[Economic Report of the President (1997)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-46.--Employment cost index, private industry, 1980-96
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Total private           Goods-producing         Service-producing          Manufacturing           Nonmanufacturing
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Total   Wages            Total   Wages            Total   Wages            Total   Wages            Total   Wages
Year and month                             com-     and    Bene-    com-     and    Bene-    com-     and    Bene-    com-     and    Bene-    com-     and    Bene-
pen-    sala-  fits\1\   pen-    sala-  fits\1\   pen-    sala-  fits\1\   pen-    sala-  fits\1\   pen-    sala-  fits\1\
sation   ries            sation   ries            sation   ries            sation   ries            sation   ries
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(14)Index, June 1989=100; not seasonally adjusted

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December:
1980.............................................................    64.8    67.1     59.4    66.7    69.7     60.5    63.3    65.3    58.4     66.0    68.9     59.9    64.2    66.2     59.1
1981.............................................................    71.2    73.0     66.6    73.3    75.7     68.2    69.5    71.1    65.1     72.5    74.9     67.5    70.4    72.1     66.1
1982.............................................................    75.8    77.6     71.4    77.8    80.0     73.2    74.1    75.9    69.6     76.9    79.1     72.4    75.1    76.8     70.6
1983.............................................................    80.1    81.4     76.7    81.6    83.2     78.3    78.9    80.2    75.2     80.8    82.5     77.5    79.6    81.0     76.2
1984.............................................................    84.0    84.8     81.7    85.4    86.4     83.2    82.9    83.7    80.4     85.0    86.1     82.7    83.4    84.2     81.1
1985.............................................................    87.3    88.3     84.6    88.2    89.4     85.7    86.6    87.7    83.6     87.8    89.2     85.0    87.0    88.0     84.4
1986.............................................................    90.1    91.1     87.5    91.0    92.3     88.3    89.3    90.3    86.8     90.7    92.1     87.5    89.7    90.6     87.5
1987.............................................................    93.1    94.1     90.5    93.8    95.2     90.9    92.6    93.4    90.2     93.4    95.2     89.8    92.9    93.7     91.0
1988.............................................................    97.6    98.0     96.7    97.9    98.2     97.3    97.3    97.8    96.1     97.6    98.1     96.6    97.5    97.8     96.8
1989.............................................................   102.3   102.0    102.6   102.1   102.0    102.6   102.3   102.2   102.6    102.0   101.9    102.3   102.3   102.2    102.8

1990.............................................................   107.0   106.1    109.4   107.0   105.8    109.9   107.0   106.3   109.0    107.2   106.2    109.5   106.9   106.1    109.3
1991.............................................................   111.7   110.0    116.2   111.9   109.7    116.7   111.6   110.2   115.7    112.2   110.3    116.1   111.5   109.8    116.2
1992.............................................................   115.6   112.9    122.2   116.1   112.8    123.4   115.2   113.0   121.2    116.5   113.7    122.6   115.1   112.6    122.0
1993.............................................................   119.8   116.4    128.3   120.6   116.1    130.3   119.3   116.6   126.7    121.3   117.3    130.0   119.0   116.0    127.4
1994.............................................................   123.5   119.7    133.0   124.3   119.6    134.8   122.8   119.7   131.5    125.1   120.8    134.3   122.6   119.1    132.3
1995.............................................................   126.7   123.1    135.9   127.3   122.9    137.1   126.2   123.2   134.7    128.3   124.3    136.7   125.9   122.5    135.3

1995:Mar...........................................................   124.5   120.6    134.5   125.3   120.4    135.9   123.9   120.7   133.2    126.2   121.9    135.4   123.7   120.0    133.9
June...........................................................   125.4   121.5    135.1   125.9   121.4    135.9   124.9   121.6   134.1    126.9   122.9    135.2   124.6   120.9    134.7
Sept...........................................................   126.2   122.4    135.6   126.5   122.1    136.2   125.8   122.6   134.8    127.3   123.5    135.5   125.5   121.9    135.4
Dec............................................................   126.7   123.1    135.9   127.3   122.9    137.1   126.2   123.2   134.7    128.3   124.3    136.7   125.9   122.5    135.3
1996:Mar...........................................................   127.9   124.4    136.6   128.2   123.9    137.7   127.6   124.7   135.5    129.3   125.4    137.5   127.2   123.9    136.0
June...........................................................   129.0   125.6    137.4   129.3   125.1    138.6   128.6   125.8   136.2    130.4   126.5    138.5   128.2   125.1    136.7
Sept...........................................................   129.8   126.5    138.1   130.1   126.1    138.8   129.5   126.7   137.2    131.3   127.7    138.8   129.1   125.9    137.5
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(14)Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted

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1995:Mar...........................................................   124.4   120.6    133.8   125.3   120.4    135.4   124.0   120.7   132.9    126.0   121.9    134.8   123.6   120.0    133.5
June...........................................................   125.3   121.5    134.6   126.0   121.4    135.7   124.9   121.6   133.9    126.7   122.9    135.1   124.6   120.9    134.5
Sept...........................................................   126.1   122.4    135.4   126.7   122.1    136.3   125.8   122.5   134.8    127.4   123.5    135.7   125.4   121.8    135.4
Dec............................................................   126.9   123.2    136.1   127.7   122.9    137.7   126.5   123.3   135.2    128.4   124.3    137.1   126.2   122.6    135.9
1996:Mar...........................................................   127.8   124.5    136.0   128.2   123.9    137.2   127.5   124.8   135.2    129.0   125.4    137.0   127.2   124.0    135.7
June...........................................................   128.8   125.6    136.9   129.4   125.1    138.4   128.5   125.8   136.0    130.2   126.5    138.4   128.2   125.1    136.5
Sept...........................................................   129.6   126.4    137.8   130.3   126.1    138.9   129.4   126.5   137.1    131.3   127.7    139.0   128.9   125.7    137.4
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(14)Percent change from 12 months earlier, not seasonally adjusted

