# Employment Cost Index **Historical Listing Current-dollar**  **1975-2005 (December 2005=100)** 

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# Seasonally adjusted Civilian, State and local government, and Private industry; by occupation and industry 1aCompensation ............................................................................................3 1bWages and salaries................................................................................... 13 1cBenefits....................................................................................................24 Not seasonally adjusted Compensation 2aCivilian; by occupation and industry.......................................................30 2bState and local government; by occupation and industry........................39 3 Private industry; by occupation and industry..........................................47 4Private industry; by bargaining status, region, and area size ..................79 Wages and salaries 5aCivilian; by occupation and industry.......................................................90 5b State and local government; by occupation and industry...................... 100 6Private industry; by occupation and industry........................................ 108 7Private industry; by bargaining status, region, and area size ................ 144 Benefits 8Civilian, State and local government, and Private industry; by occupation and industry................................................................ 157

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## Technical Note Beginning with estimates for March 2006, several changes were introduced to the Employment Cost Index. These include changes to the industry and occupational classification systems, reweighting employment counts, and rebasing the index numbers. The classification changes included switching from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for classifying establishments by industry. For occupational classification, the switch was made from the Occupational Classification System (OCS) to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Beginning in March 2006, estimates were weighted to 2002 fixed employment counts. For March 1995 through December 2005, ECI estimates were weighted on 1990 fixed employment counts. From June 1986 through December 1994, 1980 fixed employment counts were used, while prior to June 1986, they were based on 1970 employment counts. A report on the 1990 reweighting, “Introducing 1990 Weights for the Employment Cost Index,” from the June1995 issue of Compensation and Working Conditionsis available upon request. Beginning in March 2006, the ECI base was changed toDecember 2005=100. Prior to this, the base was June 1989=100, which was used from March 1990 through December 2005. Before March 1990 the base was June 1981=100. December 2005=100 indexes were calculated by dividing the June 1989=100 index values for each series by the December 2005 index value for that series and then multiplying by 100. 3- and 12-month percent changes were then calculated from the rebased indexes. These percent changes may differ from those calculated from the June 1989=100 indexes only because of rounding. The change to the June 1989=100 base is explained in the technical note, “Employment Cost Index Rebased to June 1989,” in the April 1990 issue of the Monthly Labor Review (bls.gov/opub/mlr/1990/04/rpt1full.pdf). For the series based on bargainingstatus, census region and division, metropolitan area status, and for series excluding incentive paid occupations, fixed employment data are not available. The employment weights are reallocated within these series each quarter based on the current ECI sample. The indexes for these series, consequently, are notstrictly comparable with those for the aggregate industry and occupational series. A fuller explanation of the calculation of index numbers appears in an article, "Estimation Procedures for the Employment Cost Index" in the May 1982 issue of the Monthly Labor Review (bls.gov/opub/mlr/1982/05/rpt3full.pdf). When using the ECI for escalation contracts, users should review the fact sheet “How to Use the Employment Cost Index for Escalation” (bls.gov/ncs/ect/escalation.htm). More detailed information on the ECI is available from several sources. These include: “National Compensation Measures,” in the BLS Handbook of Methods(bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf), and several articles published inthe Monthly Labor Review(bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm) and Compensation and Working Conditions(bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm). These articles, and other descriptive pieces, are also available by calling (202) 691-6199 or sending e-mail to NCSinfo@bls.gov. For more information see “Change is Coming to the ECI” at (bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsm0001.htm). In addition, the upcoming April 2006 issue of the Monthly Labor Reviewis devoted to a series of articles detailing these changes (bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/contents.htm). This historical listing—which provides current-dollar estimates from 1975 to 2005—uses the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System, the Occupational Classification System Manual (OCSm), and 1990 employment weights. Three additional historical listings have estimates for the Employment Cost Index. One listing provides estimates for this same timeperiod (1975-2005) but reflects constant-dollar changes (using the Consumer Price Index to deflate the ECI). It also uses the SIC, OCSM and 1990 weights. The other two listings provide data for 2001-to the present and are based on the new NAICS, SOC, and the 2002 employment weights. One listing provides current-dollar estimates while the second provides constant-dollar estimates. All four historical listings are available at: bls.gov/ncs/ect/home.htm#tables.

### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted)**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers 1 :

1982 ................................................... 39.8 40.4 41.2 41.8 – 1.5 2.0 1.5 1983 ................................................... 42.3 43.0 43.5 44.1 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.4 1984 ................................................... 44.8 45.3 45.7 46.3 1.6 1.1 .9 1.3 1985 ................................................... 46.9 47.4 47.9 48.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 .8 1986 ................................................... 48.8 49.1 49.4 49.9 1.0 .6 .6 1.0 1987 ................................................... 50.3 50.7 51.2 51.7 .8 .8 1.0 1.0 1988 ................................................... 52.4 53.0 53.6 54.2 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1989 ................................................... 54.8 55.5 56.3 57.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 1990 ................................................... 57.7 58.5 59.2 59.8 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.0 1991 ................................................... 60.4 61.2 61.7 62.3 1.0 1.3 .8 1.0 1992 ................................................... 62.9 63.3 63.8 64.4 1.0 .6 .8 .9 1993 ................................................... 65.0 65.6 66.1 66.6 .9 .9 .8 .8 1994 ................................................... 67.3 67.9 68.4 68.8 1.1 .9 .7 .6 1995 ................................................... 69.3 69.8 70.2 70.6 .7 .7 .6 .6 1996 ................................................... 71.2 71.7 72.2 72.7 .8 .7 .7 .7 1997 ................................................... 73.2 73.8 74.3 75.0 .7 .8 .7 .9 1998 ................................................... 75.6 76.2 77.0 77.5 .8 .8 1.0 .6 1999 ................................................... 77.8 78.6 79.4 80.2 .4 1.0 1.0 1.0 2000 ................................................... 81.2 82.1 82.9 83.6 1.2 1.1 1.0 .8 2001 ................................................... 84.7 85.5 86.4 87.2 1.3 .9 1.1 .9 2002 ................................................... 88.0 88.9 89.5 90.2 .9 1.0 .7 .8 2003 ................................................... 91.3 92.1 93.0 93.7 1.2 .9 1.0 .8 2004 ................................................... 94.7 95.6 96.4 97.1 1.1 1.0 .8 .7 2005 ................................................... 97.9 98.6 99.4 100.2 .8 .7 .8 .8 State and local government:

1982 ................................................... 37.4 38.0 39.0 39.5 – 1.6 2.6 1.3 1983 ................................................... 40.0 40.6 41.1 41.8 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.7 1984 ................................................... 42.5 43.2 43.8 44.5 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 1985 ................................................... 45.2 45.8 46.5 47.1 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.3 1986 ................................................... 47.7 48.3 48.9 49.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1987 ................................................... 50.0 50.6 50.9 51.7 1.0 1.2 .6 1.6 1988 ................................................... 52.4 53.1 53.7 54.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.7 1989 ................................................... 55.3 56.1 57.2 58.0 1.3 1.4 2.0 1.4 1990 ................................................... 58.9 59.7 60.6 61.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.3 1991 ................................................... 62.2 62.8 63.1 63.6 1.3 1.0 .5 .8 1992 ................................................... 64.1 64.8 65.3 66.0 .8 1.1 .8 1.1 1993 ................................................... 66.4 66.9 67.3 67.8 .6 .8 .6 .7 1994 ................................................... 68.3 68.8 69.4 69.8 .7 .7 .9 .6 1995 ................................................... 70.4 70.9 71.4 71.9 .9 .7 .7 .7 1996 ................................................... 72.3 72.8 73.2 73.8 .6 .7 .5 .8 1997 ................................................... 74.2 74.6 74.9 75.4 .5 .5 .4 .7 1998 ................................................... 76.0 76.6 77.2 77.7 .8 .8 .8 .6 1999 ................................................... 78.2 78.8 79.4 80.3 .6 .8 .8 1.1 2000 ................................................... 81.0 81.6 82.0 82.7 .9 .7 .5 .9 2001 ................................................... 84.0 84.9 85.9 86.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 .7 2002 ................................................... 87.2 87.9 89.1 90.0 .8 .8 1.4 1.0 2003 ................................................... 90.7 91.6 92.3 92.9 .8 1.0 .8 .7 2004 ................................................... 93.7 94.5 95.2 96.0 .9 .9 .7 .8 2005 ................................................... 97.0 97.8 98.8 99.8 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry2 :

1980 ................................................... 33.7 34.5 35.3 36.1 – 2.4 2.3 2.3 1981 ................................................... 37.3 38.1 38.8 39.6 3.3 2.1 1.8 2.1 1982 ................................................... 40.2 40.7 41.6 42.2 1.5 1.2 2.2 1.4 1983 ................................................... 42.7 43.3 43.9 44.5 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1984 ................................................... 45.1 45.7 46.0 46.6 1.3 1.3 .7 1.3 1985 ................................................... 47.1 47.6 48.2 48.5 1.1 1.1 1.3 .6 1986 ................................................... 48.9 49.3 49.7 50.0 .8 .8 .8 .6 1987 ................................................... 50.4 50.8 51.3 51.7 .8 .8 1.0 .8 1988 ................................................... 52.4 53.0 53.5 54.2 1.4 1.1 .9 1.3 1989 ................................................... 54.8 55.4 56.1 56.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1990 ................................................... 57.5 58.3 58.9 59.4 1.2 1.4 1.0 .8 1991 ................................................... 60.1 60.8 61.5 62.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 .8 1992 ................................................... 62.6 63.0 63.6 64.1 1.0 .6 1.0 .8 1993 ................................................... 64.8 65.4 65.9 66.5 1.1 .9 .8 .9 1994 ................................................... 67.0 67.6 68.2 68.6 .8 .9 .9 .6 1995 ................................................... 69.0 69.5 70.0 70.3 .6 .7 .7 .4 1996 ................................................... 70.9 71.5 72.0 72.5 .9 .8 .7 .7 1997 ................................................... 72.9 73.5 74.1 74.9 .6 .8 .8 1.1 1998 ................................................... 75.4 76.1 76.9 77.5 .7 .9 1.1 .8 1999 ................................................... 77.7 78.5 79.3 80.2 .3 1.0 1.0 1.1 2000 ................................................... 81.3 82.2 83.0 83.8 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 2001 ................................................... 84.9 85.7 86.4 87.4 1.3 .9 .8 1.2 2002 ................................................... 88.1 89.1 89.6 90.3 .8 1.1 .6 .8 2003 ................................................... 91.4 92.3 93.2 93.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 .8 2004 ................................................... 95.0 95.8 96.7 97.4 1.2 .8 .9 .7 2005 ................................................... 98.1 98.8 99.5 100.3 .7 .7 .7 .8 White-collar occupations:

1982 ................................................... 38.3 38.8 39.6 40.2 – – 2.1 1.5 1983 ................................................... 40.8 41.3 42.1 42.8 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.7 1984 ................................................... 43.4 44.0 44.2 44.9 1.4 1.4 .5 1.6 1985 ................................................... 45.5 46.0 46.6 47.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1986 ................................................... 47.5 48.0 48.3 48.7 .8 1.1 .6 .8 1987 ................................................... 49.2 49.6 50.1 50.5 1.0 .8 1.0 .8 1988 ................................................... 51.0 51.7 52.3 53.0 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 1989 ................................................... 53.8 54.4 55.1 55.8 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.3 1990 ................................................... 56.6 57.3 58.0 58.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 .9 1991 ................................................... 59.2 60.0 60.6 61.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1992 ................................................... 61.6 62.1 62.6 63.2 .7 .8 .8 1.0 1993 ................................................... 63.8 64.3 64.9 65.5 .9 .8 .9 .9 1994 ................................................... 66.1 66.6 67.1 67.6 .9 .8 .8 .7 1995 ................................................... 68.1 68.7 69.0 69.5 .7 .9 .4 .7 1996 ................................................... 70.1 70.7 71.3 71.8 .9 .9 .8 .7 1997 ................................................... 72.4 72.9 73.5 74.5 .8 .7 .8 1.4 1998 ................................................... 75.1 75.8 76.7 77.4 .8 .9 1.2 .9 1999 ................................................... 77.4 78.3 79.2 80.1 .0 1.2 1.1 1.1 2000 ................................................... 81.2 82.1 83.0 83.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 2001 ................................................... 84.6 85.5 86.3 87.3 1.0 1.1 .9 1.2 2002 ................................................... 88.0 89.0 89.5 90.2 .8 1.1 .6 .8

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations:

2003 ................................................... 91.4 92.1 93.0 93.9 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.0 2004 ................................................... 94.7 95.5 96.4 97.2 .9 .8 .9 .8 2005 ................................................... 98.1 98.7 99.5 100.3 .9 .6 .8 .8 Blue-collar occupations:

1980 ................................................... 35.8 36.8 37.7 38.6 – 2.8 2.4 2.4 1981 ................................................... 39.7 40.6 41.4 42.3 2.8 2.3 2.0 2.2 1982 ................................................... 42.8 43.4 44.2 44.8 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.4 1983 ................................................... 45.4 46.1 46.5 47.0 1.3 1.5 .9 1.1 1984 ................................................... 47.7 48.1 48.5 49.0 1.5 .8 .8 1.0 1985 ................................................... 49.4 49.8 50.3 50.6 .8 .8 1.0 .6 1986 ................................................... 51.0 51.3 51.7 52.0 .8 .6 .8 .6 1987 ................................................... 52.1 52.6 53.0 53.6 .2 1.0 .8 1.1 1988 ................................................... 54.4 55.0 55.4 56.0 1.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1989 ................................................... 56.3 57.0 57.7 58.3 .5 1.2 1.2 1.0 1990 ................................................... 59.0 59.7 60.3 60.8 1.2 1.2 1.0 .8 1991 ................................................... 61.5 62.2 62.9 63.5 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1992 ................................................... 64.2 64.7 65.2 65.8 1.1 .8 .8 .9 1993 ................................................... 66.5 67.1 67.7 68.2 1.1 .9 .9 .7 1994 ................................................... 68.7 69.1 69.7 70.1 .7 .6 .9 .6 1995 ................................................... 70.5 70.9 71.3 71.8 .6 .6 .6 .7 1996 ................................................... 72.3 72.8 73.1 73.7 .7 .7 .4 .8 1997 ................................................... 74.0 74.6 75.1 75.6 .4 .8 .7 .7 1998 ................................................... 76.0 76.5 77.1 77.7 .5 .7 .8 .8 1999 ................................................... 78.2 78.8 79.5 80.3 .6 .8 .9 1.0 2000 ................................................... 81.4 82.1 83.0 83.8 1.4 .9 1.1 1.0 2001 ................................................... 84.6 85.1 86.1 86.9 1.0 .6 1.2 .9 2002 ................................................... 87.7 88.4 89.1 90.1 .9 .8 .8 1.1 2003 ................................................... 91.2 91.9 92.8 93.7 1.2 .8 1.0 1.0 2004 ................................................... 95.3 96.1 97.0 97.8 1.7 .8 .9 .8 2005 ................................................... 98.3 98.9 99.6 100.3 .5 .6 .7 .7 Service occupations:

1980 ................................................... 35.2 35.9 36.7 37.4 – 2.0 2.2 1.9 1981 ................................................... 38.9 39.4 40.3 40.8 4.0 1.3 2.3 1.2 1982 ................................................... 41.7 42.6 43.4 44.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.8 1983 ................................................... 44.5 45.2 45.5 46.5 .7 1.6 .7 2.2 1984 ................................................... 47.5 47.8 48.6 49.5 2.2 .6 1.7 1.9 1985 ................................................... 49.5 49.9 50.7 50.9 .0 .8 1.6 .4 1986 ................................................... 51.2 51.7 52.1 52.5 .6 1.0 .8 .8 1987 ................................................... 52.9 53.3 53.5 53.8 .8 .8 .4 .6 1988 ................................................... 54.4 55.1 55.9 56.5 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.1 1989 ................................................... 57.1 57.6 58.2 59.0 1.1 .9 1.0 1.4 1990 ................................................... 59.8 60.4 60.9 61.8 1.4 1.0 .8 1.5 1991 ................................................... 62.3 63.3 64.2 64.8 .8 1.6 1.4 .9 1992 ................................................... 65.3 65.8 66.4 66.7 .8 .8 .9 .5 1993 ................................................... 67.5 68.0 68.5 68.8 1.2 .7 .7 .4 1994 ................................................... 69.4 69.7 70.1 70.7 .9 .4 .6 .9 1995 ................................................... 71.0 71.3 71.7 72.0 .4 .4 .6 .4

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1996 ................................................... 72.3 72.7 73.2 74.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 1997 ................................................... 74.6 75.2 76.4 77.0 .8 .8 1.6 .8 1998 ................................................... 77.7 78.1 78.9 79.3 .9 .5 1.0 .5 1999 ................................................... 80.1 80.7 80.9 81.9 1.0 .7 .2 1.2 2000 ................................................... 82.6 83.5 84.2 85.1 .9 1.1 .8 1.1 2001 ................................................... 86.4 87.1 88.0 89.2 1.5 .8 1.0 1.4 2002 ................................................... 90.1 90.7 91.6 92.1 1.0 .7 1.0 .5 2003 ................................................... 93.1 93.6 94.4 95.1 1.1 .5 .9 .7 2004 ................................................... 96.0 96.8 97.3 97.8 .9 .8 .5 .5 2005 ................................................... 98.2 98.9 99.5 100.1 .4 .7 .6 .6 Goods-producing industries3:

1980 ................................................... 34.7 35.5 36.4 37.2 – 2.3 2.5 2.2 1981 ................................................... 38.3 39.2 40.0 40.8 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 1982 ................................................... 41.5 42.0 42.9 43.4 1.7 1.2 2.1 1.2 1983 ................................................... 44.0 44.5 45.0 45.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 .9 1984 ................................................... 46.0 46.4 46.9 47.5 1.3 .9 1.1 1.3 1985 ................................................... 48.1 48.4 48.8 49.1 1.3 .6 .8 .6 1986 ................................................... 49.5 50.0 50.3 50.6 .8 1.0 .6 .6 1987 ................................................... 50.8 51.1 51.6 52.2 .4 .6 1.0 1.2 1988 ................................................... 53.0 53.6 54.0 54.5 1.5 1.1 .7 .9 1989 ................................................... 54.9 55.5 56.2 56.8 .7 1.1 1.3 1.1 1990 ................................................... 57.6 58.4 59.0 59.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 .8 1991 ................................................... 60.2 60.9 61.5 62.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1992 ................................................... 62.9 63.4 64.0 64.5 1.1 .8 .9 .8 1993 ................................................... 65.4 66.0 66.5 67.0 1.4 .9 .8 .8 1994 ................................................... 67.6 68.3 68.8 69.2 .9 1.0 .7 .6 1995 ................................................... 69.7 70.1 70.5 71.0 .7 .6 .6 .7 1996 ................................................... 71.3 72.0 72.4 72.9 .4 1.0 .6 .7 1997 ................................................... 73.1 73.8 74.3 74.6 .3 1.0 .7 .4 1998 ................................................... 75.1 75.7 76.2 76.6 .7 .8 .7 .5 1999 ................................................... 77.1 77.7 78.3 79.2 .7 .8 .8 1.1 2000 ................................................... 80.5 81.5 82.3 82.8 1.6 1.2 1.0 .6 2001 ................................................... 83.7 84.6 85.2 86.0 1.1 1.1 .7 .9 2002 ................................................... 86.7 87.6 88.3 89.2 .8 1.0 .8 1.0 2003 ................................................... 90.5 91.3 92.2 92.8 1.5 .9 1.0 .7 2004 ................................................... 94.4 95.3 96.3 97.1 1.7 1.0 1.0 .8 2005 ................................................... 98.0 98.9 99.8 100.3 .9 .9 .9 .5 Construction:

1985 ................................................... 49.7 50.1 50.4 51.0 – .8 .6 1.2 1986 ................................................... 51.1 51.7 52.2 52.4 .2 1.2 1.0 .4 1987 ................................................... 52.8 53.3 53.8 54.3 .8 .9 .9 .9 1988 ................................................... 54.9 55.4 56.0 56.6 1.1 .9 1.1 1.1 1989 ................................................... 57.1 57.5 58.3 59.1 .9 .7 1.4 1.4 1990 ................................................... 59.5 60.0 60.5 61.0 .7 .8 .8 .8 1991 ................................................... 62.0 62.5 62.9 63.5 1.6 .8 .6 1.0 1992 ................................................... 63.8 64.3 65.1 65.7 .5 .8 1.2 .9 1993 ................................................... 66.3 66.7 67.1 67.3 .9 .6 .6 .3

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Construction:

1994 ................................................... 68.5 69.2 69.8 69.8 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.0 1995 ................................................... 69.9 70.2 70.8 71.3 .1 .4 .9 .7 1996 ................................................... 71.8 72.1 72.4 73.0 .7 .4 .4 .8 1997 ................................................... 73.4 74.0 74.6 74.9 .5 .8 .8 .4 1998 ................................................... 75.4 76.3 76.8 77.6 .7 1.2 .7 1.0 1999 ................................................... 78.3 78.8 79.4 80.1 .9 .6 .8 .9 2000 ................................................... 81.3 82.4 83.6 84.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 2001 ................................................... 85.5 86.5 87.3 88.3 .9 1.2 .9 1.1 2002 ................................................... 88.9 89.4 90.0 91.1 .7 .6 .7 1.2 2003 ................................................... 91.8 92.8 93.4 94.2 .8 1.1 .6 .9 2004 ................................................... 95.0 95.5 96.2 96.5 .8 .5 .7 .3 2005 ................................................... 97.6 98.5 99.6 100.2 1.1 .9 1.1 .6 Manufacturing:

1980 ................................................... 34.0 34.8 35.6 36.5 – 2.4 2.3 2.5 1981 ................................................... 37.6 38.4 39.2 40.1 3.0 2.1 2.1 2.3 1982 ................................................... 40.7 41.3 42.0 42.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.4 1983 ................................................... 43.1 43.7 44.2 44.7 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.1 1984 ................................................... 45.2 45.8 46.3 46.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1985 ................................................... 47.5 47.9 48.3 48.5 1.3 .8 .8 .4 1986 ................................................... 48.9 49.5 49.8 50.1 .8 1.2 .6 .6 1987 ................................................... 50.1 50.6 51.1 51.7 .0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1988 ................................................... 52.5 53.0 53.4 53.9 1.5 1.0 .8 .9 1989 ................................................... 54.4 55.1 55.8 56.5 .9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1990 ................................................... 57.3 58.0 58.7 59.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1991 ................................................... 59.8 60.6 61.3 62.0 .8 1.3 1.2 1.1 1992 ................................................... 62.8 63.3 63.8 64.4 1.3 .8 .8 .9 1993 ................................................... 65.4 66.0 66.5 67.1 1.6 .9 .8 .9 1994 ................................................... 67.5 68.1 68.7 69.1 .6 .9 .9 .6 1995 ................................................... 69.5 69.9 70.2 70.8 .6 .6 .4 .9 1996 ................................................... 71.2 71.9 72.4 72.9 .6 1.0 .7 .7 1997 ................................................... 73.1 73.7 74.2 74.7 .3 .8 .7 .7 1998 ................................................... 75.1 75.6 76.2 76.7 .5 .7 .8 .7 1999 ................................................... 77.1 77.6 78.3 79.3 .5 .6 .9 1.3 2000 ................................................... 80.4 81.2 82.0 82.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 .7 2001 ................................................... 83.4 84.0 84.6 85.6 1.0 .7 .7 1.2 2002 ................................................... 86.2 87.0 87.8 89.0 .7 .9 .9 1.4 2003 ................................................... 90.3 91.0 91.9 92.7 1.5 .8 1.0 .9 2004 ................................................... 94.5 95.3 96.5 97.3 1.9 .8 1.3 .8 2005 ................................................... 98.0 98.9 99.7 100.5 .7 .9 .8 .8 Manufacturing, durable goods:

1985 ................................................... – – – 48.6

–––– 1986 ................................................... 48.9 49.3 49.6 49.9 .6 .8 .6 .6 1987 ................................................... 49.8 50.2 50.7 51.2 -.2 .8 1.0 1.0 1988 ................................................... 52.2 52.7 53.1 53.5 2.0 1.0 .8 .8 1989 ................................................... 54.0 54.6 55.3 56.0 .9 1.1 1.3 1.3 1990 ................................................... 56.8 57.4 58.1 58.8 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 1991 ................................................... 59.2 60.0 60.8 61.5 .7 1.4 1.3 1.2

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, durable goods:

1992 ................................................... 62.3 62.7 63.3 64.0 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.1 1993 ................................................... 65.0 65.6 66.2 66.8 1.6 .9 .9 .9 1994 ................................................... 67.1 67.6 68.4 68.9 .4 .7 1.2 .7 1995 ................................................... 69.4 69.8 70.1 70.6 .7 .6 .4 .7 1996 ................................................... 70.9 71.7 72.1 72.6 .4 1.1 .6 .7 1997 ................................................... 72.7 73.3 73.8 74.2 .1 .8 .7 .5 1998 ................................................... 74.7 75.1 75.7 76.2 .7 .5 .8 .7 1999 ................................................... 76.5 77.0 77.8 78.8 .4 .7 1.0 1.3 2000 ................................................... 80.0 81.0 81.7 82.3 1.5 1.3 .9 .7 2001 ................................................... 82.9 83.5 84.3 85.2 .7 .7 1.0 1.1 2002 ................................................... 85.6 86.4 87.0 88.2 .5 .9 .7 1.4 2003 ................................................... 89.7 90.3 91.2 92.0 1.7 .7 1.0 .9 2004 ................................................... 94.0 94.8 96.1 97.0 2.2 .9 1.4 .9 2005 ................................................... 97.8 98.8 99.7 100.6 .8 1.0 .9 .9 Manufacturing, nondurable goods:

1985 ................................................... – – – 48.6

–––– 1986 ................................................... 49.1 49.9 50.1 50.6 1.0 1.6 .4 1.0 1987 ................................................... 50.8 51.1 51.8 52.5 .4 .6 1.4 1.4 1988 ................................................... 53.1 53.6 54.1 54.8 1.1 .9 .9 1.3 1989 ................................................... 55.4 56.0 56.8 57.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 .9 1990 ................................................... 58.3 59.1 59.8 60.3 1.7 1.4 1.2 .8 1991 ................................................... 61.0 61.7 62.4 63.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1992 ................................................... 63.8 64.2 64.8 65.3 1.1 .6 .9 .8 1993 ................................................... 66.1 66.6 67.2 67.6 1.2 .8 .9 .6 1994 ................................................... 68.2 68.8 69.2 69.5 .9 .9 .6 .4 1995 ................................................... 69.8 70.3 70.6 71.3 .4 .7 .4 1.0 1996 ................................................... 71.8 72.2 73.0 73.6 .7 .6 1.1 .8 1997 ................................................... 73.8 74.5 75.0 75.5 .3 .9 .7 .7 1998 ................................................... 76.1 76.6 77.2 77.7 .8 .7 .8 .6 1999 ................................................... 78.1 78.7 79.4 80.3 .5 .8 .9 1.1 2000 ................................................... 81.1 81.8 82.7 83.1 1.0 .9 1.1 .5 2001 ................................................... 84.2 84.9 85.2 86.2 1.3 .8 .4 1.2 2002 ................................................... 87.3 88.2 89.3 90.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.1 2003 ................................................... 91.3 92.4 93.1 93.8 1.1 1.2 .8 .8 2004 ................................................... 95.4 96.1 97.1 97.8 1.7 .7 1.0 .7 2005 ................................................... 98.4 99.0 99.7 100.4 .6 .6 .7 .7 Service-producing industries4:

1980 ................................................... 33.3 34.6 34.6 34.3 – 3.9 .0 -.9 1981 ................................................... 36.8 38.0 37.9 37.7 7.3 3.3 -.3 -.5 1982 ................................................... 39.4 40.4 40.6 40.7 4.5 2.5 .5 .2 1983 ................................................... 41.9 42.8 43.1 43.5 2.9 2.1 .7 .9 1984 ................................................... 44.6 45.3 45.3 45.9 2.5 1.6 .0 1.3 1985 ................................................... 46.4 47.1 47.7 48.1 1.1 1.5 1.3 .8 1986 ................................................... 48.6 48.9 49.2 49.7 1.0 .6 .6 1.0 1987 ................................................... 50.2 50.6 51.1 51.5 1.0 .8 1.0 .8 1988 ................................................... 52.1 52.7 53.3 54.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.7 1989 ................................................... 54.9 55.5 56.2 56.9 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.2 1990 ................................................... 57.6 58.3 58.9 59.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries4:

1991 ................................................... 60.2 60.9 61.5 62.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 1992 ................................................... 62.5 63.0 63.4 64.0 .8 .8 .6 .9 1993 ................................................... 64.5 65.0 65.6 66.3 .8 .8 .9 1.1 1994 ................................................... 66.8 67.3 67.8 68.3 .8 .7 .7 .7 1995 ................................................... 68.8 69.4 69.8 70.2 .7 .9 .6 .6 1996 ................................................... 70.8 71.4 71.9 72.4 .9 .8 .7 .7 1997 ................................................... 73.0 73.5 74.1 75.2 .8 .7 .8 1.5 1998 ................................................... 75.8 76.4 77.4 78.1 .8 .8 1.3 .9 1999 ................................................... 78.1 79.1 79.9 80.8 .0 1.3 1.0 1.1 2000 ................................................... 81.8 82.7 83.5 84.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 2001 ................................................... 85.4 86.2 87.0 88.1 1.2 .9 .9 1.3 2002 ................................................... 88.8 89.8 90.3 90.8 .8 1.1 .6 .6 2003 ................................................... 91.9 92.7 93.7 94.4 1.2 .9 1.1 .7 2004 ................................................... 95.2 96.1 96.8 97.5 .8 .9 .7 .7 2005 ................................................... 98.2 98.8 99.4 100.2 .7 .6 .6 .8 Transportation and public utilities:

1985 ................................................... 49.2 49.7 50.4 50.8 – 1.0 1.4 .8 1986 ................................................... 51.3 51.4 51.7 51.9 1.0 .2 .6 .4 1987 ................................................... 52.3 52.8 53.1 53.5 .8 1.0 .6 .8 1988 ................................................... 53.9 54.4 54.8 55.0 .7 .9 .7 .4 1989 ................................................... 55.5 56.2 56.6 57.1 .9 1.3 .7 .9 1990 ................................................... 58.0 58.0 58.6 59.3 1.6 .0 1.0 1.2 1991 ................................................... 59.6 60.6 61.3 61.9 .5 1.7 1.2 1.0 1992 ................................................... 62.5 62.9 63.5 64.0 1.0 .6 1.0 .8 1993 ................................................... 64.5 65.3 65.7 66.3 .8 1.2 .6 .9 1994 ................................................... 67.0 67.4 68.3 68.9 1.1 .6 1.3 .9 1995 ................................................... 69.7 70.2 70.8 71.4 1.2 .7 .9 .8 1996 ................................................... 71.9 72.3 72.7 73.5 .7 .6 .6 1.1 1997 ................................................... 73.8 74.2 74.7 75.6 .4 .5 .7 1.2 1998 ................................................... 76.4 77.2 77.9 78.4 1.1 1.0 .9 .6 1999 ................................................... 78.6 79.3 79.7 80.2 .3 .9 .5 .6 2000 ................................................... 81.0 81.9 82.8 83.6 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 2001 ................................................... 84.7 85.7 86.3 87.7 1.3 1.2 .7 1.6 2002 ................................................... 88.6 89.3 90.3 91.2 1.0 .8 1.1 1.0 2003 ................................................... 91.9 92.9 93.5 94.2 .8 1.1 .6 .7 2004 ................................................... 95.7 96.9 97.5 97.9 1.6 1.3 .6 .4 2005 ................................................... 98.3 98.7 99.6 100.3 .4 .4 .9 .7 Wholesale trade5 :

1986 ................................................... 47.3 47.5 48.0 48.5 – .6 .6 1.0 1987 ................................................... 49.1 49.6 50.1 50.4 1.2 1.2 .6 .6 1988 ................................................... 50.9 51.6 52.2 52.6 1.0 1.6 1.0 .8 1989 ................................................... 53.9 54.5 56.0 57.2 2.7 1.3 2.6 2.0 1990 ................................................... 57.4 57.5 57.8 58.3 .5 .3 .3 .9 1991 ................................................... 59.0 59.7 60.5 60.8 1.4 1.4 1.0 .5 1992 ................................................... 61.5 61.9 61.9 62.6 1.3 .7 -.2 1.1 1993 ................................................... 63.1 63.4 63.7 64.5 1.0 .6 .2 1.3 1994 ................................................... 64.5 65.2 65.9 66.5 .2 1.2 .8 .9

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Wholesale trade5 :

1995 ................................................... 67.4 68.1 68.9 69.5 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 1996 ................................................... 69.7 70.5 71.0 71.6 .4 1.1 .4 .8 1997 ................................................... 72.7 73.0 73.6 73.9 1.7 .6 .7 .4 1998 ................................................... 75.4 75.6 76.9 78.1 2.2 .5 1.6 1.6 1999 ................................................... 78.1 78.9 79.9 81.3 .1 1.2 1.1 1.8 2000 ................................................... 82.1 82.7 83.1 84.5 1.2 .9 .1 1.7 2001 ................................................... 84.8 86.2 86.7 87.2 .5 1.7 .6 .6 2002 ................................................... 88.5 90.9 90.7 91.1 1.5 2.7 -.2 .4 2003 ................................................... 92.6 93.6 94.0 94.0 1.6 1.1 .4 .0 2004 ................................................... 95.0 96.1 97.2 96.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 -.7 2005 ................................................... 97.9 98.0 99.3 100.0 1.5 .1 1.3 .7 Retail trade:

1985 ................................................... 50.5 51.0 51.9 52.5 – 1.0 1.8 1.2 1986 ................................................... 52.7 52.9 53.3 53.7 .4 .4 .8 .8 1987 ................................................... 54.0 54.4 54.7 55.0 .6 .7 .6 .5 1988 ................................................... 55.8 56.7 57.3 58.1 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.4 1989 ................................................... 58.5 58.8 59.5 60.0 .7 .5 1.2 .8 1990 ................................................... 60.8 61.7 62.1 62.7 1.3 1.5 .6 1.0 1991 ................................................... 63.4 64.1 64.8 65.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 .8 1992 ................................................... 65.4 66.0 66.5 67.0 .2 .9 .8 .8 1993 ................................................... 67.7 68.0 68.4 68.9 1.0 .4 .6 .7 1994 ................................................... 69.4 70.2 70.8 71.0 .7 1.2 .9 .3 1995 ................................................... 71.3 71.8 72.1 72.5 .4 .7 .4 .6 1996 ................................................... 73.5 73.5 74.2 75.4 1.4 .0 1.0 1.6 1997 ................................................... 75.8 76.4 77.1 77.9 .5 .8 .9 1.0 1998 ................................................... 78.5 79.2 80.0 80.2 .8 .9 1.0 .3 1999 ................................................... 80.6 82.0 82.4 83.3 .5 1.7 .5 1.1 2000 ................................................... 84.4 85.3 86.1 86.7 1.3 1.1 .9 .7 2001 ................................................... 87.7 88.2 88.9 90.6 1.2 .6 .8 1.9 2002 ................................................... 90.5 91.6 91.9 92.1 -.1 1.2 .3 .2 2003 ................................................... 92.3 92.7 94.2 95.1 .2 .4 1.6 1.0 2004 ................................................... 95.6 96.4 96.7 97.3 .5 .8 .3 .6 2005 ................................................... 98.0 98.5 99.3 100.2 .7 .5 .8 .9 Finance, insurance, and real estate6 :

1985 ................................................... 43.2 43.2 44.0 44.7 – .0 1.9 1.6 1986 ................................................... 45.1 45.4 45.7 46.1 .9 .7 .7 .9 1987 ................................................... 47.3 46.8 46.9 47.0 2.6 -1.1 .2 .2 1988 ................................................... 47.6 48.3 48.3 50.0 1.3 1.5 .0 3.5 1989 ................................................... 51.1 52.0 52.2 52.7 2.2 1.8 .4 1.0 1990 ................................................... 53.4 54.3 54.8 54.9 1.3 1.7 .9 .2 1991 ................................................... 56.3 56.9 57.0 57.2 2.6 1.1 .2 .4 1992 ................................................... 58.1 57.6 57.8 57.9 1.6 -.9 .3 .2 1993 ................................................... 58.6 58.8 60.2 60.5 1.2 .3 2.4 .5 1994 ................................................... 61.2 61.2 61.6 61.8 1.2 .0 .7 .3 1995 ................................................... 62.5 63.3 63.8 64.0 1.1 1.3 .8 .3 1996 ................................................... 64.7 65.7 65.9 65.5 1.1 1.5 .3 -.6 1997 ................................................... 66.9 67.3 67.9 69.9 2.1 .6 .9 2.9

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Finance, insurance, and real estate6 :

1998 ................................................... 71.1 72.0 73.3 74.1 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.1 1999 ................................................... 73.6 75.8 76.8 77.1 -.7 3.0 1.3 .4 2000 ................................................... 79.0 79.6 80.7 81.0 2.5 .8 1.4 .4 2001 ................................................... 82.1 82.9 83.7 83.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 .2 2002 ................................................... 85.9 87.0 87.4 87.6 2.4 1.3 .5 .2 2003 ................................................... 91.9 92.7 93.7 94.1 4.9 .9 1.1 .4 2004 ................................................... 94.9 95.5 96.1 96.7 .9 .6 .6 .6 2005 ................................................... 98.2 99.3 99.3 100.0 1.6 1.1 .0 .7 Service industries:

1985 ................................................... 44.5 45.2 45.8 46.1 – 1.6 1.3 .7 1986 ................................................... 46.7 47.2 47.5 48.1 1.3 1.1 .6 1.3 1987 ................................................... 48.7 49.2 49.9 50.6 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.4 1988 ................................................... 51.3 52.0 52.7 53.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 1989 ................................................... 54.2 55.0 55.7 56.5 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1990 ................................................... 57.5 58.5 59.2 60.0 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.4 1991 ................................................... 60.7 61.2 62.0 62.6 1.2 .8 1.3 1.0 1992 ................................................... 63.2 63.9 64.5 65.2 1.0 1.1 .9 1.1 1993 ................................................... 65.8 66.3 67.0 67.5 .9 .8 1.1 .7 1994 ................................................... 68.1 68.5 69.0 69.5 .9 .6 .7 .7 1995 ................................................... 69.8 70.3 70.6 71.0 .4 .7 .4 .6 1996 ................................................... 71.7 72.3 72.7 73.2 1.0 .8 .6 .7 1997 ................................................... 73.8 74.4 75.1 76.0 .8 .8 .9 1.2 1998 ................................................... 76.4 76.9 77.7 78.3 .5 .7 1.0 .8 1999 ................................................... 78.7 79.3 80.0 81.0 .5 .8 .9 1.3 2000 ................................................... 81.9 82.9 83.7 84.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 2001 ................................................... 85.8 86.5 87.6 88.5 1.4 .8 1.3 1.0 2002 ................................................... 89.1 89.7 90.3 90.9 .7 .7 .7 .7 2003 ................................................... 91.6 92.3 93.3 94.2 .8 .8 1.1 1.0 2004 ................................................... 95.0 96.0 96.9 97.7 .8 1.1 .9 .8 2005 ................................................... 98.4 99.0 99.5 100.2 .7 .6 .5 .7 Nonmanufacturing:

1980 ................................................... 33.4 34.2 35.0 35.7 – 2.4 2.3 2.0 1981 ................................................... 37.0 37.7 38.5 39.2 3.6 1.9 2.1 1.8 1982 ................................................... 39.8 40.4 41.2 41.8 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 1983 ................................................... 42.4 43.1 43.7 44.4 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.6 1984 ................................................... 45.0 45.5 45.8 46.5 1.4 1.1 .7 1.5 1985 ................................................... 46.9 47.4 48.0 48.5 .9 1.1 1.3 1.0 1986 ................................................... 48.9 49.2 49.6 50.0 .8 .6 .8 .8 1987 ................................................... 50.6 50.9 51.4 51.8 1.2 .6 1.0 .8 1988 ................................................... 52.4 53.1 53.6 54.4 1.2 1.3 .9 1.5 1989 ................................................... 55.0 55.6 56.3 57.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1990 ................................................... 57.8 58.4 59.0 59.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1991 ................................................... 60.3 61.0 61.7 62.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 .8 1992 ................................................... 62.7 63.2 63.6 64.2 .8 .8 .6 .9 1993 ................................................... 64.7 65.2 65.8 66.3 .8 .8 .9 .8 1994 ................................................... 66.9 67.4 67.9 68.3 .9 .7 .7 .6 1995 ................................................... 68.8 69.3 69.8 70.2 .7 .7 .7 .6

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### TABLE 1a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing:

1996 ................................................... 70.7 71.3 71.8 72.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 1997 ................................................... 73.0 73.5 74.1 75.1 1.0 .7 .8 1.3 1998 ................................................... 75.7 76.3 77.2 77.9 .8 .8 1.2 .9 1999 ................................................... 78.0 79.0 79.7 80.6 .1 1.3 .9 1.1 2000 ................................................... 81.6 82.5 83.4 84.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 2001 ................................................... 85.2 86.0 86.9 87.9 1.1 .9 1.0 1.2 2002 ................................................... 88.6 89.5 90.1 90.6 .8 1.0 .7 .6 2003 ................................................... 91.7 92.5 93.4 94.2 1.2 .9 1.0 .9 2004 ................................................... 95.0 95.9 96.7 97.4 .8 .9 .8 .7 2005 ................................................... 98.1 98.7 99.5 100.2 .7 .6 .8 .7

1 Includes private industry and State and local government workers and excludes farm, household, and Federal government workers.

2 Excludes farm and household workers. 3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries. 5 No identifiable seasonality was found for this series. 6 Seasonality was found for this series; however, the series is not seasonally adjusted due to processing limitations.

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted)**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers 1 :

1982 ................................................... 43.2 43.8 44.5 45.1 – 1.4 1.6 1.3 1983 ................................................... 45.6 46.2 46.7 47.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1984 ................................................... 48.0 48.4 48.8 49.4 1.5 .8 .8 1.2 1985 ................................................... 50.0 50.6 51.2 51.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 .8 1986 ................................................... 52.1 52.6 52.9 53.4 1.0 1.0 .6 .9 1987 ................................................... 53.9 54.3 54.7 55.2 .9 .7 .7 .9 1988 ................................................... 55.7 56.4 56.9 57.5 .9 1.3 .9 1.1 1989 ................................................... 58.2 58.8 59.5 60.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 1990 ................................................... 60.8 61.5 62.1 62.6 1.2 1.2 1.0 .8 1991 ................................................... 63.3 63.9 64.4 64.9 1.1 .9 .8 .8 1992 ................................................... 65.4 65.8 66.1 66.7 .8 .6 .5 .9 1993 ................................................... 67.2 67.6 68.2 68.7 .7 .6 .9 .7 1994 ................................................... 69.0 69.6 70.1 70.6 .4 .9 .7 .7 1995 ................................................... 71.1 71.7 72.2 72.7 .7 .8 .7 .7 1996 ................................................... 73.4 74.0 74.5 75.1 1.0 .8 .7 .8 1997 ................................................... 75.7 76.4 77.0 77.9 .8 .9 .8 1.2 1998 ................................................... 78.5 79.2 80.1 80.8 .8 .9 1.1 .9 1999 ................................................... 81.1 82.0 82.8 83.6 .4 1.1 1.0 1.0 2000 ................................................... 84.5 85.3 86.0 86.7 1.1 .9 .8 .8 2001 ................................................... 87.8 88.6 89.3 90.1 1.3 .9 .8 .9 2002 ................................................... 90.8 91.6 92.1 92.6 .8 .9 .5 .5 2003 ................................................... 93.5 94.1 94.8 95.2 1.0 .6 .7 .4 2004 ................................................... 95.9 96.4 97.1 97.5 .7 .5 .7 .4 2005 ................................................... 98.1 98.7 99.3 100.0 .6 .6 .6 .7 State and local government:

1982 ................................................... 40.6 41.2 42.2 42.6 – 1.5 2.4 .9 1983 ................................................... 43.2 43.8 44.2 44.8 1.4 1.4 .9 1.4 1984 ................................................... 45.7 46.2 46.8 47.5 2.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 1985 ................................................... 48.2 48.8 49.5 50.2 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.4 1986 ................................................... 50.8 51.5 52.2 52.9 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 1987 ................................................... 53.4 54.0 54.3 55.1 .9 1.1 .6 1.5 1988 ................................................... 55.8 56.3 56.9 57.8 1.3 .9 1.1 1.6 1989 ................................................... 58.4 59.2 60.1 60.9 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.3 1990 ................................................... 61.7 62.5 63.3 64.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1991 ................................................... 64.9 65.5 65.8 66.4 1.2 .9 .5 .9 1992 ................................................... 66.8 67.4 67.7 68.4 .6 .9 .4 1.0 1993 ................................................... 68.8 69.3 69.7 70.1 .6 .7 .6 .6 1994 ................................................... 70.7 71.2 71.8 72.3 .9 .7 .8 .7 1995 ................................................... 72.9 73.5 74.0 74.5 .8 .8 .7 .7 1996 ................................................... 75.0 75.6 76.1 76.6 .7 .8 .7 .7 1997 ................................................... 77.1 77.6 78.1 78.7 .7 .6 .6 .8 1998 ................................................... 79.3 79.9 80.5 81.1 .8 .8 .8 .7 1999 ................................................... 81.6 82.4 83.2 84.0 .6 1.0 1.0 1.0 2000 ................................................... 84.7 85.4 86.1 86.9 .8 .8 .8 .9 2001 ................................................... 87.7 88.5 89.5 90.0 .9 .9 1.1 .6 2002 ................................................... 90.7 91.3 92.2 92.9 .8 .7 1.0 .8 2003 ................................................... 93.4 94.1 94.5 94.8 .5 .7 .4 .3 2004 ................................................... 95.4 95.9 96.3 96.9 .6 .5 .4 .6 2005 ................................................... 97.6 98.2 98.9 99.8 .7 .6 .7 .9 Private industry2 :

1980 ................................................... 37.0 37.9 38.7 39.5 – 2.4 2.1 2.1

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry2 :

1981 ................................................... 40.5 41.4 42.1 43.0 2.5 2.2 1.7 2.1 1982 ................................................... 43.8 44.3 45.1 45.6 1.9 1.1 1.8 1.1 1983 ................................................... 46.1 46.7 47.3 47.9 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1984 ................................................... 48.4 48.9 49.2 49.8 1.0 1.0 .6 1.2 1985 ................................................... 50.4 51.0 51.6 51.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 .6 1986 ................................................... 52.5 52.8 53.1 53.5 1.2 .6 .6 .8 1987 ................................................... 54.0 54.3 54.9 55.3 .9 .6 1.1 .7 1988 ................................................... 55.8 56.4 56.9 57.5 .9 1.1 .9 1.1 1989 ................................................... 58.2 58.7 59.3 60.0 1.2 .9 1.0 1.2 1990 ................................................... 60.6 61.3 61.9 62.3 1.0 1.2 1.0 .6 1991 ................................................... 63.0 63.6 64.1 64.6 1.1 1.0 .8 .8 1992 ................................................... 65.1 65.5 65.8 66.3 .8 .6 .5 .8 1993 ................................................... 66.8 67.3 67.8 68.4 .8 .7 .7 .9 1994 ................................................... 68.7 69.3 69.8 70.2 .4 .9 .7 .6 1995 ................................................... 70.8 71.3 71.8 72.3 .9 .7 .7 .7 1996 ................................................... 73.0 73.7 74.2 74.8 1.0 1.0 .7 .8 1997 ................................................... 75.4 76.1 76.8 77.8 .8 .9 .9 1.3 1998 ................................................... 78.5 79.1 80.1 80.8 .9 .8 1.3 .9 1999 ................................................... 81.0 82.0 82.7 83.5 .2 1.2 .9 1.0 2000 ................................................... 84.4 85.3 86.1 86.8 1.1 1.1 .9 .8 2001 ................................................... 87.8 88.6 89.2 90.1 1.2 .9 .7 1.0 2002 ................................................... 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.6 .9 .9 .4 .5 2003 ................................................... 93.5 94.2 94.9 95.3 1.0 .7 .7 .4 2004 ................................................... 96.0 96.5 97.3 97.7 .7 .5 .8 .4 2005 ................................................... 98.2 98.8 99.4 100.1 .5 .6 .6 .7 White-collar occupations:

1982 ................................................... 41.4 41.8 42.5 43.1 – 1.0 1.7 1.4 1983 ................................................... 43.8 44.2 45.0 45.7 1.6 .9 1.8 1.6 1984 ................................................... 46.2 46.7 47.0 47.7 1.1 1.1 .6 1.5 1985 ................................................... 48.4 48.9 49.5 50.0 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.0 1986 ................................................... 50.5 51.1 51.3 51.7 1.0 1.2 .4 .8 1987 ................................................... 52.4 52.7 53.3 53.6 1.4 .6 1.1 .6 1988 ................................................... 54.2 54.8 55.4 56.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1989 ................................................... 56.8 57.3 58.1 58.8 1.1 .9 1.4 1.2 1990 ................................................... 59.4 60.1 60.8 61.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 .7 1991 ................................................... 61.9 62.5 63.1 63.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 .8 1992 ................................................... 64.1 64.4 64.7 65.3 .8 .5 .5 .9 1993 ................................................... 65.8 66.2 66.9 67.5 .8 .6 1.1 .9 1994 ................................................... 67.9 68.4 68.9 69.4 .6 .7 .7 .7 1995 ................................................... 69.8 70.4 70.9 71.4 .6 .9 .7 .7 1996 ................................................... 72.2 72.8 73.4 73.9 1.1 .8 .8 .7 1997 ................................................... 74.7 75.3 76.1 77.1 1.1 .8 1.1 1.3 1998 ................................................... 77.9 78.5 79.7 80.4 1.0 .8 1.5 .9 1999 ................................................... 80.5 81.5 82.3 83.2 .1 1.2 1.0 1.1 2000 ................................................... 84.1 85.0 85.8 86.6 1.1 1.1 .9 .9 2001 ................................................... 87.4 88.1 88.7 89.8 .9 .8 .7 1.2 2002 ................................................... 90.5 91.4 91.7 92.2 .8 1.0 .3 .5 2003 ................................................... 93.3 93.9 94.7 95.4 1.2 .6 .9 .7 2004 ................................................... 95.9 96.4 97.3 97.7 .5 .5 .9 .4 2005 ................................................... 98.3 98.9 99.4 100.2 .6 .6 .5 .8

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Blue-collar occupations3:

