[Economic Report of the President (2000)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-46.--Employment cost index, private industry, 1980-99
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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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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............................................................   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............................................................   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
1998............................................................   139.8   137.4     145.2   137.8   135.2    143.2   140.5   138.4   145.7    138.9   136.8    142.7   139.7   137.4    145.8

1999:Mar..........................................................   140.4   138.1     145.8   138.9   136.3    144.3   140.9   138.9   146.1    139.9   137.9    143.6   140.3   137.9    146.3
June..........................................................   142.0   139.7     147.3   139.9   137.3    145.2   142.8   140.8   147.9    140.9   139.0    144.5   142.0   139.7    148.0
Sept..........................................................   143.3   141.0     148.6   141.1   138.5    146.3   144.1   142.1   149.4    142.1   140.2    145.7   143.4   141.0    149.4
Dec...........................................................   144.6   142.2     150.2   142.5   139.7    148.2   145.3   143.3   150.7    143.6   141.5    147.8   144.5   142.1    150.7
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Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted
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1998:Mar..........................................................   136.1   133.6     142.2   135.2   132.0    141.6   136.6   134.4   142.5    136.3   133.7    141.7   136.0   133.4    142.6
June..........................................................   137.3   134.9     143.2   136.3   133.2    142.3   137.8   135.6   143.7    137.1   134.6    142.2   137.2   134.7    143.8
Sept..........................................................   138.7   136.5     144.1   137.2   134.3    142.9   139.5   137.5   144.8    138.1   136.0    142.6   138.7   136.3    144.9
Dec...........................................................   139.7   137.5     145.1   137.9   135.2    143.4   140.6   138.5   146.1    138.9   136.8    142.8   139.9   137.6    146.1
1999:Mar..........................................................   140.2   138.1     145.4   138.9   136.3    144.4   140.7   138.9   145.9    139.8   137.9    143.6   140.2   137.9    146.2
June..........................................................   141.8   139.8     146.8   139.8   137.3    145.0   142.7   140.8   147.8    140.7   139.0    144.3   142.0   139.7    147.9
Sept..........................................................   143.0   140.9     148.1   141.0   138.5    146.2   143.9   142.0   149.3    142.0   140.2    145.7   143.2   140.8    149.3
Dec...........................................................   144.5   142.3     150.1   142.5   139.7    148.4   145.5   143.4   151.1    143.6   141.5    147.9   144.7   142.3    151.0
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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............................................................     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............................................................     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
1998............................................................     3.5     3.9       2.4     2.8     3.5      1.2     3.8     4.0     3.0      2.7     3.5       .7     3.7     4.0      3.0

1999:Mar..........................................................     3.0     3.3       2.2     2.8     3.3      2.0     3.1     3.3     2.4      2.6     3.1      1.3     3.2     3.4      2.5
June..........................................................     3.3     3.6       2.5     2.7     3.1      1.9     3.6     3.8     2.9      2.7     3.3      1.5     3.5     3.7      2.8
Sept..........................................................     3.1     3.2       2.8     2.9     3.1      2.3     3.2     3.3     3.1      2.8     3.1      2.2     3.2     3.3      3.0
Dec...........................................................     3.4     3.5       3.4     3.4     3.3      3.4     3.4     3.5     3.4      3.4     3.4      3.4     3.4     3.4      3.4
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Percent change from 3 months earlier, seasonally adjusted
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1998:Mar..........................................................     0.7     0.9       0.4     0.7     1.1     -0.1     0.7     0.9     0.5      0.7     1.1     -0.1     0.8     0.8      0.6
June..........................................................      .9     1.0        .7      .8      .9       .5      .9      .9      .8       .6      .7       .4      .9     1.0       .8
Sept..........................................................     1.0     1.2        .6      .7      .8       .4     1.2     1.4      .8       .7     1.0       .3     1.1     1.2       .8
Dec...........................................................      .7      .7        .7      .5      .7       .3      .8      .7      .9       .6      .6       .1      .9     1.0       .8
1999:Mar..........................................................      .4      .4        .2      .7      .8       .7      .1      .3     -.1       .6      .8       .6      .2      .2       .1
June..........................................................     1.2     1.2       1.0      .6      .7       .5     1.4     1.4     1.3       .6      .8       .5     1.3     1.3      1.2
Sept..........................................................      .8      .8        .9      .9      .9       .8      .8      .9     1.0       .9      .9      1.0      .8      .8       .9
Dec...........................................................     1.0     1.0       1.4     1.1      .9      1.5     1.1     1.0     1.2      1.1      .9      1.5     1.0     1.1     1.1
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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.