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Table 2. COMPENSATION (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, civilian and State and local government workers, by industry and occupational group



Table 2.  Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1) for civilian and State and local government workers by
industry and occupational group

(Not seasonally adjusted data)


                                           Indexes (June 1989=100)               Percent changes for-


     Industry and occupational group                                   3 months ended-         12 months ended-
                                             Jun.    Mar.    Jun.
                                             2003    2004    2004
                                                                     Jun.    Mar.    Jun.    Jun.    Mar.    Jun.
                                                                     2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004

Civilian workers..........................  165.8   170.7   172.2     0.8     1.4     0.9     3.7     3.8     3.9
    Excluding sales occupations...........  165.9   170.8   172.3      .8     1.3      .9     3.9     3.8     3.9

                 Industry

  Goods producing(2)......................  164.6   170.4   171.9      .9     2.3      .9     4.4     4.5     4.4
    Manufacturing.........................  165.4   171.7   173.2      .9     2.8      .9     4.6     4.7     4.7
  Service producing(3)....................  166.2   170.8   172.3      .7     1.0      .9     3.4     3.5     3.7
    Services..............................  166.3   171.2   172.3      .6     1.0      .6     3.2     3.6     3.6
      Health services.....................  167.6   173.0   174.4      .7     1.3      .8     3.6     4.0     4.1
        Hospitals.........................  170.8   176.8   178.2      .5     1.1      .8     4.3     4.1     4.3
      Educational services................  164.2   168.5   168.9      .4      .5      .2     4.3     3.0     2.9
    Public administration(4)..............  164.3   170.1   171.4      .6     1.2      .8     4.3     4.1     4.3

  Nonmanufacturing........................  165.8   170.4   171.8      .8     1.1      .8     3.5     3.6     3.6

            Occupational group

  White collar............................  167.9   172.7   174.0      .7     1.2      .8     3.6     3.6     3.6
      Excluding sales.....................  168.3   173.1   174.4      .7     1.2      .8     3.8     3.5     3.6
    Professional specialty and
     technical............................  165.0   170.2   171.2      .5     1.3      .6     3.6     3.7     3.8
    Executive, administrative, and
     managerial...........................  172.0   175.8   177.1      .5      .5      .7     3.9     2.7     3.0
    Administrative support, including
     clerical.............................  170.0   175.3   177.2     1.0     1.6     1.1     4.1     4.2     4.2
  Blue collar.............................  161.4   166.9   168.8     1.0     2.0     1.1     4.1     4.4     4.6
  Service.................................  165.0   169.7   170.9      .5     1.1      .7     3.5     3.4     3.6


State and local government................  163.2   168.0   168.7      .4      .7      .4     4.1     3.3     3.4

                 Industry

    Services..............................  162.3   166.5   166.8      .3      .5      .2     4.1     2.9     2.8
        Excluding schools.................  164.2   169.4   170.1      .1      .7      .4     3.5     3.3     3.6
      Health services.....................  166.7   172.2   172.9      .2      .7      .4     3.3     3.5     3.7
        Hospitals.........................  167.3   172.4   173.2      .2      .6      .5     3.4     3.2     3.5
      Educational services................  161.7   165.7   165.9      .4      .4      .1     4.3     2.9     2.6
        Schools...........................  162.0   166.0   166.3      .4      .4      .2     4.2     2.9     2.7
          Elementary and secondary........  160.0   164.4   164.6      .4      .4      .1     4.2     3.1     2.9
          Colleges and universities.......  167.5   170.7   171.0      .3      .4      .2     4.4     2.2     2.1
    Public administration(4)..............  164.3   170.1   171.4     0.6     1.2     0.8     4.3     4.1     4.3

            Occupational group

  White collar............................  162.2   166.8   167.5      .3      .7      .4     4.2     3.2     3.3
    Professional specialty and
     technical............................  160.8   165.1   165.6      .4      .6      .3     4.3     3.1     3.0
    Executive, administrative, and
     managerial...........................  165.7   170.1   171.0      .2      .6      .5     3.7     2.9     3.2
    Administrative support, including
     clerical.............................  164.4   170.4   171.8      .4     1.1      .8     4.1     4.0     4.5
  Blue collar.............................  161.7   166.7   167.5      .2      .9      .5     4.5     3.3     3.6
  Service.................................  168.9   174.5   175.3      .5      .9      .5     4.0     3.9     3.8

  1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
  2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
  3 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance,
and real estate; service industries; and public administration.
  4 Includes executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities of State and local
governments, SICs 91 through 96.

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Last Modified Date: July 29, 2004

 

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