[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Table B-48.--Employment cost index, private industry, 1980-97
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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    pen-    sala-    fits    pen-    sala-    fits    pen-    sala-    fits
sation   ries             sation   ries     \1\    sation   ries     \1\    sation   ries     \1\    sation   ries     \1\
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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

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
Dec.........................................................   130.6   127.3     138.6   130.9   126.8    139.7   130.2   127.5   137.4    132.1   128.4    139.8   129.8   126.8    137.9
1997: Mar.........................................................   131.7   128.6     139.4   131.4   127.5    139.9   131.6   129.0   138.5    132.6   129.1    139.9   131.1   128.2    138.9
June........................................................   132.8   129.7     140.1   132.7   128.9    140.9   132.5   130.1   139.2    133.8   130.3    141.0   132.1   129.3    139.5
Sept........................................................   133.9   131.0     140.8   133.6   129.9    141.5   133.8   131.5   139.8    134.6   131.3    141.4   133.3   130.7    140.2
Dec.........................................................   135.1   132.3     141.8   134.1   130.6    141.5   135.3   133.1   141.4    135.3   132.2    141.7   134.7   132.1    141.5
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(14)Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted
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1996: Mar.........................................................   127.7   124.4     136.0   128.2   123.9    137.3   127.5   124.7   135.3    129.1   125.4    137.0   127.1   123.9    135.9
June........................................................   128.8   125.5     137.0   129.4   125.1    138.4   128.5   125.7   136.1    130.2   126.5    138.3   128.1   125.0    136.6
Sept........................................................   129.7   126.4     137.7   130.3   126.1    139.0   129.4   126.6   137.0    131.3   127.7    139.1   129.0   125.8    137.3
Dec.........................................................   130.6   127.4     138.7   131.1   126.8    140.2   130.4   127.7   137.8    132.2   128.4    140.2   130.1   127.0    138.3
1997: Mar.........................................................   131.4   128.5     138.7   131.4   127.5    139.4   131.5   129.0   138.3    132.4   129.1    139.4   131.0   128.2    138.8
June........................................................   132.5   129.7     139.7   132.7   128.9    140.7   132.4   130.0   139.1    133.6   130.3    140.8   132.0   129.2    139.4
Sept........................................................   133.6   130.9     140.4   133.7   129.9    141.7   133.6   131.4   139.6    134.6   131.3    141.7   133.1   130.6    140.0
Dec.........................................................   135.2   132.5     141.9   134.3   130.6    142.0   135.6   133.3   141.8    135.4   132.2    142.1   135.0   132.3    141.9
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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

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
Dec.........................................................     3.1     3.4       2.0     2.8     3.2      1.9     3.2     3.5     2.0      3.0     3.3      2.3     3.1     3.5      1.9
1997: Mar.........................................................     3.0     3.4       2.0     2.5     2.9      1.6     3.1     3.4     2.2      2.6     3.0      1.7     3.1     3.5      2.1
June........................................................     2.9     3.3       2.0     2.6     3.0      1.7     3.0     3.4     2.2      2.6     3.0      1.8     3.0     3.4      2.0
Sept........................................................     3.2     3.6       2.0     2.7     3.0      1.9     3.3     3.8     1.9      2.5     2.8      1.9     3.3     3.8      2.0
Dec.........................................................     3.4     3.9       2.3     2.4     3.0      1.3     3.9     4.4     2.9      2.4     3.0      1.4     3.8     4.2      2.6
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(14)Percent change from 3 months earlier, seasonally adjusted
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1996: Mar.........................................................     0.6     1.0       0       0.4     0.8     -0.2     0.8     1.1     0.1      0.5     0.9     -0.1     0.7     1.0      0.1
June........................................................      .9      .9        .7      .9     1.0       .8      .8      .8      .6       .9      .9       .9      .8      .9       .5
Sept........................................................      .7      .7        .5      .7      .8       .4      .7      .7      .7       .8      .9       .6      .7      .6       .5
Dec.........................................................      .7      .8        .7      .6      .6       .9      .8      .9      .6       .7      .5       .8      .9     1.0       .7
1997: Mar.........................................................      .6      .9       0        .2      .6      -.6      .8     1.0      .4       .2      .5      -.6      .7      .9       .4
June........................................................      .8      .9        .7     1.0     1.1       .9      .7      .8      .6       .9      .9      1.0      .8      .8       .4
Sept........................................................      .8      .9        .5      .8      .8       .7      .9     1.1      .4       .7      .8       .6      .8     1.1       .4
Dec.........................................................     1.2     1.2       1.1      .4      .5       .2     1.5     1.4     1.6       .6      .7       .3     1.4     1.3      1.4
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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.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.