Table 7.    Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for State and local government workers, by
    occupational group and industry
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
                                                  Indexes (Dec. 2005 =             Percent changes for–          
                                                          100)                                                   
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
          Occupational group and industry                                  3-months ended–     12-months ended–  
                                                  June    Mar.    June                                           
                                                  2011    2012    2012                                           
                                                                         June   Mar.   June   June   Mar.   June 
                                                                         2011   2012   2012   2011   2012   2012 
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
        State and local government workers                                                                       
                                                                                                                 
    All workers................................  116.7   118.3   118.6     0.1    0.5    0.3    1.7    1.5    1.6
                                                                                                                 
                Occupational group                                                                               
                                                                                                                 
      Management, professional, and related....  116.0   117.6   117.9      .1     .6     .3    1.6    1.5    1.6
        Professional and related...............  115.9   117.5   117.7      .0     .5     .2    1.5    1.4    1.6
                                                                                                                 
      Sales and office.........................  117.3   118.9   119.4      .2     .4     .4    1.8    1.5    1.8
        Office and administrative support......  117.7   119.1   119.6      .2     .4     .4    1.8    1.4    1.6
                                                                                                                 
      Service occupations......................  118.6   120.1   120.4      .1     .5     .2    2.1    1.4    1.5
                                                                                                                 
                     Industry                                                                                    
                                                                                                                 
      Education and health services............  115.9   117.5   117.7      .0     .4     .2    1.5    1.4    1.6
        Education services.....................  115.5   117.0   117.2      .0     .3     .2    1.4    1.3    1.5
          Schools(2)...........................  115.5   117.0   117.2      .0     .4     .2    1.4    1.3    1.5
            Elementary and secondary schools...  115.8   117.2   117.4      .0     .3     .2    1.3    1.2    1.4
        Health care and social assistance(3)...  119.2   121.1   121.4      .2     .8     .2    2.5    1.8    1.8
          Hospitals............................  118.3   120.1   120.5      .1     .8     .3    2.3    1.6    1.9
      Public administration....................  117.6   119.1   119.5      .1     .8     .3    1.9    1.4    1.6

      1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
      2 Includes elementary and secondary schools; junior colleges; colleges, universities, and professional
    schools.
      3 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.