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 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                                 Mar.   Dec.   Mar.   Mar.   Dec.   Mar. 
                                                 2012   2012   2013   2012   2012   2013 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
    Northeast                                                                            
                                                                                         
      Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA...    1.9    1.6    1.5    1.6    1.3    1.5
                                                                                         
      New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA                                            
       CSA.....................................    1.8    1.6    2.0    1.5    1.4    1.7
                                                                                         
      Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD                                          
       CSA.....................................    2.1    1.8    2.1    2.3    2.4    2.5
                                                                                         
    South                                                                                
                                                                                         
      Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL                                           
       CSA.....................................    3.2    4.8    4.1    2.7    4.4    4.1
                                                                                         
      Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA................    2.6    1.3    1.3    1.1    1.2    1.8
                                                                                         
      Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA.......    1.7    2.8    1.8    1.5    2.8    2.1
                                                                                         
      Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL                                            
       MSA.....................................    1.6    2.0    1.6    1.5    1.9    1.8
                                                                                         
      Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,                                            
       DC-MD-VA-WV CSA.........................    1.8    1.4    2.1    1.4    1.1    2.2
                                                                                         
    Midwest                                                                              
                                                                                         
      Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,                                                  
       IL-IN-WI CSA............................    1.8    2.0    1.6    1.3    1.3    1.4
                                                                                         
      Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA.............    1.9    -.2    1.7    1.2    2.5    2.5
                                                                                         
      Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA    1.8     .9    1.3    1.3     .4    1.2
                                                                                         
    West                                                                                 
                                                                                         
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA     1.6    2.6    1.9    1.4    2.4    1.7
                                                                                         
      Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA..........    1.5     .6     .7    1.0    1.2    2.1
                                                                                         
      San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA...    2.1    2.7    2.7    1.4    2.4    2.8
                                                                                         
      Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA...........     .8    3.1    3.2    1.7    2.0    2.1

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