.3 148.4 0.5 1.4 1.4 2.8 3.7 4.7

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(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; and other services, except public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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Last Modified Date: December 12, 2024