1975 ................................................... – – 28.2 28.7 – – – 1.8 1976 ................................................... 29.3 29.9 30.4 31.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.0 1977 ................................................... 31.5 32.2 32.8 33.4 1.6 2.2 1.9 1.8 1978 ................................................... 34.0 34.7 35.4 36.1 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1979 ................................................... 36.8 37.6 38.4 39.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.6 1980 ................................................... 40.3 41.3 42.3 43.1 2.3 2.5 2.4 1.9 1981 ................................................... 44.1 45.1 46.1 46.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.5 1982 ................................................... 47.5 48.0 48.9 49.4 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.0 1983 ................................................... 49.9 50.4 50.9 51.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 1984 ................................................... 51.9 52.2 52.6 53.1 1.2 .6 .8 1.0 1985 ................................................... 53.7 54.2 54.9 55.0 1.1 .9 1.3 .2 1986 ................................................... 55.5 55.8 56.1 56.4 .9 .5 .5 .5 1987 ................................................... 56.6 57.0 57.5 58.1 .4 .7 .9 1.0 1988 ................................................... 58.5 59.1 59.4 59.9 .7 1.0 .5 .8 1989 ................................................... 60.4 61.0 61.6 62.0 .8 1.0 1.0 .6 1990 ................................................... 62.7 63.3 63.8 64.2 1.1 1.0 .8 .6 1991 ................................................... 64.9 65.5 65.9 66.4 1.1 .9 .6 .8 1992 ................................................... 66.9 67.4 67.8 68.1 .8 .7 .6 .4 1993 ................................................... 68.6 69.1 69.6 70.0 .7 .7 .7 .6 1994 ................................................... 70.5 71.1 71.7 72.0 .7 .9 .8 .4 1995 ................................................... 72.6 73.3 73.7 74.1 .8 1.0 .5 .5 1996 ................................................... 74.7 75.5 75.8 76.3 .8 1.1 .4 .7 1997 ................................................... 76.9 77.7 78.3 78.8 .8 1.0 .8 .6 1998 ................................................... 79.4 80.1 80.8 81.3 .8 .9 .9 .6 1999 ................................................... 81.9 82.7 83.5 84.0 .7 1.0 1.0 .6 2000 ................................................... 84.9 85.7 86.6 87.1 1.1 .9 1.1 .6 2001 ................................................... 88.2 89.0 90.0 90.5 1.3 .9 1.1 .6 2002 ................................................... 91.3 92.1 92.6 93.0 .9 .9 .5 .4 2003 ................................................... 93.7 94.3 94.9 95.2 .8 .6 .6 .3 2004 ................................................... 95.9 96.6 97.3 97.6 .7 .7 .7 .3 2005 ................................................... 98.1 98.9 99.5 100.0 .5 .8 .6 .5 Service occupations4:

1980 ................................................... 39.2 39.7 40.4 41.0 – 1.3 1.8 1.5 1981 ................................................... 42.9 43.3 44.0 44.4 4.6 .9 1.6 .9 1982 ................................................... 46.1 46.7 47.3 48.2 3.8 1.3 1.3 1.9 1983 ................................................... 48.8 49.1 49.2 50.4 1.2 .6 .2 2.4 1984 ................................................... 51.8 51.6 52.4 53.5 2.8 -.4 1.6 2.1 1985 ................................................... 53.6 53.8 54.6 54.8 .2 .4 1.5 .4 1986 ................................................... 55.3 55.3 55.8 56.2 .9 .0 .9 .7 1987 ................................................... 56.9 57.0 57.3 57.6 1.2 .2 .5 .5 1988 ................................................... 58.2 58.7 59.5 60.1 1.0 .9 1.4 1.0 1989 ................................................... 60.6 60.9 61.5 62.3 .8 .5 1.0 1.3 1990 ................................................... 62.8 63.5 63.9 64.8 .8 1.1 .6 1.4 1991 ................................................... 65.1 66.0 66.9 67.4 .5 1.4 1.4 .7 1992 ................................................... 67.8 68.0 68.6 68.8 .6 .3 .9 .3 1993 ................................................... 69.2 69.5 70.0 70.3 .6 .4 .7 .4 1994 ................................................... 70.9 71.2 71.7 72.4 .9 .4 .7 1.0 1995 ................................................... 72.8 73.1 73.6 74.0 .6 .4 .7 .5 1996 ................................................... 74.5 75.0 75.6 76.6 .7 .7 .8 1.3

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations4:

1997 ................................................... 77.1 77.8 79.2 79.9 0.7 0.9 1.8 0.9 1998 ................................................... 80.5 81.0 81.9 82.4 .8 .6 1.1 .6 1999 ................................................... 83.3 84.0 84.1 85.1 1.1 .8 .1 1.2 2000 ................................................... 85.9 86.8 87.4 88.3 .9 1.0 .7 1.0 2001 ................................................... 89.2 89.9 90.6 91.8 1.0 .8 .8 1.3 2002 ................................................... 92.6 93.1 93.8 94.1 .9 .5 .8 .3 2003 ................................................... 94.8 95.1 95.7 96.2 .7 .3 .6 .5 2004 ................................................... 96.5 97.1 97.4 97.9 .3 .6 .3 .5 2005 ................................................... 98.4 98.9 99.5 100.0 .5 .5 .6 .5 Goods-producing industries3,5 :

1975 ................................................... – – 27.5 28.1 – – – 2.2 1976 ................................................... 28.6 29.1 29.7 30.2 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.7 1977 ................................................... 30.8 31.4 32.0 32.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1978 ................................................... 33.2 33.8 34.4 35.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.6 1979 ................................................... 35.9 36.5 37.2 38.2 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.7 1980 ................................................... 39.1 40.0 40.9 41.8 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 1981 ................................................... 42.7 43.6 44.6 45.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.8 1982 ................................................... 46.2 46.7 47.5 48.0 1.8 1.1 1.7 1.1 1983 ................................................... 48.4 48.9 49.4 49.9 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1984 ................................................... 50.4 50.8 51.3 51.8 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0 1985 ................................................... 52.5 53.0 53.4 53.6 1.4 1.0 .8 .4 1986 ................................................... 54.2 54.7 55.0 55.3 1.1 .9 .5 .5 1987 ................................................... 55.6 56.0 56.5 57.1 .5 .7 .9 1.1 1988 ................................................... 57.6 58.1 58.5 58.9 .9 .9 .7 .7 1989 ................................................... 59.4 60.0 60.6 61.2 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1990 ................................................... 61.8 62.5 63.0 63.4 1.0 1.1 .8 .6 1991 ................................................... 64.1 64.7 65.2 65.8 1.1 .9 .8 .9 1992 ................................................... 66.4 66.8 67.2 67.6 .9 .6 .6 .6 1993 ................................................... 68.2 68.6 69.1 69.6 .9 .6 .7 .7 1994 ................................................... 70.1 70.7 71.3 71.7 .7 .9 .8 .6 1995 ................................................... 72.2 72.8 73.2 73.7 .7 .8 .5 .7 1996 ................................................... 74.3 75.0 75.6 76.0 .8 .9 .8 .5 1997 ................................................... 76.4 77.3 77.9 78.3 .5 1.2 .8 .5 1998 ................................................... 79.1 79.9 80.5 81.1 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 1999 ................................................... 81.7 82.3 83.0 83.8 .7 .7 .9 1.0 2000 ................................................... 84.7 85.7 86.5 87.1 1.1 1.2 .9 .7 2001 ................................................... 88.1 89.1 89.6 90.2 1.1 1.1 .6 .7 2002 ................................................... 90.9 91.8 92.3 92.9 .8 1.0 .5 .7 2003 ................................................... 93.7 94.4 94.9 95.1 .9 .7 .5 .2 2004 ................................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.4 .8 .6 .8 .1 2005 ................................................... 98.1 98.8 99.5 100.0 .7 .7 .7 .5 Construction:

1980 ................................................... 42.1 43.2 44.2 45.1 – 2.6 2.3 2.0 1981 ................................................... 46.0 47.0 48.1 49.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 1.9 1982 ................................................... 49.8 50.3 51.0 51.6 1.6 1.0 1.4 1.2 1983 ................................................... 51.9 52.6 52.5 53.1 .6 1.3 -.2 1.1 1984 ................................................... 53.3 53.4 53.6 53.7 .4 .2 .4 .2 1985 ................................................... 54.4 54.7 54.9 55.4 1.3 .6 .4 .9 1986 ................................................... 55.6 56.1 56.5 56.8 .4 .9 .7 .5

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Construction:

1987 ................................................... 57.2 57.5 58.1 58.6 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.9 1988 ................................................... 59.2 59.9 60.3 60.8 1.0 1.2 .7 .8 1989 ................................................... 61.3 61.7 62.4 62.9 .8 .7 1.1 .8 1990 ................................................... 63.1 63.5 63.8 64.2 .3 .6 .5 .6 1991 ................................................... 65.0 65.3 65.5 66.0 1.2 .5 .3 .8 1992 ................................................... 66.3 66.6 67.0 67.3 .5 .5 .6 .4 1993 ................................................... 67.8 68.1 68.6 68.7 .7 .4 .7 .1 1994 ................................................... 69.4 70.1 70.7 71.0 1.0 1.0 .9 .4 1995 ................................................... 71.0 71.3 72.0 72.6 .0 .4 1.0 .8 1996 ................................................... 73.2 73.7 74.2 74.8 .8 .7 .7 .8 1997 ................................................... 75.5 76.2 76.9 77.3 .9 .9 .9 .5 1998 ................................................... 77.9 78.9 79.2 80.0 .8 1.3 .4 1.0 1999 ................................................... 80.8 81.3 82.1 82.6 1.0 .6 1.0 .6 2000 ................................................... 84.1 85.1 86.0 87.0 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 2001 ................................................... 87.9 88.8 89.6 90.5 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 2002 ................................................... 90.9 91.4 91.9 92.9 .4 .6 .5 1.1 2003 ................................................... 93.1 94.0 94.7 95.2 .2 1.0 .7 .5 2004 ................................................... 95.9 96.3 96.8 97.1 .7 .4 .5 .3 2005 ................................................... 97.6 98.3 99.2 100.1 .5 .7 .9 .9 Manufacturing3 :

1975 ................................................... – – 26.9 27.5 – – – 2.2 1976 ................................................... 28.0 28.4 29.0 29.5 1.8 1.4 2.1 1.7 1977 ................................................... 30.1 30.6 31.3 31.9 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.9 1978 ................................................... 32.5 33.0 33.7 34.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 2.4 1979 ................................................... 35.1 35.7 36.4 37.5 1.7 1.7 2.0 3.0 1980 ................................................... 38.5 39.3 40.1 41.0 2.7 2.1 2.0 2.2 1981 ................................................... 41.9 42.8 43.8 44.5 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.6 1982 ................................................... 45.4 45.8 46.6 47.0 2.0 .9 1.7 .9 1983 ................................................... 47.6 48.0 48.5 49.0 1.3 .8 1.0 1.0 1984 ................................................... 49.6 50.0 50.5 51.2 1.2 .8 1.0 1.4 1985 ................................................... 51.8 52.4 52.8 53.0 1.2 1.2 .8 .4 1986 ................................................... 53.7 54.2 54.5 54.8 1.3 .9 .6 .6 1987 ................................................... 55.1 55.5 56.0 56.6 .5 .7 .9 1.1 1988 ................................................... 57.1 57.6 57.8 58.3 .9 .9 .3 .9 1989 ................................................... 58.9 59.5 60.0 60.6 1.0 1.0 .8 1.0 1990 ................................................... 61.4 62.1 62.7 63.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 .6 1991 ................................................... 63.9 64.4 65.0 65.6 1.3 .8 .9 .9 1992 ................................................... 66.3 66.7 67.1 67.6 1.1 .6 .6 .7 1993 ................................................... 68.2 68.7 69.1 69.7 .9 .7 .6 .9 1994 ................................................... 70.2 70.7 71.3 71.8 .7 .7 .8 .7 1995 ................................................... 72.5 73.1 73.4 73.9 1.0 .8 .4 .7 1996 ................................................... 74.6 75.2 75.9 76.3 .9 .8 .9 .5 1997 ................................................... 76.8 77.5 78.1 78.6 .7 .9 .8 .6 1998 ................................................... 79.5 80.0 80.9 81.3 1.1 .6 1.1 .5 1999 ................................................... 82.0 82.6 83.4 84.1 .9 .7 1.0 .8 2000 ................................................... 85.0 85.9 86.6 87.1 1.1 1.1 .8 .6 2001 ................................................... 88.3 89.2 89.6 90.2 1.4 1.0 .4 .7 2002 ................................................... 91.0 91.9 92.4 93.0 .9 1.0 .5 .6 2003 ................................................... 93.9 94.5 94.9 95.2 1.0 .6 .4 .3 2004 ................................................... 95.9 96.6 97.4 97.5 .7 .7 .8 .1

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing3 :

2005 ................................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 Manufacturing, durable goods3:

1976 ................................................... – – 28.8 29.5 – – – 2.4 1977 ................................................... 30.1 30.5 31.2 31.8 2.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 1978 ................................................... 32.4 32.9 33.6 34.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 2.7 1979 ................................................... 35.1 35.6 36.4 37.5 1.7 1.4 2.2 3.0 1980 ................................................... 38.5 39.3 40.3 41.2 2.7 2.1 2.5 2.2 1981 ................................................... 42.2 43.1 44.0 45.0 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.3 1982 ................................................... 45.8 46.3 47.0 47.5 1.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 1983 ................................................... 47.9 48.2 48.6 49.3 .8 .6 .8 1.4 1984 ................................................... 49.9 50.2 50.7 51.3 1.2 .6 1.0 1.2 1985 ................................................... 52.0 52.6 52.9 53.2 1.4 1.2 .6 .6 1986 ................................................... 53.8 54.2 54.5 54.8 1.1 .7 .6 .6 1987 ................................................... 55.0 55.4 55.9 56.5 .4 .7 .9 1.1 1988 ................................................... 56.9 57.3 57.6 58.0 .7 .7 .5 .7 1989 ................................................... 58.6 59.2 59.6 60.3 1.0 1.0 .7 1.2 1990 ................................................... 61.1 61.7 62.3 62.8 1.3 1.0 1.0 .8 1991 ................................................... 63.5 64.1 64.6 65.2 1.1 .9 .8 .9 1992 ................................................... 65.8 66.2 66.7 67.1 .9 .6 .8 .6 1993 ................................................... 67.7 68.1 68.6 69.3 .9 .6 .7 1.0 1994 ................................................... 69.7 70.2 70.9 71.5 .6 .7 1.0 .8 1995 ................................................... 72.1 72.7 73.1 73.6 .8 .8 .6 .7 1996 ................................................... 74.0 74.9 75.6 76.0 .5 1.2 .9 .5 1997 ................................................... 76.3 77.0 77.6 78.0 .4 .9 .8 .5 1998 ................................................... 78.9 79.6 80.4 81.0 1.2 .9 1.0 .7 1999 ................................................... 81.6 82.3 83.1 83.9 .7 .9 1.0 1.0 2000 ................................................... 84.6 85.6 86.4 87.2 .8 1.2 .9 .9 2001 ................................................... 88.2 89.1 89.6 90.3 1.1 1.0 .6 .8 2002 ................................................... 91.1 91.9 92.3 93.1 .9 .9 .4 .9 2003 ................................................... 94.0 94.5 95.0 95.2 1.0 .5 .5 .2 2004 ................................................... 95.8 96.4 97.3 97.5 .6 .6 .9 .2 2005 ................................................... 98.2 98.9 99.5 100.0 .7 .7 .6 .5 Manufacturing, nondurable goods:

1980 ................................................... 38.5 39.3 39.6 40.6 – 2.1 .8 2.5 1981 ................................................... 41.4 42.3 43.1 43.8 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.6 1982 ................................................... 44.5 45.0 45.9 46.3 1.6 1.1 2.0 .9 1983 ................................................... 46.9 47.5 48.1 48.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1984 ................................................... 49.0 49.6 50.2 51.0 .8 1.2 1.2 1.6 1985 ................................................... 51.4 51.9 52.5 52.8 .8 1.0 1.2 .6 1986 ................................................... 53.4 54.1 54.3 54.8 1.1 1.3 .4 .9 1987 ................................................... 55.2 55.5 56.2 56.8 .7 .5 1.3 1.1 1988 ................................................... 57.4 57.8 58.3 58.9 1.1 .7 .9 1.0 1989 ................................................... 59.3 59.9 60.6 61.1 .7 1.0 1.2 .8 1990 ................................................... 62.1 62.8 63.4 63.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 .6 1991 ................................................... 64.4 65.0 65.6 66.4 .9 .9 .9 1.2 1992 ................................................... 67.0 67.6 67.9 68.6 .9 .9 .4 1.0 1993 ................................................... 69.2 69.7 70.1 70.5 .9 .7 .6 .6 1994 ................................................... 70.9 71.6 72.2 72.5 .6 1.0 .8 .4 1995 ................................................... 73.0 73.6 74.0 74.6 .7 .8 .5 .8

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, nondurable goods:

1996 ................................................... 75.4 75.8 76.6 77.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.8 1997 ................................................... 77.5 78.2 78.8 79.6 .4 .9 .8 1.0 1998 ................................................... 80.3 80.8 81.6 82.1 .9 .6 1.0 .6 1999 ................................................... 82.6 83.1 83.8 84.6 .6 .6 .8 1.0 2000 ................................................... 85.4 86.2 86.9 87.4 .9 .9 .8 .6 2001 ................................................... 88.3 89.2 89.5 90.2 1.0 1.0 .3 .8 2002 ................................................... 91.0 91.7 92.6 93.2 .9 .8 1.0 .6 2003 ................................................... 93.8 94.5 94.8 95.4 .6 .7 .3 .6 2004 ................................................... 96.1 96.8 97.5 98.0 .7 .7 .7 .5 2005 ................................................... 98.5 99.0 99.6 100.3 .5 .5 .6 .7 Service-producing industries6 :

1980 ................................................... 35.7 36.5 37.3 38.0 – 2.2 2.2 1.9 1981 ................................................... 39.2 40.0 40.6 41.4 3.2 2.0 1.5 2.0 1982 ................................................... 42.2 42.8 43.5 44.2 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.6 1983 ................................................... 44.7 45.3 46.0 46.7 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 1984 ................................................... 47.3 47.8 48.1 48.7 1.3 1.1 .6 1.2 1985 ................................................... 49.2 49.9 50.6 51.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.0 1986 ................................................... 51.5 51.9 52.2 52.6 .8 .8 .6 .8 1987 ................................................... 53.2 53.6 54.0 54.4 1.1 .8 .7 .7 1988 ................................................... 54.9 55.6 56.1 57.0 .9 1.3 .9 1.6 1989 ................................................... 57.7 58.2 58.9 59.5 1.2 .9 1.2 1.0 1990 ................................................... 60.1 60.8 61.4 61.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 .8 1991 ................................................... 62.5 63.2 63.8 64.2 1.0 1.1 .9 .6 1992 ................................................... 64.6 65.0 65.3 65.8 .6 .6 .5 .8 1993 ................................................... 66.3 66.7 67.4 67.9 .8 .6 1.0 .7 1994 ................................................... 68.2 68.8 69.3 69.7 .4 .9 .7 .6 1995 ................................................... 70.2 70.7 71.3 71.7 .7 .7 .8 .6 1996 ................................................... 72.5 73.2 73.6 74.3 1.1 1.0 .5 1.0 1997 ................................................... 75.0 75.7 76.4 77.5 .9 .9 .9 1.4 1998 ................................................... 78.2 78.8 80.0 80.6 .9 .8 1.5 .7 1999 ................................................... 80.8 81.8 82.6 83.5 .2 1.2 1.0 1.1 2000 ................................................... 84.4 85.2 86.0 86.7 1.1 .9 .9 .8 2001 ................................................... 87.6 88.4 89.0 90.0 1.0 .9 .7 1.1 2002 ................................................... 90.8 91.7 92.0 92.4 .9 1.0 .3 .4 2003 ................................................... 93.4 94.1 94.9 95.4 1.1 .7 .9 .5 2004 ................................................... 96.0 96.6 97.3 97.8 .6 .6 .7 .5 2005 ................................................... 98.3 98.9 99.4 100.1 .5 .6 .5 .7 Transportation and public utilities:

1980 ................................................... 40.1 41.0 42.2 43.5 – 2.2 2.9 3.1 1981 ................................................... 44.4 45.4 46.3 47.1 2.1 2.3 2.0 1.7 1982 ................................................... 48.0 48.6 49.7 50.5 1.9 1.3 2.3 1.6 1983 ................................................... 51.3 52.1 52.6 53.1 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.0 1984 ................................................... 53.8 54.2 54.4 54.9 1.3 .7 .4 .9 1985 ................................................... 55.3 55.8 56.6 57.0 .7 .9 1.4 .7 1986 ................................................... 57.3 57.5 57.8 58.0 .5 .3 .5 .3 1987 ................................................... 58.2 58.7 59.0 59.3 .3 .9 .5 .5 1988 ................................................... 59.7 60.1 60.5 60.7 .7 .7 .7 .3 1989 ................................................... 61.2 61.4 61.8 62.3 .8 .3 .7 .8 1990 ................................................... 63.1 63.4 63.9 64.4 1.3 .5 .8 .8

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Transportation and public utilities:

1991 ................................................... 64.8 65.5 66.1 66.9 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.2 1992 ................................................... 67.4 67.9 68.3 68.8 .7 .7 .6 .7 1993 ................................................... 69.3 70.1 70.5 71.0 .7 1.2 .6 .7 1994 ................................................... 71.5 72.0 73.1 73.6 .7 .7 1.5 .7 1995 ................................................... 74.4 75.0 75.5 76.0 1.1 .8 .7 .7 1996 ................................................... 76.5 76.9 77.4 78.1 .7 .5 .7 .9 1997 ................................................... 78.8 79.2 79.9 80.7 .9 .5 .9 1.0 1998 ................................................... 81.2 81.6 82.5 83.0 .6 .5 1.1 .6 1999 ................................................... 83.2 84.1 84.5 84.8 .2 1.1 .5 .4 2000 ................................................... 85.1 86.0 86.8 87.5 .4 1.1 .9 .8 2001 ................................................... 88.4 89.5 90.1 91.7 1.0 1.2 .7 1.8 2002 ................................................... 92.6 93.4 94.2 94.7 1.0 .9 .9 .5 2003 ................................................... 95.2 95.6 95.8 96.2 .5 .4 .2 .4 2004 ................................................... 97.1 97.8 98.4 98.6 .9 .7 .6 .2 2005 ................................................... 98.4 99.0 99.6 100.0 -.2 .6 .6 .4 Wholesale trade4:

1980 ................................................... 34.7 35.5 36.0 37.3 – 2.3 1.1 3.6 1981 ................................................... 38.1 38.5 39.5 40.2 2.7 1.0 2.1 1.8 1982 ................................................... 41.1 42.0 42.2 42.7 2.8 2.2 .0 1.2 1983 ................................................... 43.3 43.9 44.8 45.3 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.1 1984 ................................................... 45.7 46.2 46.7 47.8 1.3 1.1 .6 2.4 1985 ................................................... 47.9 48.8 49.4 49.8 .6 1.9 .6 .8 1986 ................................................... 50.2 50.6 51.0 51.6 1.0 .8 .4 1.2 1987 ................................................... 52.3 52.9 53.3 53.7 1.6 1.3 .4 .8 1988 ................................................... 53.9 54.7 55.4 55.7 .6 1.7 1.1 .5 1989 ................................................... 57.2 57.5 59.3 60.7 2.9 .7 2.8 2.4 1990 ................................................... 60.5 60.6 60.7 61.3 -.3 .5 .0 .8 1991 ................................................... 62.1 62.9 63.6 63.6 1.5 1.6 1.0 -.2 1992 ................................................... 64.4 64.7 64.5 65.5 1.3 .8 -.6 1.6 1993 ................................................... 65.9 66.2 66.4 67.1 .6 .8 .0 1.1 1994 ................................................... 67.2 68.1 68.6 69.1 .1 1.6 .6 .7 1995 ................................................... 69.8 70.6 71.5 72.4 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 1996 ................................................... 72.8 73.7 74.1 74.7 .6 1.4 .4 .8 1997 ................................................... 75.9 76.2 76.7 77.0 1.6 .5 .7 .4 1998 ................................................... 78.7 79.0 80.3 81.4 2.2 .6 1.5 1.4 1999 ................................................... 81.3 81.9 83.2 84.5 -.2 1.0 1.3 1.6 2000 ................................................... 85.2 85.9 86.3 87.5 .8 1.1 .1 1.4 2001 ................................................... 87.4 89.1 88.9 89.3 .0 1.9 -.2 .4 2002 ................................................... 90.7 93.0 92.5 92.8 1.6 2.5 -.5 .3 2003 ................................................... 94.2 95.0 95.0 95.3 1.5 .8 .0 .3 2004 ................................................... 95.8 96.8 97.9 96.6 .5 1.0 1.1 -1.3 2005 ................................................... 97.8 97.7 99.0 100.0 1.2 -.1 1.3 1.0 Retail trade:

1980 ................................................... 40.7 41.1 41.9 42.6 – 1.0 1.9 1.7 1981 ................................................... 44.0 44.6 45.2 45.8 3.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1982 ................................................... 46.2 46.6 47.2 47.7 .9 .9 1.3 1.1 1983 ................................................... 48.1 48.8 49.1 49.6 .8 1.5 .6 1.0 1984 ................................................... 50.6 51.0 51.4 52.2 2.0 .8 .8 1.6 1985 ................................................... 52.5 53.0 54.0 54.7 .6 1.0 1.9 1.3

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Retail trade:

1986 ................................................... 55.0 55.2 55.6 55.8 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.4 1987 ................................................... 56.3 56.7 57.1 57.3 .9 .7 .7 .4 1988 ................................................... 58.0 58.8 59.5 60.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1989 ................................................... 60.6 60.8 61.6 62.1 .7 .3 1.3 .8 1990 ................................................... 62.8 63.5 63.9 64.4 1.1 1.1 .6 .8 1991 ................................................... 65.0 65.7 66.3 66.7 .9 1.1 .9 .6 1992 ................................................... 66.9 67.3 67.8 68.3 .3 .6 .7 .7 1993 ................................................... 68.9 69.3 69.7 70.2 .9 .6 .6 .7 1994 ................................................... 70.4 71.3 71.8 72.1 .3 1.3 .7 .4 1995 ................................................... 72.5 72.8 73.3 73.8 .6 .4 .7 .7 1996 ................................................... 75.0 75.0 75.7 77.0 1.6 .0 .9 1.7 1997 ................................................... 77.5 78.3 79.1 79.9 .6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1998 ................................................... 80.5 81.2 82.4 82.5 .8 .9 1.5 .1 1999 ................................................... 83.1 84.3 84.6 85.4 .7 1.4 .4 .9 2000 ................................................... 86.7 87.4 88.2 88.8 1.5 .8 .9 .7 2001 ................................................... 89.6 90.1 90.7 92.1 .9 .6 .7 1.5 2002 ................................................... 92.1 93.1 93.2 93.4 .0 1.1 .1 .2 2003 ................................................... 93.4 93.7 95.3 95.6 .0 .3 1.7 .3 2004 ................................................... 96.0 96.5 96.7 97.3 .4 .5 .2 .6 2005 ................................................... 97.9 98.5 99.3 100.1 .6 .6 .8 .8 Finance, insurance, and real estate3:

1978 ................................................... – – – 29.0

–––– 1979 ................................................... 29.9 30.9 31.5 32.8 3.1 3.3 1.9 4.1 1980 ................................................... 33.0 33.9 34.5 35.2 .6 2.7 1.8 2.0 1981 ................................................... 36.2 37.9 37.2 38.8 2.8 4.7 -1.8 4.3 1982 ................................................... 39.3 38.8 40.2 41.3 1.3 -1.3 3.6 2.7 1983 ................................................... 41.9 42.1 43.0 44.3 1.5 .5 2.1 3.0 1984 ................................................... 44.0 44.3 43.7 43.9 -.7 .7 -1.4 .5 1985 ................................................... 46.2 46.1 47.0 47.9 5.2 -.2 2.0 1.9 1986 ................................................... 47.9 48.5 48.8 49.2 .0 1.3 .6 .8 1987 ................................................... 50.5 49.8 49.9 49.8 2.6 -1.4 .2 -.2 1988 ................................................... 50.3 51.1 51.1 52.9 1.0 1.6 .0 3.5 1989 ................................................... 54.0 55.0 55.3 55.7 2.1 1.9 .5 .7 1990 ................................................... 56.0 56.9 57.7 57.6 .5 1.6 1.4 -.2 1991 ................................................... 58.8 59.4 59.4 59.6 2.1 1.0 .0 .3 1992 ................................................... 60.2 59.5 59.5 59.5 1.0 -1.2 .0 .0 1993 ................................................... 60.1 60.1 61.7 62.1 1.0 .0 2.7 .6 1994 ................................................... 62.5 62.2 62.6 62.8 .6 -.5 .6 .3 1995 ................................................... 63.2 64.3 64.9 65.1 .6 1.7 .9 .3 1996 ................................................... 65.9 67.0 67.2 67.2 1.2 1.7 .3 .0 1997 ................................................... 68.4 68.9 69.5 71.8 1.8 .7 .9 3.3 1998 ................................................... 72.9 74.1 75.9 76.9 1.5 1.6 2.4 1.3 1999 ................................................... 75.4 78.3 79.4 79.8 -2.0 3.8 1.4 .5 2000 ................................................... 81.7 82.2 83.4 83.4 2.4 .6 1.5 .0 2001 ................................................... 84.6 85.0 85.7 85.8 1.4 .5 .8 .1 2002 ................................................... 88.1 89.1 89.3 89.4 2.7 1.1 .2 .1 2003 ................................................... 94.1 94.8 95.7 95.9 5.3 .7 .9 .2 2004 ................................................... 96.3 96.4 97.0 97.7 .4 .1 .6 .7 2005 ................................................... 98.5 99.6 99.5 100.0 .8 1.1 -.1 .5

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service industries:

1980 ................................................... 32.5 33.3 33.8 34.5 – 2.5 1.5 2.1 1981 ................................................... 35.8 36.3 37.3 38.1 3.8 1.4 2.8 2.1 1982 ................................................... 39.1 39.9 40.4 41.2 2.6 2.0 1.3 2.0 1983 ................................................... 41.7 42.3 43.2 44.0 1.2 1.4 2.1 1.9 1984 ................................................... 44.7 45.2 45.6 46.8 1.6 1.1 .9 2.6 1985 ................................................... 46.7 47.4 48.1 48.4 -.2 1.5 1.5 .6 1986 ................................................... 49.0 49.6 49.7 50.3 1.2 1.2 .2 1.2 1987 ................................................... 51.1 51.7 52.4 53.0 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 1988 ................................................... 53.5 54.2 54.9 55.7 .9 1.3 1.3 1.5 1989 ................................................... 56.3 57.1 57.6 58.3 1.1 1.4 .9 1.2 1990 ................................................... 59.2 60.3 60.8 61.7 1.5 1.9 .8 1.5 1991 ................................................... 62.2 62.7 63.3 63.8 .8 .8 1.0 .8 1992 ................................................... 64.3 65.0 65.4 66.1 .8 1.1 .6 1.1 1993 ................................................... 66.5 67.0 67.6 68.1 .6 .8 .9 .7 1994 ................................................... 68.7 69.1 69.5 70.0 .9 .6 .6 .7 1995 ................................................... 70.4 70.8 71.3 71.7 .6 .6 .7 .6 1996 ................................................... 72.5 73.3 73.7 74.3 1.1 1.1 .5 .8 1997 ................................................... 74.9 75.7 76.6 77.5 .8 1.1 1.2 1.2 1998 ................................................... 78.0 78.7 79.6 80.1 .6 .9 1.1 .6 1999 ................................................... 80.9 81.5 82.1 83.1 1.0 .7 .7 1.2 2000 ................................................... 83.8 84.9 85.6 86.4 .8 1.3 .8 .9 2001 ................................................... 87.5 88.3 89.3 90.1 1.3 .9 1.1 .9 2002 ................................................... 90.7 91.3 91.8 92.1 .7 .7 .5 .3 2003 ................................................... 92.6 93.4 94.3 94.9 .5 .9 1.0 .6 2004 ................................................... 95.6 96.4 97.1 97.9 .7 .8 .7 .8 2005 ................................................... 98.6 99.2 99.4 100.1 .7 .6 .2 .7 Nonmanufacturing:

1980 ................................................... 36.4 37.2 38.0 38.8 – 2.2 2.2 2.1 1981 ................................................... 40.0 40.8 41.5 42.3 3.1 2.0 1.7 1.9 1982 ................................................... 43.1 43.6 44.3 45.0 1.9 1.2 1.6 1.6 1983 ................................................... 45.6 46.2 46.9 47.5 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1984 ................................................... 48.0 48.5 48.7 49.4 1.1 1.0 .4 1.4 1985 ................................................... 49.9 50.4 51.2 51.6 1.0 1.0 1.6 .8 1986 ................................................... 52.0 52.4 52.7 53.1 .8 .8 .6 .8 1987 ................................................... 53.7 54.1 54.6 55.0 1.1 .7 .9 .7 1988 ................................................... 55.4 56.1 56.7 57.4 .7 1.3 1.1 1.2 1989 ................................................... 58.1 58.6 59.3 59.9 1.2 .9 1.2 1.0 1990 ................................................... 60.5 61.2 61.7 62.2 1.0 1.2 .8 .8 1991 ................................................... 62.9 63.5 64.0 64.4 1.1 1.0 .8 .6 1992 ................................................... 64.9 65.2 65.5 66.0 .8 .5 .5 .8 1993 ................................................... 66.4 66.9 67.5 68.1 .6 .8 .9 .9 1994 ................................................... 68.4 69.0 69.5 69.8 .4 .9 .7 .4 1995 ................................................... 70.3 70.8 71.4 71.8 .7 .7 .8 .6 1996 ................................................... 72.6 73.3 73.7 74.3 1.1 1.0 .5 .8 1997 ................................................... 75.1 75.7 76.5 77.4 1.1 .8 1.1 1.2 1998 ................................................... 78.1 78.9 79.9 80.6 .9 1.0 1.3 .9 1999 ................................................... 80.8 81.8 82.5 83.4 .2 1.2 .9 1.1 2000 ................................................... 84.3 85.2 85.9 86.8 1.1 1.1 .8 1.0 2001 ................................................... 87.6 88.4 89.1 90.0 .9 .9 .8 1.0

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### TABLE 1b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL **GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing:

2002 ................................................... 90.8 91.7 92.0 92.4 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.4 2003 ................................................... 93.4 94.0 94.9 95.5 1.1 .6 1.0 .6 2004 ................................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.7 .4 .6 .8 .4 2005 ................................................... 98.2 98.8 99.4 100.1 .5 .6 .6 .7

1 Includes private industry and State and local government workers and excludes farm, household, and Federal government workers.

2 Excludes farm and household workers. 3 Seasonality was found for this series; however, the series is not seasonally adjusted due to processing limitations.

4 No identifiable seasonality was found for this series. 5 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 6 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.

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### TABLE 1c. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted)**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers 1 :

1982 ................................................... 32.2 32.9 33.8 34.3 – 2.2 2.7 1.5 1983 ................................................... 35.1 35.7 36.4 37.0 2.3 1.7 2.0 1.6 1984 ................................................... 37.8 38.4 38.8 39.5 2.2 1.6 1.0 1.8 1985 ................................................... 39.9 40.2 40.7 41.0 1.0 .8 1.2 .7 1986 ................................................... 41.3 41.7 42.1 42.5 .7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1987 ................................................... 42.6 43.1 43.5 44.1 .2 1.2 .9 1.4 1988 ................................................... 45.1 45.8 46.4 47.2 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.7 1989 ................................................... 47.7 48.6 49.5 50.3 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.6 1990 ................................................... 51.3 52.1 52.8 53.7 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.7 1991 ................................................... 54.3 55.2 56.0 56.7 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.3 1992 ................................................... 57.5 58.1 59.0 59.7 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.2 1993 ................................................... 60.6 61.3 61.8 62.4 1.5 1.2 .8 1.0 1994 ................................................... 63.1 63.7 64.3 64.5 1.1 1.0 .9 .3 1995 ................................................... 64.8 65.2 65.5 65.9 .5 .6 .5 .6 1996 ................................................... 66.0 66.4 66.7 67.2 .2 .6 .5 .7 1997 ................................................... 67.3 67.7 67.9 68.6 .1 .6 .3 1.0 1998 ................................................... 68.8 69.3 69.8 70.3 .3 .7 .7 .7 1999 ................................................... 70.4 71.1 71.6 72.7 .1 1.0 .7 1.5 2000 ................................................... 73.9 74.7 75.5 76.4 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.2 2001 ................................................... 77.4 78.3 79.4 80.5 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 2002 ................................................... 81.1 82.2 83.3 84.5 .7 1.4 1.3 1.4 2003 ................................................... 86.1 87.3 88.7 90.0 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 2004 ................................................... 92.0 93.6 94.7 96.2 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.6 2005 ................................................... 97.4 98.4 99.5 100.5 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 State and local government:

1989 ................................................... – 49.9 51.2 52.2 – – 2.6 2.0 1990 ................................................... 53.1 54.0 54.9 55.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1991 ................................................... 56.7 57.1 57.4 57.9 1.6 .7 .5 .9 1992 ................................................... 58.6 59.4 60.4 61.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.2 1993 ................................................... 61.5 62.0 62.3 62.9 .7 .8 .5 1.0 1994 ................................................... 63.4 63.8 64.3 64.6 .8 .6 .8 .5 1995 ................................................... 64.9 65.7 66.0 66.3 .5 1.2 .5 .5 1996 ................................................... 66.7 67.1 67.3 67.8 .6 .6 .3 .7 1997 ................................................... 68.0 68.2 68.4 68.6 .3 .3 .3 .3 1998 ................................................... 69.1 69.7 70.3 70.7 .7 .9 .9 .6 1999 ................................................... 71.0 71.6 71.6 72.7 .4 .8 .0 1.5 2000 ................................................... 73.3 73.8 73.6 74.3 .8 .7 -.3 1.0 2001 ................................................... 75.3 76.4 77.6 78.4 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.0 2002 ................................................... 79.1 80.0 81.7 83.2 .9 1.1 2.1 1.8 2003 ................................................... 84.4 85.6 87.1 88.2 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.3 2004 ................................................... 89.7 91.3 92.8 94.1 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.4 2005 ................................................... 95.6 96.9 98.4 99.8 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 Private industry2 :

1980 ................................................... 26.5 27.4 28.1 28.9 – 3.4 2.6 2.8 1981 ................................................... 30.4 30.9 31.5 32.4 5.2 1.6 1.9 2.9 1982 ................................................... 32.5 33.2 34.0 34.7 .3 2.2 2.4 2.1 1983 ................................................... 35.4 36.0 36.6 37.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.9 1984 ................................................... 38.0 38.6 39.0 39.7 1.9 1.6 1.0 1.8

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### TABLE 1c. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry2 :

1985 ................................................... 40.0 40.3 40.7 41.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 1986 ................................................... 41.3 41.6 42.0 42.4 .7 .7 1.0 1.0 1987 ................................................... 42.5 43.0 43.4 43.9 .2 1.2 .9 1.2 1988 ................................................... 45.0 45.7 46.3 46.9 2.5 1.6 1.3 1.3 1989 ................................................... 47.4 48.3 49.1 49.8 1.1 1.9 1.7 1.4 1990 ................................................... 50.8 51.6 52.3 53.1 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 1991 ................................................... 53.8 54.8 55.7 56.4 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.3 1992 ................................................... 57.2 57.8 58.6 59.4 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 1993 ................................................... 60.4 61.1 61.7 62.3 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.0 1994 ................................................... 63.0 63.6 64.2 64.5 1.1 1.0 .9 .5 1995 ................................................... 64.8 65.1 65.3 65.7 .5 .5 .3 .6 1996 ................................................... 65.8 66.2 66.6 67.0 .2 .6 .6 .6 1997 ................................................... 67.1 67.5 67.9 68.5 .1 .6 .6 .9 1998 ................................................... 68.7 69.2 69.6 70.2 .3 .7 .6 .9 1999 ................................................... 70.2 70.9 71.6 72.6 .0 1.0 1.0 1.4 2000 ................................................... 74.0 75.0 75.9 76.8 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.2 2001 ................................................... 77.8 78.7 79.8 81.0 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 2002 ................................................... 81.5 82.7 83.7 84.8 .6 1.5 1.2 1.3 2003 ................................................... 86.5 87.7 89.1 90.4 2.0 1.4 1.6 1.5 2004 ................................................... 92.5 94.2 95.2 96.7 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.6 2005 ................................................... 97.9 98.7 99.8 100.7 1.2 .8 1.1 .9 White-collar occupations:

1980 ................................................... 25.6 26.5 27.1 27.8 – 3.5 2.3 2.6 1981 ................................................... 29.4 29.8 30.4 31.3 5.8 1.4 2.0 3.0 1982 ................................................... 31.2 31.9 32.8 33.4 -.3 2.2 2.8 1.8 1983 ................................................... 34.0 34.6 35.3 35.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 1984 ................................................... 36.8 37.4 37.8 38.5 2.5 1.6 1.1 1.9 1985 ................................................... 38.9 39.2 39.7 40.1 1.0 .8 1.3 1.0 1986 ................................................... 40.4 40.7 41.1 41.5 .7 .7 1.0 1.0 1987 ................................................... 41.7 42.1 42.6 43.0 .5 1.0 1.2 .9 1988 ................................................... 43.8 44.5 45.1 45.8 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.6 1989 ................................................... 46.4 47.3 48.1 48.8 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.5 1990 ................................................... 49.9 50.7 51.5 52.2 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.4 1991 ................................................... 53.0 53.8 54.6 55.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1992 ................................................... 55.9 56.5 57.3 58.1 .9 1.1 1.4 1.4 1993 ................................................... 58.9 59.6 60.1 60.7 1.4 1.2 .8 1.0 1994 ................................................... 61.7 62.3 62.9 63.4 1.6 1.0 1.0 .8 1995 ................................................... 63.9 64.4 64.7 65.0 .8 .8 .5 .5 1996 ................................................... 65.2 65.5 66.1 66.4 .3 .5 .9 .5 1997 ................................................... 66.6 67.0 67.3 68.2 .3 .6 .4 1.3 1998 ................................................... 68.5 68.9 69.4 70.1 .4 .6 .7 1.0 1999 ................................................... 70.0 70.7 71.5 72.6 -.1 1.0 1.1 1.5 2000 ................................................... 73.9 75.0 76.0 76.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 2001 ................................................... 78.1 79.1 80.3 81.6 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.6 2002 ................................................... 81.9 83.3 84.0 85.2 .4 1.7 .8 1.4 2003 ................................................... 86.6 87.6 89.1 90.4 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.5 2004 ................................................... 91.6 93.3 94.5 96.0 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.6 2005 ................................................... 97.5 98.5 99.8 100.8 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.0

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### TABLE 1c. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Blue-collar occupations:

1980 ................................................... 28.0 28.8 29.8 30.5 – 2.9 3.5 2.3 1981 ................................................... 31.9 32.7 33.4 34.1 4.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 1982 ................................................... 34.4 35.2 36.0 36.6 .9 2.3 2.3 1.7 1983 ................................................... 37.6 38.3 38.8 39.2 2.7 1.9 1.3 1.0 1984 ................................................... 40.0 40.5 40.9 41.6 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.7 1985 ................................................... 41.8 42.0 42.3 42.6 .5 .5 .7 .7 1986 ................................................... 42.9 43.1 43.7 43.9 .7 .5 1.4 .5 1987 ................................................... 43.9 44.4 44.9 45.4 .0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1988 ................................................... 46.9 47.7 48.2 48.8 3.3 1.7 1.0 1.2 1989 ................................................... 49.1 49.9 50.6 51.4 .6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1990 ................................................... 52.4 53.1 53.9 54.7 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 1991 ................................................... 55.3 56.3 57.4 58.0 1.1 1.8 2.0 1.0 1992 ................................................... 59.1 59.7 60.5 61.3 1.9 1.0 1.3 1.3 1993 ................................................... 62.6 63.5 64.1 64.6 2.1 1.4 .9 .8 1994 ................................................... 65.1 65.6 66.2 66.3 .8 .8 .9 .2 1995 ................................................... 66.6 66.7 66.9 67.3 .5 .2 .3 .6 1996 ................................................... 67.5 67.9 67.9 68.4 .3 .6 .0 .7 1997 ................................................... 68.5 68.8 69.2 69.4 .1 .4 .6 .3 1998 ................................................... 69.5 70.0 70.4 70.7 .1 .7 .6 .4 1999 ................................................... 71.0 71.6 72.2 73.2 .4 .8 .8 1.4 2000 ................................................... 74.8 75.5 76.4 77.2 2.2 .9 1.2 1.0 2001 ................................................... 77.6 77.9 79.0 79.9 .5 .4 1.4 1.1 2002 ................................................... 80.8 81.7 83.0 84.3 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.6 2003 ................................................... 86.0 87.6 89.1 90.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 2004 ................................................... 93.7 95.5 96.5 97.9 3.7 1.9 1.0 1.5 2005 ................................................... 98.6 99.2 100.0 100.6 .7 .6 .8 .6 Service occupations:

1985 ................................................... – – 40.6 41.2 – – – 1.5 1986 ................................................... 41.4 41.9 42.5 43.0 .5 1.2 1.4 1.2 1987 ................................................... 43.0 43.4 43.6 44.0 .0 .9 .5 .9 1988 ................................................... 45.0 45.8 46.6 47.5 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.9 1989 ................................................... 48.2 49.0 49.8 50.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1990 ................................................... 51.8 52.4 53.0 53.9 2.4 1.2 1.1 1.7 1991 ................................................... 54.9 56.1 57.1 57.8 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.2 1992 ................................................... 58.7 59.6 60.6 61.1 1.6 1.5 1.7 .8 1993 ................................................... 62.5 63.4 63.9 64.5 2.3 1.4 .8 .9 1994 ................................................... 65.1 65.2 65.8 66.0 .9 .2 .9 .3 1995 ................................................... 66.1 66.4 66.5 66.7 .2 .5 .2 .3 1996 ................................................... 66.5 66.8 66.7 67.3 -.3 .5 -.1 .9 1997 ................................................... 67.8 68.4 69.3 69.6 .7 .9 1.3 .4 1998 ................................................... 70.2 70.4 70.9 71.0 .9 .3 .7 .1 1999 ................................................... 71.6 72.3 72.7 73.5 .8 1.0 .6 1.1 2000 ................................................... 73.8 74.7 75.7 76.9 .4 1.2 1.3 1.6 2001 ................................................... 77.9 78.8 80.1 81.6 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.9 2002 ................................................... 82.5 83.4 85.1 86.0 1.1 1.1 2.0 1.1 2003 ................................................... 87.9 89.1 90.3 91.7 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 2004 ................................................... 94.4 95.9 96.9 97.6 2.9 1.6 1.0 .7 2005 ................................................... 97.9 98.8 99.6 100.6 .3 .9 .8 1.0

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### TABLE 1c. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Goods-producing industries3:

1980 ................................................... 26.6 27.3 28.2 29.0 – 2.6 3.3 2.8 1981 ................................................... 30.4 31.1 31.8 32.7 4.8 2.3 2.3 2.8 1982 ................................................... 32.9 33.7 34.5 35.0 .6 2.4 2.4 1.4 1983 ................................................... 35.9 36.5 37.0 37.4 2.6 1.7 1.4 1.1 1984 ................................................... 38.1 38.6 39.1 39.7 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.5 1985 ................................................... 40.2 40.2 40.6 40.9 1.3 .0 1.0 .7 1986 ................................................... 41.1 41.5 41.8 42.2 .5 1.0 .7 1.0 1987 ................................................... 42.0 42.5 42.8 43.4 -.5 1.2 .7 1.4 1988 ................................................... 44.7 45.5 45.9 46.5 3.0 1.8 .9 1.3 1989 ................................................... 46.7 47.5 48.3 49.0 .4 1.7 1.7 1.4 1990 ................................................... 50.1 50.9 51.7 52.5 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 1991 ................................................... 53.0 54.1 55.1 55.8 1.0 2.1 1.8 1.3 1992 ................................................... 56.7 57.3 58.2 59.0 1.6 1.1 1.6 1.4 1993 ................................................... 60.3 61.2 61.8 62.2 2.2 1.5 1.0 .6 1994 ................................................... 62.9 63.6 64.1 64.3 1.1 1.1 .8 .3 1995 ................................................... 64.5 64.5 64.8 65.3 .3 .0 .5 .8 1996 ................................................... 65.4 65.8 66.0 66.6 .2 .6 .3 .9 1997 ................................................... 66.5 66.9 67.3 67.5 -.2 .6 .6 .3 1998 ................................................... 67.2 67.7 68.0 68.2 -.4 .7 .4 .3 1999 ................................................... 68.5 68.9 69.6 70.7 .4 .6 1.0 1.6 2000 ................................................... 72.2 73.2 74.1 74.7 2.1 1.4 1.2 .8 2001 ................................................... 75.1 75.7 76.6 77.8 .5 .8 1.2 1.6 2002 ................................................... 78.4 79.3 80.5 81.9 .8 1.1 1.5 1.7 2003 ................................................... 84.1 85.4 86.9 88.1 2.7 1.5 1.8 1.4 2004 ................................................... 91.6 92.9 94.3 96.6 4.0 1.4 1.5 2.4 2005 ................................................... 97.8 99.2 100.4 100.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 .5 Manufacturing:

1980 ................................................... 26.4 27.1 27.9 28.7 – 2.7 3.0 2.9 1981 ................................................... 30.1 30.9 31.5 32.3 4.9 2.7 1.9 2.5 1982 ................................................... 32.5 33.3 34.1 34.7 .6 2.5 2.4 1.8 1983 ................................................... 35.5 36.0 36.7 37.1 2.3 1.4 1.9 1.1 1984 ................................................... 37.6 38.3 38.8 39.6 1.3 1.9 1.3 2.1 1985 ................................................... 40.0 40.0 40.3 40.7 1.0 .0 .7 1.0 1986 ................................................... 40.8 41.2 41.4 41.9 .2 1.0 .5 1.2 1987 ................................................... 41.4 41.9 42.3 43.0 -1.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 1988 ................................................... 44.3 45.1 45.6 46.3 3.0 1.8 1.1 1.5 1989 ................................................... 46.8 47.5 48.3 49.0 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 1990 ................................................... 49.9 50.8 51.6 52.5 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 1991 ................................................... 52.6 53.8 54.9 55.6 .2 2.3 2.0 1.3 1992 ................................................... 56.5 57.0 57.8 58.7 1.6 .9 1.4 1.6 1993 ................................................... 60.1 61.1 61.7 62.1 2.4 1.7 1.0 .6 1994 ................................................... 62.6 63.2 63.7 64.1 .8 1.0 .8 .6 1995 ................................................... 64.3 64.2 64.5 65.2 .3 -.2 .5 1.1 1996 ................................................... 65.3 65.8 66.1 66.7 .2 .8 .5 .9 1997 ................................................... 66.5 67.0 67.3 67.6 -.3 .8 .4 .4 1998 ................................................... 67.4 67.6 67.9 68.0 -.3 .3 .4 .1 1999 ................................................... 68.2 68.6 69.4 70.6 .3 .6 1.2 1.7 2000 ................................................... 72.2 73.0 73.8 74.2 2.3 1.1 1.1 .5 2001 ................................................... 74.4 74.8 75.5 76.9 .3 .5 .9 1.9

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### TABLE 1c. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing:

2002 ................................................... 77.5 78.3 79.6 81.1 0.8 1.0 1.7 1.9 2003 ................................................... 83.7 84.7 86.4 87.6 3.2 1.2 2.0 1.4 2004 ................................................... 91.9 93.2 95.0 96.3 4.9 1.4 1.9 1.4 2005 ................................................... 97.6 98.8 100.1 101.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 Service-producing industries4:

1980 ................................................... 26.4 27.4 28.0 28.7 – 3.8 2.2 2.5 1981 ................................................... 30.3 30.6 31.1 32.0 5.6 1.0 1.6 2.9 1982 ................................................... 31.9 32.6 33.5 34.2 -.3 2.2 2.8 2.1 1983 ................................................... 34.8 35.5 36.1 36.9 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.2 1984 ................................................... 37.9 38.5 38.8 39.5 2.7 1.6 .8 1.8 1985 ................................................... 39.8 40.1 40.7 41.1 .8 .8 1.5 1.0 1986 ................................................... 41.4 41.7 42.2 42.7 .7 .7 1.2 1.2 1987 ................................................... 42.9 43.3 43.8 44.4 .5 .9 1.2 1.4 1988 ................................................... 45.2 45.9 46.5 47.3 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.7 1989 ................................................... 47.9 48.9 49.7 50.4 1.3 2.1 1.6 1.4 1990 ................................................... 51.4 52.2 52.8 53.6 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.5 1991 ................................................... 54.4 55.2 56.1 56.9 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1992 ................................................... 57.5 58.1 58.9 59.5 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.0 1993 ................................................... 60.3 61.0 61.6 62.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1994 ................................................... 63.0 63.5 64.2 64.6 1.3 .8 1.1 .6 1995 ................................................... 65.1 65.6 66.0 66.2 .8 .8 .6 .3 1996 ................................................... 66.3 66.7 67.1 67.4 .2 .6 .6 .4 1997 ................................................... 67.8 68.1 68.4 69.4 .6 .4 .4 1.5 1998 ................................................... 69.8 70.3 70.9 71.6 .6 .7 .9 1.0 1999 ................................................... 71.4 72.3 73.1 74.0 -.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 2000 ................................................... 75.3 76.3 77.2 78.4 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.6 2001 ................................................... 79.5 80.5 81.7 82.9 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 2002 ................................................... 83.4 84.7 85.6 86.5 .6 1.6 1.1 1.1 2003 ................................................... 87.9 89.1 90.5 91.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.3 2004 ................................................... 93.0 94.9 95.7 96.7 1.4 2.0 .8 1.0 2005 ................................................... 97.9 98.5 99.5 100.6 1.2 .6 1.0 1.1 Nonmanufacturing:

1980 ................................................... 26.6 27.5 28.2 28.9 – 3.4 2.5 2.5 1981 ................................................... 30.4 30.8 31.5 32.3 5.2 1.3 2.3 2.5 1982 ................................................... 32.3 33.0 33.9 34.5 .0 2.2 2.7 1.8 1983 ................................................... 35.2 35.9 36.5 37.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.9 1984 ................................................... 38.2 38.6 39.0 39.6 2.7 1.0 1.0 1.5 1985 ................................................... 39.9 40.2 40.9 41.3 .8 .8 1.7 1.0 1986 ................................................... 41.6 41.8 42.3 42.8 .7 .5 1.2 1.2 1987 ................................................... 43.1 43.6 44.0 44.5 .7 1.2 .9 1.1 1988 ................................................... 45.3 46.0 46.5 47.4 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.9 1989 ................................................... 47.7 48.7 49.4 50.3 .6 2.1 1.4 1.8 1990 ................................................... 51.2 52.0 52.7 53.5 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.5 1991 ................................................... 54.4 55.2 56.1 56.9 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1992 ................................................... 57.5 58.1 59.0 59.7 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.2 1993 ................................................... 60.4 61.1 61.6 62.3 1.2 1.2 .8 1.1 1994 ................................................... 63.2 63.7 64.4 64.7 1.4 .8 1.1 .5 1995 ................................................... 65.2 65.6 65.9 66.1 .8 .6 .5 .3 1996 ................................................... 66.2 66.6 67.0 67.3 .2 .6 .6 .4

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### TABLE 1c. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, **AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing:

1997 ................................................... 67.6 67.9 68.3 69.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 1998 ................................................... 69.5 70.0 70.6 71.2 .4 .7 .9 .8 1999 ................................................... 71.2 72.0 72.8 73.7 .0 1.1 1.1 1.2 2000 ................................................... 75.0 76.0 77.0 78.1 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.4 2001 ................................................... 79.2 80.3 81.5 82.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 2002 ................................................... 83.2 84.5 85.3 86.3 .6 1.6 .9 1.2 2003 ................................................... 87.7 88.9 90.1 91.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.6 2004 ................................................... 92.7 94.5 95.4 96.8 1.3 1.9 1.0 1.5 2005 ................................................... 97.9 98.7 99.7 100.5 1.1 .8 1.0 .8

1 Includes private industry and State and local government workers and excludes farm, household, and Federal government workers.

