Table 11. WAGES AND SALARIES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for State and local government workers, by occupational group and industry



Table 11.  Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, 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-
                                              Mar.    Dec.    Mar.
                                              2008    2008    2009
                                                                     Mar.   Dec.   Mar.   Mar.   Dec.   Mar.
                                                                     2008   2008   2009   2008   2008   2009


    State and local government workers

All workers................................  107.7   110.4   110.9     0.6    0.3    0.5    3.5    3.1    3.0

            Occupational group

  Management, professional, and related....  107.6   110.4   110.7      .6     .3     .3    3.5    3.2    2.9
    Professional and related...............  107.5   110.3   110.6      .5     .2     .3    3.5    3.1    2.9

  Sales and office.........................  107.4   109.7   110.5      .4     .4     .7    2.8    2.5    2.9
    Office and administrative support......  107.8   110.1   111.0      .5     .4     .8    3.0    2.6    3.0

  Service occupations......................  108.3   110.9   112.0      .6     .5    1.0    3.6    3.0    3.4

                 Industry

  Education and health services............  107.5   110.5   110.7      .4     .3     .2    3.4    3.2    3.0
    Education services.....................  107.2   110.1   110.4      .4     .2     .3    3.4    3.1    3.0
      Schools(1)...........................  107.2   110.1   110.4      .4     .2     .3    3.5    3.1    3.0
        Elementary and secondary schools...  106.9   110.1   110.3      .3     .3     .2    3.2    3.3    3.2
    Health care and social assistance(2)...  110.1   113.4   113.1      .8     .5    -.3    3.3    3.8    2.7
      Hospitals............................  109.8   112.1   112.8     1.1     .6     .6    3.9    3.2    2.7
  Public administration....................  108.2   110.4   111.3      .7     .5     .8    3.5    2.8    2.9

  1 Includes elementary and secondary schools; junior colleges; colleges, universities, and professional
schools.
  2 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.

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Last Modified Date: April 30, 2009