[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
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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:
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
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Index, June 1989=100; seasonally adjusted
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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
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Percent change from 12 months earlier, not seasonally adjusted
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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
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Percent change from 3 months earlier, seasonally adjusted
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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
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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.