2 Excludes farm and household workers. 3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted)**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers 1 :

1981 ........................................... – 37.3 38.2 39.0 – – 2.4 2.1 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.6 40.1 41.0 41.5 1.5 1.3 2.2 1.2 – 7.5 7.3 6.4 1983 ........................................... 42.2 42.7 43.4 43.9 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.2 6.6 6.5 5.9 5.8 1984 ........................................... 44.7 45.0 45.6 46.2 1.8 .7 1.3 1.3 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.2 1985 ........................................... 46.8 47.1 47.8 48.2 1.3 .6 1.5 .8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.3 1986 ........................................... 48.7 49.0 49.6 49.9 1.0 .6 1.2 .6 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.5 1987 ........................................... 50.3 50.7 51.2 51.7 .8 .8 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.4 52.9 53.7 54.2 1.4 1.0 1.5 .9 4.2 4.3 4.9 4.8 1989 ........................................... 54.9 55.5 56.4 56.9 1.3 1.1 1.6 .9 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 1990 ........................................... 57.9 58.5 59.3 59.7 1.8 1.0 1.4 .7 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.9 1991 ........................................... 60.5 61.2 61.9 62.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 .6 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 1992 ........................................... 63.0 63.4 64.0 64.4 1.1 .6 .9 .6 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.4 1993 ........................................... 65.2 65.6 66.3 66.7 1.2 .6 1.1 .6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 1994 ........................................... 67.3 67.8 68.4 68.7 .9 .7 .9 .4 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.3 69.7 70.3 70.6 .9 .6 .9 .4 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 71.2 71.7 72.3 72.6 .8 .7 .8 .4 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 1997 ........................................... 73.3 73.7 74.4 75.0 1.0 .5 .9 .8 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.3 1998 ........................................... 75.6 76.2 77.1 77.6 .8 .8 1.2 .6 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.5 1999 ........................................... 77.9 78.7 79.5 80.2 .4 1.0 1.0 .9 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.3 82.1 83.0 83.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 .7 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.3 86.3 87.0 1.2 .8 1.2 .8 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.1 2002 ........................................... 87.9 88.7 89.5 90.0 1.0 .9 .9 .6 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.4 2003 ........................................... 91.3 92.0 93.0 93.5 1.4 .8 1.1 .5 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.6 96.5 96.9 1.3 1.0 .9 .4 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.6 99.5 100.0 1.1 .6 .9 .5 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 Civilian workers, excluding sales:

1981 ........................................... – 37.2 38.3 38.9 – – 3.0 1.6 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.6 40.1 41.1 41.5 1.8 1.3 2.5 1.0 – 7.8 7.3 6.7 1983 ........................................... 42.3 42.7 43.5 43.9 1.9 .9 1.9 .9 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.8 1984 ........................................... 44.7 45.1 45.7 46.3 1.8 .9 1.3 1.3 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.5 1985 ........................................... 46.8 47.1 47.9 48.1 1.1 .6 1.7 .4 4.7 4.4 4.8 3.9 1986 ........................................... 48.6 49.0 49.5 49.9 1.0 .8 1.0 .8 3.8 4.0 3.3 3.7 1987 ........................................... 50.4 50.7 51.4 51.7 1.0 .6 1.4 .6 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.5 53.0 53.7 54.2 1.5 1.0 1.3 .9 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.8 1989 ........................................... 54.9 55.5 56.4 56.8 1.3 1.1 1.6 .7 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.8 1990 ........................................... 57.8 58.5 59.3 59.8 1.8 1.2 1.4 .8 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.3 1991 ........................................... 60.6 61.1 62.0 62.3 1.3 .8 1.5 .5 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.2 1992 ........................................... 63.0 63.4 64.2 64.6 1.1 .6 1.3 .6 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.7 1993 ........................................... 65.4 65.8 66.4 66.8 1.2 .6 .9 .6 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.4 67.9 68.6 68.9 .9 .7 1.0 .4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 1995 ........................................... 69.4 69.8 70.4 70.7 .7 .6 .9 .4 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.6 1996 ........................................... 71.3 71.8 72.4 72.8 .8 .7 .8 .6 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.3 73.8 74.4 75.0 .7 .7 .8 .8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 1998 ........................................... 75.7 76.2 77.0 77.4 .9 .7 1.0 .5 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.2 1999 ........................................... 77.9 78.6 79.4 80.1 .6 .9 1.0 .9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.1 81.9 82.9 83.5 1.2 1.0 1.2 .7 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.2 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.3 86.3 87.0 1.3 .8 1.2 .8 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 2002 ........................................... 87.9 88.6 89.5 90.0 1.0 .8 1.0 .6 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 2003 ........................................... 91.3 92.0 93.0 93.5 1.4 .8 1.1 .5 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers, excluding sales:

2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.6 96.5 97.1 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.6 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.9 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.7 99.6 100.0 1.0 .6 .9 .4 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 White-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 35.7 36.7 37.5 – – 2.8 2.2 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 38.0 38.5 39.6 39.9 1.3 1.3 2.9 .8 – 7.8 7.9 6.4 1983 ........................................... 40.6 41.0 42.0 42.5 1.8 1.0 2.4 1.2 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.5 1984 ........................................... 43.2 43.6 44.3 44.8 1.6 .9 1.6 1.1 6.4 6.3 5.5 5.4 1985 ........................................... 45.5 45.8 46.7 47.0 1.6 .7 2.0 .6 5.3 5.0 5.4 4.9 1986 ........................................... 47.6 47.9 48.6 48.9 1.3 .6 1.5 .6 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.0 1987 ........................................... 49.5 49.8 50.4 50.8 1.2 .6 1.2 .8 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.9 1988 ........................................... 51.5 52.1 52.8 53.5 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 4.0 4.6 4.8 5.3 1989 ........................................... 54.2 54.8 55.9 56.4 1.3 1.1 2.0 .9 5.2 5.2 5.9 5.4 1990 ........................................... 57.3 58.0 58.9 59.3 1.6 1.2 1.6 .7 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.1 1991 ........................................... 60.2 60.7 61.4 61.8 1.5 .8 1.2 .7 5.1 4.7 4.2 4.2 1992 ........................................... 62.4 62.8 63.5 63.9 1.0 .6 1.1 .6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 1993 ........................................... 64.6 65.0 65.7 66.1 1.1 .6 1.1 .6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 1994 ........................................... 66.7 67.2 67.9 68.2 .9 .7 1.0 .4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 1995 ........................................... 68.8 69.2 69.8 70.1 .9 .6 .9 .4 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.7 71.2 71.9 72.3 .9 .7 1.0 .6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 1997 ........................................... 72.9 73.4 74.1 74.8 .8 .7 1.0 .9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 1998 ........................................... 75.5 76.0 77.0 77.5 .9 .7 1.3 .6 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.6 1999 ........................................... 77.8 78.5 79.5 80.2 .4 .9 1.3 .9 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.3 82.1 83.0 83.6 1.4 1.0 1.1 .7 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.2 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.5 86.4 87.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 .8 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 2002 ........................................... 87.9 88.8 89.6 90.0 .9 1.0 .9 .4 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.3 2003 ........................................... 91.3 92.0 93.1 93.5 1.4 .8 1.2 .4 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.6 95.3 96.3 96.8 1.2 .7 1.0 .5 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.6 99.5 100.0 1.2 .6 .9 .5 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 White-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1981 ........................................... – 35.3 36.5 37.2 – – 3.4 1.9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 37.8 38.3 39.3 39.8 1.6 1.3 2.6 1.3 – 8.5 7.7 7.0 1983 ........................................... 40.5 40.9 41.9 42.3 1.8 1.0 2.4 1.0 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.3 1984 ........................................... 43.1 43.5 44.3 44.8 1.9 .9 1.8 1.1 6.4 6.4 5.7 5.9 1985 ........................................... 45.3 45.6 46.5 46.8 1.1 .7 2.0 .6 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.5 1986 ........................................... 47.4 47.7 48.4 48.7 1.3 .6 1.5 .6 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.1 1987 ........................................... 49.3 49.6 50.4 50.8 1.2 .6 1.6 .8 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 1988 ........................................... 51.5 52.0 52.9 53.4 1.4 1.0 1.7 .9 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.1 1989 ........................................... 54.1 54.6 55.7 56.1 1.3 .9 2.0 .7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 1990 ........................................... 57.2 57.8 58.8 59.3 2.0 1.0 1.7 .9 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.7 1991 ........................................... 60.1 60.6 61.4 61.8 1.3 .8 1.3 .7 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.2 1992 ........................................... 62.4 62.8 63.6 64.0 1.0 .6 1.3 .6 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 1993 ........................................... 64.8 65.2 65.8 66.2 1.3 .6 .9 .6 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.4 1994 ........................................... 66.8 67.3 68.0 68.3 .9 .7 1.0 .4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 1995 ........................................... 69.0 69.3 69.9 70.2 1.0 .4 .9 .4 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.8 71.3 72.0 72.3 .9 .7 1.0 .4 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 1997 ........................................... 72.9 73.3 74.1 74.8 .8 .5 1.1 .9 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.5 1998 ........................................... 75.4 75.9 76.8 77.1 .8 .7 1.2 .4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.1

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1999 ........................................... 77.7 78.3 79.2 80.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.8 2000 ........................................... 81.0 81.8 82.7 83.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 .7 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.5 85.3 86.3 86.9 1.4 .9 1.2 .7 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 2002 ........................................... 87.9 88.5 89.4 89.9 1.2 .7 1.0 .6 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.5 2003 ........................................... 91.3 91.9 93.0 93.4 1.6 .7 1.2 .4 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.2 96.2 96.9 1.2 .7 1.1 .7 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.7 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.6 99.5 100.0 1.2 .5 .9 .5 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 Professional specialty and technical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 55.3 56.8 57.4 – – 2.7 1.1 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 58.4 58.8 60.2 60.8 1.7 .7 2.4 1.0 – 6.3 6.0 5.9 1991 ........................................... 61.4 61.8 62.8 63.3 1.0 .7 1.6 .8 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.1 1992 ........................................... 63.9 64.3 65.4 65.9 .9 .6 1.7 .8 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 1993 ........................................... 66.5 66.7 67.5 67.8 .9 .3 1.2 .4 4.1 3.7 3.2 2.9 1994 ........................................... 68.5 68.7 69.6 69.8 1.0 .3 1.3 .3 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 1995 ........................................... 70.3 70.6 71.3 71.6 .7 .4 1.0 .4 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.7 73.4 73.7 1.0 .6 1.0 .4 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 1997 ........................................... 74.0 74.5 75.2 75.7 .4 .7 .9 .7 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 1998 ........................................... 76.1 76.5 77.5 78.0 .5 .5 1.3 .6 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.0 1999 ........................................... 78.2 78.7 79.6 80.4 .3 .6 1.1 1.0 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.1 2000 ........................................... 81.2 82.1 83.0 83.7 1.0 1.1 1.1 .8 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.8 85.4 86.7 87.2 1.3 .7 1.5 .6 4.4 4.0 4.5 4.2 2002 ........................................... 87.7 88.2 89.3 89.9 .6 .6 1.2 .7 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.1 2003 ........................................... 90.8 91.3 92.4 93.0 1.0 .6 1.2 .6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 2004 ........................................... 94.2 94.7 96.1 96.7 1.3 .5 1.5 .6 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.3 99.4 100.0 1.1 .5 1.1 .6 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.4 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 54.1 54.8 55.2 – – 1.3 .7 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 56.3 57.1 57.9 58.3 2.0 1.4 1.4 .7 – 5.5 5.7 5.6 1991 ........................................... 59.2 59.9 60.5 60.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 .7 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.5 1992 ........................................... 61.2 61.4 61.9 62.3 .5 .3 .8 .6 3.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 1993 ........................................... 63.3 63.6 64.2 64.6 1.6 .5 .9 .6 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 1994 ........................................... 65.3 65.8 66.5 66.9 1.1 .8 1.1 .6 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.6 1995 ........................................... 67.8 68.1 68.6 69.0 1.3 .4 .7 .6 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.1 1996 ........................................... 69.6 69.9 71.0 71.2 .9 .4 1.6 .3 2.7 2.6 3.5 3.2 1997 ........................................... 72.1 72.6 73.3 74.3 1.3 .7 1.0 1.4 3.6 3.9 3.2 4.4 1998 ........................................... 75.3 75.6 76.7 76.8 1.3 .4 1.5 .1 4.4 4.1 4.6 3.4 1999 ........................................... 77.7 78.7 79.8 80.5 1.2 1.3 1.4 .9 3.2 4.1 4.0 4.8 2000 ........................................... 81.5 82.2 83.2 83.7 1.2 .9 1.2 .6 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.0 2001 ........................................... 84.8 85.9 86.4 87.3 1.3 1.3 .6 1.0 4.0 4.5 3.8 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.6 89.7 90.0 90.3 1.5 1.2 .3 .3 4.5 4.4 4.2 3.4 2003 ........................................... 92.6 93.1 94.2 94.7 2.5 .5 1.2 .5 4.5 3.8 4.7 4.9 2004 ........................................... 95.2 95.9 96.5 97.1 .5 .7 .6 .6 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.1 99.6 100.0 1.4 .6 .5 .4 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 53.9 54.6 55.2 – – 1.3 1.1 – – – –

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1990 ........................................... 56.2 56.8 57.5 58.1 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.0 – 5.4 5.3 5.3 1991 ........................................... 58.8 59.3 60.0 60.4 1.2 .9 1.2 .7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.0 1992 ........................................... 61.3 61.7 62.4 62.9 1.5 .7 1.1 .8 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.1 1993 ........................................... 63.7 64.2 64.8 65.3 1.3 .8 .9 .8 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.8 1994 ........................................... 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.4 1.1 .8 .9 .4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.2 1995 ........................................... 68.1 68.6 69.0 69.5 1.0 .7 .6 .7 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.1 1996 ........................................... 70.1 70.4 71.1 71.4 .9 .4 1.0 .4 2.9 2.6 3.0 2.7 1997 ........................................... 71.9 72.5 73.1 73.7 .7 .8 .8 .8 2.6 3.0 2.8 3.2 1998 ........................................... 74.3 75.0 75.6 76.1 .8 .9 .8 .7 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 1999 ........................................... 76.7 77.2 77.9 78.7 .8 .7 .9 1.0 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.0 80.8 81.7 82.3 1.7 1.0 1.1 .7 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.6 2001 ........................................... 83.6 84.4 85.5 86.2 1.6 1.0 1.3 .8 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 2002 ........................................... 87.2 87.9 88.8 89.4 1.2 .8 1.0 .7 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.6 91.5 92.5 92.9 1.3 1.0 1.1 .4 3.9 4.1 4.2 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.4 95.4 96.2 96.9 1.6 1.1 .8 .7 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.3 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.7 99.5 100.0 1.1 .7 .8 .5 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 Blue-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 40.4 41.3 42.0 – – 2.2 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 42.6 43.2 44.1 44.6 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.1 – 6.9 6.8 6.2 1983 ........................................... 45.3 45.8 46.3 46.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.9 1984 ........................................... 47.5 47.8 48.2 48.8 1.5 .6 .8 1.2 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.3 1985 ........................................... 49.3 49.7 50.2 50.4 1.0 .8 1.0 .4 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.3 1986 ........................................... 50.9 51.1 51.5 51.8 1.0 .4 .8 .6 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.8 1987 ........................................... 52.1 52.5 53.0 53.5 .6 .8 1.0 .9 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.3 1988 ........................................... 54.3 55.0 55.4 55.8 1.5 1.3 .7 .7 4.2 4.8 4.5 4.3 1989 ........................................... 56.3 57.0 57.6 58.2 .9 1.2 1.1 1.0 3.7 3.6 4.0 4.3 1990 ........................................... 59.1 59.7 60.3 60.7 1.5 1.0 1.0 .7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 1991 ........................................... 61.6 62.3 62.9 63.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 .6 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.3 1992 ........................................... 64.2 64.7 65.2 65.7 1.4 .8 .8 .8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.8 1993 ........................................... 66.5 67.2 67.7 68.1 1.2 1.1 .7 .6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 1994 ........................................... 68.6 69.2 69.8 70.0 .7 .9 .9 .3 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.5 71.0 71.4 71.7 .7 .7 .6 .4 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.4 1996 ........................................... 72.2 72.8 73.1 73.6 .7 .8 .4 .7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 1997 ........................................... 74.0 74.6 75.1 75.5 .5 .8 .7 .5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 1998 ........................................... 75.9 76.6 77.1 77.6 .5 .9 .7 .6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 1999 ........................................... 78.2 78.8 79.5 80.2 .8 .8 .9 .9 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.4 82.2 83.0 83.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 .6 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.5 85.1 86.1 86.7 1.2 .7 1.2 .7 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.8 2002 ........................................... 87.6 88.4 89.2 89.8 1.0 .9 .9 .7 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 2003 ........................................... 91.1 92.0 92.9 93.3 1.4 1.0 1.0 .4 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.9 2004 ........................................... 95.2 96.2 97.0 97.4 2.0 1.1 .8 .4 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.7 100.0 .9 .8 .6 .3 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 Service occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 36.9 37.9 38.4 – – 2.7 1.3 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.6 40.0 40.9 41.5 3.1 1.0 2.3 1.5 – 8.4 7.9 8.1 1983 ........................................... 42.2 42.5 43.1 44.0 1.7 .7 1.4 2.1 6.6 6.3 5.4 6.0 1984 ........................................... 45.0 45.1 46.0 46.8 2.3 .2 2.0 1.7 6.6 6.1 6.7 6.4

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1985 ........................................... 47.2 47.3 48.3 48.7 0.9 0.2 2.1 0.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.1 1986 ........................................... 49.1 49.3 50.0 50.4 .8 .4 1.4 .8 4.0 4.2 3.5 3.5 1987 ........................................... 50.9 51.1 51.6 52.0 1.0 .4 1.0 .8 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.2 1988 ........................................... 52.7 53.2 54.4 54.8 1.3 .9 2.3 .7 3.5 4.1 5.4 5.4 1989 ........................................... 55.4 55.8 56.8 57.4 1.1 .7 1.8 1.1 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.7 1990 ........................................... 58.1 58.6 59.5 60.3 1.2 .9 1.5 1.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.1 1991 ........................................... 61.0 61.6 62.7 63.1 1.2 1.0 1.8 .6 5.0 5.1 5.4 4.6 1992 ........................................... 63.7 64.0 64.8 65.1 1.0 .5 1.3 .5 4.4 3.9 3.3 3.2 1993 ........................................... 65.8 66.2 66.9 67.2 1.1 .6 1.1 .4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.2 1994 ........................................... 67.9 68.1 68.9 69.4 1.0 .3 1.2 .7 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.3 1995 ........................................... 69.8 70.2 70.7 71.1 .6 .6 .7 .6 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.4 1996 ........................................... 71.4 71.8 72.4 73.1 .4 .6 .8 1.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.8 1997 ........................................... 73.7 74.1 75.1 75.7 .8 .5 1.3 .8 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.6 1998 ........................................... 76.4 77.0 77.8 78.1 .9 .8 1.0 .4 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.2 1999 ........................................... 78.9 79.5 79.9 80.8 1.0 .8 .5 1.1 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.5 82.1 82.9 83.7 .9 .7 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.6 2001 ........................................... 84.8 85.5 86.5 87.6 1.3 .8 1.2 1.3 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.7 2002 ........................................... 88.4 89.0 90.0 90.5 .9 .7 1.1 .6 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.3 2003 ........................................... 91.6 92.1 93.1 93.7 1.2 .5 1.1 .6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.4 96.4 96.9 1.1 .7 1.0 .5 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.2 99.4 100.0 .7 .6 1.2 .6 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.2 Goods-producing industries2 :

1981 ........................................... – 39.0 40.0 40.6 – – 2.6 1.5 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.4 41.9 42.7 43.1 2.0 1.2 1.9 .9 – 7.4 6.8 6.2 1983 ........................................... 43.9 44.3 44.8 45.2 1.9 .9 1.1 .9 6.0 5.7 4.9 4.9 1984 ........................................... 45.9 46.4 46.8 47.3 1.5 1.1 .9 1.1 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.6 1985 ........................................... 48.1 48.3 48.7 48.9 1.7 .4 .8 .4 4.8 4.1 4.1 3.4 1986 ........................................... 49.5 49.9 50.2 50.5 1.2 .8 .6 .6 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.3 1987 ........................................... 50.8 51.1 51.6 52.1 .6 .6 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.2 1988 ........................................... 52.9 53.6 53.9 54.3 1.5 1.3 .6 .7 4.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 1989 ........................................... 54.9 55.5 56.1 56.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.8 3.5 4.1 4.4 1990 ........................................... 57.7 58.4 58.9 59.4 1.8 1.2 .9 .8 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 1991 ........................................... 60.3 61.0 61.6 62.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 .8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 1992 ........................................... 63.0 63.4 64.0 64.5 1.4 .6 .9 .8 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 1993 ........................................... 65.5 66.1 66.6 66.9 1.6 .9 .8 .5 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.7 1994 ........................................... 67.6 68.3 68.8 69.0 1.0 1.0 .7 .3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 1995 ........................................... 69.5 69.9 70.2 70.7 .7 .6 .4 .7 2.8 2.3 2.0 2.5 1996 ........................................... 71.2 71.8 72.2 72.6 .7 .8 .6 .6 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.7 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.6 74.1 74.4 .6 .8 .7 .4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 1998 ........................................... 75.0 75.6 76.1 76.5 .8 .8 .7 .5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 1999 ........................................... 77.1 77.7 78.4 79.1 .8 .8 .9 .9 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.4 81.4 82.1 82.6 1.6 1.2 .9 .6 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.4 2001 ........................................... 83.6 84.5 85.0 85.7 1.2 1.1 .6 .8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.8 2002 ........................................... 86.7 87.5 88.1 88.9 1.2 .9 .7 .9 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.5 91.3 92.0 92.5 1.8 .9 .8 .5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.0 2004 ........................................... 94.6 95.4 96.2 96.8 2.3 .8 .8 .6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 2005 ........................................... 98.2 99.1 99.8 100.0 1.4 .9 .7 .2 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.3

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing:

1981 ........................................... – 38.4 39.2 40.0 – – 2.1 2.0 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 40.8 41.2 42.0 42.4 2.0 1.0 1.9 1.0 – 7.3 7.1 6.0 1983 ........................................... 43.2 43.6 44.2 44.6 1.9 .9 1.4 .9 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.2 1984 ........................................... 45.3 45.8 46.3 46.9 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.2 1985 ........................................... 47.6 47.9 48.3 48.4 1.5 .6 .8 .2 5.1 4.6 4.3 3.2 1986 ........................................... 49.1 49.5 49.7 50.0 1.4 .8 .4 .6 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.3 1987 ........................................... 50.2 50.5 51.0 51.5 .4 .6 1.0 1.0 2.2 2.0 2.6 3.0 1988 ........................................... 52.6 53.1 53.4 53.8 2.1 1.0 .6 .7 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.5 1989 ........................................... 54.6 55.2 55.8 56.3 1.5 1.1 1.1 .9 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.6 1990 ........................................... 57.4 58.1 58.7 59.1 2.0 1.2 1.0 .7 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.0 1991 ........................................... 59.9 60.7 61.3 61.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.7 1992 ........................................... 62.9 63.3 63.8 64.3 1.6 .6 .8 .8 5.0 4.3 4.1 3.9 1993 ........................................... 65.4 66.0 66.5 66.9 1.7 .9 .8 .6 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.0 1994 ........................................... 67.6 68.1 68.6 69.0 1.0 .7 .7 .6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 1995 ........................................... 69.6 70.0 70.2 70.8 .9 .6 .3 .9 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.6 1996 ........................................... 71.3 71.9 72.4 72.9 .7 .8 .7 .7 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.1 73.8 74.2 74.6 .3 1.0 .5 .5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 1998 ........................................... 75.2 75.7 76.2 76.6 .8 .7 .7 .5 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.2 77.7 78.4 79.2 .8 .6 .9 1.0 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.5 81.4 82.0 82.3 1.6 1.1 .7 .4 4.3 4.8 4.6 3.9 2001 ........................................... 83.5 84.2 84.6 85.3 1.5 .8 .5 .8 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.6 2002 ........................................... 86.4 87.2 87.8 88.5 1.3 .9 .7 .8 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 2003 ........................................... 90.5 91.2 91.8 92.2 2.3 .8 .7 .4 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.5 96.5 96.7 2.7 .8 1.0 .2 4.6 4.7 5.1 4.9 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.7 100.0 1.7 .8 .6 .3 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 Service-producing industries3:

1981 ........................................... – 36.3 37.3 38.0 – – 2.8 1.9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 38.6 39.0 40.1 40.6 1.6 1.0 2.8 1.2 – 7.4 7.5 6.8 1983 ........................................... 41.2 41.7 42.6 43.2 1.5 1.2 2.2 1.4 6.7 6.9 6.2 6.4 1984 ........................................... 43.9 44.3 45.0 45.6 1.6 .9 1.6 1.3 6.6 6.2 5.6 5.6 1985 ........................................... 46.1 46.4 47.4 47.7 1.1 .7 2.2 .6 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.6 1986 ........................................... 48.2 48.5 49.2 49.6 1.0 .6 1.4 .8 4.6 4.5 3.8 4.0 1987 ........................................... 50.1 50.4 51.1 51.4 1.0 .6 1.4 .6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.1 52.7 53.6 54.2 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.1 4.0 4.6 4.9 5.4 1989 ........................................... 54.9 55.5 56.6 57.1 1.3 1.1 2.0 .9 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.4 1990 ........................................... 57.9 58.5 59.5 59.9 1.4 1.0 1.7 .7 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.9 1991 ........................................... 60.8 61.3 62.0 62.4 1.5 .8 1.1 .6 5.0 4.8 4.2 4.2 1992 ........................................... 63.0 63.4 64.0 64.5 1.0 .6 .9 .8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.4 1993 ........................................... 65.0 65.5 66.2 66.6 .8 .8 1.1 .6 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 1994 ........................................... 67.1 67.5 68.3 68.6 .8 .6 1.2 .4 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.1 69.6 70.3 70.5 .7 .7 1.0 .3 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.8 1996 ........................................... 71.1 71.6 72.3 72.6 .9 .7 1.0 .4 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.3 73.8 74.5 75.2 1.0 .7 .9 .9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.6 1998 ........................................... 75.9 76.4 77.5 77.9 .9 .7 1.4 .5 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.6 1999 ........................................... 78.2 79.0 79.9 80.6 .4 1.0 1.1 .9 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.6 82.4 83.3 83.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 .7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.9 85.7 86.8 87.5 1.2 .9 1.3 .8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.3 89.2 90.0 90.3 .9 1.0 .9 .3 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.2

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries3:

2003 ........................................... 91.6 92.2 93.3 93.8 1.4 0.7 1.2 0.5 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.8 95.6 96.6 96.9 1.1 .8 1.0 .3 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.3 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.4 99.4 100.0 1.0 .5 1.0 .6 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.2 Service industries:

1981 ........................................... – 33.9 35.4 36.4 – – 4.4 2.8 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 36.7 37.1 38.5 39.0 .8 1.1 3.8 1.3 – 9.4 8.8 7.1 1983 ........................................... 39.6 39.7 41.1 41.6 1.5 .3 3.5 1.2 7.9 7.0 6.8 6.7 1984 ........................................... 42.4 42.6 43.7 44.4 1.9 .5 2.6 1.6 7.1 7.3 6.3 6.7 1985 ........................................... 44.8 45.0 46.3 46.5 .9 .4 2.9 .4 5.7 5.6 5.9 4.7 1986 ........................................... 47.1 47.3 48.3 48.7 1.3 .4 2.1 .8 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.7 1987 ........................................... 49.3 49.5 50.6 51.1 1.2 .4 2.2 1.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 1988 ........................................... 51.9 52.2 53.5 54.2 1.6 .6 2.5 1.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.1 1989 ........................................... 54.9 55.3 56.8 57.4 1.3 .7 2.7 1.1 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.9 1990 ........................................... 58.4 59.0 60.3 61.0 1.7 1.0 2.2 1.2 6.4 6.7 6.2 6.3 1991 ........................................... 61.7 62.0 63.0 63.4 1.1 .5 1.6 .6 5.7 5.1 4.5 3.9 1992 ........................................... 63.9 64.4 65.4 66.0 .8 .8 1.6 .9 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.1 1993 ........................................... 66.5 66.7 67.6 68.0 .8 .3 1.3 .6 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.5 68.7 69.6 70.0 .7 .3 1.3 .6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 1995 ........................................... 70.4 70.7 71.3 71.6 .6 .4 .8 .4 2.8 2.9 2.4 2.3 1996 ........................................... 72.2 72.6 73.3 73.7 .8 .6 1.0 .5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 1997 ........................................... 74.2 74.7 75.5 76.1 .7 .7 1.1 .8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.3 1998 ........................................... 76.5 76.9 77.9 78.4 .5 .5 1.3 .6 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.0 1999 ........................................... 78.7 79.2 80.3 81.1 .4 .6 1.4 1.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.9 82.6 83.7 84.3 1.0 .9 1.3 .7 4.1 4.3 4.2 3.9 2001 ........................................... 85.4 86.0 87.5 88.0 1.3 .7 1.7 .6 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.4 2002 ........................................... 88.7 89.2 90.3 90.7 .8 .6 1.2 .4 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.1 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.0 93.2 93.8 .9 .5 1.3 .6 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.4 96.6 97.1 1.0 .7 1.3 .5 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.5 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.4 99.4 100.0 .9 .4 1.0 .6 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.0 Health services:

1985 ........................................... 44.6 44.8 45.5 45.7 – .4 1.6 .4 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 46.2 46.5 47.3 47.8 1.1 .6 1.7 1.1 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.6 1987 ........................................... 48.4 48.7 49.3 49.9 1.3 .6 1.2 1.2 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.4 1988 ........................................... 50.5 51.2 52.1 52.7 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.2 4.3 5.1 5.7 5.6 1989 ........................................... 53.8 54.3 55.5 56.5 2.1 .9 2.2 1.8 6.5 6.1 6.5 7.2 1990 ........................................... 57.6 58.2 59.3 60.3 1.9 1.0 1.9 1.7 7.1 7.2 6.8 6.7 1991 ........................................... 61.2 61.5 62.5 63.1 1.5 .5 1.6 1.0 6.3 5.7 5.4 4.6 1992 ........................................... 63.9 64.3 65.3 65.9 1.3 .6 1.6 .9 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.4 1993 ........................................... 66.5 67.0 67.6 68.2 .9 .8 .9 .9 4.1 4.2 3.5 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.5 68.8 69.5 69.8 .4 .4 1.0 .4 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.3 1995 ........................................... 70.3 70.8 71.3 71.7 .7 .7 .7 .6 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.7 1996 ........................................... 72.0 72.5 72.9 73.0 .4 .7 .6 .1 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.8 1997 ........................................... 73.5 73.8 74.3 74.9 .7 .4 .7 .8 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.6 1998 ........................................... 75.0 75.3 75.6 75.6 .1 .4 .4 .0 2.0 2.0 1.7 .9 1999 ........................................... 76.4 76.8 77.6 78.4 1.1 .5 1.0 1.0 1.9 2.0 2.6 3.7 2000 ........................................... 79.3 80.2 81.0 81.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.5 2001 ........................................... 82.9 84.0 85.2 86.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 .9 4.5 4.7 5.2 5.0 2002 ........................................... 87.2 87.9 88.6 89.4 1.4 .8 .8 .9 5.2 4.6 4.0 4.0

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Health services:

2003 ........................................... 90.4 91.1 92.0 92.8 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8 2004 ........................................... 94.0 94.8 96.0 96.6 1.3 .9 1.3 .6 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.1 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.4 99.3 100.0 1.2 .6 .9 .7 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.5 Hospitals:

1986 ........................................... – 45.0 45.7 46.2 – – 1.6 1.1 – – – – 1987 ........................................... 46.6 47.0 47.8 48.4 .9 .9 1.7 1.3 – 4.4 4.6 4.8 1988 ........................................... 49.0 49.7 50.6 51.3 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.4 5.2 5.7 5.9 6.0 1989 ........................................... 52.2 52.9 54.1 54.9 1.8 1.3 2.3 1.5 6.5 6.4 6.9 7.0 1990 ........................................... 55.9 56.5 57.7 58.7 1.8 1.1 2.1 1.7 7.1 6.8 6.7 6.9 1991 ........................................... 59.4 59.7 60.7 61.3 1.2 .5 1.7 1.0 6.3 5.7 5.2 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.1 62.5 63.4 64.0 1.3 .6 1.4 .9 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.4 1993 ........................................... 64.6 64.9 65.6 66.1 .9 .5 1.1 .8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.6 66.9 67.5 67.9 .8 .5 .9 .6 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 1995 ........................................... 68.1 68.6 69.0 69.5 .3 .7 .6 .7 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.4 1996 ........................................... 70.0 70.3 70.7 70.8 .7 .4 .6 .1 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.9 1997 ........................................... 71.0 71.2 71.7 72.3 .3 .3 .7 .8 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.1 1998 ........................................... 72.5 73.1 73.8 74.2 .3 .8 1.0 .5 2.1 2.7 2.9 2.6 1999 ........................................... 74.8 75.2 75.9 76.7 .8 .5 .9 1.1 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 77.4 78.1 79.1 80.1 .9 .9 1.3 1.3 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.4 2001 ........................................... 81.1 82.3 83.7 84.7 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.2 4.8 5.4 5.8 5.7 2002 ........................................... 85.9 86.7 87.7 88.7 1.4 .9 1.2 1.1 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.7 2003 ........................................... 89.9 90.4 91.6 92.5 1.4 .6 1.3 1.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.3 2004 ........................................... 93.5 94.3 95.5 96.2 1.1 .9 1.3 .7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 2005 ........................................... 97.5 98.1 99.3 100.0 1.4 .6 1.2 .7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 Educational services:

1989 ........................................... 55.3 55.6 57.9 58.3 – .5 4.1 .7 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 59.0 59.3 61.3 62.0 1.2 .5 3.4 1.1 6.7 6.7 5.9 6.3 1991 ........................................... 62.5 62.5 63.9 64.2 .8 .0 2.2 .5 5.9 5.4 4.2 3.5 1992 ........................................... 64.3 64.6 66.1 66.6 .2 .5 2.3 .8 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.7 1993 ........................................... 66.8 66.9 68.2 68.4 .3 .1 1.9 .3 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.7 1994 ........................................... 68.5 68.7 70.1 70.3 .1 .3 2.0 .3 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.6 70.9 72.2 72.4 .4 .4 1.8 .3 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.6 72.7 74.1 74.5 .3 .1 1.9 .5 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.9 1997 ........................................... 74.5 74.6 75.9 76.2 .0 .1 1.7 .4 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.3 1998 ........................................... 76.5 76.6 78.0 78.4 .4 .1 1.8 .5 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 1999 ........................................... 78.6 78.8 80.4 81.1 .3 .3 2.0 .9 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.5 81.6 83.3 83.8 .5 .1 2.1 .6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.3 2001 ........................................... 84.4 84.6 86.8 87.1 .7 .2 2.6 .3 3.6 3.7 4.2 3.9 2002 ........................................... 87.4 87.5 89.9 90.5 .3 .1 2.7 .7 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.9 2003 ........................................... 91.0 91.3 92.8 93.2 .6 .3 1.6 .4 4.1 4.3 3.2 3.0 2004 ........................................... 93.7 93.9 95.6 96.2 .5 .2 1.8 .6 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 2005 ........................................... 96.7 97.1 99.1 100.0 .5 .4 2.1 .9 3.2 3.4 3.7 4.0 Public administration4:

1981 ........................................... – 34.6 36.1 36.6 – – 4.3 1.4 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 37.4 37.7 39.0 39.3 2.2 .8 3.4 .8 – 9.0 8.0 7.4 1983 ........................................... 40.2 40.5 41.5 42.0 2.3 .7 2.5 1.2 7.5 7.4 6.4 6.9 1984 ........................................... 42.5 42.8 43.9 44.5 1.2 .7 2.6 1.4 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 1985 ........................................... 45.0 45.1 46.4 46.6 1.1 .2 2.9 .4 5.9 5.4 5.7 4.7

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### TABLE 2a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Public administration4:

1986 ........................................... 47.3 47.7 48.6 49.0 1.5 0.8 1.9 0.8 5.1 5.8 4.7 5.2 1987 ........................................... 49.9 50.0 50.6 51.2 1.8 .2 1.2 1.2 5.5 4.8 4.1 4.5 1988 ........................................... 52.0 52.3 53.2 53.4 1.6 .6 1.7 .4 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.3 1989 ........................................... 54.2 54.6 56.0 56.4 1.5 .7 2.6 .7 4.2 4.4 5.3 5.6 1990 ........................................... 57.4 57.6 58.9 59.4 1.8 .3 2.3 .8 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.3 1991 ........................................... 60.5 60.6 61.3 61.5 1.9 .2 1.2 .3 5.4 5.2 4.1 3.5 1992 ........................................... 62.3 62.6 63.2 63.5 1.3 .5 1.0 .5 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.3 1993 ........................................... 64.2 64.4 65.2 65.5 1.1 .3 1.2 .5 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.1 1994 ........................................... 66.4 66.7 67.6 67.8 1.4 .5 1.3 .3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 1995 ........................................... 68.5 68.9 69.6 70.1 1.0 .6 1.0 .7 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.4 1996 ........................................... 70.6 70.8 71.4 72.0 .7 .3 .8 .8 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.7 1997 ........................................... 72.6 72.6 73.2 73.8 .8 .0 .8 .8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 1998 ........................................... 74.5 75.0 75.9 76.4 .9 .7 1.2 .7 2.6 3.3 3.7 3.5 1999 ........................................... 76.9 77.3 77.8 78.9 .7 .5 .6 1.4 3.2 3.1 2.5 3.3 2000 ........................................... 79.6 79.8 80.2 81.0 .9 .3 .5 1.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.7 2001 ........................................... 82.3 83.0 84.0 84.8 1.6 .9 1.2 1.0 3.4 4.0 4.7 4.7 2002 ........................................... 85.5 86.0 87.5 88.3 .8 .6 1.7 .9 3.9 3.6 4.2 4.1 2003 ........................................... 89.2 89.7 91.4 91.8 1.0 .6 1.9 .4 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.0 2004 ........................................... 92.9 93.6 95.1 95.8 1.2 .8 1.6 .7 4.1 4.3 4.0 4.4 2005 ........................................... 97.0 97.4 98.9 100.0 1.3 .4 1.5 1.1 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.4 Nonmanufacturing:

1981 ........................................... – 36.8 37.8 38.5 – – 2.7 1.9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.2 39.6 40.7 41.1 1.8 1.0 2.8 1.0 – 7.6 7.7 6.8 1983 ........................................... 41.8 42.3 43.1 43.6 1.7 1.2 1.9 1.2 6.6 6.8 5.9 6.1 1984 ........................................... 44.4 44.7 45.3 45.9 1.8 .7 1.3 1.3 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.3 1985 ........................................... 46.4 46.8 47.7 48.1 1.1 .9 1.9 .8 4.5 4.7 5.3 4.8 1986 ........................................... 48.5 48.8 49.5 49.8 .8 .6 1.4 .6 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.5 1987 ........................................... 50.3 50.7 51.3 51.7 1.0 .8 1.2 .8 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 1988 ........................................... 52.3 52.9 53.7 54.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.1 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 1989 ........................................... 55.1 55.6 56.7 57.2 1.5 .9 2.0 .9 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.3 1990 ........................................... 58.0 58.7 59.5 60.0 1.4 1.2 1.4 .8 5.3 5.6 4.9 4.9 1991 ........................................... 60.8 61.3 62.1 62.5 1.3 .8 1.3 .6 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2 1992 ........................................... 63.0 63.5 64.1 64.5 .8 .8 .9 .6 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.2 1993 ........................................... 65.1 65.6 66.3 66.6 .9 .8 1.1 .5 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 1994 ........................................... 67.2 67.7 68.4 68.6 .9 .7 1.0 .3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.2 69.6 70.2 70.5 .9 .6 .9 .4 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.8 1996 ........................................... 71.1 71.6 72.2 72.6 .9 .7 .8 .6 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.2 73.7 74.4 75.1 .8 .7 .9 .9 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 1998 ........................................... 75.8 76.4 77.3 77.8 .9 .8 1.2 .6 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.6 1999 ........................................... 78.1 78.9 79.8 80.5 .4 1.0 1.1 .9 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.5 82.3 83.2 83.8 1.2 1.0 1.1 .7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.9 85.7 86.8 87.4 1.3 .9 1.3 .7 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.3 89.1 89.9 90.3 1.0 .9 .9 .4 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.3 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.2 93.3 93.8 1.3 .8 1.2 .5 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.8 95.6 96.5 97.0 1.1 .8 .9 .5 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.4 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.5 99.4 100.0 .9 .6 .9 .6 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.1

1 Includes private industry and State and local government workers and excludes farm, household, and Federal government workers.

2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 3 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries. 4 Includes executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities of State and local governments, SICs 91 through 96.

