[Economic Report of the President (2006)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-48.--Employment cost index, private industry, 1984-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 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............................................................. 162.3 157.5 174.6 160.1 155.0 171.0 163.1 158.6 175.9 160.5 156.5 168.9 162.5 157.5 176.3 2003............................................................. 168.8 162.3 185.8 166.5 158.7 183.8 169.7 163.9 186.2 167.1 160.1 182.3 169.0 162.6 186.7 2004............................................................. 175.2 166.2 198.7 174.3 162.4 201.2 175.3 167.9 196.5 175.4 164.0 200.4 174.7 166.6 197.6 2005: Mar.......................................................... 177.2 167.4 203.3 176.9 163.6 207.0 177.1 169.0 200.5 178.2 165.3 206.7 176.5 167.7 201.6 June......................................................... 178.5 168.4 204.9 178.5 164.8 209.4 178.1 170.0 201.6 179.6 166.4 208.8 177.6 168.7 203.0 Sept......................................................... 179.6 169.5 206.4 179.7 166.0 210.9 179.3 171.1 203.1 180.7 167.4 210.1 178.9 169.8 204.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004: Mar.......................................................... 171.5 163.5 190.9 170.7 159.9 192.1 171.9 165.1 190.2 170.9 161.3 192.2 170.8 163.8 190.5 June......................................................... 173.1 164.5 194.1 172.4 160.9 195.0 173.5 166.0 193.5 172.7 162.4 195.6 172.3 164.7 193.7 Sept......................................................... 174.8 165.7 196.7 174.6 162.3 198.9 174.9 167.2 195.3 174.8 163.8 199.8 173.7 165.9 195.7 Dec.......................................................... 176.2 166.4 199.9 176.3 162.4 203.5 176.2 168.2 197.7 176.6 164.0 203.5 175.1 166.9 198.7 2005: Mar.......................................................... 177.3 167.4 202.0 177.1 163.6 205.3 177.3 169.1 200.1 177.3 165.3 204.4 176.4 167.8 201.1 June......................................................... 178.4 168.4 203.6 178.9 164.8 208.2 178.2 169.9 200.9 179.1 166.4 207.4 177.4 168.6 202.3 Sept......................................................... 179.8 169.4 206.2 180.9 166.0 211.7 179.4 170.8 202.9 180.6 167.4 210.8 178.7 169.5 204.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from 12 months earlier, not seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December: 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............................................................. 3.2 2.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 5.2 3.1 2.7 4.5 3.8 3.2 5.3 3.1 2.6 4.4 2003............................................................. 4.0 3.0 6.4 4.0 2.4 7.5 4.0 3.3 5.9 4.1 2.3 7.9 4.0 3.2 5.9 2004............................................................. 3.8 2.4 6.9 4.7 2.3 9.5 3.3 2.4 5.5 5.0 2.4 9.9 3.4 2.5 5.8 2005: Mar.......................................................... 3.4 2.4 5.8 3.9 2.3 6.9 3.2 2.4 5.2 3.8 2.5 6.3 3.3 2.4 5.6 June......................................................... 3.2 2.4 4.9 3.9 2.4 6.7 2.8 2.3 3.9 3.7 2.5 6.0 3.0 2.4 4.5 Sept......................................................... 3.0 2.2 4.8 3.7 2.3 6.5 2.6 2.1 3.9 3.3 2.2 5.5 2.9 2.2 4.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from 3 months earlier, seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004: Mar.......................................................... 1.1 0.6 2.2 1.7 0.8 3.4 0.8 0.5 1.5 1.6 0.7 3.9 0.8 0.6 1.5 June......................................................... .9 .6 1.7 1.0 .6 1.5 .9 .5 1.7 1.1 .7 1.8 .9 .5 1.7 Sept......................................................... 1.0 .7 1.3 1.3 .9 2.0 .8 .7 .9 1.2 .9 2.1 .8 .7 1.0 Dec.......................................................... .8 .4 1.6 1.0 .1 2.3 .7 .6 1.2 1.0 .1 1.9 .8 .6 1.5 2005: Mar.......................................................... .6 .6 1.1 .5 .7 .9 .6 .5 1.2 .4 .8 .4 .7 .5 1.2 June......................................................... .6 .6 .8 1.0 .7 1.4 .5 .5 .4 1.0 .7 1.5 .6 .5 .6 Sept......................................................... .8 .6 1.3 1.1 .7 1.7 .7 .5 1.0 .8 .6 1.6 .7 .5 1.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \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.