Table 2. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry
Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry Indexes (Dec. Percent changes for 3-months ended- 2005 = 100) Occupational group and industry June Sept. Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep. 2008 2008 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 Civilian workers All workers(1)............................. 108.4 109.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 Industry Goods-producing industries(2)(3)......... 107.8 108.5 .8 .9 .7 .8 .7 1.0 .6 .6 Manufacturing(2)....................... 106.6 107.3 .7 .7 .6 .6 .7 .8 .7 .7 Service-providing industries(2)(4)....... 108.6 109.3 .7 1.1 .7 .9 .8 .7 .8 .6 Education and health services(2)....... 109.1 109.9 .8 .9 .8 .9 .8 .8 .9 .7 Education services(2)................ 108.5 109.6 .7 .7 .7 1.1 .9 .8 1.0 1.0 Elementary and secondary schools(2) 108.2 109.3 .6 .8 .7 .9 .8 .8 1.0 1.0 Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools(2)........................ 109.0 110.0 .8 .5 1.0 1.1 1.0 .7 .9 .9 Health care and social assistance(2)(5).................... 109.7 110.3 .9 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .9 .7 .5 Hospitals(2)....................... 109.5 110.4 .9 1.0 .9 .9 .8 1.0 .9 .8 Nursing and residential care facilities(2)..................... 108.2 109.1 1.1 .8 .6 1.1 .6 .8 .8 .8 Public administration(2)............... 108.8 109.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .7 1.0 Private industry workers All workers................................ 108.4 109.0 .8 1.0 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7 .6 Occupational group Management, professional, and related.... 109.2 110.0 .9 1.1 .8 .9 .8 .9 .7 .7 Management, business, and financial.... 108.8 109.6 .6 1.2 .7 .9 .7 1.1 .6 .8 Professional and related............... 109.5 110.3 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .9 .8 .7 Sales and office......................... 107.5 107.8 .8 1.0 .7 .5 1.0 .7 .6 .3 Sales and related...................... 106.5 106.0 1.0 .7 .6 .1 1.3 .4 .7 -.4 Office and administrative support...... 108.3 109.2 .9 1.0 .7 .8 .8 .7 .6 .8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 108.9 109.6 .8 .9 .6 1.0 .9 1.1 .6 .6 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 110.0 110.7 .9 1.0 .9 .9 1.2 1.3 .6 .7 Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 107.5 108.3 .7 .8 .2 1.2 .8 .7 .5 .7 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 106.8 107.5 .6 .8 .6 .7 .5 1.0 .8 .7 Transportation and material moving..... 107.4 107.8 .7 .7 .8 .7 .6 1.2 .8 .4 Industry Goods-producing industries(3)............ 107.8 108.5 .8 .9 .7 .8 .7 1.0 .6 .6 Construction........................... 109.9 110.4 1.1 1.2 .9 .8 1.0 1.2 .7 .5 Manufacturing.......................... 106.6 107.3 .7 .7 .6 .6 .7 .8 .7 .7 Aircraft manufacturing(2)............ 107.1 107.8 .3 .7 .4 .1 .7 1.1 .6 .6 Service-providing industries(6).......... 108.5 109.2 .8 1.0 .8 .9 .8 .7 .7 .6 Trade, transportation, and utilities... 107.2 107.4 .7 .7 .9 .2 .9 .6 1.1 .2 Retail trade......................... 107.6 108.0 .9 .5 1.0 .8 1.0 .5 1.0 .4 Transportation and warehousing(2).... 105.9 106.4 .9 .8 .8 .2 .5 .9 .6 .5 Utilities(2)......................... 109.1 109.2 .8 .7 .9 .7 .9 1.1 .9 .1 Information............................ 106.1 107.2 .1 1.2 .9 .4 .4 -.2 .8 1.0 Financial activities................... 107.4 107.7 .7 1.3 .1 1.3 .3 .8 .3 .3 Finance and insurance(2)............. 108.1 108.3 .6 1.5 .0 1.2 .6 .6 .4 .2 Credit intermediation and related activities(2)..................... 105.4 106.1 -.7 2.2 -1.9 1.3 1.2 .2 .3 .6 Professional and business services..... 109.8 111.0 .8 1.1 .9 .9 .9 1.3 .6 1.1 Professional, scientific, and technical services(2)............... 111.5 112.7 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 1.6 .7 1.1 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services(2)......................... 108.0 109.4 .9 1.0 .6 1.1 .9 .8 .4 1.3 Education and health services.......... 109.4 110.1 1.0 .9 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7 .6 Education services................... 109.1 110.4 1.3 .3 .8 .8 1.2 .7 1.0 1.2 Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools(2)........................ 109.0 110.3 1.2 .0 1.0 .8 1.1 .7 1.0 1.2 Health care and social assistance(5) 109.5 110.0 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 .7 1.0 .6 .5 Hospitals(2)....................... 109.3 110.2 .9 .9 .9 .9 .8 .9 1.0 .8 Leisure and hospitality................ 110.0 111.4 1.4 1.8 .9 1.5 .6 .7 .4 1.3 Accommodation and food services(2)... 110.5 111.9 1.6 2.0 .7 1.7 .6 .8 .6 1.3 Other services, except public administration(2)..................... 109.8 110.2 .8 1.5 .3 1.0 1.0 .9 .6 .4 State and local government workers All workers................................ 108.7 109.8 .8 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7 .9 1.0 Industry Education and health services(2)....... 108.7 109.8 .6 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 1.0 Education services(2)................ 108.4 109.4 .5 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 .9 Schools(2)......................... 108.4 109.4 .5 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 .9 Elementary and secondary schools(2) 108.2 109.3 .5 .8 .7 1.0 .7 .8 1.1 1.0 Health care and social assistance(2)(5).................... 111.3 112.6 .9 .9 .8 .7 1.0 .7 1.2 1.2 Hospitals(2)....................... 110.6 111.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 .7 .9 1.1 .8 .7 Public administration(2)............... 108.8 109.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .7 1.0 1 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. 2 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. 3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 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. 5 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately. 6 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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