Graph: Employment Cost Index for civilian workers, Changes in wages and salaries and benefit costs

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Employment Cost Trends

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Cost Index

Year	Qtr1	Qtr2	Qtr3	Qtr4
2008	3.2	3.2	3.1	2.7
2009	2.2	1.8	1.5	1.5
2010	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6
2011	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.4
2012	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
2013	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.9
2014	1.6	1.8	2.1	2.1
2015	2.6	2.1	2.1	2.1
2016	2.0	2.5	2.4	2.3
2017	2.5	2.3	2.5	2.5
2018	2.7	2.8	2.9

Year	Qtr1	Qtr2	Qtr3	Qtr4
2008	3.5	2.9	2.6	2.2
2009	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.5
2010	2.2	2.5	2.8	2.9
2011	3.0	3.6	3.2	3.2
2012	2.7	2.1	2.4	2.4
2013	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.2
2014	2.1	2.5	2.4	2.6
2015	2.7	1.8	1.8	1.7
2016	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.1
2017	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.5
2018	2.6	2.9	2.6

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