Table 13. Employment Cost Index for total compensation,(1) and wages and salaries,
    for private industry workers, by area
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                                   Percent changes for 12-months ended–  
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
        Census region and metropolitan area      Total compensation   Wages and salaries 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                                 Dec.   Sep.   Dec.   Dec.   Sep.   Dec. 
                                                 2010   2011   2011   2010   2011   2011 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    Northeast                                                                            
                                                                                         
      Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA...    2.4    2.9    2.5    2.2    2.4    2.0
                                                                                         
      New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA                                            
       CSA.....................................    2.2    2.3    2.3    2.2    1.7    1.6
                                                                                         
      Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD                                          
       CSA.....................................    2.4    2.8    2.8    1.4    2.2    2.3
                                                                                         
    South                                                                                
                                                                                         
      Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL                                           
       CSA.....................................    1.8    1.5    2.0    1.3    1.2    1.8
                                                                                         
      Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA................    2.9    2.8    2.8    2.5    1.6    1.4
                                                                                         
      Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA.......    3.1    2.1    1.4    3.4    2.4    1.1
                                                                                         
      Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL                                            
       MSA.....................................    1.1    1.7    1.8     .1    1.7    1.7
                                                                                         
      Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,                                            
       DC-MD-VA-WV CSA.........................    2.0    1.7    1.5    1.8    1.8    1.1
                                                                                         
    Midwest                                                                              
                                                                                         
      Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,                                                  
       IL-IN-WI CSA............................    3.4    2.4    1.8    2.8    1.5     .9
                                                                                         
      Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA.............    4.2    4.9    4.5    2.8    1.5     .7
                                                                                         
      Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA    2.8    2.8    2.5    3.2    2.5    2.0
                                                                                         
    West                                                                                 
                                                                                         
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA     1.0    1.9    1.6     .5    1.3    1.3
                                                                                         
      Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA..........    2.3    2.9    2.8    1.6    1.9    2.0
                                                                                         
      San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA...    1.3    2.5    2.7     .9    1.8    1.9
                                                                                         
      Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA...........    3.2    1.2    1.0    1.6    1.7    1.5

      1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.