[Economic Report of the President (2003)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-48.--Employment cost index, private industry, 1981-2002
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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    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\
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Index, June 1989=100; not seasonally adjusted
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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
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Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted
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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
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Percent change from 12 months earlier, not seasonally adjusted
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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
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Percent change from 3 months earlier, seasonally adjusted
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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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\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.