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Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > Table

New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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data		 Jun
2021		 Mar
2022		 Jun
2022		 Percent change to
Jun 2022 from-
Jun 2021 Mar 2022

Total compensation

United States

 144.4 150.2 152.4 5.5 1.5

Northeast

 146.4 152.2 153.9 5.1 1.1

New England

 150.4 156.5 158.6 5.5 1.3

Middle Atlantic

 145.1 150.7 152.2 4.9 1.0

South

 142.3 147.5 150.5 5.8 2.0

South Atlantic

 144.6 149.4 152.2 5.3 1.9

East South Central

 140.8 148.2 149.8 6.4 1.1

West South Central

 138.9 144.0 147.8 6.4 2.6

Midwest

 141.8 147.9 149.9 5.7 1.4

East North Central

 140.1 146.3 148.1 5.7 1.2

West North Central

 145.8 151.9 154.5 6.0 1.7

West

 148.3 154.3 156.4 5.5 1.4

Mountain

 145.9 152.2 154.4 5.8 1.4

Pacific

 149.5 155.3 157.4 5.3 1.4

Wages and salaries only

United States

 145.9 151.8 154.2 5.7 1.6

Northeast

 147.2 153.1 154.7 5.1 1.0

New England

 153.3 159.4 161.6 5.4 1.4

Middle Atlantic

 145.0 150.8 152.2 5.0 0.9

South

 144.7 149.9 153.2 5.9 2.2

South Atlantic

 147.4 151.9 155.1 5.2 2.1

East South Central

 142.1 149.3 150.8 6.1 1.0

West South Central

 141.2 146.8 151.2 7.1 3.0

Midwest

 142.5 149.0 151.0 6.0 1.3

East North Central

 140.7 147.3 148.9 5.8 1.1

West North Central

 146.9 153.1 156.0 6.2 1.9

West

 150.2 156.3 158.6 5.6 1.5

Mountain

 147.6 154.6 157.0 6.4 1.6

Pacific

 151.5 157.2 159.4 5.2 1.4

Footnotes
(1) Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

South Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

East North Central Division: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Source: Employment Cost Trends

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of changes in total labor costs and their wage-and-salary and benefits components.