Table 11. WAGES AND SALARIES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for State and local government workers, by occupational group and industry



Table 11.  Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for State and local government workers, by
occupational group and industry


                                              Indexes (Dec. 2005 =             Percent changes for-
                                                      100)


      Occupational group and industry                                  3-months ended-     12-months ended-
                                              June    Mar.    June
                                              2007    2008    2008
                                                                     June   Mar.   June   June   Mar.   June
                                                                     2007   2008   2008   2007   2008   2008


    State and local government workers

All workers................................  104.6   107.7   108.2     0.5    0.6    0.5    3.8    3.5    3.4

            Occupational group

  Management, professional, and related....  104.3   107.6   108.2      .3     .6     .6    3.6    3.5    3.7
    Professional and related...............  104.2   107.5   108.1      .3     .5     .6    3.5    3.5    3.7

  Sales and office.........................  104.8   107.4   107.9      .3     .4     .5    3.6    2.8    3.0
    Office and administrative support......  105.0   107.8   108.3      .3     .5     .5    3.6    3.0    3.1

  Service occupations......................  105.2   108.3   108.6      .7     .6     .3    4.4    3.6    3.2

                 Industry

  Education and health services............  104.2   107.5   108.1      .2     .4     .6    3.5    3.4    3.7
    Education services.....................  103.9   107.2   107.7      .2     .4     .5    3.5    3.4    3.7
      Schools(1)...........................  103.9   107.2   107.7      .3     .4     .5    3.5    3.5    3.7
        Elementary and secondary schools...  103.8   106.9   107.5      .2     .3     .6    3.5    3.2    3.6
    Health care and social assistance(2)...  107.2   110.1   111.0      .6     .8     .8    4.1    3.3    3.5
      Hospitals............................  106.5   109.8   110.3      .8    1.1     .5    5.0    3.9    3.6
  Public administration....................  105.2   108.2   108.6      .7     .7     .4    4.1    3.5    3.2

  1 Includes elementary and secondary schools; junior colleges; colleges, universities, and professional
schools.
  2 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.

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Last Modified Date: July 31, 2008