Table 6. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by bargaining
status and census region and division
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Bargaining status and census region and
division 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
June Mar. June
2011 2012 2012
June Mar. June June Mar. June
2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012
Bargaining status
Union.................................... 117.1 118.3 119.3 1.3 0.3 0.8 3.0 2.3 1.9
Goods-producing industries(2).......... 116.4 115.8 116.6 1.8 -.9 .7 3.4 1.3 .2
Manufacturing........................ 113.8 112.1 112.8 2.6 -1.5 .6 4.3 1.1 -.9
Service-providing industries(3)........ 117.7 120.4 121.5 .8 1.3 .9 2.8 3.1 3.2
Nonunion................................. 113.8 115.3 116.0 .7 .7 .6 2.2 2.0 1.9
Goods-producing industries(2).......... 112.2 113.5 114.1 .8 .5 .5 2.5 2.0 1.7
Manufacturing........................ 112.5 113.9 114.4 .8 .8 .4 3.0 2.1 1.7
Service-providing industries(3)........ 114.3 115.8 116.5 .7 .7 .6 2.1 2.0 1.9
Census region and division(4)
Northeast................................ 115.3 116.5 117.1 .8 .3 .5 2.3 1.8 1.6
New England............................ 116.0 116.9 117.4 1.0 .5 .4 2.6 1.8 1.2
Middle Atlantic........................ 115.1 116.4 117.0 .7 .3 .5 2.3 1.8 1.7
South.................................... 114.3 116.0 116.8 .8 .9 .7 2.1 2.3 2.2
South Atlantic......................... 114.6 116.4 117.3 .7 .9 .8 1.8 2.3 2.4
East South Central..................... 112.7 114.0 115.1 .5 .7 1.0 1.7 1.7 2.1
West South Central..................... 114.4 116.2 116.8 1.1 1.0 .5 2.7 2.7 2.1
Midwest.................................. 113.3 114.7 115.3 1.0 .7 .5 2.6 2.2 1.8
East North Central..................... 112.7 113.9 114.5 1.0 .6 .5 2.6 2.1 1.6
West North Central..................... 114.8 116.9 117.5 .8 1.1 .5 2.5 2.6 2.4
West..................................... 114.3 115.7 116.3 .7 .5 .5 2.3 1.9 1.7
Mountain............................... 113.9 115.4 116.0 .4 .1 .5 1.4 1.8 1.8
Pacific................................ 114.5 115.9 116.5 .8 .7 .5 2.7 2.0 1.7
1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
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; education services;
health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and
other services, except public administration.
4 The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New
York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi,
and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
NOTE: The indexes for these series are not strictly comparable to those for the aggregate, occupation, and
industry series. Dashes indicate data not available.
United States Department of Labor
