Table 10. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by bargaining status, region, and area

Table 10. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by bargaining status and Census region and division [Not seasonally adjusted]
Bargaining status and Census region and division	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	Sep. 2020	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021
Bargaining status
Union	142.2	145.9	147.2	0.7	1.0	0.9	3.0	3.3	3.5
Goods-producing industries(1)	136.9	140.4	141.5	0.8	1.3	0.8	2.9	3.4	3.4
Manufacturing	134.7	138.5	139.9	0.9	1.3	1.0	3.9	3.7	3.9
Service-providing industries(2)	145.6	149.4	150.9	0.6	0.7	1.0	3.0	3.2	3.6
Nonunion	141.6	145.9	148.3	0.5	0.9	1.6	2.6	3.5	4.7
Goods-producing industries(1)	140.9	144.9	146.0	0.3	1.5	0.8	2.6	3.1	3.6
Manufacturing	140.9	144.8	146.2	0.3	1.3	1.0	2.5	3.1	3.8
Service-providing industries(2)	141.8	146.2	148.8	0.6	0.8	1.8	2.6	3.7	4.9
Census region and division(3)
Northeast	143.1	147.2	149.5	0.3	0.3	1.6	2.4	3.2	4.5
New England	148.7	153.3	155.4	0.6	1.2	1.4	2.3	3.7	4.5
Middle Atlantic	141.1	145.0	147.4	0.2	0.1	1.7	2.4	3.0	4.5
South	140.1	144.7	147.4	0.3	1.1	1.9	2.5	3.6	5.2
South Atlantic	142.7	147.4	149.3	0.4	0.8	1.3	2.6	3.7	4.6
East South Central	138.0	142.1	144.5	0.1	1.1	1.7	1.8	3.1	4.7
West South Central	136.5	141.2	145.4	0.2	1.8	3.0	2.5	3.7	6.5
Midwest	138.7	142.5	144.4	0.6	0.9	1.3	2.7	3.3	4.1
East North Central	137.0	140.7	142.7	0.5	0.9	1.4	2.7	3.2	4.2
West North Central	142.8	146.9	148.5	0.6	1.0	1.1	2.7	3.5	4.0
West	145.8	150.2	152.1	1.0	1.2	1.3	3.1	4.1	4.3
Mountain	142.8	147.6	149.4	0.7	1.6	1.2	2.7	4.1	4.6
Pacific	147.1	151.5	153.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	3.2	4.1	4.2
Footnotes (1) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. (2) 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. (3) The Census divisions are defined as follows: 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. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

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