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December:
1980.............................................................     9.6     9.1     11.7     9.9     9.4     10.8     9.7     8.8    12.5      9.8     9.4     10.5     9.7     8.9     12.6
1981.............................................................     9.9     8.8     12.1     9.9     8.6     12.7     9.8     8.9    11.5      9.8     8.7     12.7     9.7     8.9     11.8
1982.............................................................     6.5     6.3      7.2     6.1     5.7      7.3     6.6     6.8     6.9      6.1     5.6      7.3     6.7     6.5      6.8
1983.............................................................     5.7     4.9      7.4     4.9     4.0      7.0     6.5     5.7     8.0      5.1     4.3      7.0     6.0     5.5      7.9
1984.............................................................     4.9     4.2      6.5     4.7     3.8      6.3     5.1     4.4     6.9      5.2     4.4      6.7     4.8     4.0      6.4
1985.............................................................     3.9     4.1      3.5     3.3     3.5      3.0     4.5     4.8     4.0      3.3     3.6      2.8     4.3     4.5      4.1
1986.............................................................     3.2     3.2      3.4     3.2     3.2      3.0     3.1     3.0     3.8      3.3     3.3      2.9     3.1     3.0      3.7
1987.............................................................     3.3     3.3      3.4     3.1     3.1      2.9     3.7     3.4     3.9      3.0     3.4      2.6     3.6     3.4      4.0
1988.............................................................     4.8     4.1      6.9     4.4     3.2      7.0     5.1     4.7     6.5      4.5     3.0      7.6     5.0     4.4      6.4
1989.............................................................     4.8     4.1      6.1     4.3     3.9      5.4     5.1     4.5     6.8      4.5     3.9      5.9     4.9     4.5      6.2

1990.............................................................     4.6     4.0      6.6     4.8     3.7      7.1     4.6     4.0     6.2      5.1     4.2      7.0     4.5     3.8      6.3
1991.............................................................     4.4     3.7      6.2     4.6     3.7      6.2     4.3     3.7     6.1      4.7     3.9      6.0     4.3     3.5      6.3
1992.............................................................     3.5     2.6      5.2     3.8     2.8      5.7     3.2     2.5     4.8      3.8     3.1      5.6     3.2     2.6      5.0
1993.............................................................     3.6     3.1      5.0     3.9     2.9      5.6     3.6     3.2     4.5      4.1     3.2      6.0     3.4     3.0      4.4
1994.............................................................     3.1     2.8      3.7     3.1     3.0      3.5     2.9     2.7     3.8      3.1     3.0      3.3     3.0     2.7      3.8
1995.............................................................     2.6     2.8      2.2     2.4     2.8      1.7     2.8     2.9     2.4      2.6     2.9      1.8     2.7     2.9      2.3

1995:Mar...........................................................     2.9     2.9      2.9     2.9     3.0      2.4     2.9     2.9     3.3      3.0     3.3      2.6     2.8     2.7      3.1
June...........................................................     2.8     2.9      2.6     2.4     2.9      1.5     3.1     2.9     3.4      2.8     3.3      1.7     2.8     2.7      3.0
Sept...........................................................     2.6     2.8      2.1     2.1     2.7      1.0     2.9     2.9     2.7      2.3     2.9      1.2     2.6     2.7      2.4
Dec............................................................     2.6     2.8      2.2     2.4     2.8      1.7     2.8     2.9     2.4      2.6     2.9      1.8     2.7     2.9      2.3
1996:Mar...........................................................     2.7     3.2      1.6     2.3     2.9      1.3     3.0     3.3     1.7      2.5     2.9      1.6     2.8     3.3      1.6
June...........................................................     2.9     3.4      1.7     2.7     3.0      2.0     3.0     3.5     1.6      2.8     2.9      2.4     2.9     3.5      1.5
Sept...........................................................     2.9     3.3      1.8     2.8     3.3      1.9     2.9     3.3     1.8      3.1     3.4      2.4     2.9     3.3      1.6
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(14)Percent change from 3 months earlier, seasonally adjusted

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1995:Mar...........................................................     0.7     0.8      0.1     0.7     0.7        0     0.9     0.8     0.7      0.6     0.9       0      0.7     0.7      0.5
June...........................................................      .7      .7       .6      .6      .8       .2      .7      .7      .8       .6      .8       .2      .8      .8       .7
Sept...........................................................      .6      .7       .6      .6      .6       .4      .7      .7      .7       .6      .5       .4      .6      .7       .7
Dec............................................................      .7      .7       .6      .8      .7      1.0      .6      .7      .4       .8      .6      1.0      .7      .7       .4
1996:Mar...........................................................      .7     1.1      -.1      .4      .8      -.4      .8     1.2      0        .5      .9      -.1      .8     1.1      -.1
June...........................................................      .8      .9       .7      .9     1.0       .9      .8      .8      .6       .9      .9      1.0      .8      .9       .6
Sept...........................................................      .6      .6       .7      .7      .8       .4      .7      .6      .8       .8      .9       .4      .5      .5       .7
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\1\Employer costs for employee benefits.

Note.--The employment cost index is a measure of the change in the cost of labor, free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries.
Data exclude farm and household workers.
Through December 1981, percent changes are based on unrounded data; thereafter changes are based on indexes as published.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.