Employment Cost Trends

Employment Cost Index for Geographic Regions and Divisions

Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area (1) Quarterly
data		 3-month
percent change
12-month
percent change
Historical
data		 Mar
2012		 Dec
2012		 Mar
2013		 Historical
data		 Mar
2013		 Historical
data		 Mar
2013

Total compensation

United States
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 115.7 117.2 117.7
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 0.4
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 1.7

Northeast
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 116.5 117.9 118.6
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 0.6
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 1.8

New England
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 116.9 118.5 118.8
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 0.3
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 1.6

Middle Atlantic
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 116.4 117.6 118.5
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 0.8
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 1.8

South
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 116.0 117.8 118.4
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 0.5
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 2.1

South Atlantic
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 116.4 118.4 118.9
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 0.4
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 2.1

East South Central
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 114.0 115.9 116.4
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 0.4
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 2.1

West South Central
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 116.2 117.7 118.3
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 0.5
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 1.8

Midwest
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 114.7 115.9 116.2
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 0.3
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 1.3

East North Central
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 113.9 114.8 115.1
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 0.3
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 1.1

West North Central
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 116.9 118.7 119.0
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 0.3
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 1.8

West
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 115.7 116.9 117.5
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 0.5
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 1.6

Mountain
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 115.4 115.7 116.4
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 0.6
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 0.9

Pacific
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 115.9 117.4 118.0
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 0.5
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 1.8

Wages and salaries only

United States
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 115.3 116.6 117.3
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 0.6
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 1.7

Northeast
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 115.8 117.0 117.6
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 0.5
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 1.6

New England
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 116.6 118.2 118.6
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 0.3
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 1.7

Middle Atlantic
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 115.4 116.5 117.3
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 0.7
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 1.6

South
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 116.0 117.8 118.7
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 0.8
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 2.3

South Atlantic
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 116.4 118.5 119.2
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 0.6
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 2.4

East South Central
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 114.1 115.4 116.3
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 0.8
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 1.9

West South Central
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 116.1 117.7 118.7
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 0.8
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 2.2

Midwest
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 113.8 115.0 115.5
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 0.4
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 1.5

East North Central
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 112.7 113.5 114.1
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 0.5
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 1.2

West North Central
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 116.5 118.5 119.0
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 0.4
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 2.1

West
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 115.4 116.4 117.1
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 0.6
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 1.5

Mountain
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 115.2 115.2 116.0
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 0.7
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 0.7

Pacific
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 115.5 117.0 117.6
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 0.5
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 1.8

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.

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Last Modified Date: May 6, 2013