Table 7.    Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), 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-
                                             Sept.    June   Sept.
                                              2007    2008    2008
                                                                     Sept.  June   Sept.  Sept.  June   Sept.
                                                                     2007   2008   2008   2007   2008   2008


    State and local government workers

All workers................................  107.6   109.4   111.3     1.8    0.5    1.7    4.3    3.5    3.4

            Occupational group

  Management, professional, and related....  107.5   109.3   111.3     2.0     .5    1.8    4.1    3.7    3.5
    Professional and related...............  107.5   109.1   111.1     2.1     .5    1.8    4.0    3.6    3.3

  Sales and office.........................  107.9   109.3   111.0     1.6     .5    1.6    4.5    2.9    2.9
    Office and administrative support......  108.2   109.8   111.4     1.7     .5    1.5    4.5    3.2    3.0

  Service occupations......................  108.0   110.0   111.9     1.6     .3    1.7    4.8    3.5    3.6

                 Industry

  Education and health services............  107.5   109.1   111.2     2.1     .5    1.9    3.7    3.6    3.4
    Education services.....................  107.4   108.8   111.0     2.3     .4    2.0    3.8    3.6    3.4
      Schools(2)...........................  107.4   108.8   111.0     2.4     .4    2.0    3.8    3.7    3.4
        Elementary and secondary schools...  107.4   108.8   111.1     2.3     .5    2.1    3.7    3.6    3.4
    Health care and social assistance(3)...  108.6   111.1   112.7      .9     .9    1.4    3.3    3.3    3.8
      Hospitals............................  107.5   109.7   110.8     1.1     .5    1.0    4.1    3.2    3.1
  Public administration....................  108.0   110.1   111.6     1.3     .4    1.4    5.5    3.3    3.3

  1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
  2 Includes elementary and secondary schools; junior colleges; colleges, universities, and professional
schools.
  3 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.