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted)** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

State and local government:

1981 ........................................... – 34.2 36.1 36.8 – – 5.6 1.9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 37.3 37.5 39.1 39.4 1.4 0.5 4.3 .8 – 9.6 8.3 7.1 1983 ........................................... 39.9 40.1 41.4 41.8 1.3 .5 3.2 1.0 7.0 6.9 5.9 6.1 1984 ........................................... 42.4 42.7 44.2 44.6 1.4 .7 3.5 .9 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.7 1985 ........................................... 45.1 45.2 46.8 47.1 1.1 .2 3.5 .6 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.6 1986 ........................................... 47.6 47.9 49.2 49.6 1.1 .6 2.7 .8 5.5 6.0 5.1 5.3 1987 ........................................... 50.0 50.1 51.3 51.8 .8 .2 2.4 1.0 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.4 1988 ........................................... 52.4 52.6 54.1 54.7 1.2 .4 2.9 1.1 4.8 5.0 5.5 5.6 1989 ........................................... 55.3 55.7 57.5 58.1 1.1 .7 3.2 1.0 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 1990 ........................................... 58.9 59.3 60.9 61.5 1.4 .7 2.7 1.0 6.5 6.5 5.9 5.9 1991 ........................................... 62.2 62.4 63.4 63.7 1.1 .3 1.6 .5 5.6 5.2 4.1 3.6 1992 ........................................... 64.1 64.4 65.6 66.0 .6 .5 1.9 .6 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.6 1993 ........................................... 66.4 66.6 67.6 67.9 .6 .3 1.5 .4 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.9 1994 ........................................... 68.3 68.5 69.6 69.9 .6 .3 1.6 .4 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 1995 ........................................... 70.4 70.7 71.7 72.0 .7 .4 1.4 .4 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.5 73.4 73.9 .4 .3 1.2 .7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.6 1997 ........................................... 74.2 74.2 75.2 75.6 .4 .0 1.3 .5 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3 1998 ........................................... 76.0 76.2 77.4 77.8 .5 .3 1.6 .5 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.9 1999 ........................................... 78.2 78.5 79.7 80.5 .5 .4 1.5 1.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.0 81.2 82.3 82.9 .6 .2 1.4 .7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2001 ........................................... 83.7 84.2 85.9 86.4 1.0 .6 2.0 .6 3.3 3.7 4.4 4.2 2002 ........................................... 86.9 87.2 89.1 89.9 .6 .3 2.2 .9 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 2003 ........................................... 90.5 90.9 92.4 92.9 .7 .4 1.7 .5 4.1 4.2 3.7 3.3 2004 ........................................... 93.5 93.9 95.5 96.1 .6 .4 1.7 .6 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 2005 ........................................... 96.9 97.3 99.1 100.0 .8 .4 1.8 .9 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.1 White-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 34.2 36.1 36.8 – – 5.6 1.9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 37.3 37.4 39.3 39.6 1.4 .3 5.1 .8 – 9.4 8.9 7.6 1983 ........................................... 40.0 40.2 41.5 41.9 1.0 .5 3.2 1.0 7.2 7.5 5.6 5.8 1984 ........................................... 42.5 42.7 44.3 44.8 1.4 .5 3.7 1.1 6.3 6.2 6.7 6.9 1985 ........................................... 45.3 45.4 47.0 47.4 1.1 .2 3.5 .9 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.8 1986 ........................................... 47.9 48.0 49.6 49.9 1.1 .2 3.3 .6 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.3 1987 ........................................... 50.3 50.4 51.7 52.2 .8 .2 2.6 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.2 4.6 1988 ........................................... 52.9 53.0 54.6 55.3 1.3 .2 3.0 1.3 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.9 1989 ........................................... 56.0 56.2 58.3 58.8 1.3 .4 3.7 .9 5.9 6.0 6.8 6.3 1990 ........................................... 59.7 60.0 61.8 62.4 1.5 .5 3.0 1.0 6.6 6.8 6.0 6.1 1991 ........................................... 63.1 63.2 64.2 64.5 1.1 .2 1.6 .5 5.7 5.3 3.9 3.4 1992 ........................................... 64.9 65.1 66.4 66.9 .6 .3 2.0 .8 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.7 1993 ........................................... 67.2 67.3 68.3 68.6 .4 .1 1.5 .4 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 1994 ........................................... 69.0 69.1 70.2 70.6 .6 .1 1.6 .6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 1995 ........................................... 71.0 71.2 72.3 72.6 .6 .3 1.5 .4 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 1996 ........................................... 72.9 73.1 74.1 74.5 .4 .3 1.4 .5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 1997 ........................................... 74.7 74.8 75.8 76.2 .3 .1 1.3 .5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 1998 ........................................... 76.5 76.6 77.8 78.3 .4 .1 1.6 .6 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.8 1999 ........................................... 78.6 78.9 80.2 81.0 .4 .4 1.6 1.0 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.5 81.7 82.8 83.4 .6 .2 1.3 .7 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 2001 ........................................... 84.1 84.6 86.4 86.8 .8 .6 2.1 .5 3.2 3.5 4.3 4.1

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations:

2002 ........................................... 87.3 87.6 89.6 90.4 0.6 0.3 2.3 0.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 4.1 2003 ........................................... 90.9 91.2 92.7 93.2 .6 .3 1.6 .5 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.1 2004 ........................................... 93.8 94.2 95.6 96.3 .6 .4 1.5 .7 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3 2005 ........................................... 97.1 97.4 99.0 100.0 .8 .3 1.6 1.0 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.8 Professional specialty and technical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 56.7 58.9 59.4 – – 3.9 .8 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 60.4 60.7 62.6 63.1 1.7 .5 3.1 .8 – 7.1 6.3 6.2 1991 ........................................... 63.7 63.8 64.9 65.2 1.0 .2 1.7 .5 5.5 5.1 3.7 3.3 1992 ........................................... 65.5 65.8 67.2 67.6 .5 .5 2.1 .6 2.8 3.1 3.5 3.7 1993 ........................................... 67.8 67.9 69.0 69.2 .3 .1 1.6 .3 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 1994 ........................................... 69.5 69.6 70.9 71.2 .4 .1 1.9 .4 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.9 1995 ........................................... 71.5 71.6 72.8 73.1 .4 .1 1.7 .4 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 1996 ........................................... 73.2 73.5 74.6 75.0 .1 .4 1.5 .5 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 1997 ........................................... 75.2 75.2 76.3 76.6 .3 .0 1.5 .4 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.1 1998 ........................................... 76.9 76.9 78.1 78.6 .4 .0 1.6 .6 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.6 1999 ........................................... 78.7 79.0 80.5 81.2 .1 .4 1.9 .9 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.3 2000 ........................................... 81.7 82.0 83.2 83.6 .6 .4 1.5 .5 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.0 2001 ........................................... 84.2 84.6 86.7 86.9 .7 .5 2.5 .2 3.1 3.2 4.2 3.9 2002 ........................................... 87.1 87.4 89.7 90.4 .2 .3 2.6 .8 3.4 3.3 3.5 4.0 2003 ........................................... 90.9 91.2 92.7 93.1 .6 .3 1.6 .4 4.4 4.3 3.3 3.0 2004 ........................................... 93.6 93.9 95.5 96.1 .5 .3 1.7 .6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 2005 ........................................... 96.7 97.1 98.8 100.0 .6 .4 1.8 1.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.1 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 55.6 57.3 57.8 – – 3.1 .9 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 58.7 59.1 60.7 61.2 1.6 .7 2.7 .8 – 6.3 5.9 5.9 1991 ........................................... 62.3 62.2 62.9 63.2 1.8 -.2 1.1 .5 6.1 5.2 3.6 3.3 1992 ........................................... 63.9 64.0 64.9 65.4 1.1 .2 1.4 .8 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.5 1993 ........................................... 66.1 66.2 67.2 67.6 1.1 .2 1.5 .6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 1994 ........................................... 68.2 68.6 69.3 69.6 .9 .6 1.0 .4 3.2 3.6 3.1 3.0 1995 ........................................... 70.5 70.8 71.7 72.2 1.3 .4 1.3 .7 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.7 1996 ........................................... 72.6 72.8 73.3 73.8 .6 .3 .7 .7 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.2 1997 ........................................... 74.5 74.7 75.3 75.8 .9 .3 .8 .7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 1998 ........................................... 76.4 76.6 78.0 78.7 .8 .3 1.8 .9 2.6 2.5 3.6 3.8 1999 ........................................... 79.2 79.3 80.3 81.2 .6 .1 1.3 1.1 3.7 3.5 2.9 3.2 2000 ........................................... 81.7 81.8 82.9 83.7 .6 .1 1.3 1.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2001 ........................................... 84.7 85.4 86.9 87.6 1.2 .8 1.8 .8 3.7 4.4 4.8 4.7 2002 ........................................... 88.6 88.8 90.2 91.0 1.1 .2 1.6 .9 4.6 4.0 3.8 3.9 2003 ........................................... 91.8 92.1 93.3 93.9 .9 .3 1.3 .6 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.2 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.0 95.6 96.8 .6 .5 .6 1.3 2.9 3.1 2.5 3.1 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.1 99.3 100.0 1.4 -.1 1.2 .7 3.9 3.3 3.9 3.3 Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 55.1 56.7 57.2 – – 2.9 .9 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 58.0 58.4 59.9 60.7 1.4 .7 2.6 1.3 – 6.0 5.6 6.1 1991 ........................................... 61.6 61.5 62.5 62.8 1.5 -.2 1.6 .5 6.2 5.3 4.3 3.5 1992 ........................................... 63.5 63.7 64.7 65.3 1.1 .3 1.6 .9 3.1 3.6 3.5 4.0

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1993 ........................................... 65.6 65.9 66.6 67.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.6 3.3 3.5 2.9 2.6 1994 ........................................... 67.6 67.9 68.8 69.2 .9 .4 1.3 .6 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 1995 ........................................... 69.5 69.9 70.7 71.1 .4 .6 1.1 .6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 1996 ........................................... 71.6 71.8 72.6 73.2 .7 .3 1.1 .8 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.4 73.5 74.5 74.9 .3 .1 1.4 .5 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.3 1998 ........................................... 75.4 75.6 76.8 77.3 .7 .3 1.6 .7 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 1999 ........................................... 77.9 77.8 78.7 79.8 .8 -.1 1.2 1.4 3.3 2.9 2.5 3.2 2000 ........................................... 80.3 80.7 81.7 82.3 .6 .5 1.2 .7 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.1 2001 ........................................... 83.0 83.5 84.9 85.7 .9 .6 1.7 .9 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.1 2002 ........................................... 86.4 87.0 88.7 89.4 .8 .7 2.0 .8 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.3 2003 ........................................... 90.2 90.5 92.5 92.8 .9 .3 2.2 .3 4.4 4.0 4.3 3.8 2004 ........................................... 93.8 94.6 96.0 96.6 1.1 .9 1.5 .6 4.0 4.5 3.8 4.1 2005 ........................................... 97.6 97.9 99.3 100.0 1.0 .3 1.4 .7 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.5 Blue-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 36.7 38.2 38.8 – – 4.1 1.6 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.7 39.9 41.3 41.4 2.3 .5 3.5 .2 – 8.7 8.1 6.7 1983 ........................................... 42.1 42.5 43.2 43.7 1.7 1.0 1.6 1.2 6.0 6.5 4.6 5.6 1984 ........................................... 44.7 44.8 45.8 46.2 2.3 .2 2.2 .9 6.2 5.4 6.0 5.7 1985 ........................................... 46.9 47.1 48.3 48.6 1.5 .4 2.5 .6 4.9 5.1 5.5 5.2 1986 ........................................... 49.4 50.0 50.8 51.1 1.6 1.2 1.6 .6 5.3 6.2 5.2 5.1 1987 ........................................... 51.6 51.8 52.6 52.9 1.0 .4 1.5 .6 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 1988 ........................................... 53.5 53.5 54.4 54.7 1.1 .0 1.7 .6 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.4 1989 ........................................... 55.7 56.1 57.3 58.2 1.8 .7 2.1 1.6 4.1 4.9 5.3 6.4 1990 ........................................... 59.2 59.6 60.7 61.0 1.7 .7 1.8 .5 6.3 6.2 5.9 4.8 1991 ........................................... 61.9 62.2 63.0 63.3 1.5 .5 1.3 .5 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 1992 ........................................... 64.0 64.7 65.6 66.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 .8 3.4 4.0 4.1 4.4 1993 ........................................... 66.3 66.6 67.6 68.1 .3 .5 1.5 .7 3.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.6 68.8 69.7 69.9 .7 .3 1.3 .3 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.6 1995 ........................................... 70.3 70.8 71.3 71.8 .6 .7 .7 .7 2.5 2.9 2.3 2.7 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.6 73.1 73.6 .7 .4 .7 .7 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 1997 ........................................... 74.1 74.2 74.8 75.3 .7 .1 .8 .7 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.3 1998 ........................................... 75.7 75.8 76.7 77.3 .5 .1 1.2 .8 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.8 78.2 79.0 79.9 .6 .5 1.0 1.1 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.6 80.9 81.8 82.6 .9 .4 1.1 1.0 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 2001 ........................................... 83.3 83.6 85.0 85.9 .8 .4 1.7 1.1 3.3 3.3 3.9 4.0 2002 ........................................... 86.4 86.8 88.8 89.6 .6 .5 2.3 .9 3.7 3.8 4.5 4.3 2003 ........................................... 90.5 90.7 91.8 92.7 1.0 .2 1.2 1.0 4.7 4.5 3.4 3.5 2004 ........................................... 93.5 93.9 95.3 95.9 .9 .4 1.5 .6 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.5 2005 ........................................... 96.8 97.5 99.5 100.0 .9 .7 2.1 .5 3.5 3.8 4.4 4.3 Service occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 33.1 34.6 35.2 – – 4.5 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 35.7 36.1 37.4 37.7 1.4 1.1 3.6 .8 – 9.1 8.1 7.1 1983 ........................................... 38.2 38.5 39.7 40.2 1.3 .8 3.1 1.3 7.0 6.6 6.1 6.6 1984 ........................................... 40.7 41.0 42.2 42.7 1.2 .7 2.9 1.2 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.2 1985 ........................................... 43.2 43.3 44.7 45.1 1.2 .2 3.2 .9 6.1 5.6 5.9 5.6 1986 ........................................... 45.5 45.9 46.7 47.1 .9 .9 1.7 .9 5.3 6.0 4.5 4.4

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1987 ........................................... 47.7 47.9 48.7 49.1 1.3 0.4 1.7 0.8 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.2 1988 ........................................... 49.9 50.3 51.7 51.9 1.6 .8 2.8 .4 4.6 5.0 6.2 5.7 1989 ........................................... 52.4 52.9 54.3 54.8 1.0 1.0 2.6 .9 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.6 1990 ........................................... 55.4 55.7 57.1 57.7 1.1 .5 2.5 1.1 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 1991 ........................................... 58.7 58.8 59.9 60.3 1.7 .2 1.9 .7 6.0 5.6 4.9 4.5 1992 ........................................... 60.8 61.1 62.1 62.4 .8 .5 1.6 .5 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 1993 ........................................... 62.9 63.3 64.2 64.5 .8 .6 1.4 .5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.4 1994 ........................................... 65.1 65.5 66.6 66.9 .9 .6 1.7 .5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 1995 ........................................... 67.4 68.1 68.8 69.2 .7 1.0 1.0 .6 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.4 1996 ........................................... 69.7 69.9 70.6 71.1 .7 .3 1.0 .7 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 1997 ........................................... 71.7 71.7 72.4 72.8 .8 .0 1.0 .6 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 1998 ........................................... 73.7 74.5 75.6 75.8 1.2 1.1 1.5 .3 2.8 3.9 4.4 4.1 1999 ........................................... 76.3 76.8 77.5 78.5 .7 .7 .9 1.3 3.5 3.1 2.5 3.6 2000 ........................................... 79.0 79.1 80.1 80.8 .6 .1 1.3 .9 3.5 3.0 3.4 2.9 2001 ........................................... 82.1 82.7 84.0 84.8 1.6 .7 1.6 1.0 3.9 4.6 4.9 5.0 2002 ........................................... 85.4 85.8 87.3 87.9 .7 .5 1.7 .7 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.7 2003 ........................................... 88.8 89.3 90.9 91.4 1.0 .6 1.8 .6 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 2004 ........................................... 92.2 92.7 94.8 95.4 .9 .5 2.3 .6 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.4 2005 ........................................... 96.2 96.7 99.2 100.0 .8 .5 2.6 .8 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.8 Service industries:

1981 ........................................... – 34.0 36.0 36.7 – – 5.9 1.9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 37.1 37.2 39.1 39.4 1.1 .3 5.1 .8 – 9.4 8.6 7.4 1983 ........................................... 39.8 39.9 41.4 41.7 1.0 .3 3.8 .7 7.3 7.3 5.9 5.8 1984 ........................................... 42.4 42.5 44.2 44.7 1.7 .2 4.0 1.1 6.5 6.5 6.8 7.2 1985 ........................................... 45.2 45.4 46.9 47.3 1.1 .4 3.3 .9 6.6 6.8 6.1 5.8 1986 ........................................... 47.8 47.9 49.5 49.9 1.1 .2 3.3 .8 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 1987 ........................................... 50.1 50.3 51.7 52.1 .4 .4 2.8 .8 4.8 5.0 4.4 4.4 1988 ........................................... 52.8 53.0 54.6 55.5 1.3 .4 3.0 1.6 5.4 5.4 5.6 6.5 1989 ........................................... 56.1 56.3 58.5 59.0 1.1 .4 3.9 .9 6.3 6.2 7.1 6.3 1990 ........................................... 59.8 60.2 62.1 62.7 1.4 .7 3.2 1.0 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.3 1991 ........................................... 63.3 63.4 64.7 65.0 1.0 .2 2.1 .5 5.9 5.3 4.2 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.2 65.5 66.9 67.4 .3 .5 2.1 .7 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.7 1993 ........................................... 67.6 67.7 68.8 69.1 .3 .1 1.6 .4 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.5 1994 ........................................... 69.4 69.5 70.8 71.0 .4 .1 1.9 .3 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 1995 ........................................... 71.4 71.6 72.8 73.0 .6 .3 1.7 .3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 73.2 73.4 74.6 75.0 .3 .3 1.6 .5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 1997 ........................................... 75.0 75.1 76.3 76.6 .0 .1 1.6 .4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.1 1998 ........................................... 76.9 77.0 78.3 78.7 .4 .1 1.7 .5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 1999 ........................................... 78.9 79.2 80.7 81.4 .3 .4 1.9 .9 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.8 82.0 83.4 83.9 .5 .2 1.7 .6 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1 2001 ........................................... 84.5 84.8 87.0 87.3 .7 .4 2.6 .3 3.3 3.4 4.3 4.1 2002 ........................................... 87.6 87.8 90.0 90.6 .3 .2 2.5 .7 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.8 2003 ........................................... 91.2 91.4 92.9 93.4 .7 .2 1.6 .5 4.1 4.1 3.2 3.1 2004 ........................................... 93.8 94.0 95.6 96.2 .4 .2 1.7 .6 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 2005 ........................................... 96.8 97.1 99.0 100.0 .6 .3 2.0 1.0 3.2 3.3 3.6 4.0

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service industries, excluding schools: 1981 ........................................... – 35.0 36.8 37.7 – – 5.1 2.4 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 38.3 38.6 40.4 40.6 1.6 0.8 4.7 .5 – 10.3 9.8 7.7 1983 ........................................... 41.1 41.6 42.4 42.9 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.2 7.3 7.8 5.0 5.7 1984 ........................................... 43.6 44.0 44.8 45.2 1.6 .9 1.8 .9 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 1985 ........................................... 45.9 46.1 46.9 47.3 1.5 .4 1.7 .9 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.6 1986 ........................................... 47.9 48.3 48.8 49.4 1.3 .8 1.0 1.2 4.4 4.8 4.1 4.4 1987 ........................................... 49.9 50.2 50.8 51.2 1.0 .6 1.2 .8 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.6 52.7 53.6 54.3 2.7 .2 1.7 1.3 5.4 5.0 5.5 6.1 1989 ........................................... 55.1 55.6 56.9 57.3 1.5 .9 2.3 .7 4.8 5.5 6.2 5.5 1990 ........................................... 58.6 59.1 60.4 61.2 2.3 .9 2.2 1.3 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.8 1991 ........................................... 62.3 62.1 63.2 63.6 1.8 -.3 1.8 .6 6.3 5.1 4.6 3.9 1992 ........................................... 63.9 64.2 65.3 65.9 .5 .5 1.7 .9 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.6 1993 ........................................... 66.4 66.7 67.4 67.7 .8 .5 1.0 .4 3.9 3.9 3.2 2.7 1994 ........................................... 68.2 68.5 69.4 69.8 .7 .4 1.3 .6 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.1 1995 ........................................... 70.2 70.9 71.6 71.9 .6 1.0 1.0 .4 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.4 72.7 73.3 73.3 .7 .4 .8 .0 3.1 2.5 2.4 1.9 1997 ........................................... 73.6 73.8 74.7 75.2 .4 .3 1.2 .7 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.6 1998 ........................................... 75.6 75.7 77.1 77.1 .5 .1 1.8 .0 2.7 2.6 3.2 2.5 1999 ........................................... 77.6 77.9 79.2 79.9 .6 .4 1.7 .9 2.6 2.9 2.7 3.6 2000 ........................................... 80.7 81.0 82.0 82.7 1.0 .4 1.2 .9 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 2001 ........................................... 83.4 84.4 85.8 86.7 .8 1.2 1.7 1.0 3.3 4.2 4.6 4.8 2002 ........................................... 87.7 88.2 89.4 90.4 1.2 .6 1.4 1.1 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.3 2003 ........................................... 91.1 91.2 92.7 93.4 .8 .1 1.6 .8 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.3 2004 ........................................... 94.1 94.5 96.1 96.6 .7 .4 1.7 .5 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.4 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.0 99.6 100.0 1.0 .4 1.6 .4 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 Health services:

1985 ........................................... 45.1 45.1 46.3 46.6 – .0 2.7 .6 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 47.0 47.4 48.1 48.5 .9 .9 1.5 .8 4.2 5.1 3.9 4.1 1987 ........................................... 48.9 49.2 50.2 50.8 .8 .6 2.0 1.2 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.7 1988 ........................................... 51.3 51.6 52.7 53.1 1.0 .6 2.1 .8 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.5 1989 ........................................... 54.0 54.6 56.3 56.9 1.7 1.1 3.1 1.1 5.3 5.8 6.8 7.2 1990 ........................................... 58.0 58.4 60.0 60.7 1.9 .7 2.7 1.2 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.7 1991 ........................................... 61.5 61.3 62.2 62.8 1.3 -.3 1.5 1.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.5 1992 ........................................... 63.3 63.8 64.8 65.2 .8 .8 1.6 .6 2.9 4.1 4.2 3.8 1993 ........................................... 65.6 65.9 66.7 67.2 .6 .5 1.2 .7 3.6 3.3 2.9 3.1 1994 ........................................... 67.8 68.4 69.5 69.7 .9 .9 1.6 .3 3.4 3.8 4.2 3.7 1995 ........................................... 70.1 70.9 71.5 71.9 .6 1.1 .8 .6 3.4 3.7 2.9 3.2 1996 ........................................... 72.4 72.7 73.2 73.2 .7 .4 .7 .0 3.3 2.5 2.4 1.8 1997 ........................................... 73.5 73.7 74.3 74.9 .4 .3 .8 .8 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.3 1998 ........................................... 75.3 75.4 76.6 76.8 .5 .1 1.6 .3 2.4 2.3 3.1 2.5 1999 ........................................... 77.1 77.6 78.8 79.6 .4 .6 1.5 1.0 2.4 2.9 2.9 3.6 2000 ........................................... 80.4 80.8 81.9 82.8 1.0 .5 1.4 1.1 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.0 2001 ........................................... 83.1 84.3 85.8 86.6 .4 1.4 1.8 .9 3.4 4.3 4.8 4.6 2002 ........................................... 87.6 88.1 89.3 90.4 1.2 .6 1.4 1.2 5.4 4.5 4.1 4.4 2003 ........................................... 90.9 91.0 92.6 93.4 .6 .1 1.8 .9 3.8 3.3 3.7 3.3 2004 ........................................... 94.0 94.4 96.0 96.6 .6 .4 1.7 .6 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.4 2005 ........................................... 97.7 98.1 99.6 100.0 1.1 .4 1.5 .4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.5

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Hospitals:

1988 ........................................... 51.2 51.7 52.9 53.2 – 1.0 2.3 0.6 – – – – 1989 ........................................... 53.7 54.5 56.2 56.9 0.9 1.5 3.1 1.2 4.9 5.4 6.2 7.0 1990 ........................................... 57.8 58.3 59.8 60.7 1.6 .9 2.6 1.5 7.6 7.0 6.4 6.7 1991 ........................................... 61.1 61.1 62.2 62.8 .7 .0 1.8 1.0 5.7 4.8 4.0 3.5 1992 ........................................... 63.2 63.6 64.6 65.1 .6 .6 1.6 .8 3.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 1993 ........................................... 65.4 65.6 66.5 67.2 .5 .3 1.4 1.1 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.2 1994 ........................................... 67.4 67.8 69.2 69.6 .3 .6 2.1 .6 3.1 3.4 4.1 3.6 1995 ........................................... 70.0 70.8 71.4 71.8 .6 1.1 .8 .6 3.9 4.4 3.2 3.2 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.6 73.1 73.2 .7 .4 .7 .1 3.3 2.5 2.4 1.9 1997 ........................................... 73.5 73.7 74.3 75.0 .4 .3 .8 .9 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.5 1998 ........................................... 75.4 75.4 76.7 76.9 .5 .0 1.7 .3 2.6 2.3 3.2 2.5 1999 ........................................... 77.2 77.8 78.9 79.7 .4 .8 1.4 1.0 2.4 3.2 2.9 3.6 2000 ........................................... 80.6 80.9 82.1 82.8 1.1 .4 1.5 .9 4.4 4.0 4.1 3.9 2001 ........................................... 82.9 84.3 85.8 86.7 .1 1.7 1.8 1.0 2.9 4.2 4.5 4.7 2002 ........................................... 87.6 88.2 89.4 90.6 1.0 .7 1.4 1.3 5.7 4.6 4.2 4.5 2003 ........................................... 91.0 91.2 92.8 93.4 .4 .2 1.8 .6 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.1 2004 ........................................... 94.0 94.4 96.1 96.7 .6 .4 1.8 .6 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.0 99.5 100.0 .9 .4 1.5 .5 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.4 Educational services:

1989 ........................................... 56.3 56.6 58.9 59.4 – .5 4.1 .8 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 60.1 60.4 62.4 63.0 1.2 .5 3.3 1.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 6.1 1991 ........................................... 63.6 63.7 65.0 65.3 1.0 .2 2.0 .5 5.8 5.5 4.2 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.5 65.7 67.3 67.7 .3 .3 2.4 .6 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.7 1993 ........................................... 67.9 68.0 69.2 69.4 .3 .1 1.8 .3 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.5 1994 ........................................... 69.6 69.7 71.0 71.3 .3 .1 1.9 .4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 1995 ........................................... 71.6 71.8 73.0 73.2 .4 .3 1.7 .3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 1996 ........................................... 73.4 73.6 74.9 75.3 .3 .3 1.8 .5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.9 1997 ........................................... 75.3 75.4 76.6 76.9 .0 .1 1.6 .4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 1998 ........................................... 77.1 77.2 78.6 79.0 .3 .1 1.8 .5 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.7 1999 ........................................... 79.2 79.4 81.0 81.7 .3 .3 2.0 .9 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 82.1 82.2 83.7 84.2 .5 .1 1.8 .6 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1 2001 ........................................... 84.7 84.9 87.2 87.4 .6 .2 2.7 .2 3.2 3.3 4.2 3.8 2002 ........................................... 87.6 87.8 90.1 90.7 .2 .2 2.6 .7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.8 2003 ........................................... 91.2 91.5 93.0 93.4 .6 .3 1.6 .4 4.1 4.2 3.2 3.0 2004 ........................................... 93.8 93.9 95.5 96.2 .4 .1 1.7 .7 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.0 2005 ........................................... 96.7 97.0 99.0 100.0 .5 .3 2.1 1.0 3.1 3.3 3.7 4.0 Schools:

1981 ........................................... – 33.7 35.7 36.3 – – 5.9 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 36.6 36.7 38.6 39.0 .8 .3 5.2 1.0 – 8.9 8.1 7.4 1983 ........................................... 39.2 39.4 41.0 41.3 .5 .5 4.1 .7 7.1 7.4 6.2 5.9 1984 ........................................... 41.9 42.0 43.9 44.4 1.5 .2 4.5 1.1 6.9 6.6 7.1 7.5 1985 ........................................... 44.9 45.0 46.8 47.2 1.1 .2 4.0 .9 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.3 1986 ........................................... 47.6 47.7 49.7 49.9 .8 .2 4.2 .4 6.0 6.0 6.2 5.7 1987 ........................................... 50.1 50.2 51.8 52.3 .4 .2 3.2 1.0 5.3 5.2 4.2 4.8 1988 ........................................... 52.7 52.9 54.9 55.7 .8 .4 3.8 1.5 5.2 5.4 6.0 6.5 1989 ........................................... 56.2 56.5 58.9 59.5 .9 .5 4.2 1.0 6.6 6.8 7.3 6.8 1990 ........................................... 60.1 60.4 62.5 63.0 1.0 .5 3.5 .8 6.9 6.9 6.1 5.9

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Schools:

1991 ........................................... 63.5 63.7 65.0 65.3 0.8 0.3 2.0 0.5 5.7 5.5 4.0 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.5 65.7 67.3 67.7 .3 .3 2.4 .6 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.7 1993 ........................................... 67.9 67.9 69.2 69.4 .3 .0 1.9 .3 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.5 1994 ........................................... 69.6 69.7 71.1 71.3 .3 .1 2.0 .3 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 1995 ........................................... 71.6 71.8 73.1 73.3 .4 .3 1.8 .3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 73.4 73.6 74.9 75.3 .1 .3 1.8 .5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 1997 ........................................... 75.3 75.4 76.6 76.9 .0 .1 1.6 .4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 1998 ........................................... 77.1 77.2 78.5 79.0 .3 .1 1.7 .6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7 1999 ........................................... 79.2 79.4 81.0 81.7 .3 .3 2.0 .9 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.4 2000 ........................................... 82.0 82.2 83.7 84.1 .4 .2 1.8 .5 3.5 3.5 3.3 2.9 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.0 87.2 87.4 .6 .5 2.6 .2 3.2 3.4 4.2 3.9 2002 ........................................... 87.6 87.7 90.1 90.7 .2 .1 2.7 .7 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.8 2003 ........................................... 91.1 91.5 93.0 93.3 .4 .4 1.6 .3 4.0 4.3 3.2 2.9 2004 ........................................... 93.7 93.9 95.5 96.2 .4 .2 1.7 .7 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.1 2005 ........................................... 96.7 97.0 98.9 100.0 .5 .3 2.0 1.1 3.2 3.3 3.6 4.0 Elementary and secondary schools:

1981 ........................................... – 33.5 35.6 36.2 – – 6.3 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 36.5 36.6 38.6 39.0 .8 .3 5.5 1.0 – 9.3 8.4 7.7 1983 ........................................... 39.2 39.3 41.3 41.4 .5 .3 5.1 .2 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.2 1984 ........................................... 41.9 42.0 44.2 44.7 1.2 .2 5.2 1.1 6.9 6.9 7.0 8.0 1985 ........................................... 44.9 45.0 47.1 47.5 .4 .2 4.7 .8 7.2 7.1 6.6 6.3 1986 ........................................... 47.8 47.9 49.9 50.3 .6 .2 4.2 .8 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.9 1987 ........................................... 50.3 50.4 52.3 52.8 .0 .2 3.8 1.0 5.2 5.2 4.8 5.0 1988 ........................................... 53.1 53.3 55.3 56.3 .6 .4 3.8 1.8 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.6 1989 ........................................... 56.6 56.8 59.4 59.9 .5 .4 4.6 .8 6.6 6.6 7.4 6.4 1990 ........................................... 60.5 60.9 63.1 63.7 1.0 .7 3.6 1.0 6.9 7.2 6.2 6.3 1991 ........................................... 64.1 64.2 65.7 66.0 .6 .2 2.3 .5 6.0 5.4 4.1 3.6 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.5 68.1 68.6 .5 .3 2.4 .7 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.9 1993 ........................................... 68.6 68.6 69.9 70.2 .0 .0 1.9 .4 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.3 1994 ........................................... 70.3 70.3 71.8 71.9 .1 .0 2.1 .1 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.4 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.4 73.8 73.9 .4 .3 1.9 .1 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.0 74.1 75.3 75.6 .1 .1 1.6 .4 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.3 1997 ........................................... 75.6 75.7 77.0 77.2 .0 .1 1.7 .3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 1998 ........................................... 77.3 77.4 78.9 79.1 .1 .1 1.9 .3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 1999 ........................................... 79.3 79.5 81.2 81.9 .3 .3 2.1 .9 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.5 2000 ........................................... 82.1 82.2 83.7 84.1 .2 .1 1.8 .5 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.7 2001 ........................................... 84.4 84.7 86.8 87.0 .4 .4 2.5 .2 2.8 3.0 3.7 3.4 2002 ........................................... 87.2 87.3 89.6 90.2 .2 .1 2.6 .7 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.6 90.9 92.6 93.0 .4 .3 1.9 .4 3.9 4.1 3.3 3.1 2004 ........................................... 93.4 93.5 95.5 96.1 .4 .1 2.1 .6 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 2005 ........................................... 96.5 96.8 98.9 100.0 .4 .3 2.2 1.1 3.3 3.5 3.6 4.1 Colleges and universities:

1989 ........................................... 55.4 55.6 57.5 58.2 – .4 3.4 1.2 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 59.0 59.1 60.7 61.3 1.4 .2 2.7 1.0 6.5 6.3 5.6 5.3 1991 ........................................... 61.9 62.6 63.1 63.1 1.0 1.1 .8 .0 4.9 5.9 4.0 2.9 1992 ........................................... 63.4 63.5 65.0 65.2 .5 .2 2.4 .3 2.4 1.4 3.0 3.3 1993 ........................................... 65.9 65.9 67.2 67.1 1.1 .0 2.0 -.1 3.9 3.8 3.4 2.9

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### TABLE 2b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Colleges and universities:

1994 ........................................... 67.6 67.9 69.2 69.8 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.9 2.6 3.0 3.0 4.0 1995 ........................................... 70.1 70.1 71.2 71.6 .4 .0 1.6 .6 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.0 72.2 73.7 74.5 .6 .3 2.1 1.1 2.7 3.0 3.5 4.1 1997 ........................................... 74.7 74.6 75.8 76.3 .3 -.1 1.6 .7 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 1998 ........................................... 76.7 76.8 77.9 78.7 .5 .1 1.4 1.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.1 1999 ........................................... 78.8 79.0 80.5 81.5 .1 .3 1.9 1.2 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.6 2000 ........................................... 82.0 82.1 83.7 84.4 .6 .1 1.9 .8 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.6 2001 ........................................... 85.5 85.8 88.4 88.8 1.3 .4 3.0 .5 4.3 4.5 5.6 5.2 2002 ........................................... 89.0 89.2 91.6 92.2 .2 .2 2.7 .7 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.8 2003 ........................................... 92.9 93.2 94.1 94.5 .8 .3 1.0 .4 4.4 4.5 2.7 2.5 2004 ........................................... 94.9 95.1 95.9 96.3 .4 .2 .8 .4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.9 2005 ........................................... 97.4 97.7 99.2 100.0 1.1 .3 1.5 .8 2.6 2.7 3.4 3.8 Public administration 1 :

1981 ........................................... – 34.6 36.1 36.6 – – 4.3 1.4 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 37.4 37.7 39.0 39.3 2.2 .8 3.4 .8 – 9.0 8.0 7.4 1983 ........................................... 40.2 40.5 41.5 42.0 2.3 .7 2.5 1.2 7.5 7.4 6.4 6.9 1984 ........................................... 42.5 42.8 43.9 44.5 1.2 .7 2.6 1.4 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 1985 ........................................... 45.0 45.1 46.4 46.6 1.1 .2 2.9 .4 5.9 5.4 5.7 4.7 1986 ........................................... 47.3 47.7 48.6 49.0 1.5 .8 1.9 .8 5.1 5.8 4.7 5.2 1987 ........................................... 49.9 50.0 50.6 51.2 1.8 .2 1.2 1.2 5.5 4.8 4.1 4.5 1988 ........................................... 52.0 52.3 53.2 53.4 1.6 .6 1.7 .4 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.3 1989 ........................................... 54.2 54.6 56.0 56.4 1.5 .7 2.6 .7 4.2 4.4 5.3 5.6 1990 ........................................... 57.4 57.6 58.9 59.4 1.8 .3 2.3 .8 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.3 1991 ........................................... 60.5 60.6 61.3 61.5 1.9 .2 1.2 .3 5.4 5.2 4.1 3.5 1992 ........................................... 62.3 62.6 63.2 63.5 1.3 .5 1.0 .5 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.3 1993 ........................................... 64.2 64.4 65.2 65.5 1.1 .3 1.2 .5 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.1 1994 ........................................... 66.4 66.7 67.6 67.8 1.4 .5 1.3 .3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 1995 ........................................... 68.5 68.9 69.6 70.1 1.0 .6 1.0 .7 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.4 1996 ........................................... 70.6 70.8 71.4 72.0 .7 .3 .8 .8 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.7 1997 ........................................... 72.6 72.6 73.2 73.8 .8 .0 .8 .8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 1998 ........................................... 74.5 75.0 75.9 76.4 .9 .7 1.2 .7 2.6 3.3 3.7 3.5 1999 ........................................... 76.9 77.3 77.8 78.9 .7 .5 .6 1.4 3.2 3.1 2.5 3.3 2000 ........................................... 79.6 79.8 80.2 81.0 .9 .3 .5 1.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.7 2001 ........................................... 82.3 83.0 84.0 84.8 1.6 .9 1.2 1.0 3.4 4.0 4.7 4.7 2002 ........................................... 85.5 86.0 87.5 88.3 .8 .6 1.7 .9 3.9 3.6 4.2 4.1 2003 ........................................... 89.2 89.7 91.4 91.8 1.0 .6 1.9 .4 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.0 2004 ........................................... 92.9 93.6 95.1 95.8 1.2 .8 1.6 .7 4.1 4.3 4.0 4.4 2005 ........................................... 97.0 97.4 98.9 100.0 1.3 .4 1.5 1.1 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.4

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted)** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry1 :

1979 ........................................... – – – 32.8 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 33.6 34.4 35.2 35.9 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.0 – – – 9.5 1981 ........................................... 37.2 37.9 38.7 39.5 3.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 10.7 10.2 9.9 10.0 1982 ........................................... 40.1 40.7 41.5 42.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.2 7.8 7.4 7.2 6.3 1983 ........................................... 42.7 43.2 43.8 44.4 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.4 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.7 1984 ........................................... 45.2 45.6 46.0 46.6 1.8 .9 .9 1.3 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.0 1985 ........................................... 47.1 47.5 48.1 48.4 1.1 .8 1.3 .6 4.2 4.2 4.6 3.9 1986 ........................................... 48.9 49.3 49.6 49.9 1.0 .8 .6 .6 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.1 1987 ........................................... 50.4 50.8 51.3 51.6 1.0 .8 1.0 .6 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.4 1988 ........................................... 52.4 53.0 53.5 54.1 1.6 1.1 .9 1.1 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 1989 ........................................... 54.8 55.4 56.1 56.7 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.8 1990 ........................................... 57.6 58.3 58.9 59.3 1.6 1.2 1.0 .7 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.6 1991 ........................................... 60.1 60.9 61.5 61.9 1.3 1.3 1.0 .7 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.7 63.1 63.6 64.1 1.3 .6 .8 .8 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.6 1993 ........................................... 64.9 65.4 66.0 66.4 1.2 .8 .9 .6 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.6 1994 ........................................... 67.1 67.6 68.2 68.5 1.1 .7 .9 .4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 1995 ........................................... 69.0 69.5 70.0 70.2 .7 .7 .7 .3 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 1996 ........................................... 70.9 71.5 72.0 72.4 1.0 .8 .7 .6 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.6 74.2 74.9 .8 .8 .8 .9 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.5 1998 ........................................... 75.6 76.2 77.1 77.5 .9 .8 1.2 .5 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.5 1999 ........................................... 77.8 78.7 79.4 80.2 .4 1.2 .9 1.0 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.4 82.3 83.1 83.6 1.5 1.1 1.0 .6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.2 2001 ........................................... 84.8 85.6 86.4 87.1 1.4 .9 .9 .8 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.2 2002 ........................................... 88.1 89.1 89.6 90.0 1.1 1.1 .6 .4 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.3 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.2 93.2 93.6 1.7 .8 1.1 .4 3.9 3.5 4.0 4.0 2004 ........................................... 95.0 95.9 96.7 97.1 1.5 .9 .8 .4 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.7 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.6 100.0 1.1 .7 .7 .4 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 Private industry, excluding sales occupations: 1979 ........................................... – – – 32.5 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 33.5 34.3 35.2 35.9 3.1 2.4 2.6 2.0 – – – 10.5 1981 ........................................... 37.2 37.9 38.8 39.4 3.6 1.9 2.4 1.5 11.0 10.5 10.2 9.7 1982 ........................................... 40.2 40.7 41.5 42.0 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.2 8.1 7.4 7.0 6.6 1983 ........................................... 42.8 43.3 44.0 44.4 1.9 1.2 1.6 .9 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.7 1984 ........................................... 45.2 45.7 46.1 46.7 1.8 1.1 .9 1.3 5.6 5.5 4.8 5.2 1985 ........................................... 47.2 47.5 48.1 48.3 1.1 .6 1.3 .4 4.4 3.9 4.3 3.4 1986 ........................................... 48.9 49.2 49.6 49.9 1.2 .6 .8 .6 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.3 1987 ........................................... 50.4 50.8 51.3 51.7 1.0 .8 1.0 .8 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.5 53.1 53.7 54.1 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.6 1989 ........................................... 54.8 55.4 56.0 56.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 .9 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4 1990 ........................................... 57.5 58.2 58.9 59.3 1.8 1.2 1.2 .7 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.0 1991 ........................................... 60.1 60.8 61.5 62.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 .8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 1992 ........................................... 62.7 63.2 63.7 64.2 1.1 .8 .8 .8 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.5 1993 ........................................... 65.1 65.6 66.2 66.6 1.4 .8 .9 .6 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.7 1994 ........................................... 67.2 67.7 68.3 68.6 .9 .7 .9 .4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.2 69.6 70.0 70.4 .9 .6 .6 .6 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.6 1996 ........................................... 71.0 71.5 72.1 72.4 .9 .7 .8 .4 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.8 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.6 74.3 74.9 .8 .8 1.0 .8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.5

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry, excluding sales occupations: 1998 ........................................... 75.5 76.1 76.9 77.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.1 1999 ........................................... 77.8 78.6 79.3 80.0 .8 1.0 .9 .9 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.6 2000 ........................................... 81.1 82.1 82.9 83.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 .8 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 2001 ........................................... 84.7 85.5 86.4 87.0 1.3 .9 1.1 .7 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.1 2002 ........................................... 88.0 88.9 89.5 89.9 1.1 1.0 .7 .4 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.3 2003 ........................................... 91.4 92.2 93.1 93.6 1.7 .9 1.0 .5 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.1 2004 ........................................... 95.0 95.9 96.7 97.2 1.5 .9 .8 .5 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.1 99.6 100.0 1.2 .7 .5 .4 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.9 White-collar occupations:

1979 ........................................... – – – 31.2 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 32.1 32.9 33.5 34.2 2.9 2.5 1.8 2.1 – – – 9.6 1981 ........................................... 35.6 36.2 36.8 37.6 4.1 1.7 1.7 2.2 10.9 10.0 9.9 9.9 1982 ........................................... 38.3 38.8 39.7 40.1 1.9 1.3 2.3 1.0 7.6 7.2 7.9 6.6 1983 ........................................... 40.8 41.3 42.2 42.7 1.7 1.2 2.2 1.2 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.5 1984 ........................................... 43.4 44.0 44.3 44.8 1.6 1.4 .7 1.1 6.4 6.5 5.0 4.9 1985 ........................................... 45.5 46.0 46.6 47.0 1.6 1.1 1.3 .9 4.8 4.5 5.2 4.9 1986 ........................................... 47.6 48.0 48.3 48.6 1.3 .8 .6 .6 4.6 4.3 3.6 3.4 1987 ........................................... 49.3 49.6 50.1 50.4 1.4 .6 1.0 .6 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.7 1988 ........................................... 51.1 51.7 52.3 52.9 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 3.7 4.2 4.4 5.0 1989 ........................................... 53.8 54.4 55.2 55.7 1.7 1.1 1.5 .9 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.3 1990 ........................................... 56.6 57.4 58.1 58.4 1.6 1.4 1.2 .5 5.2 5.5 5.3 4.8 1991 ........................................... 59.3 60.0 60.6 61.0 1.5 1.2 1.0 .7 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.5 1992 ........................................... 61.7 62.1 62.6 63.1 1.1 .6 .8 .8 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.4 1993 ........................................... 63.9 64.4 65.0 65.4 1.3 .8 .9 .6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6 1994 ........................................... 66.1 66.6 67.2 67.5 1.1 .8 .9 .4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2 1995 ........................................... 68.2 68.7 69.1 69.4 1.0 .7 .6 .4 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.2 70.7 71.3 71.7 1.2 .7 .8 .6 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.3 1997 ........................................... 72.4 73.0 73.6 74.4 1.0 .8 .8 1.1 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.8 1998 ........................................... 75.1 75.8 76.8 77.3 .9 .9 1.3 .7 3.7 3.8 4.3 3.9 1999 ........................................... 77.5 78.4 79.2 79.9 .3 1.2 1.0 .9 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.2 82.2 83.0 83.6 1.6 1.2 1.0 .7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 2001 ........................................... 84.7 85.6 86.3 87.1 1.3 1.1 .8 .9 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.2 2002 ........................................... 88.1 89.1 89.6 89.9 1.1 1.1 .6 .3 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.2 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.2 93.1 93.6 1.8 .8 1.0 .5 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.1 2004 ........................................... 94.8 95.6 96.5 96.9 1.3 .8 .9 .4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.8 99.6 100.0 1.3 .6 .8 .4 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 White-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1979 ........................................... – – – 30.7 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 31.7 32.4 33.1 33.8 3.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 – – – 10.1 1981 ........................................... 35.2 35.7 36.6 37.3 4.1 1.4 2.5 1.9 11.0 10.2 10.6 10.4 1982 ........................................... 38.0 38.6 39.4 39.8 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.0 8.0 8.1 7.7 6.7 1983 ........................................... 40.7 41.2 42.0 42.5 2.3 1.2 1.9 1.2 7.1 6.7 6.6 6.8 1984 ........................................... 43.3 43.8 44.3 44.8 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 6.4 6.3 5.5 5.4 1985 ........................................... 45.3 45.8 46.3 46.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 .6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.0 1986 ........................................... 47.2 47.6 48.0 48.4 1.3 .8 .8 .8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.9 1987 ........................................... 49.0 49.4 50.0 50.4 1.2 .8 1.2 .8 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.1

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1988 ........................................... 51.1 51.6 52.3 52.7 1.4 1.0 1.4 0.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.6 1989 ........................................... 53.5 54.1 54.8 55.3 1.5 1.1 1.3 .9 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 1990 ........................................... 56.4 57.0 57.8 58.2 2.0 1.1 1.4 .7 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.2 1991 ........................................... 59.1 59.7 60.5 61.0 1.5 1.0 1.3 .8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 1992 ........................................... 61.5 62.0 62.6 63.1 .8 .8 1.0 .8 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.4 1993 ........................................... 64.0 64.5 65.0 65.4 1.4 .8 .8 .6 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 1994 ........................................... 66.2 66.7 67.3 67.7 1.2 .8 .9 .6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 1995 ........................................... 68.3 68.7 69.1 69.6 .9 .6 .6 .7 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.3 70.7 71.4 71.7 1.0 .6 1.0 .4 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.0 1997 ........................................... 72.3 72.9 73.5 74.3 .8 .8 .8 1.1 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.6 1998 ........................................... 75.1 75.7 76.4 76.7 1.1 .8 .9 .4 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.2 1999 ........................................... 77.3 78.2 79.0 79.7 .8 1.2 1.0 .9 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.9 2000 ........................................... 80.8 81.8 82.7 83.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 .7 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.5 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.5 86.3 87.0 1.6 1.1 .9 .8 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 2002 ........................................... 88.0 88.9 89.4 89.7 1.1 1.0 .6 .3 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.1 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.2 93.1 93.6 2.0 .8 1.0 .5 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.3 2004 ........................................... 94.8 95.6 96.4 97.1 1.3 .8 .8 .7 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.1 99.6 100.0 1.3 .7 .5 .4 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.0 Professional specialty and technical occupations: 1985 ........................................... – – – 46.9 – – – – – – – – 1986 ........................................... 47.5 47.8 48.3 48.7 1.3 .6 1.0 .8 – – – 3.8 1987 ........................................... 49.2 49.5 50.2 50.6 1.0 .6 1.4 .8 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.9 1988 ........................................... 51.4 52.0 52.8 53.1 1.6 1.2 1.5 .6 4.5 5.1 5.2 4.9 1989 ........................................... 54.0 54.5 55.5 56.1 1.7 .9 1.8 1.1 5.1 4.8 5.1 5.6 1990 ........................................... 57.2 57.7 58.6 59.2 2.0 .9 1.6 1.0 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 1991 ........................................... 60.0 60.5 61.5 62.1 1.4 .8 1.7 1.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 1992 ........................................... 62.8 63.4 64.3 64.9 1.1 1.0 1.4 .9 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 1993 ........................................... 65.6 66.1 66.6 67.0 1.1 .8 .8 .6 4.5 4.3 3.6 3.2 1994 ........................................... 67.9 68.3 68.8 69.1 1.3 .6 .7 .4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 1995 ........................................... 69.6 70.0 70.5 70.8 .7 .6 .7 .4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1996 ........................................... 71.7 72.3 72.6 72.9 1.3 .8 .4 .4 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.4 74.1 74.5 75.1 .7 1.0 .5 .8 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.0 1998 ........................................... 75.6 76.3 77.2 77.7 .7 .9 1.2 .6 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.5 1999 ........................................... 77.9 78.5 79.1 79.9 .3 .8 .8 1.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.8 2000 ........................................... 80.9 82.1 82.9 83.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.1 3.9 4.6 4.8 4.9 2001 ........................................... 85.2 85.8 86.8 87.4 1.7 .7 1.2 .7 5.3 4.5 4.7 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.0 88.6 89.2 89.6 .7 .7 .7 .4 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.5 2003 ........................................... 90.7 91.4 92.3 92.9 1.2 .8 1.0 .7 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.7 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.2 96.3 97.1 1.7 .7 1.2 .8 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.5 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.0 99.7 100.0 1.4 .5 .7 .3 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.0 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 1985 ........................................... – – – 46.6 – – – – – – – – 1986 ........................................... 47.3 47.8 48.1 48.5 1.5 1.1 .6 .8 – – – 4.1 1987 ........................................... 49.4 49.7 50.4 50.6 1.9 .6 1.4 .4 4.4 4.0 4.8 4.3 1988 ........................................... 51.1 51.6 52.1 52.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 3.4 3.8 3.4 4.2

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 1989 ........................................... 53.4 53.9 54.4 54.7 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 3.8 1990 ........................................... 55.9 56.8 57.5 57.8 2.2 1.6 1.2 .5 4.7 5.4 5.7 5.7 1991 ........................................... 58.7 59.5 60.1 60.5 1.6 1.4 1.0 .7 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.7 1992 ........................................... 60.8 61.0 61.4 61.7 .5 .3 .7 .5 3.6 2.5 2.2 2.0 1993 ........................................... 62.8 63.2 63.7 64.1 1.8 .6 .8 .6 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.9 1994 ........................................... 64.9 65.4 66.1 66.5 1.2 .8 1.1 .6 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.7 1995 ........................................... 67.3 67.6 68.0 68.4 1.2 .4 .6 .6 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.9 1996 ........................................... 69.0 69.4 70.6 70.8 .9 .6 1.7 .3 2.5 2.7 3.8 3.5 1997 ........................................... 71.7 72.2 72.9 74.1 1.3 .7 1.0 1.6 3.9 4.0 3.3 4.7 1998 ........................................... 75.1 75.5 76.5 76.4 1.3 .5 1.3 -.1 4.7 4.6 4.9 3.1 1999 ........................................... 77.5 78.6 79.6 80.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0 3.2 4.1 4.1 5.2 2000 ........................................... 81.5 82.3 83.2 83.7 1.4 1.0 1.1 .6 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.8 85.9 86.4 87.2 1.3 1.3 .6 .9 4.0 4.4 3.8 4.2 2002 ........................................... 88.6 89.8 90.0 90.1 1.6 1.4 .2 .1 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.3 2003 ........................................... 92.8 93.3 94.3 94.8 3.0 .5 1.1 .5 4.7 3.9 4.8 5.2 2004 ........................................... 95.3 96.0 96.6 97.1 .5 .7 .6 .5 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.3 99.6 100.0 1.6 .6 .3 .4 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.0 Sales occupations:

1986 ........................................... 49.0 49.6 49.9 49.9 – 1.2 .6 .0 – – – – 1987 ........................................... 50.4 50.7 50.7 50.5 1.0 .6 .0 -.4 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.2 1988 ........................................... 51.2 52.4 52.7 53.9 1.4 2.3 .6 2.3 1.6 3.4 3.9 6.7 1989 ........................................... 55.0 56.0 57.1 57.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.2 7.4 6.9 8.3 7.2 1990 ........................................... 58.0 59.1 59.3 59.4 .3 1.9 .3 .2 5.5 5.5 3.9 2.8 1991 ........................................... 60.5 61.5 61.5 61.4 1.9 1.7 .0 -.2 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.4 1992 ........................................... 62.5 62.8 62.6 63.0 1.8 .5 -.3 .6 3.3 2.1 1.8 2.6 1993 ........................................... 63.2 63.7 64.7 65.2 .3 .8 1.6 .8 1.1 1.4 3.4 3.5 1994 ........................................... 65.6 66.5 66.7 67.0 .6 1.4 .3 .4 3.8 4.4 3.1 2.8 1995 ........................................... 67.3 68.5 69.0 69.0 .4 1.8 .7 .0 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.0 1996 ........................................... 69.9 71.1 70.9 71.7 1.3 1.7 -.3 1.1 3.9 3.8 2.8 3.9 1997 ........................................... 72.8 73.2 74.0 74.7 1.5 .5 1.1 .9 4.1 3.0 4.4 4.2 1998 ........................................... 75.8 76.9 78.6 79.8 1.5 1.5 2.2 1.5 4.1 5.1 6.2 6.8 1999 ........................................... 78.2 79.8 80.7 81.4 -2.0 2.0 1.1 .9 3.2 3.8 2.7 2.0 2000 ........................................... 83.4 84.2 84.7 84.8 2.5 1.0 .6 .1 6.6 5.5 5.0 4.2 2001 ........................................... 85.3 86.5 86.8 87.7 .6 1.4 .3 1.0 2.3 2.7 2.5 3.4 2002 ........................................... 88.3 90.5 90.5 90.6 .7 2.5 .0 .1 3.5 4.6 4.3 3.3 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.4 93.6 93.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 .0 3.6 2.1 3.4 3.3 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.9 96.9 96.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 -.9 3.5 3.8 3.5 2.6 2005 ........................................... 96.9 97.6 99.1 100.0 .9 .7 1.5 .9 2.3 1.8 2.3 4.2 Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1985 ........................................... – – – 46.1 – – – – – – – – 1986 ........................................... 46.7 47.1 47.4 47.8 1.3 .9 .6 .8 – – – 3.7 1987 ........................................... 48.3 48.7 49.3 49.7 1.0 .8 1.2 .8 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.0 1988 ........................................... 50.7 51.2 51.9 52.2 2.0 1.0 1.4 .6 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.0 1989 ........................................... 53.1 53.7 54.3 54.9 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 4.7 4.9 4.6 5.2 1990 ........................................... 55.9 56.5 57.1 57.6 1.8 1.1 1.1 .9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.9

