The Employment Cost Index: what is it? (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, September 2001

The Employment Cost Index: what is it?

John W. Ruser
Chief, Compensation Research and Program Development Group, Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Ruser_J@bls.gov.

Understanding the characteristics of the Employment Cost Index aids in identifying the cost pressures measured by this important Government statistic— pressures that often lead to inflation in the price of goods and services

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