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Southwest - Employment Cost Index

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

Total compensation

United States

154.0 159.2 160.6 4.3 0.9

Northeast

155.5 160.7 162.2 4.3 0.9

New England

160.3 165.1 166.7 4.0 1.0

Middle Atlantic

153.8 159.2 160.5 4.4 0.8

South

151.8 157.1 158.8 4.6 1.1

South Atlantic

154.5 160.2 162.2 5.0 1.2

East South Central

151.0 156.6 158.1 4.7 1.0

West South Central

147.6 152.2 153.4 3.9 0.8

Midwest

151.8 156.4 157.5 3.8 0.7

East North Central

150.1 155.0 156.3 4.1 0.8

West North Central

155.9 159.8 160.2 2.8 0.3

West

157.8 163.5 164.8 4.4 0.8

Mountain

155.4 161.2 162.9 4.8 1.1

Pacific

158.9 164.6 165.7 4.3 0.7

Wages and salaries only

United States

155.9 161.3 162.9 4.5 1.0

Northeast

156.4 161.6 163.3 4.4 1.1

New England

163.6 168.1 170.1 4.0 1.2

Middle Atlantic

153.8 159.2 160.7 4.5 0.9

South

154.7 160.2 162.1 4.8 1.2

South Atlantic

157.6 163.7 166.0 5.3 1.4

East South Central

152.6 158.6 160.1 4.9 0.9

West South Central

150.7 155.0 156.5 3.8 1.0

Midwest

153.0 157.7 158.9 3.9 0.8

East North Central

151.1 156.1 157.6 4.3 1.0

West North Central

157.7 161.6 162.0 2.7 0.2

West

160.4 166.4 167.9 4.7 0.9

Mountain

158.2 164.4 166.3 5.1 1.2

Pacific

161.5 167.5 168.8 4.5 0.8

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.