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1991 ........................................... 58.3 59.0 59.6 60.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 1992 ........................................... 61.0 61.4 62.0 62.5 1.5 .7 1.0 .8 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.0 1993 ........................................... 63.4 64.0 64.6 65.1 1.4 .9 .9 .8 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 1994 ........................................... 65.8 66.3 66.8 67.1 1.1 .8 .8 .4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 1995 ........................................... 67.9 68.3 68.8 69.2 1.2 .6 .7 .6 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 1996 ........................................... 69.8 70.2 70.9 71.1 .9 .6 1.0 .3 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.7 1997 ........................................... 71.8 72.3 72.9 73.5 1.0 .7 .8 .8 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.4 1998 ........................................... 74.2 74.9 75.5 75.9 1.0 .9 .8 .5 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.3 1999 ........................................... 76.5 77.1 77.8 78.5 .8 .8 .9 .9 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.0 80.8 81.7 82.3 1.9 1.0 1.1 .7 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.8 2001 ........................................... 83.8 84.6 85.6 86.3 1.8 1.0 1.2 .8 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.9 2002 ........................................... 87.4 88.1 88.9 89.5 1.3 .8 .9 .7 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.7 91.7 92.5 92.9 1.3 1.1 .9 .4 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.8 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.6 96.3 97.0 1.7 1.2 .7 .7 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.9 99.5 100.0 1.1 .8 .6 .5 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 Blue-collar occupations:

1979 ........................................... – – – 35.0 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 35.8 36.8 37.7 38.5 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.1 – – – 10.0 1981 ........................................... 39.7 40.6 41.5 42.2 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.7 10.9 10.3 10.1 9.6 1982 ........................................... 42.9 43.4 44.2 44.7 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.1 8.1 6.9 6.5 5.9 1983 ........................................... 45.5 46.1 46.5 47.0 1.8 1.3 .9 1.1 6.1 6.2 5.2 5.1 1984 ........................................... 47.7 48.1 48.5 49.0 1.5 .8 .8 1.0 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 1985 ........................................... 49.5 49.8 50.3 50.5 1.0 .6 1.0 .4 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.1 1986 ........................................... 51.0 51.3 51.7 51.9 1.0 .6 .8 .4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 1987 ........................................... 52.1 52.6 53.0 53.5 .4 1.0 .8 .9 2.2 2.5 2.5 3.1 1988 ........................................... 54.5 55.0 55.4 55.9 1.9 .9 .7 .9 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 1989 ........................................... 56.4 57.1 57.7 58.2 .9 1.2 1.1 .9 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.1 1990 ........................................... 59.1 59.8 60.3 60.7 1.5 1.2 .8 .7 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 1991 ........................................... 61.6 62.2 62.9 63.4 1.5 1.0 1.1 .8 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.4 1992 ........................................... 64.2 64.7 65.2 65.6 1.3 .8 .8 .6 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5 1993 ........................................... 66.6 67.2 67.8 68.1 1.5 .9 .9 .4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 1994 ........................................... 68.7 69.2 69.8 70.0 .9 .7 .9 .3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.5 71.0 71.4 71.7 .7 .7 .6 .4 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.8 73.1 73.6 .8 .7 .4 .7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 1997 ........................................... 74.0 74.7 75.2 75.5 .5 .9 .7 .4 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.6 1998 ........................................... 76.0 76.7 77.2 77.6 .7 .9 .7 .5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 1999 ........................................... 78.1 78.9 79.6 80.2 .6 1.0 .9 .8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.4 82.2 83.0 83.6 1.5 1.0 1.0 .7 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.2 86.2 86.7 1.2 .7 1.2 .6 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.7 2002 ........................................... 87.7 88.5 89.2 89.8 1.2 .9 .8 .7 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.6 2003 ........................................... 91.2 92.1 92.9 93.4 1.6 1.0 .9 .5 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 2004 ........................................... 95.3 96.3 97.1 97.5 2.0 1.0 .8 .4 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.7 100.0 .8 .8 .6 .3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations: 1985 ........................................... – – – 50.5 – – – – – – – –

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations: 1986 ........................................... 51.2 51.4 51.8 52.0 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 – – – 3.0 1987 ........................................... 52.2 52.6 53.2 53.6 .4 .8 1.1 .8 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.1 1988 ........................................... 54.4 55.0 55.3 55.7 1.5 1.1 .5 .7 4.2 4.6 3.9 3.9 1989 ........................................... 56.0 56.8 57.5 57.9 .5 1.4 1.2 .7 2.9 3.3 4.0 3.9 1990 ........................................... 58.7 59.5 60.0 60.3 1.4 1.4 .8 .5 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.1 1991 ........................................... 61.3 62.0 62.7 63.0 1.7 1.1 1.1 .5 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.5 1992 ........................................... 63.7 64.2 64.9 65.3 1.1 .8 1.1 .6 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.7 1993 ........................................... 66.2 66.8 67.4 67.5 1.4 .9 .9 .1 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.4 1994 ........................................... 68.3 68.8 69.6 69.6 1.2 .7 1.2 .0 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 1995 ........................................... 70.1 70.6 71.2 71.4 .7 .7 .8 .3 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.6 1996 ........................................... 71.8 72.5 72.8 73.3 .6 1.0 .4 .7 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.7 1997 ........................................... 73.6 74.3 74.8 74.9 .4 1.0 .7 .1 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.2 1998 ........................................... 75.5 76.3 76.9 77.3 .8 1.1 .8 .5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.2 1999 ........................................... 77.9 78.6 79.3 79.8 .8 .9 .9 .6 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 2000 ........................................... 80.8 81.8 82.8 83.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 .6 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.4 2001 ........................................... 84.4 85.0 86.2 86.6 1.3 .7 1.4 .5 4.5 3.9 4.1 4.0 2002 ........................................... 87.3 88.4 89.1 89.6 .8 1.3 .8 .6 3.4 4.0 3.4 3.5 2003 ........................................... 90.9 92.0 92.6 93.2 1.5 1.2 .7 .6 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 2004 ........................................... 94.9 96.0 96.6 97.2 1.8 1.2 .6 .6 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.3 99.7 100.0 1.1 1.0 .4 .3 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.9 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors: 1985 ........................................... – – – 49.8 – – – – – – – – 1986 ........................................... 50.3 50.5 50.8 51.2 1.0 .4 .6 .8 – – – 2.8 1987 ........................................... 51.4 51.9 52.2 52.9 .4 1.0 .6 1.3 2.2 2.8 2.8 3.3 1988 ........................................... 54.0 54.6 55.0 55.6 2.1 1.1 .7 1.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.1 1989 ........................................... 56.4 57.0 57.5 58.0 1.4 1.1 .9 .9 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.3 1990 ........................................... 59.1 59.8 60.3 60.9 1.9 1.2 .8 1.0 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 1991 ........................................... 61.7 62.3 63.0 63.6 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.4 1992 ........................................... 64.9 65.3 65.5 66.0 2.0 .6 .3 .8 5.2 4.8 4.0 3.8 1993 ........................................... 67.1 67.8 68.4 68.8 1.7 1.0 .9 .6 3.4 3.8 4.4 4.2 1994 ........................................... 69.1 69.6 70.0 70.3 .4 .7 .6 .4 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.2 1995 ........................................... 70.8 71.1 71.3 71.9 .7 .4 .3 .8 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.3 1996 ........................................... 72.4 73.0 73.3 73.8 .7 .8 .4 .7 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.6 1997 ........................................... 74.1 74.8 75.3 75.8 .4 .9 .7 .7 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.7 1998 ........................................... 76.1 76.8 77.3 77.9 .4 .9 .7 .8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 1999 ........................................... 78.2 78.9 79.7 80.6 .4 .9 1.0 1.1 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.5 2000 ........................................... 82.1 82.6 83.2 83.6 1.9 .6 .7 .5 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.7 2001 ........................................... 84.5 85.0 85.7 86.3 1.1 .6 .8 .7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.2 2002 ........................................... 87.5 88.1 88.5 89.3 1.4 .7 .5 .9 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.5 2003 ........................................... 91.1 91.8 92.6 93.0 2.0 .8 .9 .4 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.1 2004 ........................................... 96.1 97.2 98.1 98.3 3.3 1.1 .9 .2 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.0 99.7 100.0 .4 .3 .7 .3 2.7 1.9 1.6 1.7 Transportation and material moving occupations: 1985 ........................................... – – – 53.1 – – – – – – – –

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Transportation and material moving occupations: 1986 ........................................... 53.4 53.8 54.4 54.5 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.2 – – – 2.6 1987 ........................................... 54.8 55.4 55.8 56.2 .6 1.1 .7 .7 2.6 3.0 2.6 3.1 1988 ........................................... 57.0 58.0 58.6 58.7 1.4 1.8 1.0 .2 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.4 1989 ........................................... 59.2 59.8 60.5 60.6 .9 1.0 1.2 .2 3.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 1990 ........................................... 61.7 62.4 62.7 63.1 1.8 1.1 .5 .6 4.2 4.3 3.6 4.1 1991 ........................................... 63.6 64.4 64.8 65.2 .8 1.3 .6 .6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 1992 ........................................... 66.0 66.6 67.3 67.6 1.2 .9 1.1 .4 3.8 3.4 3.9 3.7 1993 ........................................... 68.1 68.9 69.3 70.0 .7 1.2 .6 1.0 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.6 1994 ........................................... 70.9 71.2 71.9 72.1 1.3 .4 1.0 .3 4.1 3.3 3.8 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.8 73.2 73.5 73.6 1.0 .5 .4 .1 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.1 1996 ........................................... 74.1 74.6 74.7 74.9 .7 .7 .1 .3 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.8 1997 ........................................... 75.4 75.8 76.6 77.1 .7 .5 1.1 .7 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.9 1998 ........................................... 77.3 77.7 78.2 78.2 .3 .5 .6 .0 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.4 1999 ........................................... 78.7 79.9 80.4 80.9 .6 1.5 .6 .6 1.8 2.8 2.8 3.5 2000 ........................................... 82.2 82.9 83.7 84.4 1.6 .9 1.0 .8 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.3 2001 ........................................... 85.3 86.1 87.1 87.5 1.1 .9 1.2 .5 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.7 2002 ........................................... 88.9 89.5 90.3 90.8 1.6 .7 .9 .6 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.8 2003 ........................................... 91.6 92.8 93.7 93.8 .9 1.3 1.0 .1 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.3 2004 ........................................... 94.8 96.1 96.8 97.1 1.1 1.4 .7 .3 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 2005 ........................................... 97.9 99.1 99.9 100.0 .8 1.2 .8 .1 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers: 1985 ........................................... – – – 49.4 – – – – – – – – 1986 ........................................... 49.7 49.9 50.2 50.5 .6 .4 .6 .6 – – – 2.2 1987 ........................................... 50.7 50.9 51.3 51.9 .4 .4 .8 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.8 1988 ........................................... 53.0 53.4 53.8 54.2 2.1 .8 .7 .7 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.4 1989 ........................................... 54.8 55.5 56.2 56.7 1.1 1.3 1.3 .9 3.4 3.9 4.5 4.6 1990 ........................................... 57.5 58.1 58.7 59.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 .9 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.4 1991 ........................................... 60.0 60.7 61.3 61.8 1.4 1.2 1.0 .8 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.5 62.9 63.6 64.0 1.1 .6 1.1 .6 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.6 1993 ........................................... 64.8 65.3 65.7 66.1 1.3 .8 .6 .6 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.7 67.4 68.1 68.2 .9 1.0 1.0 .1 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.2 1995 ........................................... 68.9 69.5 69.9 70.4 1.0 .9 .6 .7 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.2 1996 ........................................... 71.3 71.8 72.1 72.9 1.3 .7 .4 1.1 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.6 1997 ........................................... 73.7 74.0 74.5 75.4 1.1 .4 .7 1.2 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 1998 ........................................... 76.0 76.4 76.9 77.2 .8 .5 .7 .4 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.4 1999 ........................................... 78.2 79.0 79.5 80.1 1.3 1.0 .6 .8 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.8 2000 ........................................... 81.2 82.2 82.9 83.5 1.4 1.2 .9 .7 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.2 2001 ........................................... 84.5 85.1 86.0 86.8 1.2 .7 1.1 .9 4.1 3.5 3.7 4.0 2002 ........................................... 88.1 88.7 89.6 90.4 1.5 .7 1.0 .9 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.6 93.6 94.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 .5 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.1 2004 ........................................... 95.3 96.1 96.7 97.3 1.3 .8 .6 .6 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.7 99.4 100.0 .9 .5 .7 .6 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.8 Service occupations:

1979 ........................................... – – – 33.9 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 35.3 35.7 36.4 37.1 4.1 1.1 2.0 1.9 – – – 9.4

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1981 ........................................... 39.0 39.3 40.1 40.5 5.1 0.8 2.0 1.0 10.5 10.1 10.2 9.2 1982 ........................................... 41.9 42.4 43.1 43.9 3.5 1.2 1.7 1.9 7.4 7.9 7.5 8.4 1983 ........................................... 44.7 45.0 45.3 46.3 1.8 .7 .7 2.2 6.7 6.1 5.1 5.5 1984 ........................................... 47.7 47.6 48.4 49.4 3.0 -.2 1.7 2.1 6.7 5.8 6.8 6.7 1985 ........................................... 49.6 49.7 50.6 50.9 .4 .2 1.8 .6 4.0 4.4 4.5 3.0 1986 ........................................... 51.5 51.5 52.0 52.4 1.2 .0 1.0 .8 3.8 3.6 2.8 2.9 1987 ........................................... 52.9 53.1 53.4 53.7 1.0 .4 .6 .6 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.5 1988 ........................................... 54.5 55.0 55.9 56.5 1.5 .9 1.6 1.1 3.0 3.6 4.7 5.2 1989 ........................................... 57.1 57.6 58.2 59.0 1.1 .9 1.0 1.4 4.8 4.7 4.1 4.4 1990 ........................................... 59.8 60.4 60.9 61.8 1.4 1.0 .8 1.5 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.7 1991 ........................................... 62.3 63.3 64.2 64.7 .8 1.6 1.4 .8 4.2 4.8 5.4 4.7 1992 ........................................... 65.3 65.7 66.4 66.7 .9 .6 1.1 .5 4.8 3.8 3.4 3.1 1993 ........................................... 67.5 67.9 68.5 68.8 1.2 .6 .9 .4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 1994 ........................................... 69.4 69.7 70.1 70.8 .9 .4 .6 1.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.9 1995 ........................................... 71.0 71.4 71.8 72.1 .3 .6 .6 .4 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.8 1996 ........................................... 72.4 72.8 73.3 74.2 .4 .6 .7 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.9 1997 ........................................... 74.7 75.4 76.6 77.2 .7 .9 1.6 .8 3.2 3.6 4.5 4.0 1998 ........................................... 77.9 78.3 79.0 79.4 .9 .5 .9 .5 4.3 3.8 3.1 2.8 1999 ........................................... 80.3 80.9 81.2 82.1 1.1 .7 .4 1.1 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 82.8 83.7 84.4 85.3 .9 1.1 .8 1.1 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.9 2001 ........................................... 86.4 87.1 87.9 89.1 1.3 .8 .9 1.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.5 2002 ........................................... 90.0 90.6 91.5 92.0 1.0 .7 1.0 .5 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.1 93.6 94.3 94.9 1.2 .5 .7 .6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 2004 ........................................... 96.1 96.8 97.2 97.7 1.3 .7 .4 .5 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.0 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.0 99.5 100.0 .7 .6 .5 .5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 Production and nonsupervisory occupations2 : 1981 ........................................... – 38.5 39.3 40.1 – – 2.1 2.0 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 40.7 41.3 42.2 42.8 1.5 1.5 2.2 1.4 – 7.3 7.4 6.7 1983 ........................................... 43.5 43.9 44.6 45.2 1.6 .9 1.6 1.3 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.6 1984 ........................................... 46.0 46.4 46.7 47.3 1.8 .9 .6 1.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.6 1985 ........................................... 47.8 48.2 48.8 49.1 1.1 .8 1.2 .6 3.9 3.9 4.5 3.8 1986 ........................................... 49.5 49.9 50.3 50.5 .8 .8 .8 .4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.9 1987 ........................................... 50.9 51.3 51.8 52.2 .8 .8 1.0 .8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.4 1988 ........................................... 53.0 53.7 54.3 54.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 .9 4.1 4.7 4.8 5.0 1989 ........................................... 55.5 56.2 57.0 57.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 1990 ........................................... 58.3 59.1 59.6 60.1 1.2 1.4 .8 .8 5.0 5.2 4.6 4.3 1991 ........................................... 60.9 61.6 62.3 62.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 .6 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.3 1992 ........................................... 63.5 64.0 64.5 64.9 1.3 .8 .8 .6 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.5 1993 ........................................... 65.7 66.3 66.9 67.3 1.2 .9 .9 .6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 1994 ........................................... 67.8 68.4 68.9 69.2 .7 .9 .7 .4 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.8 1995 ........................................... 69.8 70.3 70.7 71.0 .9 .7 .6 .4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 1996 ........................................... 71.7 72.3 72.6 73.1 1.0 .8 .4 .7 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.7 74.3 74.9 75.4 .8 .8 .8 .7 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.1 1998 ........................................... 76.1 76.8 77.6 78.1 .9 .9 1.0 .6 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.6 1999 ........................................... 78.3 79.1 79.8 80.4 .3 1.0 .9 .8 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 2000 ........................................... 81.7 82.6 83.4 84.0 1.6 1.1 1.0 .7 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Production and nonsupervisory occupations2 : 2001 ........................................... 85.1 85.8 86.7 87.4 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.8 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.0 2002 ........................................... 88.3 89.2 89.8 90.2 1.0 1.0 .7 .4 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.2 2003 ........................................... 91.4 92.2 93.1 93.6 1.3 .9 1.0 .5 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.8 2004 ........................................... 95.2 96.1 96.9 97.2 1.7 .9 .8 .3 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.8 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.8 99.6 100.0 .9 .7 .8 .4 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 Goods-producing industries3 :

1979 ........................................... – – – 33.7 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 34.6 35.4 36.3 37.0 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.9 – – – 9.8 1981 ........................................... 38.3 39.1 40.0 40.7 3.5 2.1 2.3 1.8 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.0 1982 ........................................... 41.5 42.0 42.8 43.2 2.0 1.2 1.9 .9 8.4 7.4 7.0 6.1 1983 ........................................... 44.0 44.4 44.9 45.3 1.9 .9 1.1 .9 6.0 5.7 4.9 4.9 1984 ........................................... 46.0 46.5 46.9 47.4 1.5 1.1 .9 1.1 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.6 1985 ........................................... 48.1 48.4 48.7 49.0 1.5 .6 .6 .6 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.4 1986 ........................................... 49.5 50.0 50.3 50.5 1.0 1.0 .6 .4 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 1987 ........................................... 50.8 51.1 51.6 52.1 .6 .6 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.2 1988 ........................................... 53.0 53.6 53.9 54.4 1.7 1.1 .6 .9 4.3 4.9 4.5 4.4 1989 ........................................... 54.9 55.5 56.1 56.7 .9 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.2 1990 ........................................... 57.7 58.4 59.0 59.4 1.8 1.2 1.0 .7 5.1 5.2 5.2 4.8 1991 ........................................... 60.2 61.0 61.6 62.1 1.3 1.3 1.0 .8 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.5 1992 ........................................... 63.0 63.5 64.0 64.5 1.4 .8 .8 .8 4.7 4.1 3.9 3.9 1993 ........................................... 65.5 66.1 66.6 67.0 1.6 .9 .8 .6 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.9 1994 ........................................... 67.6 68.3 68.8 69.0 .9 1.0 .7 .3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.6 69.9 70.2 70.7 .9 .4 .4 .7 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.5 1996 ........................................... 71.2 71.8 72.2 72.7 .7 .8 .6 .7 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.8 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.7 74.2 74.5 .4 1.0 .7 .4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.5 1998 ........................................... 75.0 75.6 76.1 76.5 .7 .8 .7 .5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.1 77.7 78.3 79.1 .8 .8 .8 1.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.4 81.4 82.1 82.6 1.6 1.2 .9 .6 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.4 2001 ........................................... 83.7 84.5 85.0 85.7 1.3 1.0 .6 .8 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.8 2002 ........................................... 86.7 87.5 88.1 88.9 1.2 .9 .7 .9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.5 91.3 92.0 92.4 1.8 .9 .8 .4 4.4 4.3 4.4 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.6 95.4 96.2 96.8 2.4 .8 .8 .6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.8 2005 ........................................... 98.2 99.1 99.8 100.0 1.4 .9 .7 .2 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.3 Goods-producing industries, excluding sales occupations: 1979 ........................................... – – – 33.9 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 34.8 35.6 36.5 37.2 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.9 – – – 9.7 1981 ........................................... 38.5 39.4 40.2 41.0 3.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 10.6 10.7 10.1 10.2 1982 ........................................... 41.7 42.3 43.1 43.5 1.7 1.4 1.9 .9 8.3 7.4 7.2 6.1 1983 ........................................... 44.3 44.7 45.3 45.7 1.8 .9 1.3 .9 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.1 1984 ........................................... 46.4 46.8 47.3 47.7 1.5 .9 1.1 .8 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.4 1985 ........................................... 48.3 48.6 49.0 49.2 1.3 .6 .8 .4 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.1 1986 ........................................... 49.7 50.2 50.4 50.7 1.0 1.0 .4 .6 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.0 1987 ........................................... 51.0 51.3 51.8 52.3 .6 .6 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.2 2.8 3.2 1988 ........................................... 53.2 53.8 54.1 54.6 1.7 1.1 .6 .9 4.3 4.9 4.4 4.4 1989 ........................................... 55.1 55.7 56.4 57.0 .9 1.1 1.3 1.1 3.6 3.5 4.3 4.4 1990 ........................................... 57.9 58.6 59.1 59.6 1.6 1.2 .9 .8 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.6

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Goods-producing industries, excluding sales occupations: 1991 ........................................... 60.4 61.2 61.8 62.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.8 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.5 1992 ........................................... 63.2 63.6 64.2 64.6 1.4 .6 .9 .6 4.6 3.9 3.9 3.7 1993 ........................................... 65.7 66.2 66.7 66.9 1.7 .8 .8 .3 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.6 1994 ........................................... 67.7 68.3 68.8 69.1 1.2 .9 .7 .4 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 1995 ........................................... 69.6 70.0 70.3 70.8 .7 .6 .4 .7 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.5 1996 ........................................... 71.3 71.9 72.4 72.7 .7 .8 .7 .4 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.7 1997 ........................................... 73.1 73.7 74.2 74.5 .6 .8 .7 .4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1998 ........................................... 75.0 75.6 76.1 76.5 .7 .8 .7 .5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.1 77.6 78.3 79.0 .8 .6 .9 .9 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.3 2000 ........................................... 80.4 81.3 82.1 82.6 1.8 1.1 1.0 .6 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.6 2001 ........................................... 83.7 84.4 85.0 85.7 1.3 .8 .7 .8 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.8 2002 ........................................... 86.7 87.5 88.0 88.7 1.2 .9 .6 .8 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 2003 ........................................... 90.5 91.3 92.0 92.5 2.0 .9 .8 .5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3 2004 ........................................... 94.6 95.4 96.2 96.8 2.3 .8 .8 .6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.2 99.8 100.0 1.5 .9 .6 .2 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.3 Goods-producing industries, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 49.5 50.0 50.5 – – 1.0 1.0 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 51.3 51.7 52.2 52.5 1.6 .8 1.0 .6 – 4.4 4.4 4.0 1989 ........................................... 53.1 53.7 54.3 54.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 .7 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.2 1990 ........................................... 55.9 56.5 57.3 57.6 2.2 1.1 1.4 .5 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.3 1991 ........................................... 58.4 59.1 59.7 60.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.7 1992 ........................................... 61.0 61.5 62.0 62.6 1.2 .8 .8 1.0 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.8 1993 ........................................... 63.7 64.2 64.7 65.0 1.8 .8 .8 .5 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.8 1994 ........................................... 66.0 66.7 67.1 67.6 1.5 1.1 .6 .7 3.6 3.9 3.7 4.0 1995 ........................................... 68.3 68.5 68.8 69.2 1.0 .3 .4 .6 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 1996 ........................................... 69.8 70.3 71.0 71.3 .9 .7 1.0 .4 2.2 2.6 3.2 3.0 1997 ........................................... 71.7 72.4 72.8 73.1 .6 1.0 .6 .4 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 1998 ........................................... 73.9 74.5 75.0 75.3 1.1 .8 .7 .4 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 1999 ........................................... 76.1 76.6 77.2 78.1 1.1 .7 .8 1.2 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.7 2000 ........................................... 79.5 80.6 81.2 81.5 1.8 1.4 .7 .4 4.5 5.2 5.2 4.4 2001 ........................................... 82.9 84.0 84.2 84.9 1.7 1.3 .2 .8 4.3 4.2 3.7 4.2 2002 ........................................... 85.9 86.9 87.4 88.2 1.2 1.2 .6 .9 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.9 2003 ........................................... 90.1 90.8 91.3 91.5 2.2 .8 .6 .2 4.9 4.5 4.5 3.7 2004 ........................................... 93.1 93.8 94.7 95.4 1.7 .8 1.0 .7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.9 99.8 100.0 2.5 1.1 .9 .2 5.0 5.4 5.4 4.8 Goods-producing industries, white-collar occupations excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 49.9 50.4 50.9 – – 1.0 1.0 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 51.7 52.2 52.6 52.9 1.6 1.0 .8 .6 – 4.6 4.4 3.9 1989 ........................................... 53.6 54.2 54.8 55.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 .9 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.5 1990 ........................................... 56.3 57.0 57.6 58.0 1.8 1.2 1.1 .7 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.9 1991 ........................................... 58.8 59.6 60.2 60.8 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.8 1992 ........................................... 61.3 61.7 62.4 62.9 .8 .7 1.1 .8 4.3 3.5 3.7 3.5 1993 ........................................... 64.0 64.5 64.8 65.0 1.7 .8 .5 .3 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.0 66.7 67.2 67.7 1.5 1.1 .7 .7 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.2 1995 ........................................... 68.4 68.6 68.9 69.4 1.0 .3 .4 .7 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.5

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Goods-producing industries, white-collar occupations excluding sales: 1996 ........................................... 70.1 70.5 71.2 71.6 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.6 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 1997 ........................................... 71.8 72.5 72.9 73.1 .3 1.0 .6 .3 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.1 1998 ........................................... 73.8 74.4 74.9 75.2 1.0 .8 .7 .4 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.9 1999 ........................................... 76.1 76.5 77.2 78.0 1.2 .5 .9 1.0 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.7 2000 ........................................... 79.4 80.4 81.0 81.5 1.8 1.3 .7 .6 4.3 5.1 4.9 4.5 2001 ........................................... 82.9 84.0 84.1 84.8 1.7 1.3 .1 .8 4.4 4.5 3.8 4.0 2002 ........................................... 85.8 86.8 87.3 87.9 1.2 1.2 .6 .7 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.1 90.7 91.3 91.7 2.5 .7 .7 .4 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.3 2004 ........................................... 93.3 93.9 94.5 95.6 1.7 .6 .6 1.2 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.3 2005 ........................................... 98.0 99.1 100.1 100.0 2.5 1.1 1.0 -.1 5.0 5.5 5.9 4.6 Goods-producing industries, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 52.3 52.7 53.3 – – .8 1.1 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 54.2 54.9 55.1 55.7 1.7 1.3 .4 1.1 – 5.0 4.6 4.5 1989 ........................................... 56.2 56.8 57.4 58.1 .9 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.7 3.5 4.2 4.3 1990 ........................................... 59.0 59.7 60.2 60.7 1.5 1.2 .8 .8 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.5 1991 ........................................... 61.6 62.3 62.9 63.4 1.5 1.1 1.0 .8 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 1992 ........................................... 64.4 64.8 65.4 65.8 1.6 .6 .9 .6 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.8 1993 ........................................... 66.8 67.4 67.9 68.3 1.5 .9 .7 .6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.8 1994 ........................................... 68.8 69.4 69.9 70.1 .7 .9 .7 .3 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.6 1995 ........................................... 70.5 70.9 71.3 71.7 .6 .6 .6 .6 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.3 1996 ........................................... 72.2 72.9 73.2 73.6 .7 1.0 .4 .5 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.6 1997 ........................................... 73.9 74.6 75.2 75.4 .4 .9 .8 .3 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.4 1998 ........................................... 75.8 76.4 76.9 77.4 .5 .8 .7 .7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.9 78.5 79.2 79.9 .6 .8 .9 .9 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.2 2000 ........................................... 81.1 82.0 82.8 83.4 1.5 1.1 1.0 .7 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.4 2001 ........................................... 84.2 84.8 85.6 86.3 1.0 .7 .9 .8 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 2002 ........................................... 87.2 87.9 88.5 89.3 1.0 .8 .7 .9 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.5 2003 ........................................... 90.8 91.7 92.5 93.1 1.7 1.0 .9 .6 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.3 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.4 97.3 97.7 2.6 .9 .9 .4 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.9 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.2 99.7 100.0 .8 .7 .5 .3 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.4 Construction:

1985 ........................................... 49.6 50.2 50.5 50.8 – 1.2 .6 .6 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 51.0 51.8 52.2 52.3 .4 1.6 .8 .2 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.0 1987 ........................................... 52.7 53.4 53.8 54.2 .8 1.3 .7 .7 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.6 1988 ........................................... 54.9 55.6 56.0 56.5 1.3 1.3 .7 .9 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 1989 ........................................... 57.1 57.6 58.3 59.0 1.1 .9 1.2 1.2 4.0 3.6 4.1 4.4 1990 ........................................... 59.4 60.1 60.6 60.9 .7 1.2 .8 .5 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.2 1991 ........................................... 61.9 62.5 63.0 63.3 1.6 1.0 .8 .5 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 1992 ........................................... 63.7 64.4 65.2 65.6 .6 1.1 1.2 .6 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.6 1993 ........................................... 66.2 66.9 67.3 67.1 .9 1.1 .6 -.3 3.9 3.9 3.2 2.3 1994 ........................................... 68.4 69.3 70.0 69.6 1.9 1.3 1.0 -.6 3.3 3.6 4.0 3.7 1995 ........................................... 69.8 70.3 71.0 71.1 .3 .7 1.0 .1 2.0 1.4 1.4 2.2 1996 ........................................... 71.6 72.2 72.6 72.9 .7 .8 .6 .4 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.5 1997 ........................................... 73.3 74.2 74.8 74.8 .5 1.2 .8 .0 2.4 2.8 3.0 2.6 1998 ........................................... 75.3 76.5 76.9 77.4 .7 1.6 .5 .7 2.7 3.1 2.8 3.5

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Construction:

1999 ........................................... 78.2 78.9 79.5 79.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 3.9 3.1 3.4 3.2 2000 ........................................... 81.2 82.5 83.6 84.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.9 2001 ........................................... 85.4 86.6 87.4 88.2 .9 1.4 .9 .9 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.8 89.5 90.1 91.0 .7 .8 .7 1.0 4.0 3.3 3.1 3.2 2003 ........................................... 91.7 92.9 93.5 94.1 .8 1.3 .6 .6 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.4 2004 ........................................... 94.9 95.6 96.3 96.4 .9 .7 .7 .1 3.5 2.9 3.0 2.4 2005 ........................................... 97.5 98.6 99.7 100.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 .3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.7 Manufacturing:

1979 ........................................... – – – 33.1 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 34.1 34.8 35.6 36.4 3.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 – – – 10.0 1981 ........................................... 37.7 38.4 39.2 40.0 3.6 1.9 2.1 2.0 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.9 1982 ........................................... 40.8 41.2 42.0 42.4 2.0 1.0 1.9 1.0 8.2 7.3 7.1 6.0 1983 ........................................... 43.2 43.6 44.2 44.6 1.9 .9 1.4 .9 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.2 1984 ........................................... 45.3 45.8 46.3 46.9 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.2 1985 ........................................... 47.6 47.9 48.3 48.4 1.5 .6 .8 .2 5.1 4.6 4.3 3.2 1986 ........................................... 49.1 49.5 49.7 50.0 1.4 .8 .4 .6 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.3 1987 ........................................... 50.2 50.5 51.0 51.5 .4 .6 1.0 1.0 2.2 2.0 2.6 3.0 1988 ........................................... 52.6 53.1 53.4 53.8 2.1 1.0 .6 .7 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.5 1989 ........................................... 54.6 55.2 55.8 56.3 1.5 1.1 1.1 .9 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.6 1990 ........................................... 57.4 58.1 58.7 59.1 2.0 1.2 1.0 .7 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.0 1991 ........................................... 59.9 60.7 61.3 61.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.7 1992 ........................................... 62.9 63.3 63.8 64.3 1.6 .6 .8 .8 5.0 4.3 4.1 3.9 1993 ........................................... 65.4 66.0 66.5 66.9 1.7 .9 .8 .6 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.0 1994 ........................................... 67.6 68.1 68.6 69.0 1.0 .7 .7 .6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 1995 ........................................... 69.6 70.0 70.2 70.8 .9 .6 .3 .9 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.6 1996 ........................................... 71.3 71.9 72.4 72.9 .7 .8 .7 .7 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.1 73.8 74.2 74.6 .3 1.0 .5 .5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 1998 ........................................... 75.2 75.7 76.2 76.6 .8 .7 .7 .5 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.2 77.7 78.4 79.2 .8 .6 .9 1.0 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.5 81.4 82.0 82.3 1.6 1.1 .7 .4 4.3 4.8 4.6 3.9 2001 ........................................... 83.5 84.2 84.6 85.3 1.5 .8 .5 .8 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.6 2002 ........................................... 86.4 87.2 87.8 88.5 1.3 .9 .7 .8 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 2003 ........................................... 90.5 91.2 91.8 92.2 2.3 .8 .7 .4 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.5 96.5 96.7 2.7 .8 1.0 .2 4.6 4.7 5.1 4.9 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.7 100.0 1.7 .8 .6 .3 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 Manufacturing, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 49.7 50.2 50.8 – – 1.0 1.2 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 51.6 52.0 52.4 52.7 1.6 .8 .8 .6 – 4.6 4.4 3.7 1989 ........................................... 53.4 53.9 54.5 55.0 1.3 .9 1.1 .9 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.4 1990 ........................................... 56.1 56.8 57.6 57.9 2.0 1.2 1.4 .5 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.3 1991 ........................................... 58.7 59.4 60.0 60.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.7 1992 ........................................... 61.3 61.8 62.3 62.9 1.2 .8 .8 1.0 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.8 1993 ........................................... 64.0 64.6 65.0 65.4 1.7 .9 .6 .6 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.0 1994 ........................................... 66.2 66.8 67.4 68.0 1.2 .9 .9 .9 3.4 3.4 3.7 4.0 1995 ........................................... 68.7 69.0 69.4 69.8 1.0 .4 .6 .6 3.8 3.3 3.0 2.6 1996 ........................................... 70.4 71.0 71.6 72.1 .9 .9 .8 .7 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.3 1997 ........................................... 72.2 72.9 73.2 73.7 .1 1.0 .4 .7 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.2

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, white-collar occupations: 1998 ........................................... 74.5 75.0 75.6 75.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.3 3.2 2.9 3.3 2.8 1999 ........................................... 76.5 77.1 77.8 78.6 .9 .8 .9 1.0 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.7 2000 ........................................... 79.9 81.0 81.7 81.7 1.7 1.4 .9 .0 4.4 5.1 5.0 3.9 2001 ........................................... 83.2 84.1 84.1 84.6 1.8 1.1 .0 .6 4.1 3.8 2.9 3.5 2002 ........................................... 85.8 86.9 87.5 88.1 1.4 1.3 .7 .7 3.1 3.3 4.0 4.1 2003 ........................................... 90.1 91.0 91.4 91.5 2.3 1.0 .4 .1 5.0 4.7 4.5 3.9 2004 ........................................... 93.4 94.2 95.1 95.3 2.1 .9 1.0 .2 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.2 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.9 99.7 100.0 2.6 1.1 .8 .3 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.9 Manufacturing, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 50.2 50.7 51.2 – – 1.0 1.0 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 52.1 52.5 53.0 53.3 1.8 .8 1.0 .6 – 4.6 4.5 4.1 1989 ........................................... 54.0 54.6 55.2 55.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 .7 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.3 1990 ........................................... 56.7 57.3 58.0 58.4 2.0 1.1 1.2 .7 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.0 1991 ........................................... 59.1 60.0 60.6 61.2 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.0 4.2 4.7 4.5 4.8 1992 ........................................... 61.6 62.1 62.7 63.2 .7 .8 1.0 .8 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 1993 ........................................... 64.4 64.8 65.2 65.4 1.9 .6 .6 .3 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 1994 ........................................... 66.2 66.8 67.4 68.1 1.2 .9 .9 1.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 4.1 1995 ........................................... 68.8 69.1 69.5 70.0 1.0 .4 .6 .7 3.9 3.4 3.1 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.6 71.2 71.9 72.3 .9 .8 1.0 .6 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.3 1997 ........................................... 72.4 73.0 73.4 73.8 .1 .8 .5 .5 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.1 1998 ........................................... 74.5 74.9 75.5 75.7 .9 .5 .8 .3 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.6 1999 ........................................... 76.4 77.1 77.7 78.5 .9 .9 .8 1.0 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.7 2000 ........................................... 79.8 80.9 81.5 81.7 1.7 1.4 .7 .2 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.1 2001 ........................................... 83.0 84.0 83.9 84.4 1.6 1.2 -.1 .6 4.0 3.8 2.9 3.3 2002 ........................................... 85.5 86.5 87.1 87.7 1.3 1.2 .7 .7 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.9 2003 ........................................... 90.1 90.8 91.3 91.5 2.7 .8 .6 .2 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.3 2004 ........................................... 93.5 94.2 95.0 95.3 2.2 .7 .8 .3 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.2 2005 ........................................... 97.9 99.0 99.8 100.0 2.7 1.1 .8 .2 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.9 Manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 51.3 51.7 52.3 – – .8 1.2 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.4 54.0 54.3 54.8 2.1 1.1 .6 .9 – 5.3 5.0 4.8 1989 ........................................... 55.5 56.1 56.8 57.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 .9 3.9 3.9 4.6 4.6 1990 ........................................... 58.4 59.1 59.6 60.2 1.9 1.2 .8 1.0 5.2 5.3 4.9 5.1 1991 ........................................... 60.9 61.7 62.4 62.9 1.2 1.3 1.1 .8 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.5 1992 ........................................... 64.1 64.5 65.0 65.4 1.9 .6 .8 .6 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.0 1993 ........................................... 66.5 67.2 67.7 68.1 1.7 1.1 .7 .6 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.1 1994 ........................................... 68.7 69.2 69.6 69.9 .9 .7 .6 .4 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 1995 ........................................... 70.4 70.7 70.9 71.6 .7 .4 .3 1.0 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4 1996 ........................................... 72.1 72.7 73.1 73.6 .7 .8 .6 .7 2.4 2.8 3.1 2.8 1997 ........................................... 73.9 74.6 75.1 75.4 .4 .9 .7 .4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 1998 ........................................... 75.8 76.3 76.8 77.3 .5 .7 .7 .7 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 1999 ........................................... 77.8 78.3 78.9 79.8 .6 .6 .8 1.1 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.2 2000 ........................................... 81.1 81.8 82.4 83.0 1.6 .9 .7 .7 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.0 2001 ........................................... 83.7 84.2 85.0 85.7 .8 .6 1.0 .8 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.3 2002 ........................................... 86.8 87.5 88.0 88.9 1.3 .8 .6 1.0 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.7 91.4 92.1 92.7 2.0 .8 .8 .7 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.3

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.6 97.5 97.9 3.2 0.9 0.9 0.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.6 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.2 99.7 100.0 .8 .5 .5 .3 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.1 Manufacturing, durable goods:

1985 ........................................... – – – 48.4 – – – – – – – – 1986 ........................................... 49.0 49.3 49.5 49.8 1.2 .6 .4 .6 – – – 2.9 1987 ........................................... 49.9 50.3 50.6 51.1 .2 .8 .6 1.0 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.6 1988 ........................................... 52.3 52.8 53.0 53.4 2.3 1.0 .4 .8 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.5 1989 ........................................... 54.1 54.7 55.3 55.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.7 1990 ........................................... 56.9 57.5 58.1 58.6 1.8 1.1 1.0 .9 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.8 1991 ........................................... 59.3 60.1 60.8 61.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 .8 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.6 1992 ........................................... 62.4 62.8 63.3 63.8 1.8 .6 .8 .8 5.2 4.5 4.1 4.1 1993 ........................................... 65.1 65.6 66.2 66.6 2.0 .8 .9 .6 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.4 1994 ........................................... 67.2 67.7 68.4 68.8 .9 .7 1.0 .6 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 1995 ........................................... 69.4 69.8 70.1 70.5 .9 .6 .4 .6 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.5 1996 ........................................... 70.9 71.7 72.1 72.5 .6 1.1 .6 .6 2.2 2.7 2.9 2.8 1997 ........................................... 72.7 73.3 73.8 74.2 .3 .8 .7 .5 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.3 1998 ........................................... 74.6 75.1 75.7 76.1 .5 .7 .8 .5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 1999 ........................................... 76.5 77.1 77.8 78.7 .5 .8 .9 1.2 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 80.1 81.1 81.7 82.1 1.8 1.2 .7 .5 4.7 5.2 5.0 4.3 2001 ........................................... 83.0 83.7 84.2 84.9 1.1 .8 .6 .8 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.4 2002 ........................................... 85.8 86.6 86.9 87.8 1.1 .9 .3 1.0 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.4 2003 ........................................... 89.9 90.5 91.1 91.5 2.4 .7 .7 .4 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.2 2004 ........................................... 94.3 95.1 96.1 96.4 3.1 .8 1.1 .3 4.9 5.1 5.5 5.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 99.1 99.7 100.0 1.8 1.0 .6 .3 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.7 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721):

1988 ........................................... – – – 41.4 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 41.6 41.9 42.3 43.4 .5 .7 1.0 2.6 – – – 4.8 1990 ........................................... 44.2 44.8 45.5 45.5 1.8 1.4 1.6 .0 6.3 6.9 7.6 4.8 1991 ........................................... 46.2 46.8 47.4 48.1 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.5 4.5 4.5 4.2 5.7 1992 ........................................... 49.0 49.9 50.3 51.5 1.9 1.8 .8 2.4 6.1 6.6 6.1 7.1 1993 ........................................... 52.0 52.2 53.1 52.5 1.0 .4 1.7 -1.1 6.1 4.6 5.6 1.9 1994 ........................................... 52.9 53.2 53.9 54.1 .8 .6 1.3 .4 1.7 1.9 1.5 3.0 1995 ........................................... 54.7 54.9 55.1 56.1 1.1 .4 .4 1.8 3.4 3.2 2.2 3.7 1996 ........................................... 57.4 57.9 57.9 57.6 2.3 .9 .0 -.5 4.9 5.5 5.1 2.7 1997 ........................................... 57.5 58.0 57.7 57.4 -.2 .9 -.5 -.5 .2 .2 -.3 -.3 1998 ........................................... 57.5 58.2 58.4 58.9 .2 1.2 .3 .9 .0 .3 1.2 2.6 1999 ........................................... 58.9 59.7 60.2 61.5 .0 1.4 .8 2.2 2.4 2.6 3.1 4.4 2000 ........................................... 63.3 64.6 65.4 65.1 2.9 2.1 1.2 -.5 7.5 8.2 8.6 5.9 2001 ........................................... 66.9 67.2 67.2 68.5 2.8 .4 .0 1.9 5.7 4.0 2.8 5.2 2002 ........................................... 70.2 70.8 70.7 72.2 2.5 .9 -.1 2.1 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.4 2003 ........................................... 76.7 77.0 77.3 76.3 6.2 .4 .4 -1.3 9.3 8.8 9.3 5.7 2004 ........................................... 83.3 84.2 84.5 84.6 9.2 1.1 .4 .1 8.6 9.4 9.3 10.9 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.2 98.5 100.0 16.0 .1 .3 1.5 17.8 16.6 16.6 18.2 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), white-collar occupations: 1988 ........................................... – – – 42.9 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 43.0 43.4 43.7 44.6 .2 .9 .7 2.1 – – – 4.0

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), white-collar occupations: 1990 ........................................... 45.4 45.9 46.5 46.3 1.8 1.1 1.3 -0.4 5.6 5.8 6.4 3.8 1991 ........................................... 46.9 47.6 47.9 48.6 1.3 1.5 .6 1.5 3.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 1992 ........................................... 49.5 50.5 50.8 51.6 1.9 2.0 .6 1.6 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.2 1993 ........................................... 52.3 52.6 53.4 52.8 1.4 .6 1.5 -1.1 5.7 4.2 5.1 2.3 1994 ........................................... 53.2 53.7 54.4 54.4 .8 .9 1.3 .0 1.7 2.1 1.9 3.0 1995 ........................................... 55.0 55.2 55.4 56.0 1.1 .4 .4 1.1 3.4 2.8 1.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 57.4 58.1 58.0 58.0 2.5 1.2 -.2 .0 4.4 5.3 4.7 3.6 1997 ........................................... 57.9 58.5 58.4 58.3 -.2 1.0 -.2 -.2 .9 .7 .7 .5 1998 ........................................... 58.4 59.5 59.6 59.6 .2 1.9 .2 .0 .9 1.7 2.1 2.2 1999 ........................................... 59.6 60.5 60.7 61.5 .0 1.5 .3 1.3 2.1 1.7 1.8 3.2 2000 ........................................... 63.6 65.4 65.9 65.6 3.4 2.8 .8 -.5 6.7 8.1 8.6 6.7 2001 ........................................... 68.2 68.2 67.8 69.0 4.0 .0 -.6 1.8 7.2 4.3 2.9 5.2 2002 ........................................... 70.8 71.2 71.0 71.7 2.6 .6 -.3 1.0 3.8 4.4 4.7 3.9 2003 ........................................... 77.2 76.9 77.0 76.8 7.7 -.4 .1 -.3 9.0 8.0 8.5 7.1 2004 ........................................... 84.1 84.6 84.7 84.7 9.5 .6 .1 .0 8.9 10.0 10.0 10.3 2005 ........................................... 98.8 99.1 99.2 100.0 16.6 .3 .1 .8 17.5 17.1 17.1 18.1 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), blue-collar occupations: 1988 ........................................... – – – 39.4 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 39.7 39.9 40.4 41.8 .8 .5 1.3 3.5 – – – 6.1 1990 ........................................... 42.5 43.3 43.9 44.2 1.7 1.9 1.4 .7 7.1 8.5 8.7 5.7 1991 ........................................... 45.2 45.8 46.5 47.4 2.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 6.4 5.8 5.9 7.2 1992 ........................................... 48.2 49.0 49.5 51.1 1.7 1.7 1.0 3.2 6.6 7.0 6.5 7.8 1993 ........................................... 51.5 51.5 52.5 51.8 .8 .0 1.9 -1.3 6.8 5.1 6.1 1.4 1994 ........................................... 52.2 52.5 53.1 53.5 .8 .6 1.1 .8 1.4 1.9 1.1 3.3 1995 ........................................... 54.1 54.3 54.4 56.0 1.1 .4 .2 2.9 3.6 3.4 2.4 4.7 1996 ........................................... 57.2 57.5 57.6 56.8 2.1 .5 .2 -1.4 5.7 5.9 5.9 1.4 1997 ........................................... 56.8 57.0 56.6 55.7 .0 .4 -.7 -1.6 -.7 -.9 -1.7 -1.9 1998 ........................................... 55.7 55.9 56.2 57.6 .0 .4 .5 2.5 -1.9 -1.9 -.7 3.4 1999 ........................................... 57.6 58.1 59.4 61.6 .0 .9 2.2 3.7 3.4 3.9 5.7 6.9 2000 ........................................... 62.9 63.2 64.4 64.0 2.1 .5 1.9 -.6 9.2 8.8 8.4 3.9 2001 ........................................... 64.6 65.3 65.9 67.5 .9 1.1 .9 2.4 2.7 3.3 2.3 5.5 2002 ........................................... 68.8 69.7 70.0 72.7 1.9 1.3 .4 3.9 6.5 6.7 6.2 7.7 2003 ........................................... 75.7 76.7 77.3 75.1 4.1 1.3 .8 -2.8 10.0 10.0 10.4 3.3 2004 ........................................... 81.6 83.1 84.1 84.5 8.7 1.8 1.2 .5 7.8 8.3 8.8 12.5 2005 ........................................... 96.7 96.8 97.2 100.0 14.4 .1 .4 2.9 18.5 16.5 15.6 18.3 Manufacturing, nondurable goods:

1985 ........................................... – – – 48.5 – – – – – – – – 1986 ........................................... 49.2 49.9 50.1 50.5 1.4 1.4 .4 .8 – – – 4.1 1987 ........................................... 50.9 51.1 51.8 52.4 .8 .4 1.4 1.2 3.5 2.4 3.4 3.8 1988 ........................................... 53.2 53.6 54.1 54.7 1.5 .8 .9 1.1 4.5 4.9 4.4 4.4 1989 ........................................... 55.4 56.1 56.8 57.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 .7 4.1 4.7 5.0 4.6 1990 ........................................... 58.4 59.2 59.8 60.2 2.1 1.4 1.0 .7 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.2 1991 ........................................... 61.0 61.7 62.4 63.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.7 1992 ........................................... 63.8 64.3 64.7 65.2 1.3 .8 .6 .8 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.5 1993 ........................................... 66.1 66.7 67.1 67.5 1.4 .9 .6 .6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.3 68.9 69.1 69.4 1.2 .9 .3 .4 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.8

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, nondurable goods:

1995 ........................................... 69.9 70.3 70.5 71.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.0 72.3 72.9 73.5 1.1 .4 .8 .8 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.2 1997 ........................................... 73.9 74.6 75.0 75.4 .5 .9 .5 .5 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.6 1998 ........................................... 76.2 76.7 77.2 77.5 1.1 .7 .7 .4 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.8 1999 ........................................... 78.3 78.7 79.4 80.1 1.0 .5 .9 .9 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 81.3 81.9 82.7 82.8 1.5 .7 1.0 .1 3.8 4.1 4.2 3.4 2001 ........................................... 84.4 85.0 85.2 85.9 1.9 .7 .2 .8 3.8 3.8 3.0 3.7 2002 ........................................... 87.5 88.3 89.3 89.9 1.9 .9 1.1 .7 3.7 3.9 4.8 4.7 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.5 93.1 93.4 1.8 1.1 .6 .3 4.6 4.8 4.3 3.9 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.3 97.1 97.4 2.4 .7 .8 .3 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.3 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.2 99.7 100.0 1.2 .6 .5 .3 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.7 Service-producing industries4:

