Table 13. COMPENSATION AND WAGES AND SALARIES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, and wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by area
Table 13. Employment Cost Index for total compensation,(1) and wages and salaries,
for private industry workers, by area
Percent changes for 12-months ended–
Census region and metropolitan area Total compensation Wages and salaries
June Mar. June June Mar. June
2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012
Northeast
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA... 3.1 1.9 1.2 2.7 1.6 0.8
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
CSA..................................... 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
CSA..................................... 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.4 2.3 2.4
South
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
CSA..................................... 1.3 3.2 2.7 1.1 2.7 2.2
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA................ 3.2 2.6 1.4 2.3 1.1 .8
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA....... 3.2 1.7 2.0 3.0 1.5 1.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
MSA..................................... 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.7
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA......................... 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.9
Midwest
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI CSA............................ 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA............. 4.9 1.9 .3 .7 1.2 2.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.7
West
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA.......... 3.1 1.5 .4 2.1 1.0 1.0
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA... 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA........... 4.4 .8 .5 1.7 1.7 1.7
1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.