[Economic Report of the President (2003)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-48.--Employment cost index, private industry, 1981-2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total private Goods-producing Service-producing Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 pen- sala- fits pen- sala- fits pen- sala- fits pen- sala- fits sation ries \1\ sation ries \1\ sation ries \1\ sation ries \1\ sation ries \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index, June 1989=100; not seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December: 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............................................................. 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 2000............................................................. 150.9 147.7 158.6 148.8 145.2 156.2 151.7 148.9 159.4 149.3 146.5 154.8 151.1 147.9 159.7 2001............................................................. 157.2 153.3 166.7 154.4 150.5 162.6 158.2 154.5 168.4 154.6 151.7 160.4 157.6 153.5 168.8 2002: Mar.......................................................... 158.9 154.7 169.3 156.2 151.7 165.8 159.9 156.1 170.7 156.6 153.1 163.7 159.3 155.0 171.1 June......................................................... 160.7 156.3 171.6 157.6 153.1 167.4 161.8 157.7 173.3 158.1 154.5 165.5 161.1 156.5 173.5 Sept......................................................... 161.6 157.0 173.1 158.6 153.9 168.8 162.7 158.4 174.9 159.1 155.4 166.8 162.0 157.2 175.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001: Mar.......................................................... 152.8 149.4 160.8 150.8 147.0 158.1 153.7 150.5 162.3 151.1 148.5 156.6 153.0 149.5 162.6 June......................................................... 154.3 150.9 162.5 152.2 148.6 159.3 155.3 151.8 164.4 152.4 150.0 157.6 154.6 150.8 164.7 Sept......................................................... 155.7 152.0 164.7 153.4 149.5 160.9 156.9 153.1 167.0 153.3 150.7 158.7 156.2 152.1 167.2 Dec.......................................................... 157.3 153.4 166.8 154.8 150.5 163.1 158.6 154.7 169.0 154.8 151.7 161.0 157.9 153.7 169.4 2002: Mar.......................................................... 158.7 154.8 168.6 156.2 151.7 165.4 159.9 156.1 170.4 156.4 153.1 163.2 159.2 155.0 170.8 June......................................................... 160.4 156.3 170.9 157.7 153.1 167.1 161.8 157.6 173.1 157.8 154.5 165.2 161.0 156.4 173.3 Sept......................................................... 161.4 156.9 172.6 158.8 153.9 168.9 162.7 158.3 174.8 159.1 155.4 167.0 161.9 157.1 175.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from 12 months earlier, not seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December: 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............................................................. 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 2000............................................................. 4.4 3.9 5.6 4.4 3.9 5.4 4.4 3.9 5.8 4.0 3.5 4.7 4.6 4.1 6.0 2001............................................................. 4.2 3.8 5.1 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.3 3.8 5.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.3 3.8 5.7 2002: Mar.......................................................... 3.9 3.5 4.8 3.6 3.2 4.6 4.0 3.7 5.0 3.5 3.1 4.2 4.0 3.7 5.0 June......................................................... 4.0 3.6 5.1 3.6 3.0 4.9 4.2 3.8 5.3 3.6 3.0 4.8 4.1 3.7 5.2 Sept......................................................... 3.7 3.2 4.8 3.6 2.9 5.0 3.7 3.4 4.7 3.8 3.1 5.2 3.6 3.3 4.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from 3 months earlier, seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001: Mar.......................................................... 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.1 1.4 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.5 June......................................................... 1.0 1.0 1.1 .9 1.1 .8 1.0 .9 1.3 .9 1.0 .6 1.0 .9 1.3 Sept......................................................... .9 .7 1.4 .8 .6 1.0 1.0 .9 1.6 .6 .5 .7 1.0 .9 1.5 Dec.......................................................... 1.0 .9 1.3 .9 .7 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 .7 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 2002: Mar.......................................................... .9 .9 1.1 .9 .8 1.4 .8 .9 .8 1.0 .9 1.4 .8 .8 .8 June......................................................... 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.0 .9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.6 .9 .9 1.2 1.1 .9 1.5 Sept......................................................... .6 .4 1.0 .7 .5 1.1 .6 .4 1.0 .8 .6 1.1 .6 .4 1.0 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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.