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ABSTRACT

June 1985, Vol. 108, No. 6

Introducing new weights
for the Employment Cost Index

Albert E. Schwenk
Economist, Office of Wage and Industrial Relations, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Beginning in June 1986, ECI estimates will reflect employment counts from the 1980 census; while the change also involves some redefinition of occupational groups, disruptions to the historical series are expected to be slight.

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