Table 1. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by ownership, occupational group, and industry



Table 1.  Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), by ownership, occupational group, and industry


                                            Indexes (Dec.           Percent changes for 3-months ended-
                                             2005 = 100)
      Occupational group and industry

                                             Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June
                                             2008   2008   2006   2006   2007   2007   2007   2007   2008   2008


             Civilian workers

All workers(2).............................  107.6  108.3    1.0    0.8    0.8    0.9    0.8    0.8    0.7    0.7

                 Industry

  Goods-producing industries(3)(4).........  106.1  106.7     .6     .7     .3     .9     .5     .9     .9     .6
    Manufacturing(3).......................  104.7  105.1     .5     .5     .0     .9     .3     .8     .8     .4

  Service-providing industries(3)(5).......  107.8  108.8    1.1     .8     .8     .9     .9     .8     .7     .9
    Education and health services(3).......  108.7  109.7    1.4    1.0     .9     .9     .9     .8     .8     .9
      Education services(3)................  108.5  109.6    1.5     .9     .9    1.0     .9     .8     .8    1.0
        Elementary and secondary schools(3)  108.4  109.7    1.6     .9    1.0    1.0     .9     .7     .8    1.2
        Junior colleges, colleges,
         universities, and professional
         schools(3)........................  108.6  109.6    1.3     .8     .8    1.1    1.1    1.0     .7     .9
      Health care and social
       assistance(3)(6)....................  108.8  109.7    1.3    1.0     .9     .9     .8     .8     .7     .8
        Hospitals(3).......................  108.3  109.3    1.1    1.0     .9     .9     .7     .8     .7     .9
        Nursing and residential care
         facilities(3).....................  107.2  108.3    1.1    1.2     .6     .7     .5     .8     .8    1.0
    Public administration(3)...............  109.5  110.3    1.0    1.5    1.4    1.3    1.1    1.2     .2     .7

         Private industry workers

All workers................................  107.3  107.9     .9     .8     .7     .8     .8     .9     .8     .6

            Occupational group

  Management, professional, and related....  108.0  108.8    1.1     .9     .7     .9     .9     .8     .8     .7
    Management, business, and financial....  107.8  108.5     .8     .9     .6     .8    1.0     .8    1.0     .6
    Professional and related...............  108.2  109.0    1.2    1.1     .7    1.0     .8     .8     .7     .7

  Sales and office.........................  106.8  107.3     .6    1.0     .7     .7     .7    1.0     .6     .5
    Sales and related......................  105.5  106.0     .4     .9     .5     .7     .4    1.3     .3     .5
    Office and administrative support......  107.7  108.3     .9     .9     .9     .7     .9     .8     .7     .6

  Natural resources, construction, and
   maintenance.............................  107.8  108.2     .9     .8     .4     .7    1.0     .9     .9     .4
    Construction, extraction, farming,
     fishing, and forestry.................  108.8  109.5    1.0     .8     .8     .9     .9    1.0    1.2     .6
    Installation, maintenance, and repair..  106.5  106.5     .9     .8     .0     .4    1.1     .8     .6     .0

  Production, transportation, and material
   moving..................................  105.5  106.0     .6     .6     .2     .8     .6     .6    1.0     .5
    Production.............................  104.8  105.2     .6     .4     .1     .7     .5     .6     .9     .4
    Transportation and material moving.....  106.6  107.1     .6     .9     .5     .9     .6     .7    1.1     .5

  Service occupations......................  107.8  108.7     .8     .8    1.3     .8    1.1     .7     .7     .8

                 Industry

  Goods-producing industries(4)............  106.1  106.7     .6     .7     .3     .9     .5     .9     .9     .6
    Construction...........................  109.1  109.9     .9    1.1    1.1     .8     .9    1.0    1.2     .7
    Manufacturing..........................  104.7  105.1     .5     .5     .0     .9     .3     .8     .8     .4
      Aircraft manufacturing(3)............   89.0   90.6    2.7   -1.6   -4.6    1.8   -3.1    -.8    2.7    1.8

