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Southeast - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Jun
2022
Mar
2023
Jun
2023
Percent change to
Jun 2023 from-
Jun 2022 Mar 2023

Total compensation

United States

152.4 157.4 159.2 4.5 1.1

Northeast

153.9 159.0 160.7 4.4 1.1

New England

158.6 163.0 165.1 4.1 1.3

Middle Atlantic

152.2 157.5 159.2 4.6 1.1

South

150.5 155.1 157.1 4.4 1.3

South Atlantic

152.2 158.1 160.2 5.3 1.3

East South Central

149.8 154.8 156.6 4.5 1.2

West South Central

147.8 150.2 152.2 3.0 1.3

Midwest

149.9 154.6 156.4 4.3 1.2

East North Central

148.1 153.2 155.0 4.7 1.2

West North Central

154.5 157.9 159.8 3.4 1.2

West

156.4 162.1 163.5 4.5 0.9

Mountain

154.4 160.1 161.2 4.4 0.7

Pacific

157.4 163.1 164.6 4.6 0.9

Wages and salaries only

United States

154.2 159.5 161.3 4.6 1.1

Northeast

154.7 159.8 161.6 4.5 1.1

New England

161.6 165.6 168.1 4.0 1.5

Middle Atlantic

152.2 157.6 159.2 4.6 1.0

South

153.2 158.0 160.2 4.6 1.4

South Atlantic

155.1 161.4 163.7 5.5 1.4

East South Central

150.8 156.7 158.6 5.2 1.2

West South Central

151.2 153.0 155.0 2.5 1.3

Midwest

151.0 155.8 157.7 4.4 1.2

East North Central

148.9 154.3 156.1 4.8 1.2

West North Central

156.0 159.5 161.6 3.6 1.3

West

158.6 165.1 166.4 4.9 0.8

Mountain

157.0 163.2 164.4 4.7 0.7

Pacific

159.4 166.0 167.5 5.1 0.9

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.