1979 ........................................... – – – 32.0 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 32.9 33.7 34.5 35.1 2.8 2.4 2.4 1.7 – – – 9.7 1981 ........................................... 36.5 37.1 37.8 38.6 4.0 1.6 1.9 2.1 10.9 10.1 9.6 10.0 1982 ........................................... 39.2 39.7 40.5 41.1 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.5 7.4 7.0 7.1 6.5 1983 ........................................... 41.8 42.4 43.1 43.8 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.6 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.6 1984 ........................................... 44.6 45.0 45.3 46.0 1.8 .9 .7 1.5 6.7 6.1 5.1 5.0 1985 ........................................... 46.4 46.9 47.8 48.1 .9 1.1 1.9 .6 4.0 4.2 5.5 4.6 1986 ........................................... 48.6 48.8 49.3 49.6 1.0 .4 1.0 .6 4.7 4.1 3.1 3.1 1987 ........................................... 50.2 50.6 51.1 51.4 1.2 .8 1.0 .6 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.1 52.8 53.4 54.0 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 3.8 4.3 4.5 5.1 1989 ........................................... 54.8 55.5 56.2 56.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 1990 ........................................... 57.6 58.4 58.9 59.4 1.4 1.4 .9 .8 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.6 1991 ........................................... 60.2 60.9 61.6 61.9 1.3 1.2 1.1 .5 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.2 1992 ........................................... 62.6 63.0 63.5 63.9 1.1 .6 .8 .6 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.2 1993 ........................................... 64.6 65.1 65.8 66.2 1.1 .8 1.1 .6 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.6 1994 ........................................... 66.8 67.3 67.9 68.1 .9 .7 .9 .3 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 1995 ........................................... 68.8 69.3 69.8 70.0 1.0 .7 .7 .3 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.8 71.4 71.9 72.3 1.1 .8 .7 .6 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.3 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.5 74.3 75.1 1.0 .7 1.1 1.1 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.9 1998 ........................................... 75.9 76.5 77.5 78.0 1.1 .8 1.3 .6 4.0 4.1 4.3 3.9 1999 ........................................... 78.2 79.2 80.0 80.6 .3 1.3 1.0 .8 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 2000 ........................................... 81.8 82.7 83.6 84.2 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 2001 ........................................... 85.3 86.2 87.1 87.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 .8 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.7 89.8 90.3 90.5 1.0 1.2 .6 .2 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.1 2003 ........................................... 91.9 92.7 93.7 94.2 1.5 .9 1.1 .5 3.6 3.2 3.8 4.1 2004 ........................................... 95.2 96.2 96.9 97.3 1.1 1.1 .7 .4 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.3 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.8 99.5 100.0 1.0 .5 .7 .5 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.8 Service-producing industries, excluding sales occupations: 1979 ........................................... – – – 32.0 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 32.6 33.4 34.1 34.8 1.9 2.5 2.1 2.1 – – – 8.8 1981 ........................................... 36.2 36.7 37.5 38.2 4.0 1.4 2.2 1.9 11.0 9.9 10.0 9.8 1982 ........................................... 38.9 39.5 40.3 40.9 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.5 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.1 1983 ........................................... 41.7 42.2 43.0 43.5 2.0 1.2 1.9 1.2 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.4 1984 ........................................... 44.4 44.9 45.3 45.9 2.1 1.1 .9 1.3 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.5 1985 ........................................... 46.3 46.7 47.6 47.7 .9 .9 1.9 .2 4.3 4.0 5.1 3.9

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries, excluding sales occupations: 1986 ........................................... 48.3 48.6 49.0 49.4 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.8 4.3 4.1 2.9 3.6 1987 ........................................... 50.0 50.4 51.0 51.4 1.2 .8 1.2 .8 3.5 3.7 4.1 4.0 1988 ........................................... 52.0 52.6 53.4 53.8 1.2 1.2 1.5 .7 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.7 1989 ........................................... 54.6 55.2 55.8 56.3 1.5 1.1 1.1 .9 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.6 1990 ........................................... 57.3 58.0 58.7 59.2 1.8 1.2 1.2 .9 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.2 1991 ........................................... 60.0 60.7 61.4 61.9 1.4 1.2 1.2 .8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 1992 ........................................... 62.5 62.9 63.5 64.0 1.0 .6 1.0 .8 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.4 1993 ........................................... 64.7 65.3 65.8 66.3 1.1 .9 .8 .8 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.6 1994 ........................................... 67.0 67.4 68.0 68.3 1.1 .6 .9 .4 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.0 69.4 69.9 70.2 1.0 .6 .7 .4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.9 71.3 71.9 72.2 1.0 .6 .8 .4 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.6 74.2 75.1 1.1 .8 .8 1.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 4.0 1998 ........................................... 75.8 76.4 77.3 77.6 .9 .8 1.2 .4 3.8 3.8 4.2 3.3 1999 ........................................... 78.2 79.1 79.8 80.5 .8 1.2 .9 .9 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.7 2000 ........................................... 81.5 82.5 83.4 84.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 .7 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.3 2001 ........................................... 85.3 86.1 87.1 87.7 1.5 .9 1.2 .7 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 2002 ........................................... 88.8 89.6 90.2 90.5 1.3 .9 .7 .3 4.1 4.1 3.6 3.2 2003 ........................................... 91.9 92.7 93.7 94.2 1.5 .9 1.1 .5 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.1 2004 ........................................... 95.2 96.1 96.9 97.4 1.1 .9 .8 .5 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.4 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.0 99.5 100.0 1.1 .5 .5 .5 3.5 3.0 2.7 2.7 Service-producing industries, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 49.6 50.2 50.4 – – 1.2 .4 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 51.1 51.8 52.5 53.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 – 4.4 4.6 5.6 1989 ........................................... 54.0 54.7 55.5 56.1 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.1 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 1990 ........................................... 57.0 57.7 58.4 58.8 1.6 1.2 1.2 .7 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.8 1991 ........................................... 59.7 60.4 61.0 61.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 .5 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.3 1992 ........................................... 62.0 62.4 62.9 63.3 1.1 .6 .8 .6 3.9 3.3 3.1 3.3 1993 ........................................... 63.9 64.4 65.1 65.5 .9 .8 1.1 .6 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.5 1994 ........................................... 66.2 66.7 67.2 67.5 1.1 .8 .7 .4 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.1 1995 ........................................... 68.2 68.7 69.2 69.5 1.0 .7 .7 .4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1996 ........................................... 70.3 70.9 71.4 71.7 1.2 .9 .7 .4 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 1997 ........................................... 72.6 73.1 73.8 74.7 1.3 .7 1.0 1.2 3.3 3.1 3.4 4.2 1998 ........................................... 75.5 76.2 77.2 77.8 1.1 .9 1.3 .8 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.1 1999 ........................................... 77.8 78.9 79.8 80.4 .0 1.4 1.1 .8 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 2000 ........................................... 81.7 82.6 83.5 84.1 1.6 1.1 1.1 .7 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 2001 ........................................... 85.2 86.1 87.0 87.7 1.3 1.1 1.0 .8 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.7 89.7 90.1 90.3 1.1 1.1 .4 .2 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.0 2003 ........................................... 91.8 92.6 93.7 94.1 1.7 .9 1.2 .4 3.5 3.2 4.0 4.2 2004 ........................................... 95.2 96.1 97.0 97.3 1.2 .9 .9 .3 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 1.0 .6 .6 .5 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.8 Service-producing industries, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 49.1 49.9 50.2 – – 1.6 .6 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 50.9 51.4 52.2 52.7 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.0 – 4.7 4.6 5.0 1989 ........................................... 53.5 54.1 54.8 55.3 1.5 1.1 1.3 .9 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.9 1990 ........................................... 56.4 57.1 57.9 58.4 2.0 1.2 1.4 .9 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1991 ........................................... 59.2 59.8 60.6 61.1 1.4 1.0 1.3 0.8 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 1992 ........................................... 61.7 62.1 62.8 63.1 1.0 .6 1.1 .5 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.3 1993 ........................................... 64.0 64.5 65.1 65.6 1.4 .8 .9 .8 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.0 1994 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.4 67.6 1.1 .6 1.0 .3 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.0 1995 ........................................... 68.3 68.7 69.2 69.6 1.0 .6 .7 .6 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 1996 ........................................... 70.3 70.8 71.5 71.7 1.0 .7 1.0 .3 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.0 1997 ........................................... 72.4 73.0 73.7 74.6 1.0 .8 1.0 1.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 4.0 1998 ........................................... 75.4 76.0 76.9 77.2 1.1 .8 1.2 .4 4.1 4.1 4.3 3.5 1999 ........................................... 77.7 78.6 79.5 80.2 .6 1.2 1.1 .9 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.9 2000 ........................................... 81.2 82.2 83.2 83.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 .7 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.5 2001 ........................................... 85.1 86.0 87.0 87.7 1.6 1.1 1.2 .8 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.7 2002 ........................................... 88.7 89.5 90.0 90.3 1.1 .9 .6 .3 4.2 4.1 3.4 3.0 2003 ........................................... 91.8 92.6 93.6 94.2 1.7 .9 1.1 .6 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.3 2004 ........................................... 95.2 96.1 97.0 97.5 1.1 .9 .9 .5 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.0 99.5 100.0 1.1 .4 .5 .5 3.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 Service-producing industries, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 53.3 53.7 54.2 – – .8 .9 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 55.0 55.6 56.1 56.3 1.5 1.1 .9 .4 – 4.3 4.5 3.9 1989 ........................................... 57.0 57.8 58.4 58.4 1.2 1.4 1.0 .0 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.7 1990 ........................................... 59.3 60.0 60.5 60.9 1.5 1.2 .8 .7 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.3 1991 ........................................... 61.6 62.2 62.8 63.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 .6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 1992 ........................................... 63.8 64.5 64.9 65.4 .9 1.1 .6 .8 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.5 1993 ........................................... 66.0 66.7 67.4 67.7 .9 1.1 1.0 .4 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.4 68.8 69.7 69.7 1.0 .6 1.3 .0 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.0 1995 ........................................... 70.5 71.1 71.6 71.6 1.1 .9 .7 .0 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.8 73.0 73.5 1.0 .7 .3 .7 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.7 1997 ........................................... 74.1 74.6 75.1 75.6 .8 .7 .7 .7 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.9 1998 ........................................... 76.3 76.9 77.6 77.9 .9 .8 .9 .4 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.0 1999 ........................................... 78.7 79.6 80.4 80.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 .5 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.7 2000 ........................................... 81.9 82.7 83.5 83.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 .5 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 2001 ........................................... 85.3 85.9 87.2 87.5 1.7 .7 1.5 .3 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.5 89.7 90.5 90.6 1.1 1.4 .9 .1 3.8 4.4 3.8 3.5 2003 ........................................... 91.7 92.9 93.7 93.9 1.2 1.3 .9 .2 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 2004 ........................................... 94.8 96.1 96.7 97.1 1.0 1.4 .6 .4 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 99.1 99.6 100.0 1.1 .9 .5 .4 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 Service-producing industries, service occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 53.4 53.7 54.0 – – .6 .6 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 54.7 55.3 56.2 56.9 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.2 – 3.6 4.7 5.4 1989 ........................................... 57.4 57.8 58.5 59.3 .9 .7 1.2 1.4 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.2 1990 ........................................... 60.1 60.7 61.2 62.1 1.3 1.0 .8 1.5 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.7 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.6 64.5 65.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 .9 4.3 4.8 5.4 4.8 1992 ........................................... 65.6 66.0 66.6 66.9 .8 .6 .9 .5 4.6 3.8 3.3 2.8 1993 ........................................... 67.6 68.1 68.6 68.9 1.0 .7 .7 .4 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.5 69.8 70.2 70.9 .9 .4 .6 1.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.9 1995 ........................................... 71.1 71.5 71.8 72.2 .3 .6 .4 .6 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.8

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries, service occupations: 1996 ........................................... 72.5 72.9 73.5 74.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.4 3.0 1997 ........................................... 74.9 75.5 76.7 77.4 .7 .8 1.6 .9 3.3 3.6 4.4 4.0 1998 ........................................... 78.1 78.5 79.2 79.7 .9 .5 .9 .6 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.0 1999 ........................................... 80.6 81.3 81.4 82.4 1.1 .9 .1 1.2 3.2 3.6 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 83.1 83.9 84.6 85.5 .8 1.0 .8 1.1 3.1 3.2 3.9 3.8 2001 ........................................... 86.5 87.2 88.0 89.2 1.2 .8 .9 1.4 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.3 2002 ........................................... 90.2 90.8 91.7 92.1 1.1 .7 1.0 .4 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.7 94.4 95.0 1.2 .5 .7 .6 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.1 2004 ........................................... 96.1 96.8 97.2 97.7 1.2 .7 .4 .5 3.1 3.3 3.0 2.8 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.0 99.5 100.0 .7 .6 .5 .5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 Transportation and public utilities:

1985 ........................................... 49.3 49.7 50.5 50.6 – .8 1.6 .2 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 51.3 51.4 51.7 51.8 1.4 .2 .6 .2 4.1 3.4 2.4 2.4 1987 ........................................... 52.3 52.8 53.1 53.3 1.0 1.0 .6 .4 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.9 1988 ........................................... 53.9 54.5 54.9 54.9 1.1 1.1 .7 .0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.0 1989 ........................................... 55.5 56.3 56.7 56.9 1.1 1.4 .7 .4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.6 1990 ........................................... 58.0 58.1 58.6 59.1 1.9 .2 .9 .9 4.5 3.2 3.4 3.9 1991 ........................................... 59.7 60.6 61.3 61.7 1.0 1.5 1.2 .7 2.9 4.3 4.6 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.5 63.0 63.5 63.9 1.3 .8 .8 .6 4.7 4.0 3.6 3.6 1993 ........................................... 64.6 65.3 65.7 66.1 1.1 1.1 .6 .6 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.1 67.4 68.3 68.7 1.5 .4 1.3 .6 3.9 3.2 4.0 3.9 1995 ........................................... 69.8 70.2 70.9 71.2 1.6 .6 1.0 .4 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.6 1996 ........................................... 72.0 72.3 72.8 73.4 1.1 .4 .7 .8 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.1 1997 ........................................... 73.9 74.1 74.8 75.5 .7 .3 .9 .9 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9 1998 ........................................... 76.4 77.2 77.9 78.4 1.2 1.0 .9 .6 3.4 4.2 4.1 3.8 1999 ........................................... 78.6 79.3 79.8 80.1 .3 .9 .6 .4 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 2000 ........................................... 81.0 82.0 82.9 83.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 .7 3.1 3.4 3.9 4.2 2001 ........................................... 84.7 85.8 86.4 87.5 1.4 1.3 .7 1.3 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.8 2002 ........................................... 88.5 89.4 90.5 91.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 .6 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.0 2003 ........................................... 91.8 93.1 93.7 94.0 .9 1.4 .6 .3 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.3 2004 ........................................... 95.6 97.1 97.7 97.6 1.7 1.6 .6 -.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 3.8 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.8 100.0 .6 .7 .9 .2 2.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 Transportation:

1985 ........................................... 52.1 52.6 53.3 53.3 – 1.0 1.3 .0 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 54.4 54.3 54.8 54.5 2.1 -.2 .9 -.5 4.4 3.2 2.8 2.3 1987 ........................................... 55.1 55.8 55.9 56.0 1.1 1.3 .2 .2 1.3 2.8 2.0 2.8 1988 ........................................... 56.8 57.7 58.2 58.0 1.4 1.6 .9 -.3 3.1 3.4 4.1 3.6 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.6 59.9 60.1 1.6 1.2 .5 .3 3.7 3.3 2.9 3.6 1990 ........................................... 61.3 61.4 61.9 62.3 2.0 .2 .8 .6 4.1 3.0 3.3 3.7 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.6 64.2 64.7 .6 1.4 .9 .8 2.3 3.6 3.7 3.9 1992 ........................................... 65.5 65.9 66.6 66.6 1.2 .6 1.1 .0 4.5 3.6 3.7 2.9 1993 ........................................... 67.2 68.0 68.4 69.0 .9 1.2 .6 .9 2.6 3.2 2.7 3.6 1994 ........................................... 69.8 70.1 71.3 71.7 1.2 .4 1.7 .6 3.9 3.1 4.2 3.9 1995 ........................................... 72.9 73.3 74.3 74.6 1.7 .5 1.4 .4 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.0 1996 ........................................... 75.6 76.1 76.4 77.0 1.3 .7 .4 .8 3.7 3.8 2.8 3.2 1997 ........................................... 77.8 78.0 78.7 79.5 1.0 .3 .9 1.0 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.2

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Transportation:

1998 ........................................... 79.9 80.4 81.5 81.8 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 2.9 1999 ........................................... 81.5 82.3 82.7 83.1 -.4 1.0 .5 .5 2.0 2.4 1.5 1.6 2000 ........................................... 83.7 84.5 85.1 85.8 .7 1.0 .7 .8 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.2 2001 ........................................... 86.7 87.5 88.3 90.0 1.0 .9 .9 1.9 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.9 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.7 92.6 93.0 1.0 .9 1.0 .4 4.8 4.8 4.9 3.3 2003 ........................................... 94.0 94.7 95.0 95.1 1.1 .7 .3 .1 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.3 2004 ........................................... 96.5 98.2 99.0 99.0 1.5 1.8 .8 .0 2.7 3.7 4.2 4.1 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.0 100.0 100.0 -.4 .4 1.0 .0 2.2 .8 1.0 1.0 Public utilities:

1985 ........................................... 45.9 46.3 47.1 47.5 – .9 1.7 .8 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 47.6 47.9 48.1 48.5 .2 .6 .4 .8 3.7 3.5 2.1 2.1 1987 ........................................... 48.9 49.3 49.8 50.0 .8 .8 1.0 .4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.1 1988 ........................................... 50.4 50.5 50.9 51.1 .8 .2 .8 .4 3.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 1989 ........................................... 51.6 52.3 52.8 53.2 1.0 1.4 1.0 .8 2.4 3.6 3.7 4.1 1990 ........................................... 53.9 54.3 54.8 55.3 1.3 .7 .9 .9 4.5 3.8 3.8 3.9 1991 ........................................... 55.9 56.9 57.7 58.1 1.1 1.8 1.4 .7 3.7 4.8 5.3 5.1 1992 ........................................... 58.9 59.4 59.8 60.4 1.4 .8 .7 1.0 5.4 4.4 3.6 4.0 1993 ........................................... 61.4 61.8 62.3 62.7 1.7 .7 .8 .6 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.8 1994 ........................................... 63.6 64.1 64.6 65.0 1.4 .8 .8 .6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 1995 ........................................... 65.9 66.3 66.6 67.2 1.4 .6 .5 .9 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.4 1996 ........................................... 67.4 67.5 68.2 68.8 .3 .1 1.0 .9 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.4 1997 ........................................... 69.0 69.3 69.9 70.6 .3 .4 .9 1.0 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 1998 ........................................... 72.1 73.0 73.5 74.2 2.1 1.2 .7 1.0 4.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 1999 ........................................... 75.0 75.6 76.2 76.4 1.1 .8 .8 .3 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.0 2000 ........................................... 77.7 78.9 80.2 80.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 .5 3.6 4.4 5.2 5.5 2001 ........................................... 82.2 83.5 84.0 84.4 2.0 1.6 .6 .5 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.7 2002 ........................................... 85.7 86.5 87.9 88.4 1.5 .9 1.6 .6 4.3 3.6 4.6 4.7 2003 ........................................... 89.1 91.1 92.2 92.5 .8 2.2 1.2 .3 4.0 5.3 4.9 4.6 2004 ........................................... 94.3 95.7 96.0 95.9 1.9 1.5 .3 -.1 5.8 5.0 4.1 3.7 2005 ........................................... 97.7 98.9 99.5 100.0 1.9 1.2 .6 .5 3.6 3.3 3.6 4.3 Communications:

1987 ........................................... – – 50.1 50.4 – – – .6 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 50.6 50.7 51.0 51.0 .4 .2 .6 .0 – – 1.8 1.2 1989 ........................................... 51.6 52.4 52.9 53.2 1.2 1.6 1.0 .6 2.0 3.4 3.7 4.3 1990 ........................................... 54.0 54.0 54.6 55.1 1.5 .0 1.1 .9 4.7 3.1 3.2 3.6 1991 ........................................... 55.5 56.5 57.5 58.0 .7 1.8 1.8 .9 2.8 4.6 5.3 5.3 1992 ........................................... 58.5 59.0 59.4 60.1 .9 .9 .7 1.2 5.4 4.4 3.3 3.6 1993 ........................................... 61.0 61.5 62.0 62.4 1.5 .8 .8 .6 4.3 4.2 4.4 3.8 1994 ........................................... 63.4 63.9 64.3 64.9 1.6 .8 .6 .9 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.0 1995 ........................................... 66.1 66.3 66.7 67.2 1.8 .3 .6 .7 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.5 1996 ........................................... 67.0 66.8 67.6 68.6 -.3 -.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 .8 1.3 2.1 1997 ........................................... 68.2 68.3 69.0 70.2 -.6 .1 1.0 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.3 1998 ........................................... 71.5 72.9 73.6 74.2 1.9 2.0 1.0 .8 4.8 6.7 6.7 5.7 1999 ........................................... 75.0 75.9 76.5 76.4 1.1 1.2 .8 -.1 4.9 4.1 3.9 3.0 2000 ........................................... 77.7 79.0 80.6 81.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 .5 3.6 4.1 5.4 6.0 2001 ........................................... 82.9 84.3 85.2 85.5 2.3 1.7 1.1 .4 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.6 2002 ........................................... 86.9 87.0 88.5 89.1 1.6 .1 1.7 .7 4.8 3.2 3.9 4.2 2003 ........................................... 89.7 91.9 93.4 93.7 .7 2.5 1.6 .3 3.2 5.6 5.5 5.2

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Communications:

2004 ........................................... 95.4 96.1 96.2 96.1 1.8 0.7 0.1 -0.1 6.4 4.6 3.0 2.6 2005 ........................................... 97.4 98.6 99.5 100.0 1.4 1.2 .9 .5 2.1 2.6 3.4 4.1 Electric, gas, and sanitary services:

1987 ........................................... – – – 49.6 – – – – – – – – 1988 ........................................... 50.1 50.5 50.7 51.1 1.0 .8 .4 .8 – – – 3.0 1989 ........................................... 51.8 52.2 52.7 53.1 1.4 .8 1.0 .8 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.9 1990 ........................................... 53.9 54.6 55.1 55.4 1.5 1.3 .9 .5 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.3 1991 ........................................... 56.5 57.3 57.9 58.3 2.0 1.4 1.0 .7 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.2 1992 ........................................... 59.3 60.0 60.5 60.9 1.7 1.2 .8 .7 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.5 1993 ........................................... 61.9 62.3 62.7 63.0 1.6 .6 .6 .5 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 1994 ........................................... 64.0 64.3 64.9 65.1 1.6 .5 .9 .3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.3 1995 ........................................... 65.7 66.3 66.6 67.2 .9 .9 .5 .9 2.7 3.1 2.6 3.2 1996 ........................................... 67.9 68.4 68.9 69.1 1.0 .7 .7 .3 3.3 3.2 3.5 2.8 1997 ........................................... 70.0 70.4 71.0 71.2 1.3 .6 .9 .3 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 1998 ........................................... 72.9 73.2 73.6 74.2 2.4 .4 .5 .8 4.1 4.0 3.7 4.2 1999 ........................................... 74.8 75.3 75.7 76.3 .8 .7 .5 .8 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.8 2000 ........................................... 77.7 78.8 79.8 80.1 1.8 1.4 1.3 .4 3.9 4.6 5.4 5.0 2001 ........................................... 81.4 82.5 82.5 83.0 1.6 1.4 .0 .6 4.8 4.7 3.4 3.6 2002 ........................................... 84.2 86.0 87.3 87.7 1.4 2.1 1.5 .5 3.4 4.2 5.8 5.7 2003 ........................................... 88.5 90.1 90.7 91.1 .9 1.8 .7 .4 5.1 4.8 3.9 3.9 2004 ........................................... 93.0 95.2 95.7 95.7 2.1 2.4 .5 .0 5.1 5.7 5.5 5.0 2005 ........................................... 98.1 99.3 99.5 100.0 2.5 1.2 .2 .5 5.5 4.3 4.0 4.5 Wholesale and retail trade:

1985 ........................................... 48.5 49.3 50.0 50.3 – 1.6 1.4 .6 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 50.6 51.1 51.3 51.6 .6 1.0 .4 .6 4.3 3.7 2.6 2.6 1987 ........................................... 52.0 52.8 53.1 53.2 .8 1.5 .6 .2 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.1 1988 ........................................... 53.9 54.9 55.5 55.9 1.3 1.9 1.1 .7 3.7 4.0 4.5 5.1 1989 ........................................... 56.7 57.3 58.2 58.8 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.0 5.2 4.4 4.9 5.2 1990 ........................................... 59.3 60.2 60.5 60.9 .9 1.5 .5 .7 4.6 5.1 4.0 3.6 1991 ........................................... 61.5 62.6 63.2 63.4 1.0 1.8 1.0 .3 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.1 1992 ........................................... 63.8 64.5 64.8 65.2 .6 1.1 .5 .6 3.7 3.0 2.5 2.8 1993 ........................................... 65.7 66.4 66.7 67.1 .8 1.1 .5 .6 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 1994 ........................................... 67.4 68.4 69.1 69.1 .4 1.5 1.0 .0 2.6 3.0 3.6 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.7 70.4 70.9 71.2 .9 1.0 .7 .4 3.4 2.9 2.6 3.0 1996 ........................................... 71.9 72.4 73.1 73.7 1.0 .7 1.0 .8 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.5 1997 ........................................... 74.6 75.2 75.9 76.2 1.2 .8 .9 .4 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.4 1998 ........................................... 77.2 77.8 78.9 79.2 1.3 .8 1.4 .4 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.9 1999 ........................................... 79.6 80.9 81.5 82.2 .5 1.6 .7 .9 3.1 4.0 3.3 3.8 2000 ........................................... 83.4 84.4 85.0 85.6 1.5 1.2 .7 .7 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 86.5 87.4 88.1 89.1 1.1 1.0 .8 1.1 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.1 2002 ........................................... 89.7 91.4 91.5 91.5 .7 1.9 .1 .0 3.7 4.6 3.9 2.7 2003 ........................................... 92.4 93.1 94.2 94.6 1.0 .8 1.2 .4 3.0 1.9 3.0 3.4 2004 ........................................... 95.3 96.3 96.9 96.9 .7 1.0 .6 .0 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.4 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.4 99.4 100.0 1.0 .5 1.0 .6 2.7 2.2 2.6 3.2 Wholesale and retail trade, excluding sales occupations: 1985 ........................................... 48.8 49.5 50.1 50.3 – 1.4 1.2 .4 – – – –

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Wholesale and retail trade, excluding sales occupations: 1986 ........................................... 50.6 51.1 51.3 51.8 0.6 1.0 0.4 1.0 3.7 3.2 2.4 3.0 1987 ........................................... 52.3 52.9 53.3 53.6 1.0 1.1 .8 .6 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.5 1988 ........................................... 54.2 54.9 55.6 56.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 .9 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.7 1989 ........................................... 56.7 57.1 57.9 58.3 1.1 .7 1.4 .7 4.6 4.0 4.1 3.9 1990 ........................................... 58.8 59.7 60.2 60.6 .9 1.5 .8 .7 3.7 4.6 4.0 3.9 1991 ........................................... 61.5 62.3 62.9 63.3 1.5 1.3 1.0 .6 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 1992 ........................................... 63.7 64.4 64.8 65.2 .6 1.1 .6 .6 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.0 1993 ........................................... 65.9 66.4 66.8 67.4 1.1 .8 .6 .9 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.7 68.4 69.0 69.0 .4 1.0 .9 .0 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.4 1995 ........................................... 69.9 70.3 70.9 71.4 1.3 .6 .9 .7 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.5 1996 ........................................... 71.9 72.2 73.1 73.7 .7 .4 1.2 .8 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.2 1997 ........................................... 74.5 75.3 76.0 76.5 1.1 1.1 .9 .7 3.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 1998 ........................................... 77.4 77.8 78.9 79.3 1.2 .5 1.4 .5 3.9 3.3 3.8 3.7 1999 ........................................... 79.9 81.0 81.6 82.4 .8 1.4 .7 1.0 3.2 4.1 3.4 3.9 2000 ........................................... 83.6 84.6 85.4 86.0 1.5 1.2 .9 .7 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.4 2001 ........................................... 87.2 87.9 88.7 89.7 1.4 .8 .9 1.1 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.3 2002 ........................................... 89.9 91.4 91.5 91.6 .2 1.7 .1 .1 3.1 4.0 3.2 2.1 2003 ........................................... 92.4 92.9 94.2 94.7 .9 .5 1.4 .5 2.8 1.6 3.0 3.4 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.3 96.9 97.3 1.0 .7 .6 .4 3.5 3.7 2.9 2.7 2005 ........................................... 98.4 98.9 99.7 100.0 1.1 .5 .8 .3 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 Wholesale trade5 :

1986 ........................................... 47.2 47.7 48.0 48.5 – 1.1 .6 1.0 – – – – 1987 ........................................... 49.0 49.8 50.1 50.4 1.0 1.6 .6 .6 3.8 4.4 4.4 3.9 1988 ........................................... 50.8 51.7 52.2 52.5 .8 1.8 1.0 .6 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.2 1989 ........................................... 53.8 54.6 56.1 57.1 2.5 1.5 2.7 1.8 5.9 5.6 7.5 8.8 1990 ........................................... 57.3 57.6 57.8 58.2 .4 .5 .3 .7 6.5 5.5 3.0 1.9 1991 ........................................... 58.9 59.9 60.5 60.7 1.2 1.7 1.0 .3 2.8 4.0 4.7 4.3 1992 ........................................... 61.5 62.0 61.9 62.5 1.3 .8 -.2 1.0 4.4 3.5 2.3 3.0 1993 ........................................... 63.0 63.6 63.7 64.4 .8 1.0 .2 1.1 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.0 1994 ........................................... 64.4 65.4 65.9 66.4 .0 1.6 .8 .8 2.2 2.8 3.5 3.1 1995 ........................................... 67.3 68.2 68.9 69.4 1.4 1.3 1.0 .7 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.5 1996 ........................................... 69.7 70.7 71.0 71.5 .4 1.4 .4 .7 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.0 1997 ........................................... 72.6 73.1 73.6 73.8 1.5 .7 .7 .3 4.2 3.4 3.7 3.2 1998 ........................................... 75.2 75.7 76.9 78.0 1.9 .7 1.6 1.4 3.6 3.6 4.5 5.7 1999 ........................................... 78.0 79.0 79.9 81.1 .0 1.3 1.1 1.5 3.7 4.4 3.9 4.0 2000 ........................................... 82.0 83.0 83.1 84.4 1.1 1.2 .1 1.6 5.1 5.1 4.0 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.8 86.2 86.7 87.2 .5 1.7 .6 .6 3.4 3.9 4.3 3.3 2002 ........................................... 88.5 90.9 90.7 91.1 1.5 2.7 -.2 .4 4.4 5.5 4.6 4.5 2003 ........................................... 92.6 93.6 94.0 94.0 1.6 1.1 .4 .0 4.6 3.0 3.6 3.2 2004 ........................................... 95.0 96.1 97.2 96.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 -.7 2.6 2.7 3.4 2.7 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.0 99.3 100.0 1.5 .1 1.3 .7 3.1 2.0 2.2 3.6 Wholesale trade, excluding sales occupations: 1986 ........................................... 48.8 49.5 49.7 50.2 – 1.4 .4 1.0 – – – – 1987 ........................................... 50.7 51.1 51.7 52.0 1.0 .8 1.2 .6 3.9 3.2 4.0 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.7 53.2 53.8 54.0 1.3 .9 1.1 .4 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.8

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Wholesale trade, excluding sales occupations: 1989 ........................................... 54.7 55.3 56.3 56.7 1.3 1.1 1.8 0.7 3.8 3.9 4.6 5.0 1990 ........................................... 57.4 58.1 58.3 58.7 1.2 1.2 .3 .7 4.9 5.1 3.6 3.5 1991 ........................................... 59.8 60.6 61.0 61.5 1.9 1.3 .7 .8 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.8 1992 ........................................... 62.2 62.8 63.1 63.6 1.1 1.0 .5 .8 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.4 1993 ........................................... 64.2 64.6 65.0 65.7 .9 .6 .6 1.1 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.5 .5 .8 .9 .6 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.7 1995 ........................................... 68.8 69.2 69.8 70.3 1.9 .6 .9 .7 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 1996 ........................................... 70.5 71.2 71.9 72.4 .3 1.0 1.0 .7 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.3 73.9 74.4 74.9 1.2 .8 .7 .7 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.5 1998 ........................................... 75.8 76.4 77.4 78.1 1.2 .8 1.3 .9 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.3 1999 ........................................... 78.8 79.6 80.6 81.5 .9 1.0 1.3 1.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.4 2000 ........................................... 82.7 83.6 84.5 85.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.4 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.2 2001 ........................................... 86.8 87.7 88.5 88.8 1.3 1.0 .9 .3 5.0 4.9 4.7 3.6 2002 ........................................... 89.8 90.9 91.9 92.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 .7 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.2 2003 ........................................... 93.1 94.0 94.7 94.7 .6 1.0 .7 .0 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.4 2004 ........................................... 96.1 96.2 97.0 97.5 1.5 .1 .8 .5 3.2 2.3 2.4 3.0 2005 ........................................... 99.1 99.3 99.8 100.0 1.6 .2 .5 .2 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.6 Retail trade:

1985 ........................................... 50.4 51.1 51.9 52.4 – 1.4 1.6 1.0 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 52.6 53.0 53.4 53.5 .4 .8 .8 .2 4.4 3.7 2.9 2.1 1987 ........................................... 53.8 54.5 54.8 54.8 .6 1.3 .6 .0 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.4 1988 ........................................... 55.7 56.8 57.4 58.0 1.6 2.0 1.1 1.0 3.5 4.2 4.7 5.8 1989 ........................................... 58.4 59.0 59.6 59.9 .7 1.0 1.0 .5 4.8 3.9 3.8 3.3 1990 ........................................... 60.7 61.8 62.2 62.5 1.3 1.8 .6 .5 3.9 4.7 4.4 4.3 1991 ........................................... 63.3 64.3 64.9 65.2 1.3 1.6 .9 .5 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 1992 ........................................... 65.3 66.1 66.6 66.9 .2 1.2 .8 .5 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.6 1993 ........................................... 67.5 68.2 68.5 68.9 .9 1.0 .4 .6 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.3 70.3 71.0 70.8 .6 1.4 1.0 -.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 2.8 1995 ........................................... 71.3 71.8 72.3 72.3 .7 .7 .7 .0 2.9 2.1 1.8 2.1 1996 ........................................... 73.4 73.6 74.4 75.1 1.5 .3 1.1 .9 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.9 1997 ........................................... 75.8 76.5 77.3 77.7 .9 .9 1.0 .5 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.5 1998 ........................................... 78.5 79.2 80.1 80.0 1.0 .9 1.1 -.1 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.0 1999 ........................................... 80.7 82.0 82.5 83.0 .9 1.6 .6 .6 2.8 3.5 3.0 3.8 2000 ........................................... 84.4 85.4 86.2 86.4 1.7 1.2 .9 .2 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.1 2001 ........................................... 87.7 88.3 89.0 90.3 1.5 .7 .8 1.5 3.9 3.4 3.2 4.5 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.7 92.0 91.9 .2 1.3 .3 -.1 3.2 3.9 3.4 1.8 2003 ........................................... 92.3 92.8 94.3 94.9 .4 .5 1.6 .6 2.0 1.2 2.5 3.3 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.5 96.8 97.1 .7 .9 .3 .3 3.6 4.0 2.7 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.6 99.4 100.0 .9 .6 .8 .6 2.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 General merchandise stores:

1988 ........................................... – 55.8 56.5 57.2 – – 1.3 1.2 – – – – 1989 ........................................... 57.7 57.4 57.6 58.3 .9 -.5 .3 1.2 – 2.9 1.9 1.9 1990 ........................................... 58.9 60.7 60.8 61.4 1.0 3.1 .2 1.0 2.1 5.7 5.6 5.3 1991 ........................................... 62.2 63.2 63.8 63.8 1.3 1.6 .9 .0 5.6 4.1 4.9 3.9 1992 ........................................... 64.1 64.8 65.0 65.0 .5 1.1 .3 .0 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.9 1993 ........................................... 65.5 65.8 66.3 66.8 .8 .5 .8 .8 2.2 1.5 2.0 2.8 1994 ........................................... 66.2 67.7 68.1 68.5 -.9 2.3 .6 .6 1.1 2.9 2.7 2.5

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

General merchandise stores:

1995 ........................................... 68.9 69.3 69.5 69.9 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.6 4.1 2.4 2.1 2.0 1996 ........................................... 70.3 71.0 71.5 72.5 .6 1.0 .7 1.4 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.7 1997 ........................................... 72.6 73.3 73.8 74.6 .1 1.0 .7 1.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 1998 ........................................... 75.3 76.3 76.5 76.9 .9 1.3 .3 .5 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.1 1999 ........................................... 77.5 77.8 78.8 79.4 .8 .4 1.3 .8 2.9 2.0 3.0 3.3 2000 ........................................... 80.2 80.9 81.6 82.9 1.0 .9 .9 1.6 3.5 4.0 3.6 4.4 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.8 85.9 86.6 2.1 1.4 .1 .8 5.5 6.1 5.3 4.5 2002 ........................................... 87.5 88.5 89.6 89.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 -.7 3.4 3.1 4.3 2.8 2003 ........................................... 89.8 91.4 92.5 95.1 .9 1.8 1.2 2.8 2.6 3.3 3.2 6.9 2004 ........................................... 95.2 95.4 96.9 97.3 .1 .2 1.6 .4 6.0 4.4 4.8 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.9 98.8 98.7 100.0 1.6 -.1 -.1 1.3 3.9 3.6 1.9 2.8 Food stores:

1987 ........................................... – – 56.3 56.9 – – – 1.1 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 57.4 57.7 57.8 58.5 .9 .5 .2 1.2 – – 2.7 2.8 1989 ........................................... 59.4 59.6 60.0 60.6 1.5 .3 .7 1.0 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.6 1990 ........................................... 61.5 62.3 63.0 63.4 1.5 1.3 1.1 .6 3.5 4.5 5.0 4.6 1991 ........................................... 64.0 65.1 65.7 66.5 .9 1.7 .9 1.2 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.9 1992 ........................................... 67.1 67.7 68.0 68.6 .9 .9 .4 .9 4.8 4.0 3.5 3.2 1993 ........................................... 69.0 69.8 69.7 70.5 .6 1.2 -.1 1.1 2.8 3.1 2.5 2.8 1994 ........................................... 71.2 71.8 71.6 71.5 1.0 .8 -.3 -.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 1.4 1995 ........................................... 71.9 71.9 72.5 72.9 .6 .0 .8 .6 1.0 .1 1.3 2.0 1996 ........................................... 73.6 74.1 75.6 76.5 1.0 .7 2.0 1.2 2.4 3.1 4.3 4.9 1997 ........................................... 76.4 76.4 77.3 77.1 -.1 .0 1.2 -.3 3.8 3.1 2.2 .8 1998 ........................................... 78.2 79.2 79.6 79.0 1.4 1.3 .5 -.8 2.4 3.7 3.0 2.5 1999 ........................................... 80.0 80.8 81.6 82.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 .9 2.3 2.0 2.5 4.2 2000 ........................................... 83.4 84.9 85.4 86.1 1.3 1.8 .6 .8 4.3 5.1 4.7 4.6 2001 ........................................... 87.0 88.3 89.2 90.4 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.3 4.3 4.0 4.4 5.0 2002 ........................................... 91.1 92.0 93.1 93.1 .8 1.0 1.2 .0 4.7 4.2 4.4 3.0 2003 ........................................... 93.8 94.5 94.9 95.5 .8 .7 .4 .6 3.0 2.7 1.9 2.6 2004 ........................................... 96.5 97.4 97.4 97.7 1.0 .9 .0 .3 2.9 3.1 2.6 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.8 99.2 100.0 .6 .5 .4 .8 1.9 1.4 1.8 2.4 Finance, insurance, and real estate6 :

1985 ........................................... 43.2 43.2 44.0 44.7 – .0 1.9 1.6 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 45.1 45.4 45.7 46.1 .9 .7 .7 .9 4.4 5.1 3.9 3.1 1987 ........................................... 47.3 46.8 46.9 47.0 2.6 -1.1 .2 .2 4.9 3.1 2.6 2.0 1988 ........................................... 47.6 48.3 48.3 50.0 1.3 1.5 .0 3.5 .6 3.2 3.0 6.4 1989 ........................................... 51.1 52.0 52.2 52.7 2.2 1.8 .4 1.0 7.4 7.7 8.1 5.4 1990 ........................................... 53.4 54.3 54.8 54.9 1.3 1.7 .9 .2 4.5 4.4 5.0 4.2 1991 ........................................... 56.3 56.9 57.0 57.2 2.6 1.1 .2 .4 5.4 4.8 4.0 4.2 1992 ........................................... 58.1 57.6 57.8 57.9 1.6 -.9 .3 .2 3.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1993 ........................................... 58.6 58.8 60.2 60.5 1.2 .3 2.4 .5 .9 2.1 4.2 4.5 1994 ........................................... 61.2 61.2 61.6 61.8 1.2 .0 .7 .3 4.4 4.1 2.3 2.1 1995 ........................................... 62.5 63.3 63.8 64.0 1.1 1.3 .8 .3 2.1 3.4 3.6 3.6 1996 ........................................... 64.7 65.7 65.9 65.5 1.1 1.5 .3 -.6 3.5 3.8 3.3 2.3 1997 ........................................... 66.9 67.3 67.9 69.9 2.1 .6 .9 2.9 3.4 2.4 3.0 6.7 1998 ........................................... 71.1 72.0 73.3 74.1 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.1 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.0 1999 ........................................... 73.6 75.8 76.8 77.1 -.7 3.0 1.3 .4 3.5 5.3 4.8 4.0 2000 ........................................... 79.0 79.6 80.7 81.0 2.5 .8 1.4 .4 7.3 5.0 5.1 5.1

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Finance, insurance, and real estate6 :

2001 ........................................... 82.1 82.9 83.7 83.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.2 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.6 2002 ........................................... 85.9 87.0 87.4 87.6 2.4 1.3 .5 .2 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.4 2003 ........................................... 91.9 92.7 93.7 94.1 4.9 .9 1.1 .4 7.0 6.6 7.2 7.4 2004 ........................................... 94.9 95.5 96.1 96.7 .9 .6 .6 .6 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.8 2005 ........................................... 98.2 99.3 99.3 100.0 1.6 1.1 .0 .7 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.4 Finance, insurance, and real estate, excluding sales occupations: 1985 ........................................... 42.3 42.6 43.1 43.4 – .7 1.2 .7 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 44.3 44.6 44.8 45.3 2.1 .7 .4 1.1 4.7 4.7 3.9 4.4 1987 ........................................... 46.3 46.4 46.9 47.2 2.2 .2 1.1 .6 4.5 4.0 4.7 4.2 1988 ........................................... 47.8 48.2 48.6 49.5 1.3 .8 .8 1.9 3.2 3.9 3.6 4.9 1989 ........................................... 50.2 50.9 51.0 51.5 1.4 1.4 .2 1.0 5.0 5.6 4.9 4.0 1990 ........................................... 52.7 53.3 54.2 54.4 2.3 1.1 1.7 .4 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.6 1991 ........................................... 55.3 55.8 56.3 56.7 1.7 .9 .9 .7 4.9 4.7 3.9 4.2 1992 ........................................... 57.3 57.2 57.3 57.6 1.1 -.2 .2 .5 3.6 2.5 1.8 1.6 1993 ........................................... 58.5 59.3 59.9 60.2 1.6 1.4 1.0 .5 2.1 3.7 4.5 4.5 1994 ........................................... 61.0 61.3 61.9 62.0 1.3 .5 1.0 .2 4.3 3.4 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 63.0 63.5 63.9 64.0 1.6 .8 .6 .2 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.2 1996 ........................................... 65.0 65.5 66.1 65.8 1.6 .8 .9 -.5 3.2 3.1 3.4 2.8 1997 ........................................... 67.0 67.4 68.0 70.1 1.8 .6 .9 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 6.5 1998 ........................................... 71.4 72.0 72.9 73.0 1.9 .8 1.3 .1 6.6 6.8 7.2 4.1 1999 ........................................... 74.2 75.8 76.9 77.2 1.6 2.2 1.5 .4 3.9 5.3 5.5 5.8 2000 ........................................... 78.6 79.2 80.2 80.7 1.8 .8 1.3 .6 5.9 4.5 4.3 4.5 2001 ........................................... 82.1 83.1 83.9 84.1 1.7 1.2 1.0 .2 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.2 2002 ........................................... 86.5 87.3 87.7 88.2 2.9 .9 .5 .6 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.9 2003 ........................................... 92.7 93.7 94.4 94.8 5.1 1.1 .7 .4 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.5 2004 ........................................... 95.1 96.1 96.8 97.4 .3 1.1 .7 .6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2005 ........................................... 99.0 99.9 99.4 100.0 1.6 .9 -.5 .6 4.1 4.0 2.7 2.7 Banking, savings and loan, and other credit agencies: 1986 ........................................... – – – 40.7 – – – – – – – – 1987 ........................................... 41.8 42.2 42.5 43.0 2.7 1.0 .7 1.2 – – – 5.7 1988 ........................................... 44.3 44.7 45.1 45.5 3.0 .9 .9 .9 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.8 1989 ........................................... 46.0 46.5 46.8 46.9 1.1 1.1 .6 .2 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.1 1990 ........................................... 47.5 48.4 48.6 49.2 1.3 1.9 .4 1.2 3.3 4.1 3.8 4.9 1991 ........................................... 50.0 49.8 50.0 50.0 1.6 -.4 .4 .0 5.3 2.9 2.9 1.6 1992 ........................................... 51.3 51.2 51.7 51.8 2.6 -.2 1.0 .2 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.6 1993 ........................................... 53.3 54.0 54.4 54.8 2.9 1.3 .7 .7 3.9 5.5 5.2 5.8 1994 ........................................... 55.2 55.6 56.2 56.1 .7 .7 1.1 -.2 3.6 3.0 3.3 2.4 1995 ........................................... 57.5 57.7 58.1 57.9 2.5 .3 .7 -.3 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.2 1996 ........................................... 59.1 59.7 60.6 59.6 2.1 1.0 1.5 -1.7 2.8 3.5 4.3 2.9 1997 ........................................... 60.8 61.2 61.9 65.4 2.0 .7 1.1 5.7 2.9 2.5 2.1 9.7 1998 ........................................... 66.7 67.6 69.1 68.3 2.0 1.3 2.2 -1.2 9.7 10.5 11.6 4.4 1999 ........................................... 69.2 72.3 74.1 74.4 1.3 4.5 2.5 .4 3.7 7.0 7.2 8.9 2000 ........................................... 75.7 76.4 77.2 77.5 1.7 .9 1.0 .4 9.4 5.7 4.2 4.2 2001 ........................................... 79.5 80.4 81.6 81.1 2.6 1.1 1.5 -.6 5.0 5.2 5.7 4.6 2002 ........................................... 84.7 85.7 85.9 86.2 4.4 1.2 .2 .3 6.5 6.6 5.3 6.3

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Banking, savings and loan, and other credit agencies: 2003 ........................................... 95.1 96.0 96.6 97.3 10.3 0.9 0.6 0.7 12.3 12.0 12.5 12.9 2004 ........................................... 96.4 97.2 98.0 98.8 -.9 .8 .8 .8 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 2005 ........................................... 99.4 101.1 99.4 100.0 .6 1.7 -1.7 .6 3.1 4.0 1.4 1.2 Insurance:

1987 ........................................... – 47.2 47.5 48.4 – – .6 1.9 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 48.7 50.0 50.4 51.1 .6 2.7 .8 1.4 – 5.9 6.1 5.6 1989 ........................................... 51.7 52.6 52.6 53.2 1.2 1.7 .0 1.1 6.2 5.2 4.4 4.1 1990 ........................................... 54.3 55.4 56.1 55.8 2.1 2.0 1.3 -.5 5.0 5.3 6.7 4.9 1991 ........................................... 56.5 57.6 57.6 58.3 1.3 1.9 .0 1.2 4.1 4.0 2.7 4.5 1992 ........................................... 59.6 60.4 60.5 60.6 2.2 1.3 .2 .2 5.5 4.9 5.0 3.9 1993 ........................................... 60.2 61.1 61.8 63.0 -.7 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.0 1.2 2.1 4.0 1994 ........................................... 63.1 63.4 63.9 64.4 .2 .5 .8 .8 4.8 3.8 3.4 2.2 1995 ........................................... 65.0 65.6 65.7 66.3 .9 .9 .2 .9 3.0 3.5 2.8 3.0 1996 ........................................... 67.2 67.5 68.1 68.2 1.4 .4 .9 .1 3.4 2.9 3.7 2.9 1997 ........................................... 69.4 69.5 70.1 70.9 1.8 .1 .9 1.1 3.3 3.0 2.9 4.0 1998 ........................................... 72.3 73.1 74.7 74.6 2.0 1.1 2.2 -.1 4.2 5.2 6.6 5.2 1999 ........................................... 74.6 75.8 76.1 76.7 .0 1.6 .4 .8 3.2 3.7 1.9 2.8 2000 ........................................... 78.9 79.6 81.5 81.7 2.9 .9 2.4 .2 5.8 5.0 7.1 6.5 2001 ........................................... 82.9 83.8 84.2 84.9 1.5 1.1 .5 .8 5.1 5.3 3.3 3.9 2002 ........................................... 86.3 87.4 87.9 88.4 1.6 1.3 .6 .6 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.1 2003 ........................................... 90.6 91.5 92.2 92.7 2.5 1.0 .8 .5 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.9 2004 ........................................... 93.6 95.0 95.8 96.6 1.0 1.5 .8 .8 3.3 3.8 3.9 4.2 2005 ........................................... 98.1 99.4 99.5 100.0 1.6 1.3 .1 .5 4.8 4.6 3.9 3.5 Insurance, excluding sales occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 48.8 49.3 49.5 – – 1.0 .4 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 50.3 51.2 51.8 52.2 1.6 1.8 1.2 .8 – 4.9 5.1 5.5 1989 ........................................... 52.9 53.7 54.2 54.6 1.3 1.5 .9 .7 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.6 1990 ........................................... 56.1 57.0 57.3 57.8 2.7 1.6 .5 .9 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.9 1991 ........................................... 58.3 59.2 59.8 60.4 .9 1.5 1.0 1.0 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.5 1992 ........................................... 61.1 62.1 62.3 62.9 1.2 1.6 .3 1.0 4.8 4.9 4.2 4.1 1993 ........................................... 63.7 64.7 65.4 65.9 1.3 1.6 1.1 .8 4.3 4.2 5.0 4.8 1994 ........................................... 66.8 67.1 67.6 67.9 1.4 .4 .7 .4 4.9 3.7 3.4 3.0 1995 ........................................... 68.5 69.2 69.6 69.9 .9 1.0 .6 .4 2.5 3.1 3.0 2.9 1996 ........................................... 70.9 71.2 71.6 71.7 1.4 .4 .6 .1 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.6 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.3 73.8 74.4 1.8 .4 .7 .8 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.8 1998 ........................................... 75.1 75.6 76.0 76.5 .9 .7 .5 .7 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.8 1999 ........................................... 77.6 78.0 78.5 78.9 1.4 .5 .6 .5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 2000 ........................................... 80.2 80.8 81.7 82.2 1.6 .7 1.1 .6 3.4 3.6 4.1 4.2 2001 ........................................... 83.5 84.6 84.8 85.6 1.6 1.3 .2 .9 4.1 4.7 3.8 4.1 2002 ........................................... 87.5 88.2 88.6 88.9 2.2 .8 .5 .3 4.8 4.3 4.5 3.9 2003 ........................................... 91.0 92.2 92.8 93.2 2.4 1.3 .7 .4 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 2004 ........................................... 94.1 95.6 96.1 96.8 1.0 1.6 .5 .7 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.9 2005 ........................................... 98.2 99.3 99.6 100.0 1.4 1.1 .3 .4 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.3 Service industries:

1985 ........................................... 44.6 45.0 45.9 46.1 – .9 2.0 .4 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 46.8 47.0 47.6 48.1 1.5 .4 1.3 1.1 4.9 4.4 3.7 4.3