  Service-providing industries(7)..........  107.6  108.4    1.0     .8     .8     .9     .9     .8     .7     .7
    Trade, transportation, and utilities...  106.2  107.2     .9     .8     .1     .9     .6     .8     .7     .9
      Wholesale trade......................  105.7  107.1    1.7     .6     .7     .8    -.3    1.2     .3    1.3
      Retail trade.........................  106.8  107.6     .7     .7     .4     .9    1.2     .9     .8     .7
      Transportation and warehousing(3)....  105.8  106.4     .4     .9     .7     .9     .4     .2    1.2     .6
      Utilities(3).........................  106.4  107.7    1.2    1.1   -7.6    1.6     .6    1.2     .2    1.2
    Information............................  106.1  105.9    1.1     .6     .9     .9     .4     .7    -.3    -.2
    Financial activities...................  106.6  107.1     .6     .7    1.1     .4    1.1     .5     .6     .5
      Finance and insurance(3).............  106.8  107.4     .6     .6    1.1     .3    1.1     .7     .3     .6
        Credit intermediation and related
         activities(3).....................  105.3  106.1     .7    -.2    1.4   -1.1    1.1    1.2     .3     .8
        Insurance carriers and related
         activities(3).....................  107.3  107.8     .7     .5     .9    1.3    1.1    -.2    1.4     .5
    Professional and business services.....  108.9  109.6     .8     .8    1.0    1.1    1.0     .8    1.0     .6
      Professional, scientific, and
       technical services(3)...............  110.8  111.6    1.2    1.0    1.1    1.3    1.1     .9    1.2     .7
      Administrative and support and waste
       management and remediation
       services(3).........................  107.3  107.8     .4     .8    1.0     .7    1.0     .9     .8     .5
    Education and health services..........  108.6  109.5    1.2    1.1     .8     .9     .8     .9     .7     .8
      Education services...................  108.2  109.7     .7    1.3     .6     .8     .8    1.1     .7    1.4
        Junior colleges, colleges,
         universities, and professional
         schools(3)........................  108.3  110.0     .9    1.2     .4    1.0     .9     .9     .7    1.6
      Health care and social assistance(6)   108.7  109.5    1.3    1.0     .9     .8     .9     .8     .8     .7
        Hospitals(3).......................  108.1  109.1    1.1     .8     .8     .9     .8     .8     .7     .9
        Nursing and residential care
         facilities(3).....................  107.0  107.9     .9    1.2     .6     .6     .8     .7     .7     .8
    Leisure and hospitality................  108.9  109.4    1.1    1.3    1.5     .8    1.3     .6     .7     .5
      Accommodation and food services(3)...  109.4  110.1    1.0    1.5    1.6     .8    1.5     .4     .8     .6
    Other services, except public
     administration........................  108.7  109.3     .8    1.0    1.2     .3     .8     .9     .7     .6

    State and local government workers

All workers................................  108.9  109.9    1.3    1.1    1.2    1.0     .9     .9     .6     .9

                 Industry

    Education and health services(3).......  108.7  109.8    1.6     .9    1.0    1.0     .8     .8     .8    1.0
      Education services(3)................  108.5  109.6    1.6     .8    1.0    1.1     .9     .8     .8    1.0
        Schools(3).........................  108.5  109.6    1.6     .8    1.0    1.1     .9     .7     .8    1.0
        Elementary and secondary schools(3)  108.5  109.7    1.7     .8    1.1    1.0     .8     .7     .8    1.1
      Health care and social
       assistance(3)(6)....................  110.0  111.4    1.6    1.0    1.0     .8     .3    1.1     .5    1.3
        Hospitals(3).......................  109.2  110.1    1.3    1.3    1.2    1.0     .5     .9     .9     .8
    Public administration(3)...............  109.5  110.3    1.0    1.5    1.4    1.3    1.1    1.2     .2     .7

  1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
  2 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public
sector, except the federal government.  See "Technical note" for further explanation.
  3 Seasonally adjusted indexes and 3-month percent changes for these series are being published for the first
time with the 2008 seasonal adjustment revisions.  Historical data for these series are published beginning with
March 2003.
  4 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
  5 Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities;
information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services;
management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and
social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services, except
public administration; and public administration.
  6 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
  7 Includes the following industries:  wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities;
information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific, and technical
services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and support and waste management and
remediation services; education services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation;
accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.

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