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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > Table

Western - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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data		 Sep
2023		 Jun
2024		 Sep
2024		 Percent change to
Sep 2024 from-
Sep 2023 Jun 2024

Total compensation

United States

 160.6 165.4 166.4 3.6 0.6

Northeast

 162.2 166.4 167.4 3.2 0.6

New England

 166.7 170.4 170.9 2.5 0.3

Middle Atlantic

 160.5 165.0 166.2 3.6 0.7

South

 158.8 162.9 164.0 3.3 0.7

South Atlantic

 162.2 166.4 167.6 3.3 0.7

East South Central

 158.1 162.2 163.0 3.1 0.5

West South Central

 153.4 157.5 158.4 3.3 0.6

Midwest

 157.5 162.1 163.2 3.6 0.7

East North Central

 156.3 161.0 162.0 3.6 0.6

West North Central

 160.2 164.8 166.0 3.6 0.7

West

 164.8 171.0 172.1 4.4 0.6

Mountain

 162.9 168.6 169.9 4.3 0.8

Pacific

 165.7 172.2 173.2 4.5 0.6

Wages and salaries only

United States

 162.9 167.9 169.1 3.8 0.7

Northeast

 163.3 167.6 168.8 3.4 0.7

New England

 170.1 173.9 174.4 2.5 0.3

Middle Atlantic

 160.7 165.2 166.6 3.7 0.8

South

 162.1 166.5 167.6 3.4 0.7

South Atlantic

 166.0 170.6 171.7 3.4 0.6

East South Central

 160.1 164.3 165.3 3.2 0.6

West South Central

 156.5 160.7 161.7 3.3 0.6

Midwest

 158.9 163.5 164.8 3.7 0.8

East North Central

 157.6 162.1 163.3 3.6 0.7

West North Central

 162.0 167.0 168.3 3.9 0.8

West

 167.9 174.5 175.7 4.6 0.7

Mountain

 166.3 172.4 173.9 4.6 0.9

Pacific

 168.8 175.6 176.7 4.7 0.6

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.