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service industries:

1987 ........................................... 48.8 49.1 50.1 50.5 1.5 0.6 2.0 0.8 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.0 1988 ........................................... 51.3 51.8 52.9 53.5 1.6 1.0 2.1 1.1 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.9 1989 ........................................... 54.3 54.8 55.8 56.4 1.5 .9 1.8 1.1 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.4 1990 ........................................... 57.6 58.4 59.3 59.9 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.0 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.2 1991 ........................................... 60.7 61.1 62.0 62.5 1.3 .7 1.5 .8 5.4 4.6 4.6 4.3 1992 ........................................... 63.2 63.8 64.6 65.2 1.1 .9 1.3 .9 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.3 1993 ........................................... 65.8 66.3 67.1 67.5 .9 .8 1.2 .6 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.2 68.5 69.0 69.4 1.0 .4 .7 .6 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.8 1995 ........................................... 69.9 70.3 70.7 70.9 .7 .6 .6 .3 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.2 1996 ........................................... 71.7 72.2 72.8 73.1 1.1 .7 .8 .4 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1 1997 ........................................... 73.8 74.4 75.1 75.9 1.0 .8 .9 1.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.8 1998 ........................................... 76.4 76.9 77.7 78.2 .7 .7 1.0 .6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.0 1999 ........................................... 78.7 79.3 80.1 80.9 .6 .8 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.9 82.9 83.8 84.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 .8 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.4 2001 ........................................... 85.8 86.5 87.7 88.3 1.5 .8 1.4 .7 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.5 2002 ........................................... 89.1 89.7 90.4 90.7 .9 .7 .8 .3 3.8 3.7 3.1 2.7 2003 ........................................... 91.6 92.3 93.4 94.0 1.0 .8 1.2 .6 2.8 2.9 3.3 3.6 2004 ........................................... 95.1 96.0 97.0 97.5 1.2 .9 1.0 .5 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.7 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.0 99.6 100.0 1.0 .5 .6 .4 3.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 Business services:

1986 ........................................... – – – 48.1 – – – – – – – – 1987 ........................................... 48.8 49.4 50.6 51.0 1.5 1.2 2.4 .8 – – – 6.0 1988 ........................................... 51.7 52.3 53.1 53.6 1.4 1.2 1.5 .9 5.9 5.9 4.9 5.1 1989 ........................................... 54.1 55.2 55.5 55.9 .9 2.0 .5 .7 4.6 5.5 4.5 4.3 1990 ........................................... 57.1 58.1 58.6 59.2 2.1 1.8 .9 1.0 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.9 1991 ........................................... 60.8 60.9 60.7 61.3 2.7 .2 -.3 1.0 6.5 4.8 3.6 3.5 1992 ........................................... 62.1 62.7 63.5 63.9 1.3 1.0 1.3 .6 2.1 3.0 4.6 4.2 1993 ........................................... 64.3 64.8 65.1 65.4 .6 .8 .5 .5 3.5 3.3 2.5 2.3 1994 ........................................... 66.9 67.3 67.5 67.8 2.3 .6 .3 .4 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 1995 ........................................... 68.7 69.1 69.3 69.7 1.3 .6 .3 .6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 71.1 71.3 71.8 72.7 2.0 .3 .7 1.3 3.5 3.2 3.6 4.3 1997 ........................................... 73.5 74.0 75.2 76.4 1.1 .7 1.6 1.6 3.4 3.8 4.7 5.1 1998 ........................................... 76.9 77.6 79.2 80.5 .7 .9 2.1 1.6 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.4 1999 ........................................... 81.4 82.0 83.1 83.8 1.1 .7 1.3 .8 5.9 5.7 4.9 4.1 2000 ........................................... 85.1 86.2 86.9 87.4 1.6 1.3 .8 .6 4.5 5.1 4.6 4.3 2001 ........................................... 88.5 89.9 91.1 91.7 1.3 1.6 1.3 .7 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.9 2002 ........................................... 91.7 91.9 92.2 92.4 .0 .2 .3 .2 3.6 2.2 1.2 .8 2003 ........................................... 92.9 93.3 94.8 95.2 .5 .4 1.6 .4 1.3 1.5 2.8 3.0 2004 ........................................... 96.4 97.6 98.5 98.8 1.3 1.2 .9 .3 3.8 4.6 3.9 3.8 2005 ........................................... 99.3 99.8 99.9 100.0 .5 .5 .1 .1 3.0 2.3 1.4 1.2 Health services:

1985 ........................................... 44.4 44.8 45.3 45.4 – .9 1.1 .2 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 46.0 46.2 47.0 47.6 1.3 .4 1.7 1.3 3.6 3.1 3.8 4.8 1987 ........................................... 48.2 48.5 49.1 49.6 1.3 .6 1.2 1.0 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 1988 ........................................... 50.2 51.1 51.9 52.6 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.3 4.1 5.4 5.7 6.0 1989 ........................................... 53.7 54.3 55.3 56.3 2.1 1.1 1.8 1.8 7.0 6.3 6.6 7.0 1990 ........................................... 57.4 58.1 59.1 60.1 2.0 1.2 1.7 1.7 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.7

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Health services:

1991 ........................................... 61.1 61.6 62.6 63.2 1.7 0.8 1.6 1.0 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.2 1992 ........................................... 64.0 64.5 65.4 66.1 1.3 .8 1.4 1.1 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 1993 ........................................... 66.7 67.3 67.8 68.4 .9 .9 .7 .9 4.2 4.3 3.7 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.7 69.0 69.4 69.8 .4 .4 .6 .6 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.0 1995 ........................................... 70.4 70.7 71.2 71.7 .9 .4 .7 .7 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 1996 ........................................... 71.9 72.4 72.8 73.0 .3 .7 .6 .3 2.1 2.4 2.2 1.8 1997 ........................................... 73.5 73.7 74.3 74.9 .7 .3 .8 .8 2.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 1998 ........................................... 75.0 75.3 75.4 75.4 .1 .4 .1 .0 2.0 2.2 1.5 .7 1999 ........................................... 76.2 76.7 77.4 78.2 1.1 .7 .9 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.7 3.7 2000 ........................................... 79.1 80.0 80.8 81.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.5 2001 ........................................... 82.9 83.9 85.1 85.9 1.5 1.2 1.4 .9 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.1 2002 ........................................... 87.1 87.9 88.6 89.2 1.4 .9 .8 .7 5.1 4.8 4.1 3.8 2003 ........................................... 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.7 1.2 .9 .9 .9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.9 2004 ........................................... 94.0 94.8 96.0 96.6 1.4 .9 1.3 .6 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.2 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.5 99.2 100.0 1.2 .7 .7 .8 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.5 Hospitals:

1986 ........................................... – 44.3 45.0 45.5 – – 1.6 1.1 – – – – 1987 ........................................... 46.0 46.3 47.1 47.7 1.1 .7 1.7 1.3 – 4.5 4.7 4.8 1988 ........................................... 48.3 49.1 49.9 50.7 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.6 5.0 6.0 5.9 6.3 1989 ........................................... 51.8 52.4 53.4 54.3 2.2 1.2 1.9 1.7 7.2 6.7 7.0 7.1 1990 ........................................... 55.3 55.9 57.1 58.0 1.8 1.1 2.1 1.6 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.8 1991 ........................................... 58.8 59.4 60.3 60.9 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.0 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.0 1992 ........................................... 61.7 62.1 63.0 63.8 1.3 .6 1.4 1.3 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.8 1993 ........................................... 64.3 64.7 65.3 65.9 .8 .6 .9 .9 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.4 66.6 67.0 67.4 .8 .3 .6 .6 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.3 1995 ........................................... 67.6 68.0 68.3 68.9 .3 .6 .4 .9 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.2 1996 ........................................... 69.3 69.6 70.0 70.1 .6 .4 .6 .1 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.7 1997 ........................................... 70.3 70.5 71.0 71.6 .3 .3 .7 .8 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.1 1998 ........................................... 71.7 72.5 72.9 73.4 .1 1.1 .6 .7 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 1999 ........................................... 74.0 74.5 75.0 75.8 .8 .7 .7 1.1 3.2 2.8 2.9 3.3 2000 ........................................... 76.5 77.3 78.2 79.2 .9 1.0 1.2 1.3 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.5 2001 ........................................... 80.5 81.8 83.1 84.1 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.2 2002 ........................................... 85.4 86.3 87.2 88.1 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.8 2003 ........................................... 89.6 90.1 91.2 92.2 1.7 .6 1.2 1.1 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.7 2004 ........................................... 93.4 94.2 95.3 96.1 1.3 .9 1.2 .8 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.2 2005 ........................................... 97.4 98.2 99.2 100.0 1.4 .8 1.0 .8 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 Nursing homes:

1992 ........................................... – 61.0 61.6 62.2 – – 1.0 1.0 – – – – 1993 ........................................... 63.0 63.5 64.0 64.6 1.3 .8 .8 .9 – 4.1 3.9 3.9 1994 ........................................... 65.4 65.9 66.3 66.6 1.2 .8 .6 .5 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.1 1995 ........................................... 67.4 67.8 68.2 68.9 1.2 .6 .6 1.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.5 1996 ........................................... 69.2 69.9 70.0 70.7 .4 1.0 .1 1.0 2.7 3.1 2.6 2.6 1997 ........................................... 71.2 71.5 72.0 72.5 .7 .4 .7 .7 2.9 2.3 2.9 2.5 1998 ........................................... 73.1 73.7 74.4 74.9 .8 .8 .9 .7 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.3 1999 ........................................... 75.8 76.5 77.2 78.1 1.2 .9 .9 1.2 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.3 2000 ........................................... 79.1 80.3 81.6 82.9 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 4.4 5.0 5.7 6.1 2001 ........................................... 84.4 85.0 86.3 87.1 1.8 .7 1.5 .9 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.1

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nursing homes:

2002 ........................................... 88.3 89.3 89.9 90.6 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.8 4.6 5.1 4.2 4.0 2003 ........................................... 91.7 92.4 93.2 93.7 1.2 .8 .9 .5 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 2004 ........................................... 94.9 95.5 96.0 96.6 1.3 .6 .5 .6 3.5 3.4 3.0 3.1 2005 ........................................... 97.2 98.0 98.9 100.0 .6 .8 .9 1.1 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.5 Educational services:

1988 ........................................... – – – 50.2 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 50.6 51.1 53.1 53.2 .8 1.0 3.9 .2 – – – 6.0 1990 ........................................... 53.9 54.1 56.3 56.9 1.3 .4 4.1 1.1 6.5 5.9 6.0 7.0 1991 ........................................... 57.2 57.0 58.7 59.1 .5 -.3 3.0 .7 6.1 5.4 4.3 3.9 1992 ........................................... 59.2 59.4 61.0 61.3 .2 .3 2.7 .5 3.5 4.2 3.9 3.7 1993 ........................................... 61.6 61.6 63.3 63.4 .5 .0 2.8 .2 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.4 1994 ........................................... 63.6 64.1 65.5 65.6 .3 .8 2.2 .2 3.2 4.1 3.5 3.5 1995 ........................................... 65.8 66.6 68.1 68.3 .3 1.2 2.3 .3 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.1 1996 ........................................... 68.7 68.9 70.3 70.5 .6 .3 2.0 .3 4.4 3.5 3.2 3.2 1997 ........................................... 70.8 70.9 72.4 72.9 .4 .1 2.1 .7 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.4 1998 ........................................... 73.3 73.5 75.1 75.5 .5 .3 2.2 .5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 1999 ........................................... 75.8 76.0 77.8 78.2 .4 .3 2.4 .5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 2000 ........................................... 78.7 79.2 81.1 81.7 .6 .6 2.4 .7 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.5 2001 ........................................... 82.9 83.1 85.0 85.6 1.5 .2 2.3 .7 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.8 2002 ........................................... 86.1 86.4 88.7 89.5 .6 .3 2.7 .9 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.6 2003 ........................................... 90.1 90.5 92.1 92.6 .7 .4 1.8 .5 4.6 4.7 3.8 3.5 2004 ........................................... 93.6 94.1 95.6 96.3 1.1 .5 1.6 .7 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 2005 ........................................... 97.1 97.5 99.6 100.0 .8 .4 2.2 .4 3.7 3.6 4.2 3.8 Colleges and universities:

1988 ........................................... – – – 50.8 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 51.2 51.8 53.5 53.7 .8 1.2 3.3 .4 – – – 5.7 1990 ........................................... 54.5 54.7 56.8 57.2 1.5 .4 3.8 .7 6.4 5.6 6.2 6.5 1991 ........................................... 57.6 58.0 59.8 60.2 .7 .7 3.1 .7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.2 1992 ........................................... 60.5 60.8 62.3 62.5 .5 .5 2.5 .3 5.0 4.8 4.2 3.8 1993 ........................................... 62.9 62.9 64.7 64.9 .6 .0 2.9 .3 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.8 1994 ........................................... 65.1 65.2 66.5 66.7 .3 .2 2.0 .3 3.5 3.7 2.8 2.8 1995 ........................................... 66.9 68.0 69.7 70.0 .3 1.6 2.5 .4 2.8 4.3 4.8 4.9 1996 ........................................... 70.3 70.5 71.7 72.0 .4 .3 1.7 .4 5.1 3.7 2.9 2.9 1997 ........................................... 72.2 72.4 73.8 74.4 .3 .3 1.9 .8 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.3 1998 ........................................... 74.7 74.9 76.5 76.9 .4 .3 2.1 .5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.4 1999 ........................................... 77.2 77.4 79.0 79.3 .4 .3 2.1 .4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 2000 ........................................... 80.0 80.5 82.1 82.4 .9 .6 2.0 .4 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.9 2001 ........................................... 84.0 84.2 86.0 86.7 1.9 .2 2.1 .8 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.2 2002 ........................................... 87.0 87.2 89.0 89.9 .3 .2 2.1 1.0 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 2003 ........................................... 90.3 90.8 92.3 92.9 .4 .6 1.7 .7 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.3 2004 ........................................... 93.8 94.5 95.9 96.4 1.0 .7 1.5 .5 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.8 2005 ........................................... 97.1 97.6 99.5 100.0 .7 .5 1.9 .5 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.7 Nonmanufacturing:

1979 ........................................... – – – 32.6 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 33.4 34.2 35.0 35.7 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 – – – 9.5 1981 ........................................... 37.0 37.7 38.5 39.2 3.6 1.9 2.1 1.8 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.8 1982 ........................................... 39.8 40.4 41.2 41.8 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.6 1983 ........................................... 42.5 43.1 43.7 44.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 6.8 6.7 6.1 6.0

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing:

1984 ........................................... 45.1 45.5 45.9 46.4 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 6.1 5.6 5.0 4.7 1985 ........................................... 46.9 47.4 48.1 48.4 1.1 1.1 1.5 .6 4.0 4.2 4.8 4.3 1986 ........................................... 48.9 49.2 49.6 49.9 1.0 .6 .8 .6 4.3 3.8 3.1 3.1 1987 ........................................... 50.6 50.9 51.4 51.7 1.4 .6 1.0 .6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.4 53.1 53.7 54.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 3.6 4.3 4.5 5.0 1989 ........................................... 55.0 55.6 56.4 56.9 1.3 1.1 1.4 .9 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 1990 ........................................... 57.8 58.5 59.1 59.5 1.6 1.2 1.0 .7 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.6 1991 ........................................... 60.4 61.0 61.7 62.0 1.5 1.0 1.1 .5 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.2 1992 ........................................... 62.7 63.2 63.7 64.1 1.1 .8 .8 .6 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.4 1993 ........................................... 64.7 65.2 65.9 66.2 .9 .8 1.1 .5 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.9 67.4 68.1 68.2 1.1 .7 1.0 .1 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 68.8 69.3 69.8 70.1 .9 .7 .7 .4 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.8 71.3 71.8 72.2 1.0 .7 .7 .6 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.5 74.2 75.0 1.1 .7 1.0 1.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.9 1998 ........................................... 75.7 76.3 77.3 77.7 .9 .8 1.3 .5 3.7 3.8 4.2 3.6 1999 ........................................... 78.1 79.0 79.8 80.4 .5 1.2 1.0 .8 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.6 82.6 83.5 84.1 1.5 1.2 1.1 .7 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 2001 ........................................... 85.2 86.1 87.0 87.7 1.3 1.1 1.0 .8 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.6 89.6 90.2 90.4 1.0 1.1 .7 .2 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.1 2003 ........................................... 91.8 92.6 93.5 94.0 1.5 .9 1.0 .5 3.6 3.3 3.7 4.0 2004 ........................................... 95.1 96.0 96.8 97.2 1.2 .9 .8 .4 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.8 99.6 100.0 1.0 .6 .8 .4 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.9 Nonmanufacturing, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 49.6 50.1 50.3 – – 1.0 .4 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 51.0 51.7 52.3 53.1 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 – 4.2 4.4 5.6 1989 ........................................... 53.9 54.6 55.3 56.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 1990 ........................................... 56.8 57.6 58.2 58.6 1.4 1.4 1.0 .7 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.6 1991 ........................................... 59.6 60.3 60.9 61.2 1.7 1.2 1.0 .5 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 1992 ........................................... 61.9 62.3 62.7 63.2 1.1 .6 .6 .8 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.3 1993 ........................................... 63.9 64.4 65.0 65.4 1.1 .8 .9 .6 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.5 1994 ........................................... 66.1 66.6 67.2 67.4 1.1 .8 .9 .3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1 1995 ........................................... 68.1 68.6 69.1 69.3 1.0 .7 .7 .3 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.1 70.7 71.2 71.6 1.2 .9 .7 .6 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.3 1997 ........................................... 72.4 72.9 73.6 74.5 1.1 .7 1.0 1.2 3.3 3.1 3.4 4.1 1998 ........................................... 75.3 76.0 77.0 77.5 1.1 .9 1.3 .6 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.0 1999 ........................................... 77.7 78.7 79.5 80.2 .3 1.3 1.0 .9 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.4 82.4 83.3 83.9 1.5 1.2 1.1 .7 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.6 2001 ........................................... 85.0 86.0 86.8 87.6 1.3 1.2 .9 .9 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 2002 ........................................... 88.5 89.6 90.0 90.2 1.0 1.2 .4 .2 4.1 4.2 3.7 3.0 2003 ........................................... 91.7 92.4 93.4 93.9 1.7 .8 1.1 .5 3.6 3.1 3.8 4.1 2004 ........................................... 95.0 95.9 96.7 97.2 1.2 .9 .8 .5 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.5 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.8 99.5 100.0 1.1 .5 .7 .5 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.9 Nonmanufacturing, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 49.1 49.8 50.1 – – 1.4 .6 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 50.8 51.4 52.1 52.6 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.0 – 4.7 4.6 5.0 1989 ........................................... 53.4 54.0 54.7 55.2 1.5 1.1 1.3 .9 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 1990 ........................................... 56.3 57.0 57.7 58.3 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1991 ........................................... 59.1 59.7 60.5 60.9 1.4 1.0 1.3 0.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.5 1992 ........................................... 61.6 62.0 62.6 63.1 1.1 .6 1.0 .8 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.6 1993 ........................................... 64.0 64.4 65.0 65.5 1.4 .6 .9 .8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 1994 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.3 67.5 1.2 .6 .9 .3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 1995 ........................................... 68.2 68.6 69.1 69.4 1.0 .6 .7 .4 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.2 70.6 71.3 71.5 1.2 .6 1.0 .3 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.0 1997 ........................................... 72.3 72.9 73.5 74.4 1.1 .8 .8 1.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 4.1 1998 ........................................... 75.2 75.8 76.6 77.0 1.1 .8 1.1 .5 4.0 4.0 4.2 3.5 1999 ........................................... 77.5 78.4 79.2 79.9 .6 1.2 1.0 .9 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.8 2000 ........................................... 81.1 82.0 83.0 83.7 1.5 1.1 1.2 .8 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.8 2001 ........................................... 85.0 85.9 86.8 87.6 1.6 1.1 1.0 .9 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.7 2002 ........................................... 88.6 89.4 89.9 90.2 1.1 .9 .6 .3 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.0 2003 ........................................... 91.7 92.5 93.5 94.0 1.7 .9 1.1 .5 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.2 2004 ........................................... 95.1 95.9 96.8 97.5 1.2 .8 .9 .7 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.7 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.1 99.6 100.0 1.1 .5 .5 .4 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.6 Nonmanufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 53.9 54.4 54.9 – – .9 .9 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 55.6 56.2 56.7 57.0 1.3 1.1 .9 .5 – 4.3 4.2 3.8 1989 ........................................... 57.4 58.1 58.7 59.1 .7 1.2 1.0 .7 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7 1990 ........................................... 59.8 60.5 61.0 61.3 1.2 1.2 .8 .5 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 1991 ........................................... 62.3 62.8 63.4 63.8 1.6 .8 1.0 .6 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.1 1992 ........................................... 64.3 64.9 65.5 65.9 .8 .9 .9 .6 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 1993 ........................................... 66.6 67.1 67.7 68.0 1.1 .8 .9 .4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.6 69.2 70.0 70.0 .9 .9 1.2 .0 3.0 3.1 3.4 2.9 1995 ........................................... 70.6 71.1 71.7 71.8 .9 .7 .8 .1 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.4 72.9 73.1 73.6 .8 .7 .3 .7 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 1997 ........................................... 74.0 74.7 75.1 75.6 .5 .9 .5 .7 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.7 1998 ........................................... 76.1 76.9 77.5 77.8 .7 1.1 .8 .4 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.9 1999 ........................................... 78.5 79.4 80.1 80.5 .9 1.1 .9 .5 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.6 82.6 83.6 84.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 .6 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.5 2001 ........................................... 85.3 86.0 87.2 87.5 1.4 .8 1.4 .3 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.0 2002 ........................................... 88.4 89.4 90.2 90.5 1.0 1.1 .9 .3 3.6 4.0 3.4 3.4 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.7 93.6 93.9 1.1 1.3 1.0 .3 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.8 2004 ........................................... 94.9 96.1 96.6 97.2 1.1 1.3 .5 .6 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.5 2005 ........................................... 98.0 99.1 99.7 100.0 .8 1.1 .6 .3 3.3 3.1 3.2 2.9 Nonmanufacturing, service occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 53.4 53.7 54.0 – – .6 .6 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 54.7 55.3 56.2 56.9 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.2 – 3.6 4.7 5.4 1989 ........................................... 57.4 57.8 58.4 59.2 .9 .7 1.0 1.4 4.9 4.5 3.9 4.0 1990 ........................................... 60.1 60.7 61.2 62.1 1.5 1.0 .8 1.5 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.9 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.6 64.6 65.1 1.0 1.4 1.6 .8 4.3 4.8 5.6 4.8 1992 ........................................... 65.6 66.0 66.6 66.9 .8 .6 .9 .5 4.6 3.8 3.1 2.8 1993 ........................................... 67.6 68.1 68.6 68.9 1.0 .7 .7 .4 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.5 69.8 70.2 70.8 .9 .4 .6 .9 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.8 1995 ........................................... 71.1 71.4 71.8 72.1 .4 .4 .6 .4 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.8

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### TABLE 3. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing, service occupations: 1996 ........................................... 72.5 72.9 73.5 74.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.1 2.4 3.2 1997 ........................................... 74.8 75.5 76.7 77.4 .5 .9 1.6 .9 3.2 3.6 4.4 4.0 1998 ........................................... 78.0 78.5 79.2 79.6 .8 .6 .9 .5 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.8 1999 ........................................... 80.5 81.2 81.4 82.3 1.1 .9 .2 1.1 3.2 3.4 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 83.0 83.9 84.6 85.5 .9 1.1 .8 1.1 3.1 3.3 3.9 3.9 2001 ........................................... 86.5 87.2 88.0 89.1 1.2 .8 .9 1.3 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.2 2002 ........................................... 90.2 90.7 91.6 92.1 1.2 .6 1.0 .5 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.4 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.7 94.4 95.0 1.2 .5 .7 .6 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.8 97.2 97.7 1.1 .8 .4 .5 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.8 2005 ........................................... 98.4 98.9 99.5 100.0 .7 .5 .6 .5 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.4

1 Excludes farm and household workers. 2 This series has the same industry and occupational coverage as the Hourly Earnings Index, which was discontinued in January 1989.

3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries. 5 No identifiable seasonality was found for this series. 6 Seasonality was found for this series; however, the series is not seasonally adjusted due to processing limitations.

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted)** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers:

1979 ........................................... – – – 33.4 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 34.2 35.1 36.2 37.1 2.4 2.6 3.1 2.5 – – – 11.1 1981 ........................................... 38.2 39.1 40.1 41.0 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.2 11.7 11.4 10.8 10.5 1982 ........................................... 41.7 42.4 43.3 44.0 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.6 9.2 8.4 8.0 7.3 1983 ........................................... 44.8 45.4 46.1 46.5 1.8 1.3 1.5 .9 7.4 7.1 6.5 5.7 1984 ........................................... 47.2 47.7 48.0 48.5 1.5 1.1 .6 1.0 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.3 1985 ........................................... 48.8 49.1 49.5 49.8 .6 .6 .8 .6 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.7 1986 ........................................... 50.2 50.4 50.6 50.8 .8 .4 .4 .4 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.0 1987 ........................................... 51.1 51.4 51.7 52.2 .6 .6 .6 1.0 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.8 1988 ........................................... 53.1 53.6 53.9 54.2 1.7 .9 .6 .6 3.9 4.3 4.3 3.8 1989 ........................................... 54.7 55.2 55.7 56.2 .9 .9 .9 .9 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 1990 ........................................... 57.0 57.5 58.0 58.6 1.4 .9 .9 1.0 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 1991 ........................................... 59.4 60.1 60.8 61.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 .8 4.2 4.5 4.8 4.6 1992 ........................................... 62.5 62.9 63.6 64.0 2.0 .6 1.1 .6 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.4 1993 ........................................... 65.0 65.8 66.3 66.8 1.6 1.2 .8 .8 4.0 4.6 4.2 4.4 1994 ........................................... 67.3 67.9 68.4 68.6 .7 .9 .7 .3 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.7 1995 ........................................... 69.1 69.5 70.0 70.5 .7 .6 .7 .7 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.8 1996 ........................................... 71.0 71.6 71.8 72.2 .7 .8 .3 .6 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.4 1997 ........................................... 72.3 72.8 73.6 73.7 .1 .7 1.1 .1 1.8 1.7 2.5 2.1 1998 ........................................... 74.0 74.7 75.5 75.9 .4 .9 1.1 .5 2.4 2.6 2.6 3.0 1999 ........................................... 76.2 76.8 77.4 78.0 .4 .8 .8 .8 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.8 2000 ........................................... 79.0 79.7 80.7 81.1 1.3 .9 1.3 .5 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.0 2001 ........................................... 81.7 82.6 83.4 84.5 .7 1.1 1.0 1.3 3.4 3.6 3.3 4.2 2002 ........................................... 85.5 86.3 87.3 88.1 1.2 .9 1.2 .9 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.3 2003 ........................................... 89.5 90.6 91.5 92.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 .7 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.5 2004 ........................................... 94.6 96.0 96.8 97.3 2.7 1.5 .8 .5 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.6 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.8 99.6 100.0 .7 .8 .8 .4 3.6 2.9 2.9 2.8 Union blue-collar workers:

1987 ........................................... – 51.9 52.2 52.8 – – .6 1.1 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.8 54.3 54.7 55.1 1.9 .9 .7 .7 – 4.6 4.8 4.4 1989 ........................................... 55.4 56.0 56.5 57.0 .5 1.1 .9 .9 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 1990 ........................................... 57.7 58.3 58.7 59.3 1.2 1.0 .7 1.0 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.0 1991 ........................................... 60.2 60.8 61.5 62.0 1.5 1.0 1.2 .8 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.6 1992 ........................................... 63.2 63.8 64.3 64.7 1.9 .9 .8 .6 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.4 1993 ........................................... 65.8 66.5 67.1 67.6 1.7 1.1 .9 .7 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.5 1994 ........................................... 67.9 68.6 69.0 69.1 .4 1.0 .6 .1 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1995 ........................................... 69.5 69.9 70.4 70.8 .6 .6 .7 .6 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.5 1996 ........................................... 71.0 71.7 71.9 72.2 .3 1.0 .3 .4 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.0 1997 ........................................... 72.2 72.8 73.5 73.7 .0 .8 1.0 .3 1.7 1.5 2.2 2.1 1998 ........................................... 73.8 74.7 75.4 75.8 .1 1.2 .9 .5 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 1999 ........................................... 76.0 76.6 77.2 77.8 .3 .8 .8 .8 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.6 2000 ........................................... 79.0 79.8 80.8 81.2 1.5 1.0 1.3 .5 3.9 4.2 4.7 4.4 2001 ........................................... 81.7 82.5 83.3 84.0 .6 1.0 1.0 .8 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.4 2002 ........................................... 85.0 86.0 86.9 87.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 .9 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 2003 ........................................... 89.2 90.4 91.4 92.0 1.7 1.3 1.1 .7 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.9 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.9 96.7 97.2 2.9 1.3 .8 .5 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.9 99.6 100.0 .8 .9 .7 .4 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.9

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers, goods-producing industries3 : 1981 ........................................... – 39.4 40.5 41.3 – – 2.8 2.0 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.9 42.7 43.5 44.1 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.4 – 8.4 7.4 6.8 1983 ........................................... 44.9 45.4 46.0 46.2 1.8 1.1 1.3 .4 7.2 6.3 5.7 4.8 1984 ........................................... 47.0 47.5 47.9 48.5 1.7 1.1 .8 1.3 4.7 4.6 4.1 5.0 1985 ........................................... 48.8 48.9 49.1 49.4 .6 .2 .4 .6 3.8 2.9 2.5 1.9 1986 ........................................... 49.9 50.0 50.2 50.3 1.0 .2 .4 .2 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.8 1987 ........................................... 50.5 50.7 51.1 51.8 .4 .4 .8 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.8 3.0 1988 ........................................... 52.9 53.4 53.7 54.1 2.1 .9 .6 .7 4.8 5.3 5.1 4.4 1989 ........................................... 54.4 55.0 55.5 56.0 .6 1.1 .9 .9 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.5 1990 ........................................... 56.8 57.4 57.8 58.4 1.4 1.1 .7 1.0 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.3 1991 ........................................... 59.3 60.0 60.6 61.2 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.0 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.8 1992 ........................................... 62.7 63.0 63.6 64.0 2.5 .5 1.0 .6 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 1993 ........................................... 65.3 66.0 66.5 67.0 2.0 1.1 .8 .8 4.1 4.8 4.6 4.7 1994 ........................................... 67.3 68.1 68.4 68.6 .4 1.2 .4 .3 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.4 1995 ........................................... 68.8 69.2 69.7 70.1 .3 .6 .7 .6 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 1996 ........................................... 70.3 70.9 71.0 71.4 .3 .9 .1 .6 2.2 2.5 1.9 1.9 1997 ........................................... 71.5 72.1 72.7 72.8 .1 .8 .8 .1 1.7 1.7 2.4 2.0 1998 ........................................... 73.0 73.8 74.5 75.0 .3 1.1 .9 .7 2.1 2.4 2.5 3.0 1999 ........................................... 75.2 76.0 76.5 77.4 .3 1.1 .7 1.2 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.2 2000 ........................................... 78.8 79.6 80.7 81.0 1.8 1.0 1.4 .4 4.8 4.7 5.5 4.7 2001 ........................................... 81.3 82.1 82.8 83.5 .4 1.0 .9 .8 3.2 3.1 2.6 3.1 2002 ........................................... 84.3 85.0 85.9 86.8 1.0 .8 1.1 1.0 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.0 2003 ........................................... 88.7 89.8 90.5 91.2 2.2 1.2 .8 .8 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.1 2004 ........................................... 94.7 96.0 96.8 97.1 3.8 1.4 .8 .3 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.5 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.8 99.5 100.0 .9 .8 .7 .5 3.5 2.9 2.8 3.0 Union workers, service-producing industries4: 1981 ........................................... – 38.6 39.4 40.6 – – 2.1 3.0 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.2 41.9 42.8 43.7 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.1 – 8.5 8.6 7.6 1983 ........................................... 44.6 45.3 46.3 46.8 2.1 1.6 2.2 1.1 8.3 8.1 8.2 7.1 1984 ........................................... 47.4 47.7 48.1 48.5 1.3 .6 .8 .8 6.3 5.3 3.9 3.6 1985 ........................................... 48.9 49.4 50.0 50.3 .8 1.0 1.2 .6 3.2 3.6 4.0 3.7 1986 ........................................... 50.8 50.9 51.3 51.5 1.0 .2 .8 .4 3.9 3.0 2.6 2.4 1987 ........................................... 51.9 52.2 52.4 52.8 .8 .6 .4 .8 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.5 1988 ........................................... 53.3 53.8 54.2 54.4 .9 .9 .7 .4 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.0 1989 ........................................... 55.1 55.6 56.0 56.5 1.3 .9 .7 .9 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.9 1990 ........................................... 57.3 57.6 58.3 58.9 1.4 .5 1.2 1.0 4.0 3.6 4.1 4.2 1991 ........................................... 59.5 60.2 61.0 61.6 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 3.8 4.5 4.6 4.6 1992 ........................................... 62.2 62.9 63.7 64.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 .5 4.5 4.5 4.4 3.9 1993 ........................................... 64.8 65.4 65.9 66.4 1.3 .9 .8 .8 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.8 1994 ........................................... 67.2 67.7 68.3 68.7 1.2 .7 .9 .6 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 1995 ........................................... 69.3 69.8 70.4 71.1 .9 .7 .9 1.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 1996 ........................................... 71.7 72.4 72.8 73.2 .8 1.0 .6 .5 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.3 73.6 74.4 74.7 .1 .4 1.1 .4 2.2 1.7 2.2 2.0 1998 ........................................... 75.2 75.7 76.7 76.9 .7 .7 1.3 .3 2.6 2.9 3.1 2.9 1999 ........................................... 77.3 77.6 78.3 78.6 .5 .4 .9 .4 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.2 2000 ........................................... 79.2 79.9 80.7 81.3 .8 .9 1.0 .7 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.4

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers, service-producing industries4: 2001 ........................................... 82.0 83.1 84.0 85.7 0.9 1.3 1.1 2.0 3.5 4.0 4.1 5.4 2002 ........................................... 86.7 87.6 88.8 89.5 1.2 1.0 1.4 .8 5.7 5.4 5.7 4.4 2003 ........................................... 90.3 91.4 92.5 93.1 .9 1.2 1.2 .6 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.0 2004 ........................................... 94.6 96.1 96.9 97.4 1.6 1.6 .8 .5 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.6 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.8 99.7 100.0 .7 .7 .9 .3 3.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 Union workers, manufacturing:

1981 ........................................... – 38.6 39.5 40.3 – – 2.3 2.0 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.0 41.7 42.6 43.1 1.7 1.7 2.2 1.2 – 8.0 7.8 6.9 1983 ........................................... 44.0 44.3 44.9 45.2 2.1 .7 1.4 .7 7.3 6.2 5.4 4.9 1984 ........................................... 46.0 46.5 46.9 47.5 1.8 1.1 .9 1.3 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.1 1985 ........................................... 47.9 47.9 48.3 48.4 .8 .0 .8 .2 4.1 3.0 3.0 1.9 1986 ........................................... 49.0 49.0 49.2 49.3 1.2 .0 .4 .2 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.9 1987 ........................................... 49.4 49.7 49.9 50.8 .2 .6 .4 1.8 .8 1.4 1.4 3.0 1988 ........................................... 52.1 52.6 52.9 53.3 2.6 1.0 .6 .8 5.5 5.8 6.0 4.9 1989 ........................................... 54.0 54.5 55.0 55.6 1.3 .9 .9 1.1 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.3 1990 ........................................... 56.5 57.1 57.4 58.1 1.6 1.1 .5 1.2 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.5 1991 ........................................... 58.9 59.7 60.3 60.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.8 1992 ........................................... 62.6 62.8 63.3 63.7 2.8 .3 .8 .6 6.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 1993 ........................................... 65.3 66.0 66.5 67.1 2.5 1.1 .8 .9 4.3 5.1 5.1 5.3 1994 ........................................... 67.4 68.0 68.3 68.6 .4 .9 .4 .4 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.2 1995 ........................................... 68.9 69.0 69.3 69.8 .4 .1 .4 .7 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.7 1996 ........................................... 70.2 70.8 70.8 71.2 .6 .9 .0 .6 1.9 2.6 2.2 2.0 1997 ........................................... 71.3 71.8 72.5 72.7 .1 .7 1.0 .3 1.6 1.4 2.4 2.1 1998 ........................................... 72.8 73.4 74.2 74.6 .1 .8 1.1 .5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.6 1999 ........................................... 74.7 75.3 75.8 76.9 .1 .8 .7 1.5 2.6 2.6 2.2 3.1 2000 ........................................... 78.8 79.3 80.2 80.4 2.5 .6 1.1 .2 5.5 5.3 5.8 4.6 2001 ........................................... 80.6 81.1 81.7 82.6 .2 .6 .7 1.1 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.7 2002 ........................................... 83.6 84.3 85.0 86.1 1.2 .8 .8 1.3 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.2 2003 ........................................... 88.5 89.3 90.0 90.7 2.8 .9 .8 .8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.3 2004 ........................................... 95.4 96.5 97.3 97.5 5.2 1.2 .8 .2 7.8 8.1 8.1 7.5 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.1 99.6 100.0 1.0 .6 .5 .4 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.6 Union workers, manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 50.2 50.5 51.3 – – .6 1.6 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 52.7 53.2 53.5 54.0 2.7 .9 .6 .9 – 6.0 5.9 5.3 1989 ........................................... 54.6 55.2 55.7 56.2 1.1 1.1 .9 .9 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.1 1990 ........................................... 57.1 57.7 58.0 58.8 1.6 1.1 .5 1.4 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.6 1991 ........................................... 59.7 60.4 61.0 61.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.0 4.6 4.7 5.2 4.8 1992 ........................................... 63.3 63.5 64.0 64.5 2.8 .3 .8 .8 6.0 5.1 4.9 4.7 1993 ........................................... 66.0 66.8 67.2 67.8 2.3 1.2 .6 .9 4.3 5.2 5.0 5.1 1994 ........................................... 68.2 68.8 69.0 69.3 .6 .9 .3 .4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.2 1995 ........................................... 69.6 69.8 70.0 70.5 .4 .3 .3 .7 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.7 1996 ........................................... 70.8 71.4 71.5 71.8 .4 .8 .1 .4 1.7 2.3 2.1 1.8 1997 ........................................... 72.0 72.5 73.2 73.4 .3 .7 1.0 .3 1.7 1.5 2.4 2.2 1998 ........................................... 73.5 74.1 74.8 75.3 .1 .8 .9 .7 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 1999 ........................................... 75.3 75.9 76.4 77.5 .0 .8 .7 1.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.9 2000 ........................................... 79.4 79.9 80.8 81.1 2.5 .6 1.1 .4 5.4 5.3 5.8 4.6

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers, manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 2001 ........................................... 81.3 81.7 82.5 83.3 0.2 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.7 2002 ........................................... 84.2 84.8 85.5 86.6 1.1 .7 .8 1.3 3.6 3.8 3.6 4.0 2003 ........................................... 88.9 89.7 90.3 91.1 2.7 .9 .7 .9 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.2 2004 ........................................... 95.9 97.1 97.8 98.1 5.3 1.3 .7 .3 7.9 8.2 8.3 7.7 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.1 99.6 100.0 .5 .5 .5 .4 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.9 Union workers, nonmanufacturing:

1981 ........................................... – 39.6 40.6 41.6 – – 2.5 2.5 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 42.2 43.0 43.9 44.6 1.4 1.9 2.1 1.6 – 8.6 8.1 7.2 1983 ........................................... 45.5 46.3 47.2 47.7 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.1 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.0 1984 ........................................... 48.3 48.6 48.9 49.3 1.3 .6 .6 .8 6.2 5.0 3.6 3.4 1985 ........................................... 49.6 50.1 50.6 50.9 .6 1.0 1.0 .6 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.2 1986 ........................................... 51.3 51.6 51.9 52.1 .8 .6 .6 .4 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.4 1987 ........................................... 52.5 52.8 53.1 53.5 .8 .6 .6 .8 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 1988 ........................................... 53.9 54.4 54.9 55.0 .7 .9 .9 .2 2.7 3.0 3.4 2.8 1989 ........................................... 55.2 55.8 56.3 56.7 .4 1.1 .9 .7 2.4 2.6 2.6 3.1 1990 ........................................... 57.5 57.9 58.5 59.1 1.4 .7 1.0 1.0 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.2 1991 ........................................... 59.8 60.4 61.2 61.7 1.2 1.0 1.3 .8 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.4 63.1 63.9 64.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 .5 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.1 1993 ........................................... 64.9 65.5 66.1 66.6 1.1 .9 .9 .8 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.7 1994 ........................................... 67.2 67.8 68.4 68.6 .9 .9 .9 .3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.2 69.8 70.4 70.9 .9 .9 .9 .7 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.4 1996 ........................................... 71.4 72.1 72.5 72.8 .7 1.0 .6 .4 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.7 1997 ........................................... 72.9 73.4 74.2 74.3 .1 .7 1.1 .1 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.1 1998 ........................................... 74.7 75.5 76.4 76.7 .5 1.1 1.2 .4 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.2 1999 ........................................... 77.1 77.7 78.3 78.6 .5 .8 .8 .4 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.5 2000 ........................................... 79.1 80.0 80.9 81.6 .6 1.1 1.1 .9 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.8 2001 ........................................... 82.2 83.4 84.3 85.7 .7 1.5 1.1 1.7 3.9 4.3 4.2 5.0 2002 ........................................... 86.5 87.4 88.6 89.2 .9 1.0 1.4 .7 5.2 4.8 5.1 4.1 2003 ........................................... 90.1 91.4 92.4 92.9 1.0 1.4 1.1 .5 4.2 4.6 4.3 4.1 2004 ........................................... 94.2 95.8 96.5 97.2 1.4 1.7 .7 .7 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.6 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.7 99.7 100.0 .6 .9 1.0 .3 3.8 3.0 3.3 2.9 Nonunion workers:

1979 ........................................... – – – 32.6 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 33.6 34.2 34.9 35.5 3.1 1.8 2.0 1.7 – – – 8.9 1981 ........................................... 37.0 37.6 38.2 38.9 4.2 1.6 1.6 1.8 10.1 9.9 9.5 9.6 1982 ........................................... 39.6 40.0 40.8 41.2 1.8 1.0 2.0 1.0 7.0 6.4 6.8 5.9 1983 ........................................... 41.9 42.4 43.0 43.6 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.4 5.8 6.0 5.4 5.8 1984 ........................................... 44.3 44.8 45.2 45.8 1.6 1.1 .9 1.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 5.0 1985 ........................................... 46.5 46.9 47.6 47.9 1.5 .9 1.5 .6 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.6 1986 ........................................... 48.4 48.9 49.3 49.6 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 4.1 4.3 3.6 3.5 1987 ........................................... 50.2 50.6 51.1 51.4 1.2 .8 1.0 .6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.2 52.9 53.4 54.1 1.6 1.3 .9 1.3 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.3 1989 ........................................... 54.8 55.5 56.3 56.8 1.3 1.3 1.4 .9 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.0 1990 ........................................... 57.8 58.5 59.2 59.5 1.8 1.2 1.2 .5 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.8 1991 ........................................... 60.4 61.1 61.7 62.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 .6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.8 63.2 63.7 64.1 1.1 .6 .8 .6 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.2

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion workers:

1993 ........................................... 64.8 65.3 65.9 66.3 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.6 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.0 67.5 68.1 68.4 1.1 .7 .9 .4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 1995 ........................................... 69.0 69.5 69.9 70.2 .9 .7 .6 .4 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 1996 ........................................... 70.9 71.4 72.0 72.4 1.0 .7 .8 .6 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.1 1997 ........................................... 73.1 73.7 74.3 75.1 1.0 .8 .8 1.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.7 1998 ........................................... 75.9 76.5 77.3 77.7 1.1 .8 1.0 .5 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.5 1999 ........................................... 78.1 79.1 79.8 80.6 .5 1.3 .9 1.0 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.7 2000 ........................................... 81.8 82.7 83.6 84.1 1.5 1.1 1.1 .6 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.3 2001 ........................................... 85.3 86.2 87.0 87.6 1.4 1.1 .9 .7 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 2002 ........................................... 88.6 89.6 90.0 90.3 1.1 1.1 .4 .3 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.1 2003 ........................................... 91.8 92.6 93.5 93.8 1.7 .9 1.0 .3 3.6 3.3 3.9 3.9 2004 ........................................... 95.1 95.8 96.7 97.1 1.4 .7 .9 .4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.6 100.0 1.2 .6 .7 .4 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.0 Nonunion blue-collar workers:

1987 ........................................... – 52.8 53.4 53.8 – – 1.1 .7 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 54.6 55.4 55.7 56.2 1.5 1.5 .5 .9 – 4.9 4.3 4.5 1989 ........................................... 56.9 57.7 58.4 58.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 .9 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.8 1990 ........................................... 59.9 60.7 61.3 61.6 1.7 1.3 1.0 .5 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 1991 ........................................... 62.5 63.1 63.8 64.1 1.5 1.0 1.1 .5 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1 1992 ........................................... 64.7 65.2 65.7 66.1 .9 .8 .8 .6 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.1 1993 ........................................... 66.8 67.4 67.9 68.2 1.1 .9 .7 .4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 1994 ........................................... 69.0 69.4 70.2 70.3 1.2 .6 1.2 .1 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.1 1995 ........................................... 70.9 71.5 71.8 72.1 .9 .8 .4 .4 2.8 3.0 2.3 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.8 73.4 73.7 74.3 1.0 .8 .4 .8 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.1 1997 ........................................... 74.9 75.7 76.0 76.5 .8 1.1 .4 .7 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 1998 ........................................... 77.2 77.7 78.1 78.6 .9 .6 .5 .6 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.7 1999 ........................................... 79.4 80.2 80.9 81.5 1.0 1.0 .9 .7 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.7 2000 ........................................... 82.7 83.6 84.3 84.9 1.5 1.1 .8 .7 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 2001 ........................................... 86.2 86.7 87.8 88.2 1.5 .6 1.3 .5 4.2 3.7 4.2 3.9 2002 ........................................... 89.2 90.0 90.5 90.9 1.1 .9 .6 .4 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.1 2003 ........................................... 92.2 93.0 93.8 94.1 1.4 .9 .9 .3 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.5 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.5 97.2 97.6 1.6 .9 .7 .4 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.3 99.7 100.0 .9 .8 .4 .3 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.5 Nonunion workers, goods-producing industries3 : 1981 ........................................... – 38.9 39.6 40.3 – – 1.8 1.8 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.1 41.5 42.2 42.5 2.0 1.0 1.7 .7 – 6.7 6.6 5.5 1983 ........................................... 43.2 43.7 44.1 44.5 1.6 1.2 .9 .9 5.1 5.3 4.5 4.7 1984 ........................................... 45.2 45.5 46.0 46.5 1.6 .7 1.1 1.1 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.5 1985 ........................................... 47.6 48.0 48.4 48.7 2.4 .8 .8 .6 5.3 5.5 5.2 4.7 1986 ........................................... 49.3 49.8 50.2 50.6 1.2 1.0 .8 .8 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.9 1987 ........................................... 50.8 51.2 51.7 52.1 .4 .8 1.0 .8 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 1988 ........................................... 53.0 53.6 54.0 54.4 1.7 1.1 .7 .7 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.4 1989 ........................................... 55.1 55.7 56.4 57.0 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.8 1990 ........................................... 58.0 58.7 59.4 59.8 1.8 1.2 1.2 .7 5.3 5.4 5.3 4.9 1991 ........................................... 60.6 61.3 62.0 62.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 .8 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 1992 ........................................... 63.1 63.5 64.1 64.6 1.0 .6 .9 .8 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.4 1993 ........................................... 65.5 66.0 66.5 66.8 1.4 .8 .8 .5 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion workers, goods-producing industries3 : 1994 ........................................... 67.7 68.3 68.8 69.1 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 1995 ........................................... 69.7 70.1 70.4 70.8 .9 .6 .4 .6 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.5 1996 ........................................... 71.4 72.0 72.6 73.1 .8 .8 .8 .7 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.2 1997 ........................................... 73.5 74.2 74.6 75.0 .5 1.0 .5 .5 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.6 1998 ........................................... 75.7 76.2 76.7 77.0 .9 .7 .7 .4 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.8 78.2 79.0 79.7 1.0 .5 1.0 .9 2.8 2.6 3.0 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.0 82.0 82.6 83.1 1.6 1.2 .7 .6 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.3 2001 ........................................... 84.4 85.2 85.7 86.5 1.6 .9 .6 .9 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.1 2002 ........................................... 87.5 88.3 88.8 89.5 1.2 .9 .6 .8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 2003 ........................................... 91.1 91.8 92.5 92.8 1.8 .8 .8 .3 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.7 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.2 96.0 96.6 1.8 .7 .8 .6 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.1 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.8 100.0 1.8 .8 .7 .2 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.5 Nonunion workers, service-producing industries4: 1981 ........................................... – 36.9 37.5 38.2 – – 1.6 1.9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 38.8 39.2 40.0 40.6 1.6 1.0 2.0 1.5 – 6.2 6.7 6.3 1983 ........................................... 41.2 41.7 42.4 43.0 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.4 6.2 6.4 6.0 5.9 1984 ........................................... 43.9 44.5 44.8 45.5 2.1 1.4 .7 1.6 6.6 6.7 5.7 5.8 1985 ........................................... 46.0 46.4 47.3 47.6 1.1 .9 1.9 .6 4.8 4.3 5.6 4.6 1986 ........................................... 48.1 48.5 48.9 49.2 1.1 .8 .8 .6 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.4 1987 ........................................... 49.9 50.3 50.9 51.1 1.4 .8 1.2 .4 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.9 1988 ........................................... 51.9 52.6 53.2 54.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.5 4.0 4.6 4.5 5.7 1989 ........................................... 54.8 55.5 56.4 56.9 1.5 1.3 1.6 .9 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.4 1990 ........................................... 57.7 58.6 59.1 59.5 1.4 1.6 .9 .7 5.3 5.6 4.8 4.6 1991 ........................................... 60.4 61.1 61.7 62.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 .6 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.7 63.1 63.5 64.0 1.0 .6 .6 .8 3.8 3.3 2.9 3.1 1993 ........................................... 64.6 65.1 65.7 66.2 .9 .8 .9 .8 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.4 1994 ........................................... 66.8 67.2 67.9 68.1 .9 .6 1.0 .3 3.4 3.2 3.3 2.9 1995 ........................................... 68.7 69.3 69.7 70.0 .9 .9 .6 .4 2.8 3.1 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.7 71.2 71.7 72.1 1.0 .7 .7 .6 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.6 74.2 75.1 1.2 .8 .8 1.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.2 1998 ........................................... 75.9 76.6 77.6 78.1 1.1 .9 1.3 .6 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.0 1999 ........................................... 78.3 79.4 80.2 80.9 .3 1.4 1.0 .9 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.6 2000 ........................................... 82.2 83.1 84.0 84.6 1.6 1.1 1.1 .7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 2001 ........................................... 85.7 86.6 87.5 88.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 .7 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 2002 ........................................... 89.0 90.1 90.4 90.7 1.0 1.2 .3 .3 3.9 4.0 3.3 3.0 2003 ........................................... 92.1 92.8 93.8 94.3 1.5 .8 1.1 .5 3.5 3.0 3.8 4.0 2004 ........................................... 95.3 96.2 96.9 97.2 1.1 .9 .7 .3 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.1 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.8 99.4 100.0 1.1 .5 .6 .6 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.9 Nonunion workers, manufacturing:

1981 ........................................... – 38.3 38.9 39.6 – – 1.6 1.8 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 40.4 40.8 41.5 41.7 2.0 1.0 1.7 .5 – 6.5 6.7 5.3 1983 ........................................... 42.5 43.0 43.5 44.0 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 5.2 5.4 4.8 5.5 1984 ........................................... 44.6 45.1 45.6 46.2 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.0 1985 ........................................... 47.3 47.7 48.1 48.3 2.4 .8 .8 .4 6.1 5.8 5.5 4.5 1986 ........................................... 49.0 49.6 49.9 50.2 1.4 1.2 .6 .6 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.9

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion workers, manufacturing:

1987 ........................................... 50.6 50.9 51.5 51.8 0.8 0.6 1.2 0.6 3.3 2.6 3.2 3.2 1988 ........................................... 52.7 53.2 53.6 54.0 1.7 .9 .8 .7 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.2 1989 ........................................... 54.7 55.4 56.0 56.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 .9 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.6 1990 ........................................... 57.7 58.4 59.2 59.6 2.1 1.2 1.4 .7 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.5 1991 ........................................... 60.2 61.0 61.7 62.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 .8 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.9 63.4 64.0 64.5 1.1 .8 .9 .8 4.5 3.9 3.7 3.7 1993 ........................................... 65.4 65.9 66.4 66.8 1.4 .8 .8 .6 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 1994 ........................................... 67.6 68.1 68.7 69.1 1.2 .7 .9 .6 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.4 1995 ........................................... 69.8 70.3 70.5 71.0 1.0 .7 .3 .7 3.3 3.2 2.6 2.7 1996 ........................................... 71.6 72.3 72.9 73.4 .8 1.0 .8 .7 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.4 1997 ........................................... 73.7 74.4 74.8 75.2 .4 .9 .5 .5 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.5 1998 ........................................... 76.0 76.4 76.9 77.2 1.1 .5 .7 .4 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.7 1999 ........................................... 77.9 78.5 79.2 80.0 .9 .8 .9 1.0 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.6 2000 ........................................... 81.1 82.1 82.6 83.0 1.4 1.2 .6 .5 4.1 4.6 4.3 3.8 2001 ........................................... 84.4 85.1 85.5 86.1 1.7 .8 .5 .7 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.7 2002 ........................................... 87.3 88.1 88.6 89.3 1.4 .9 .6 .8 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 2003 ........................................... 91.1 91.8 92.4 92.6 2.0 .8 .7 .2 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.7 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.2 96.2 96.5 2.1 .7 1.1 .3 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.2 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.7 100.0 1.9 .8 .6 .3 4.0 4.1 3.6 3.6 Nonunion workers, manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 52.2 52.8 53.0 – – 1.1 .4 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.8 54.4 54.8 55.4 1.5 1.1 .7 1.1 – 4.2 3.8 4.5 1989 ........................................... 56.1 56.9 57.6 58.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 4.3 4.6 5.1 5.1 1990 ........................................... 59.4 60.2 60.9 61.3 2.1 1.3 1.2 .7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.3 1991 ........................................... 62.0 62.7 63.5 64.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 .8 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 1992 ........................................... 64.7 65.2 65.7 66.1 1.1 .8 .8 .6 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.3 1993 ........................................... 66.8 67.3 67.9 68.2 1.1 .7 .9 .4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.9 69.3 69.9 70.2 1.0 .6 .9 .4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 1995 ........................................... 70.8 71.3 71.5 72.2 .9 .7 .3 1.0 2.8 2.9 2.3 2.8 1996 ........................................... 72.8 73.5 74.1 74.7 .8 1.0 .8 .8 2.8 3.1 3.6 3.5 1997 ........................................... 75.2 75.9 76.3 76.6 .7 .9 .5 .4 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.5 1998 ........................................... 77.3 77.7 78.1 78.6 .9 .5 .5 .6 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.6 1999 ........................................... 79.3 79.7 80.5 81.2 .9 .5 1.0 .9 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.3 2000 ........................................... 82.1 82.9 83.4 84.1 1.1 1.0 .6 .8 3.5 4.0 3.6 3.6 2001 ........................................... 85.2 85.7 86.5 87.3 1.3 .6 .9 .9 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 2002 ........................................... 88.5 89.1 89.5 90.3 1.4 .7 .4 .9 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.4 2003 ........................................... 91.8 92.4 93.3 93.7 1.7 .7 1.0 .4 3.7 3.7 4.2 3.8 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.2 97.3 97.7 2.0 .6 1.1 .4 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 2005 ........................................... 98.8 99.3 99.7 100.0 1.1 .5 .4 .3 3.3 3.2 2.5 2.4 Nonunion workers, nonmanufacturing: 1981 ........................................... – 37.3 38.0 38.6 – – 1.9 1.6 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.3 39.7 40.5 41.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 1.2 – 6.4 6.6 6.2 1983 ........................................... 41.6 42.2 42.8 43.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 5.9 6.3 5.7 6.1 1984 ........................................... 44.2 44.7 45.1 45.7 1.6 1.1 .9 1.3 6.3 5.9 5.4 5.1 1985 ........................................... 46.2 46.7 47.5 47.8 1.1 1.1 1.7 .6 4.5 4.5 5.3 4.6 1986 ........................................... 48.4 48.7 49.1 49.5 1.3 .6 .8 .8 4.8 4.3 3.4 3.6

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion workers, nonmanufacturing: 1987 ........................................... 50.1 50.5 51.1 51.3 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.4 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.6 1988 ........................................... 52.0 52.8 53.4 54.1 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.3 3.8 4.6 4.5 5.5 1989 ........................................... 55.0 55.6 56.4 57.0 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.1 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.4 1990 ........................................... 57.9 58.7 59.3 59.7 1.6 1.4 1.0 .7 5.3 5.6 5.1 4.7 1991 ........................................... 60.5 61.3 61.9 62.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 .5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 1992 ........................................... 62.8 63.2 63.6 64.1 1.0 .6 .6 .8 3.8 3.1 2.7 3.1 1993 ........................................... 64.7 65.2 65.8 66.2 .9 .8 .9 .6 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.9 67.4 68.0 68.2 1.1 .7 .9 .3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 68.8 69.3 69.7 69.9 .9 .7 .6 .3 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 1996 ........................................... 70.7 71.2 71.7 72.1 1.1 .7 .7 .6 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.1 1997 ........................................... 73.0 73.6 74.2 75.1 1.2 .8 .8 1.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.2 1998 ........................................... 75.8 76.5 77.4 77.9 .9 .9 1.2 .6 3.8 3.9 4.3 3.7 1999 ........................................... 78.2 79.2 80.0 80.7 .4 1.3 1.0 .9 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.6 2000 ........................................... 82.0 83.0 83.9 84.5 1.6 1.2 1.1 .7 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.7 2001 ........................................... 85.6 86.5 87.4 88.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 .7 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 2002 ........................................... 89.0 90.0 90.4 90.7 1.1 1.1 .4 .3 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.1 2003 ........................................... 92.0 92.8 93.8 94.2 1.4 .9 1.1 .4 3.4 3.1 3.8 3.9 2004 ........................................... 95.2 96.0 96.8 97.2 1.1 .8 .8 .4 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.6 100.0 1.1 .6 .7 .4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 Northeast:

1982 ........................................... – – – 39.8 – – – – – – – – 1983 ........................................... 40.2 40.8 41.4 42.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 – – – 5.5 1984 ........................................... 42.5 43.1 43.7 44.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.1 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.2 1985 ........................................... 44.7 45.1 45.9 46.3 1.1 .9 1.8 .9 5.2 4.6 5.0 4.8 1986 ........................................... 46.9 47.6 47.9 48.2 1.3 1.5 .6 .6 4.9 5.5 4.4 4.1 1987 ........................................... 49.1 49.4 50.1 50.7 1.9 .6 1.4 1.2 4.7 3.8 4.6 5.2 1988 ........................................... 51.3 52.1 52.7 53.7 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.9 4.5 5.5 5.2 5.9 1989 ........................................... 54.8 55.5 56.5 57.1 2.0 1.3 1.8 1.1 6.8 6.5 7.2 6.3 1990 ........................................... 57.9 58.4 59.1 59.7 1.4 .9 1.2 1.0 5.7 5.2 4.6 4.6 1991 ........................................... 60.7 61.4 62.0 62.4 1.7 1.2 1.0 .6 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.5 1992 ........................................... 63.2 63.5 64.1 64.6 1.3 .5 .9 .8 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 1993 ........................................... 65.4 66.1 66.7 67.0 1.2 1.1 .9 .4 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.7 1994 ........................................... 67.5 68.1 68.8 69.0 .7 .9 1.0 .3 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.7 70.3 70.7 70.9 1.0 .9 .6 .3 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 71.5 72.0 72.5 72.8 .8 .7 .7 .4 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.7 1997 ........................................... 73.4 73.9 74.4 74.9 .8 .7 .7 .7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 1998 ........................................... 75.5 76.0 77.0 77.4 .8 .7 1.3 .5 2.9 2.8 3.5 3.3 1999 ........................................... 78.0 78.5 79.5 80.1 .8 .6 1.3 .8 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.2 81.9 82.9 83.4 1.4 .9 1.2 .6 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.1 85.3 86.1 86.7 .8 1.4 .9 .7 3.6 4.2 3.9 4.0 2002 ........................................... 87.8 88.7 89.1 89.5 1.3 1.0 .5 .4 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.2 2003 ........................................... 90.9 91.7 92.6 93.2 1.6 .9 1.0 .6 3.5 3.4 3.9 4.1 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.6 96.4 96.7 1.4 1.2 .8 .3 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.8 2005 ........................................... 97.7 98.6 99.3 100.0 1.0 .9 .7 .7 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.4 South:

1982 ........................................... – – – 44.0 – – – – – – – – 1983 ........................................... 44.8 45.2 46.0 46.6 1.8 .9 1.8 1.3 – – – 5.9 1984 ........................................... 47.6 48.0 48.0 48.6 2.1 .8 .0 1.3 6.3 6.2 4.3 4.3

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

South:

1985 ........................................... 49.4 49.8 50.3 50.6 1.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 3.8 3.8 4.8 4.1 1986 ........................................... 51.2 51.5 52.0 52.3 1.2 .6 1.0 .6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 1987 ........................................... 52.6 53.0 53.4 53.9 .6 .8 .8 .9 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.1 1988 ........................................... 54.5 55.4 55.8 56.2 1.1 1.7 .7 .7 3.6 4.5 4.5 4.3 1989 ........................................... 56.7 57.3 58.0 58.6 .9 1.1 1.2 1.0 4.0 3.4 3.9 4.3 1990 ........................................... 59.6 60.6 60.9 61.3 1.7 1.7 .5 .7 5.1 5.8 5.0 4.6 1991 ........................................... 62.1 62.9 63.4 63.7 1.3 1.3 .8 .5 4.2 3.8 4.1 3.9 1992 ........................................... 64.5 64.9 65.4 65.8 1.3 .6 .8 .6 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.3 1993 ........................................... 66.6 67.0 67.7 68.1 1.2 .6 1.0 .6 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.8 69.2 69.8 70.2 1.0 .6 .9 .6 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 1995 ........................................... 70.9 71.2 71.7 72.0 1.0 .4 .7 .4 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.8 73.2 73.8 74.3 1.1 .5 .8 .7 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.2 1997 ........................................... 75.0 75.4 75.9 77.1 .9 .5 .7 1.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.8 1998 ........................................... 77.7 78.2 78.9 79.1 .8 .6 .9 .3 3.6 3.7 4.0 2.6 1999 ........................................... 79.7 80.6 81.3 81.9 .8 1.1 .9 .7 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.5 2000 ........................................... 83.1 84.1 84.6 85.2 1.5 1.2 .6 .7 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 2001 ........................................... 86.6 87.3 88.0 88.6 1.6 .8 .8 .7 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 2002 ........................................... 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.1 1.0 .9 .9 .0 3.3 3.4 3.5 2.8 2003 ........................................... 92.0 92.6 93.5 93.9 1.0 .7 1.0 .4 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.1 2004 ........................................... 95.4 96.2 97.1 97.8 1.6 .8 .9 .7 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.2 2005 ........................................... 98.9 99.4 99.7 100.0 1.1 .5 .3 .3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.2 Midwest:

1982 ........................................... – – – 41.9 – – – – – – – – 1983 ........................................... 42.8 43.4 43.9 44.3 2.1 1.4 1.2 .9 – – – 5.7 1984 ........................................... 45.2 45.5 46.2 46.6 2.0 .7 1.5 .9 5.6 4.8 5.2 5.2 1985 ........................................... 47.1 47.4 47.9 48.1 1.1 .6 1.1 .4 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.2 1986 ........................................... 48.6 48.7 49.1 49.4 1.0 .2 .8 .6 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.7 1987 ........................................... 49.8 50.2 50.6 50.8 .8 .8 .8 .4 2.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 1988 ........................................... 51.9 52.3 52.7 53.2 2.2 .8 .8 .9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.7 1989 ........................................... 53.8 54.4 54.9 55.4 1.1 1.1 .9 .9 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.1 1990 ........................................... 56.3 57.0 57.8 58.2 1.6 1.2 1.4 .7 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.1 1991 ........................................... 59.0 59.7 60.5 61.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 .8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 1992 ........................................... 61.9 62.3 62.7 63.1 1.5 .6 .6 .6 4.9 4.4 3.6 3.4 1993 ........................................... 64.1 64.9 65.3 65.9 1.6 1.2 .6 .9 3.6 4.2 4.1 4.4 1994 ........................................... 66.8 67.2 67.8 68.0 1.4 .6 .9 .3 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.2 1995 ........................................... 68.4 69.0 69.4 69.8 .6 .9 .6 .6 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.6 1996 ........................................... 70.4 71.1 71.4 71.8 .9 1.0 .4 .6 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 1997 ........................................... 72.5 73.2 74.1 74.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 .4 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.6 1998 ........................................... 75.2 75.9 76.6 76.9 1.1 .9 .9 .4 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 1999 ........................................... 77.1 78.1 78.8 79.6 .3 1.3 .9 1.0 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.0 81.9 82.8 83.4 1.8 1.1 1.1 .7 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.8 2001 ........................................... 84.2 84.8 85.6 86.2 1.0 .7 .9 .7 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 2002 ........................................... 87.6 88.4 88.9 89.5 1.6 .9 .6 .7 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.8 2003 ........................................... 91.9 92.7 93.4 93.8 2.7 .9 .8 .4 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.8 2004 ........................................... 95.0 95.8 96.6 96.7 1.3 .8 .8 .1 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.4 99.5 100.0 1.2 .5 1.1 .5 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.4 West:

1982 ........................................... – – – 42.2 – – – – – – – –

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

West:

1983 ........................................... 43.2 43.7 44.1 44.9 2.4 1.2 0.9 1.8 – – – 6.4 1984 ........................................... 45.3 45.7 45.8 46.7 .9 .9 .2 2.0 4.9 4.6 3.9 4.0 1985 ........................................... 47.5 47.9 48.3 48.6 1.7 .8 .8 .6 4.9 4.8 5.5 4.1 1986 ........................................... 49.0 49.2 49.5 49.7 .8 .4 .6 .4 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.3 1987 ........................................... 50.2 50.2 50.8 51.0 1.0 .0 1.2 .4 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.6 1988 ........................................... 51.7 52.2 52.6 53.0 1.4 1.0 .8 .8 3.0 4.0 3.5 3.9 1989 ........................................... 53.6 54.2 54.8 55.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 .7 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.2 1990 ........................................... 56.0 56.7 57.3 57.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 .5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.3 1991 ........................................... 58.3 59.1 59.7 60.1 1.2 1.4 1.0 .7 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 1992 ........................................... 60.7 61.2 61.9 62.3 1.0 .8 1.1 .6 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.7 1993 ........................................... 63.0 63.1 63.9 64.0 1.1 .2 1.3 .2 3.8 3.1 3.2 2.7 1994 ........................................... 64.8 65.3 65.8 66.0 1.3 .8 .8 .3 2.9 3.5 3.0 3.1 1995 ........................................... 66.5 66.9 67.2 67.8 .8 .6 .4 .9 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.7 1996 ........................................... 68.3 69.0 69.6 69.9 .7 1.0 .9 .4 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.1 1997 ........................................... 70.7 71.3 71.9 72.3 1.1 .8 .8 .6 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4 1998 ........................................... 73.3 74.1 75.1 75.9 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 3.7 3.9 4.5 5.0 1999 ........................................... 76.1 77.1 77.7 78.5 .3 1.3 .8 1.0 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.4 2000 ........................................... 79.7 80.7 81.8 82.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 .6 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.8 2001 ........................................... 83.7 84.6 85.5 86.4 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 5.0 4.8 4.5 5.0 2002 ........................................... 87.0 88.3 88.8 89.5 .7 1.5 .6 .8 3.9 4.4 3.9 3.6 2003 ........................................... 90.7 91.9 93.0 93.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 .4 4.3 4.1 4.7 4.4 2004 ........................................... 95.1 95.9 96.6 97.1 1.8 .8 .7 .5 4.9 4.4 3.9 4.0 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.4 99.8 100.0 1.3 1.0 .4 .2 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.0 Metropolitan areas:

1979 ........................................... – – – 32.4 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 33.2 34.1 34.9 35.5 2.5 2.7 2.3 1.7 – – – 9.6 1981 ........................................... 36.9 37.5 38.4 39.1 3.9 1.6 2.4 1.8 11.1 10.0 10.0 10.1 1982 ........................................... 39.7 40.3 41.1 41.6 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.2 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.4 1983 ........................................... 42.4 42.9 43.6 44.1 1.9 1.2 1.6 1.1 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.0 1984 ........................................... 44.9 45.3 45.6 46.3 1.8 .9 .7 1.5 5.9 5.6 4.6 5.0 1985 ........................................... 46.8 47.2 47.8 48.1 1.1 .9 1.3 .6 4.2 4.2 4.8 3.9 1986 ........................................... 48.7 49.0 49.3 49.7 1.2 .6 .6 .8 4.1 3.8 3.1 3.3 1987 ........................................... 50.2 50.5 51.0 51.3 1.0 .6 1.0 .6 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.2 1988 ........................................... 52.2 52.8 53.3 53.9 1.8 1.1 .9 1.1 4.0 4.6 4.5 5.1 1989 ........................................... 54.7 55.4 56.1 56.6 1.5 1.3 1.3 .9 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.0 1990 ........................................... 57.5 58.2 58.9 59.3 1.6 1.2 1.2 .7 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8 1991 ........................................... 60.1 60.8 61.5 61.9 1.3 1.2 1.2 .7 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 1992 ........................................... 62.6 63.1 63.6 64.0 1.1 .8 .8 .6 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.4 1993 ........................................... 64.8 65.4 65.9 66.3 1.3 .9 .8 .6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 1994 ........................................... 66.9 67.5 68.1 68.3 .9 .9 .9 .3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 68.9 69.4 69.9 70.2 .9 .7 .7 .4 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.8 1996 ........................................... 70.9 71.5 72.0 72.3 1.0 .8 .7 .4 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 1997 ........................................... 72.9 73.5 74.1 74.8 .8 .8 .8 .9 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.5 1998 ........................................... 75.5 76.1 77.0 77.4 .9 .8 1.2 .5 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.5 1999 ........................................... 77.7 78.6 79.3 80.1 .4 1.2 .9 1.0 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.5 2000 ........................................... 81.3 82.3 83.1 83.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 .6 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.4 2001 ........................................... 84.8 85.6 86.4 87.2 1.4 .9 .9 .9 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 2002 ........................................... 88.1 89.1 89.6 90.0 1.0 1.1 .6 .4 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.2

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### TABLE 4. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (COMPENSATION), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING STATUS, REGION2

### , **AND AREA SIZE (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Metropolitan areas:

2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.2 93.2 93.6 1.7 0.8 1.1 0.4 3.9 3.5 4.0 4.0 2004 ........................................... 95.0 95.8 96.7 97.1 1.5 .8 .9 .4 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.6 100.0 1.1 .7 .7 .4 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.0 Other areas:

1979 ........................................... – – – 34.7 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 36.0 36.6 37.2 38.2 3.7 1.7 1.6 2.7 – – – 10.1 1981 ........................................... 39.7 40.5 41.2 41.8 3.9 2.0 1.7 1.5 10.3 10.7 10.8 9.4 1982 ........................................... 43.0 43.4 44.0 44.2 2.9 .9 1.4 .5 8.3 7.2 6.8 5.7 1983 ........................................... 44.9 45.5 45.9 46.4 1.6 1.3 .9 1.1 4.4 4.8 4.3 5.0 1984 ........................................... 47.3 47.6 48.2 48.5 1.9 .6 1.3 .6 5.3 4.6 5.0 4.5 1985 ........................................... 49.2 49.6 50.2 50.2 1.4 .8 1.2 .0 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.5 1986 ........................................... 50.8 51.2 51.5 51.8 1.2 .8 .6 .6 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.2 1987 ........................................... 52.3 52.7 53.2 53.4 1.0 .8 .9 .4 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.1 1988 ........................................... 54.1 54.9 55.2 55.4 1.3 1.5 .5 .4 3.4 4.2 3.8 3.7 1989 ........................................... 55.7 56.0 56.5 57.1 .5 .5 .9 1.1 3.0 2.0 2.4 3.1 1990 ........................................... 58.0 58.9 59.4 59.8 1.6 1.6 .8 .7 4.1 5.2 5.1 4.7 1991 ........................................... 60.7 61.6 62.0 62.3 1.5 1.5 .6 .5 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.2 1992 ........................................... 63.4 63.7 64.3 64.8 1.8 .5 .9 .8 4.4 3.4 3.7 4.0 1993 ........................................... 65.5 66.0 66.5 67.1 1.1 .8 .8 .9 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.0 68.6 69.0 69.2 1.3 .9 .6 .3 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.1 1995 ........................................... 69.9 70.2 70.6 70.9 1.0 .4 .6 .4 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.5 1996 ........................................... 71.3 71.7 72.1 72.9 .6 .6 .6 1.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.8 1997 ........................................... 73.6 74.2 75.0 75.8 1.0 .8 1.1 1.1 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.0 1998 ........................................... 76.1 76.8 77.4 78.1 .4 .9 .8 .9 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.0 1999 ........................................... 78.7 79.4 80.2 80.4 .8 .9 1.0 .2 3.4 3.4 3.6 2.9 2000 ........................................... 81.8 82.7 83.4 84.2 1.7 1.1 .8 1.0 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.7 2001 ........................................... 85.2 86.1 86.7 87.2 1.2 1.1 .7 .6 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.6 2002 ........................................... 88.2 88.8 89.6 90.1 1.1 .7 .9 .6 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.3 2003 ........................................... 91.6 92.4 93.1 93.5 1.7 .9 .8 .4 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.8 2004 ........................................... 95.4 96.4 97.1 97.6 2.0 1.0 .7 .5 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 2005 ........................................... 98.8 99.3 99.8 100.0 1.2 .5 .5 .2 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.5

1 Excludes farm and household workers. 2 The regional coverage is as follows: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; and West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted)** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers 1 :

1981 ........................................... – 40.6 41.6 42.3 – – 2.5 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 43.1 43.5 44.5 45.0 1.9 0.9 2.3 1.1 – 7.1 7.0 6.4 1983 ........................................... 45.5 46.0 46.7 47.3 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3 5.6 5.7 4.9 5.1 1984 ........................................... 47.8 48.2 48.8 49.4 1.1 .8 1.2 1.2 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.4 1985 ........................................... 49.9 50.4 51.2 51.5 1.0 1.0 1.6 .6 4.4 4.6 4.9 4.3 1986 ........................................... 52.0 52.4 53.0 53.3 1.0 .8 1.1 .6 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.5 1987 ........................................... 53.8 54.1 54.8 55.2 .9 .6 1.3 .7 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.6 1988 ........................................... 55.7 56.2 57.0 57.5 .9 .9 1.4 .9 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.2 1989 ........................................... 58.2 58.7 59.6 60.1 1.2 .9 1.5 .8 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5 1990 ........................................... 60.8 61.4 62.2 62.6 1.2 1.0 1.3 .6 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.2 1991 ........................................... 63.3 63.9 64.5 64.9 1.1 .9 .9 .6 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.4 65.7 66.3 66.6 .8 .5 .9 .5 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.6 1993 ........................................... 67.2 67.6 68.3 68.7 .9 .6 1.0 .6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2 1994 ........................................... 69.1 69.6 70.3 70.6 .6 .7 1.0 .4 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 1995 ........................................... 71.1 71.7 72.3 72.7 .7 .8 .8 .6 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.0 1996 ........................................... 73.4 74.0 74.6 75.1 1.0 .8 .8 .7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.8 76.3 77.2 77.9 .9 .7 1.2 .9 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.7 1998 ........................................... 78.6 79.2 80.2 80.8 .9 .8 1.3 .7 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.7 1999 ........................................... 81.2 82.0 82.9 83.6 .5 1.0 1.1 .8 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 2000 ........................................... 84.5 85.3 86.2 86.7 1.1 .9 1.1 .6 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 2001 ........................................... 87.7 88.4 89.3 90.0 1.2 .8 1.0 .8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.6 92.2 92.6 .9 .9 .7 .4 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.9 2003 ........................................... 93.4 94.0 94.9 95.2 .9 .6 1.0 .3 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.4 97.2 97.5 .6 .6 .8 .3 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.7 99.4 100.0 .6 .6 .7 .6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.6 Civilian workers, excluding sales:

1981 ........................................... – 40.4 41.6 42.3 – – 3.0 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 43.1 43.6 44.5 45.0 1.9 1.2 2.1 1.1 – 7.9 7.0 6.4 1983 ........................................... 45.6 46.1 46.8 47.3 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.1 1984 ........................................... 47.9 48.3 49.0 49.5 1.3 .8 1.4 1.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.7 1985 ........................................... 50.0 50.4 51.3 51.5 1.0 .8 1.8 .4 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.0 1986 ........................................... 52.1 52.4 53.1 53.4 1.2 .6 1.3 .6 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.7 1987 ........................................... 53.9 54.2 55.0 55.4 .9 .6 1.5 .7 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.7 1988 ........................................... 55.9 56.4 57.1 57.6 .9 .9 1.2 .9 3.7 4.1 3.8 4.0 1989 ........................................... 58.2 58.7 59.5 60.0 1.0 .9 1.4 .8 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 1990 ........................................... 60.8 61.4 62.3 62.7 1.3 1.0 1.5 .6 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.5 1991 ........................................... 63.4 63.9 64.6 65.0 1.1 .8 1.1 .6 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.5 65.8 66.4 66.8 .8 .5 .9 .6 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 1993 ........................................... 67.4 67.8 68.4 68.8 .9 .6 .9 .6 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.2 69.7 70.5 70.8 .6 .7 1.1 .4 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.9 1995 ........................................... 71.4 71.8 72.4 72.9 .8 .6 .8 .7 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.0 1996 ........................................... 73.5 74.1 74.8 75.2 .8 .8 .9 .5 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.2 1997 ........................................... 75.8 76.4 77.3 77.9 .8 .8 1.2 .8 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.6 1998 ........................................... 78.6 79.2 80.2 80.6 .9 .8 1.3 .5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.5 1999 ........................................... 81.2 81.9 82.8 83.5 .7 .9 1.1 .8 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.3 85.1 86.1 86.7 1.0 .9 1.2 .7 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.7 88.4 89.4 90.0 1.2 .8 1.1 .7 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.5 92.2 92.6 .9 .8 .8 .4 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.9

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers, excluding sales:

2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.1 94.9 95.2 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.3 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.4 97.2 97.6 .6 .6 .8 .4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.8 99.4 100.0 .6 .6 .6 .6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 White-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 38.5 39.5 40.3 – – 2.6 2.0 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.0 41.4 42.5 42.9 1.7 1.0 2.7 .9 – 7.5 7.6 6.5 1983 ........................................... 43.5 43.9 44.9 45.4 1.4 .9 2.3 1.1 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.8 1984 ........................................... 45.9 46.3 47.0 47.5 1.1 .9 1.5 1.1 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.6 1985 ........................................... 48.2 48.6 49.6 49.9 1.5 .8 2.1 .6 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.1 1986 ........................................... 50.5 51.0 51.6 51.9 1.2 1.0 1.2 .6 4.8 4.9 4.0 4.0 1987 ........................................... 52.6 52.9 53.7 53.9 1.3 .6 1.5 .4 4.2 3.7 4.1 3.9 1988 ........................................... 54.5 55.0 55.9 56.5 1.1 .9 1.6 1.1 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.8 1989 ........................................... 57.2 57.6 58.7 59.3 1.2 .7 1.9 1.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 1990 ........................................... 60.0 60.6 61.6 61.9 1.2 1.0 1.7 .5 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.4 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.2 63.9 64.1 1.3 .8 1.1 .3 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.6 1992 ........................................... 64.7 65.0 65.5 66.0 .9 .5 .8 .8 3.2 2.8 2.5 3.0 1993 ........................................... 66.5 66.9 67.7 68.1 .8 .6 1.2 .6 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.5 69.0 69.6 70.0 .6 .7 .9 .6 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.5 71.0 71.6 72.1 .7 .7 .8 .7 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.8 73.4 74.1 74.5 1.0 .8 1.0 .5 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.3 75.8 76.7 77.4 1.1 .7 1.2 .9 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.9 1998 ........................................... 78.2 78.8 80.0 80.5 1.0 .8 1.5 .6 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.0 1999 ........................................... 80.7 81.6 82.6 83.3 .2 1.1 1.2 .8 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.5 2000 ........................................... 84.3 85.1 86.0 86.6 1.2 .9 1.1 .7 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.4 88.2 89.0 89.7 .9 .9 .9 .8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.3 92.0 92.3 .9 .9 .8 .3 3.5 3.5 3.4 2.9 2003 ........................................... 93.3 93.9 94.8 95.2 1.1 .6 1.0 .4 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.1 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.3 97.2 97.5 .5 .6 .9 .3 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.6 99.4 100.0 .7 .4 .8 .6 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.6 White-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1981 ........................................... – 37.9 39.2 39.9 – – 3.4 1.8 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 40.7 41.1 42.2 42.6 2.0 1.0 2.7 .9 – 8.4 7.7 6.8 1983 ........................................... 43.2 43.7 44.7 45.1 1.4 1.2 2.3 .9 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.9 1984 ........................................... 45.8 46.1 47.0 47.5 1.6 .7 2.0 1.1 6.0 5.5 5.1 5.3 1985 ........................................... 48.0 48.4 49.3 49.6 1.1 .8 1.9 .6 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.4 1986 ........................................... 50.3 50.7 51.3 51.8 1.4 .8 1.2 1.0 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.4 1987 ........................................... 52.4 52.7 53.6 54.0 1.2 .6 1.7 .7 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.2 1988 ........................................... 54.5 54.9 55.8 56.4 .9 .7 1.6 1.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.4 1989 ........................................... 57.0 57.4 58.5 58.9 1.1 .7 1.9 .7 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.4 1990 ........................................... 59.9 60.4 61.5 61.9 1.7 .8 1.8 .7 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 1991 ........................................... 62.6 63.1 63.9 64.3 1.1 .8 1.3 .6 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.9 1992 ........................................... 64.7 65.0 65.7 66.1 .6 .5 1.1 .6 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 1993 ........................................... 66.7 67.1 67.8 68.2 .9 .6 1.0 .6 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.6 69.0 69.8 70.2 .6 .6 1.2 .6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 1995 ........................................... 70.8 71.1 71.8 72.3 .9 .4 1.0 .7 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.9 73.4 74.3 74.6 .8 .7 1.2 .4 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.2

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1997 ........................................... 75.2 75.8 76.7 77.4 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.9 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.8 1998 ........................................... 78.2 78.7 79.7 80.1 1.0 .6 1.3 .5 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.5 1999 ........................................... 80.7 81.4 82.4 83.2 .7 .9 1.2 1.0 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.9 2000 ........................................... 84.0 84.8 85.8 86.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 .7 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.4 88.1 89.1 89.7 1.2 .8 1.1 .7 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.2 92.0 92.3 .9 .8 .9 .3 3.5 3.5 3.3 2.9 2003 ........................................... 93.3 93.9 94.8 95.2 1.1 .6 1.0 .4 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.3 97.1 97.6 .5 .6 .8 .5 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.8 99.4 100.0 .7 .5 .6 .6 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 Professional specialty and technical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 58.4 59.8 60.3 – – 2.4 .8 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 61.2 61.6 63.0 63.5 1.5 .7 2.3 .8 – 5.5 5.4 5.3 1991 ........................................... 64.2 64.4 65.6 66.0 1.1 .3 1.9 .6 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.9 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.8 67.7 68.1 .5 .8 1.3 .6 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.2 1993 ........................................... 68.6 68.9 69.8 70.1 .7 .4 1.3 .4 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.9 1994 ........................................... 70.5 70.8 71.7 72.1 .6 .4 1.3 .6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 1995 ........................................... 72.5 72.8 73.6 74.1 .6 .4 1.1 .7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.7 75.2 76.0 76.3 .8 .7 1.1 .4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 1997 ........................................... 76.7 77.2 78.2 78.8 .5 .7 1.3 .8 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.3 1998 ........................................... 79.3 79.7 80.9 81.4 .6 .5 1.5 .6 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.3 1999 ........................................... 81.8 82.3 83.2 84.1 .5 .6 1.1 1.1 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.5 86.6 87.3 .6 1.1 1.3 .8 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.8 2001 ........................................... 88.2 88.7 90.0 90.5 1.0 .6 1.5 .6 4.3 3.7 3.9 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.2 92.2 92.6 .3 .4 1.1 .4 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2003 ........................................... 93.0 93.5 94.5 94.9 .4 .5 1.1 .4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.0 97.2 97.5 .7 .4 1.3 .3 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.5 99.4 100.0 .6 .4 .9 .6 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.6 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 56.1 56.7 57.1 – – 1.1 .7 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 58.1 58.9 59.7 60.1 1.8 1.4 1.4 .7 – 5.0 5.3 5.3 1991 ........................................... 60.9 61.5 62.1 62.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 .6 4.8 4.4 4.0 4.0 1992 ........................................... 62.8 62.9 63.3 63.7 .5 .2 .6 .6 3.1 2.3 1.9 1.9 1993 ........................................... 64.5 64.8 65.3 65.8 1.3 .5 .8 .8 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.2 66.7 67.4 67.8 .6 .8 1.0 .6 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 68.5 68.9 69.4 69.9 1.0 .6 .7 .7 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.1 1996 ........................................... 70.8 71.2 72.3 72.6 1.3 .6 1.5 .4 3.4 3.3 4.2 3.9 1997 ........................................... 73.5 74.0 74.9 76.1 1.2 .7 1.2 1.6 3.8 3.9 3.6 4.8 1998 ........................................... 77.1 77.6 78.8 78.7 1.3 .6 1.5 -.1 4.9 4.9 5.2 3.4 1999 ........................................... 79.4 80.7 81.8 82.6 .9 1.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.8 5.0 2000 ........................................... 83.3 84.1 85.0 85.5 .8 1.0 1.1 .6 4.9 4.2 3.9 3.5 2001 ........................................... 86.4 87.4 87.9 88.7 1.1 1.2 .6 .9 3.7 3.9 3.4 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.1 91.2 91.7 91.9 1.6 1.2 .5 .2 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.6 2003 ........................................... 94.2 94.8 95.6 96.0 2.5 .6 .8 .4 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.5 2004 ........................................... 96.1 96.7 97.3 97.8 .1 .6 .6 .5 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.2 99.5 100.0 .9 .5 .3 .5 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.2

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 57.5 58.3 58.9 – – 1.4 1.0 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 59.6 60.2 60.9 61.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 .7 – 4.7 4.5 4.1 1991 ........................................... 62.0 62.5 63.2 63.6 1.1 .8 1.1 .6 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 1992 ........................................... 64.3 64.7 65.2 65.6 1.1 .6 .8 .6 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.1 1993 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.3 67.8 1.1 .6 .9 .7 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4 1994 ........................................... 68.3 68.9 69.5 69.9 .7 .9 .9 .6 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 1995 ........................................... 70.6 70.9 71.4 72.0 1.0 .4 .7 .8 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.6 73.0 73.8 74.2 .8 .6 1.1 .5 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.1 1997 ........................................... 74.9 75.5 76.3 76.8 .9 .8 1.1 .7 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 1998 ........................................... 77.6 78.3 79.0 79.7 1.0 .9 .9 .9 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.8 1999 ........................................... 80.5 81.0 81.8 82.5 1.0 .6 1.0 .9 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.5 2000 ........................................... 83.6 84.4 85.3 86.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 .8 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.2 2001 ........................................... 87.1 87.8 88.9 89.5 1.3 .8 1.3 .7 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.1 2002 ........................................... 90.4 91.0 91.7 92.3 1.0 .7 .8 .7 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.1 2003 ........................................... 93.0 93.7 94.4 94.8 .8 .8 .7 .4 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.3 97.0 97.5 .8 .7 .7 .5 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.4 100.0 .7 .7 .5 .6 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 Blue-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 44.8 45.9 46.6 – – 2.5 1.5 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 47.3 47.8 48.7 49.2 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.0 – 6.7 6.1 5.6 1983 ........................................... 49.7 50.2 50.7 51.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 5.1 5.0 4.1 3.9 1984 ........................................... 51.7 52.0 52.4 53.0 1.2 .6 .8 1.1 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.7 1985 ........................................... 53.4 54.0 54.7 54.8 .8 1.1 1.3 .2 3.3 3.8 4.4 3.4 1986 ........................................... 55.3 55.6 56.0 56.3 .9 .5 .7 .5 3.6 3.0 2.4 2.7 1987 ........................................... 56.6 57.0 57.5 58.0 .5 .7 .9 .9 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.0 1988 ........................................... 58.4 59.0 59.4 59.8 .7 1.0 .7 .7 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.1 1989 ........................................... 60.3 60.9 61.5 62.0 .8 1.0 1.0 .8 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.7 1990 ........................................... 62.6 63.3 63.8 64.2 1.0 1.1 .8 .6 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.5 1991 ........................................... 65.0 65.4 65.9 66.4 1.2 .6 .8 .8 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.4 1992 ........................................... 66.9 67.4 67.8 68.2 .8 .7 .6 .6 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 1993 ........................................... 68.7 69.1 69.7 70.1 .7 .6 .9 .6 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.6 71.1 71.8 72.0 .7 .7 1.0 .3 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.6 73.3 73.8 74.2 .8 1.0 .7 .5 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.1 1996 ........................................... 74.8 75.5 75.9 76.4 .8 .9 .5 .7 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 1997 ........................................... 76.9 77.7 78.2 78.8 .7 1.0 .6 .8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 1998 ........................................... 79.5 80.1 80.8 81.2 .9 .8 .9 .5 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.0 1999 ........................................... 82.0 82.8 83.5 84.0 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 2000 ........................................... 84.8 85.7 86.5 87.1 1.0 1.1 .9 .7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 2001 ........................................... 88.2 89.0 89.9 90.5 1.3 .9 1.0 .7 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 2002 ........................................... 91.2 92.0 92.6 93.0 .8 .9 .7 .4 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.3 94.9 95.2 .8 .6 .6 .3 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.5 .7 .6 .8 .2 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.8 99.5 100.0 .6 .7 .7 .5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 Service occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 41.2 42.2 42.6 – – 2.4 .9 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 44.0 44.4 45.3 46.0 3.3 .9 2.0 1.5 – 7.8 7.3 8.0

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1983 ........................................... 46.6 46.9 47.4 48.4 1.3 0.6 1.1 2.1 5.9 5.6 4.6 5.2 1984 ........................................... 49.4 49.3 50.4 51.2 2.1 -.2 2.2 1.6 6.0 5.1 6.3 5.8 1985 ........................................... 51.4 51.6 52.7 53.0 .4 .4 2.1 .6 4.0 4.7 4.6 3.5 1986 ........................................... 53.4 53.5 54.3 54.7 .8 .2 1.5 .7 3.9 3.7 3.0 3.2 1987 ........................................... 55.3 55.5 56.0 56.2 1.1 .4 .9 .4 3.6 3.7 3.1 2.7 1988 ........................................... 56.8 57.4 58.4 58.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 .9 2.7 3.4 4.3 4.8 1989 ........................................... 59.3 59.6 60.5 61.1 .7 .5 1.5 1.0 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.7 1990 ........................................... 61.7 62.1 63.0 63.7 1.0 .6 1.4 1.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.3 1991 ........................................... 64.3 64.9 66.0 66.4 .9 .9 1.7 .6 4.2 4.5 4.8 4.2 1992 ........................................... 66.7 67.0 67.6 67.9 .5 .4 .9 .4 3.7 3.2 2.4 2.3 1993 ........................................... 68.3 68.7 69.2 69.5 .6 .6 .7 .4 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 1994 ........................................... 70.1 70.4 71.2 71.8 .9 .4 1.1 .8 2.6 2.5 2.9 3.3 1995 ........................................... 72.3 72.6 73.2 73.6 .7 .4 .8 .5 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 1996 ........................................... 74.1 74.5 75.3 76.1 .7 .5 1.1 1.1 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.4 1997 ........................................... 76.7 77.1 78.4 79.1 .8 .5 1.7 .9 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.9 1998 ........................................... 79.7 80.2 81.2 81.7 .8 .6 1.2 .6 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.3 1999 ........................................... 82.5 83.1 83.5 84.5 1.0 .7 .5 1.2 3.5 3.6 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 85.3 85.9 86.9 87.7 .9 .7 1.2 .9 3.4 3.4 4.1 3.8 2001 ........................................... 88.6 89.3 90.2 91.2 1.0 .8 1.0 1.1 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 2002 ........................................... 91.9 92.5 93.1 93.6 .8 .7 .6 .5 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.6 2003 ........................................... 94.2 94.6 95.3 95.8 .6 .4 .7 .5 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2004 ........................................... 96.1 96.5 97.1 97.6 .3 .4 .6 .5 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.6 99.5 100.0 .4 .6 .9 .5 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.5 Goods-producing industries2 :

1981 ........................................... – 43.5 44.5 45.3 – – 2.3 1.8 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 46.2 46.7 47.5 47.9 2.0 1.1 1.7 .8 – 7.4 6.7 5.7 1983 ........................................... 48.4 48.8 49.3 49.8 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0 4.8 4.5 3.8 4.0 1984 ........................................... 50.3 50.7 51.2 51.7 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 1985 ........................................... 52.4 52.8 53.3 53.6 1.4 .8 .9 .6 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.7 1986 ........................................... 54.1 54.6 54.9 55.2 .9 .9 .5 .5 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 1987 ........................................... 55.6 55.9 56.5 57.0 .7 .5 1.1 .9 2.8 2.4 2.9 3.3 1988 ........................................... 57.5 58.1 58.4 58.8 .9 1.0 .5 .7 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.2 1989 ........................................... 59.3 59.9 60.5 61.1 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.9 1990 ........................................... 61.8 62.4 63.0 63.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 .6 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.8 1991 ........................................... 64.1 64.7 65.2 65.7 1.1 .9 .8 .8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.6 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.2 67.6 .9 .6 .7 .6 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.7 69.1 69.6 .9 .7 .6 .7 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.0 1994 ........................................... 70.1 70.7 71.3 71.7 .7 .9 .8 .6 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.7 73.2 73.6 .7 .7 .7 .5 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 1996 ........................................... 74.2 75.0 75.6 76.0 .8 1.1 .8 .5 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3 1997 ........................................... 76.5 77.2 77.8 78.3 .7 .9 .8 .6 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.1 79.9 80.5 81.0 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 1999 ........................................... 81.7 82.3 83.0 83.7 .9 .7 .9 .8 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.7 85.7 86.5 87.1 1.2 1.2 .9 .7 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.1 2001 ........................................... 88.1 89.0 89.6 90.2 1.1 1.0 .7 .7 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.6 2002 ........................................... 91.0 91.7 92.2 92.9 .9 .8 .5 .8 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.0 2003 ........................................... 93.6 94.4 94.8 95.1 .8 .9 .4 .3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.5 97.2 97.3 .7 .7 .7 .1 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Goods-producing industries2 :

2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.8 99.5 100.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.8 Manufacturing:

1981 ........................................... – 42.8 43.8 44.5 – – 2.3 1.6 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 45.4 45.8 46.6 47.0 2.0 .9 1.7 .9 – 7.0 6.4 5.6 1983 ........................................... 47.6 48.0 48.5 49.0 1.3 .8 1.0 1.0 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.3 1984 ........................................... 49.6 50.0 50.5 51.2 1.2 .8 1.0 1.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.5 1985 ........................................... 51.8 52.4 52.8 53.0 1.2 1.2 .8 .4 4.4 4.8 4.6 3.5 1986 ........................................... 53.7 54.2 54.5 54.8 1.3 .9 .6 .6 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.4 1987 ........................................... 55.1 55.5 56.0 56.6 .5 .7 .9 1.1 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.3 1988 ........................................... 57.1 57.6 57.8 58.3 .9 .9 .3 .9 3.6 3.8 3.2 3.0 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.5 60.0 60.6 1.0 1.0 .8 1.0 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.9 1990 ........................................... 61.4 62.1 62.7 63.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 .6 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.1 1991 ........................................... 63.9 64.4 65.0 65.6 1.3 .8 .9 .9 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.0 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.1 67.6 1.1 .6 .6 .7 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.0 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.7 69.1 69.7 .9 .7 .6 .9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 1994 ........................................... 70.2 70.7 71.3 71.8 .7 .7 .8 .7 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.5 73.1 73.4 73.9 1.0 .8 .4 .7 3.3 3.4 2.9 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.2 75.9 76.3 .9 .8 .9 .5 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.2 1997 ........................................... 76.8 77.5 78.1 78.6 .7 .9 .8 .6 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.5 80.0 80.9 81.3 1.1 .6 1.1 .5 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.4 1999 ........................................... 82.0 82.6 83.4 84.1 .9 .7 1.0 .8 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 85.0 85.9 86.6 87.1 1.1 1.1 .8 .6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.6 2001 ........................................... 88.3 89.2 89.6 90.2 1.4 1.0 .4 .7 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.6 2002 ........................................... 91.0 91.9 92.4 93.0 .9 1.0 .5 .6 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.5 94.9 95.2 1.0 .6 .4 .3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.6 97.4 97.5 .7 .7 .8 .1 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 .8 .6 .6 .5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 Service-producing industries3:

1981 ........................................... – 39.1 40.2 40.9 – – 2.8 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.7 42.0 43.1 43.6 2.0 .7 2.6 1.2 – 7.4 7.2 6.6 1983 ........................................... 44.2 44.6 45.6 46.1 1.4 .9 2.2 1.1 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.7 1984 ........................................... 46.7 47.1 47.7 48.3 1.3 .9 1.3 1.3 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.8 1985 ........................................... 48.8 49.2 50.3 50.6 1.0 .8 2.2 .6 4.5 4.5 5.5 4.8 1986 ........................................... 51.2 51.5 52.2 52.5 1.2 .6 1.4 .6 4.9 4.7 3.8 3.8 1987 ........................................... 53.1 53.4 54.2 54.5 1.1 .6 1.5 .6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 1988 ........................................... 55.0 55.5 56.5 57.0 .9 .9 1.8 .9 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.6 1989 ........................................... 57.7 58.2 59.3 59.8 1.2 .9 1.9 .8 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.9 1990 ........................................... 60.4 61.1 62.0 62.4 1.0 1.2 1.5 .6 4.7 5.0 4.6 4.3 1991 ........................................... 63.1 63.6 64.4 64.6 1.1 .8 1.3 .3 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.5 1992 ........................................... 65.1 65.4 65.9 66.4 .8 .5 .8 .8 3.2 2.8 2.3 2.8 1993 ........................................... 66.8 67.2 68.0 68.4 .6 .6 1.2 .6 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.8 69.2 70.0 70.3 .6 .6 1.2 .4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.8 71.3 72.0 72.4 .7 .7 1.0 .6 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 1996 ........................................... 73.1 73.6 74.3 74.8 1.0 .7 1.0 .7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.6 76.0 76.9 77.8 1.1 .5 1.2 1.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 4.0 1998 ........................................... 78.5 79.0 80.2 80.7 .9 .6 1.5 .6 3.8 3.9 4.3 3.7 1999 ........................................... 81.0 81.9 82.8 83.5 .4 1.1 1.1 .8 3.2 3.7 3.2 3.5

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries3:

2000 ........................................... 84.4 85.2 86.1 86.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.7 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.3 89.3 89.9 1.0 .8 1.1 .7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.7 91.5 92.2 92.4 .9 .9 .8 .2 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.4 93.9 94.9 95.2 1.1 .5 1.1 .3 3.0 2.6 2.9 3.0 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.3 97.2 97.5 .6 .5 .9 .3 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.7 99.4 100.0 .6 .6 .7 .6 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 Service industries:

1981 ........................................... – 36.2 37.8 38.6 – – 4.4 2.1 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.4 39.6 41.0 41.4 2.1 .5 3.5 1.0 – 9.4 8.5 7.3 1983 ........................................... 41.9 42.1 43.5 43.9 1.2 .5 3.3 .9 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 1984 ........................................... 44.6 44.9 46.1 46.7 1.6 .7 2.7 1.3 6.4 6.7 6.0 6.4 1985 ........................................... 47.0 47.3 48.6 48.8 .6 .6 2.7 .4 5.4 5.3 5.4 4.5 1986 ........................................... 49.4 49.6 50.7 51.1 1.2 .4 2.2 .8 5.1 4.9 4.3 4.7 1987 ........................................... 51.7 51.9 53.2 53.7 1.2 .4 2.5 .9 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.1 1988 ........................................... 54.2 54.4 55.8 56.4 .9 .4 2.6 1.1 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 1989 ........................................... 57.0 57.4 58.8 59.3 1.1 .7 2.4 .9 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.1 1990 ........................................... 60.1 60.8 62.0 62.7 1.3 1.2 2.0 1.1 5.4 5.9 5.4 5.7 1991 ........................................... 63.2 63.5 64.5 64.8 .8 .5 1.6 .5 5.2 4.4 4.0 3.3 1992 ........................................... 65.2 65.6 66.5 67.0 .6 .6 1.4 .8 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.4 1993 ........................................... 67.4 67.6 68.6 68.8 .6 .3 1.5 .3 3.4 3.0 3.2 2.7 1994 ........................................... 69.4 69.6 70.5 70.9 .9 .3 1.3 .6 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.1 1995 ........................................... 71.4 71.6 72.4 72.8 .7 .3 1.1 .6 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 1996 ........................................... 73.4 74.0 74.8 75.2 .8 .8 1.1 .5 2.8 3.4 3.3 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.7 76.2 77.3 78.0 .7 .7 1.4 .9 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.7 1998 ........................................... 78.5 78.9 80.1 80.6 .6 .5 1.5 .6 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.3 1999 ........................................... 81.2 81.6 82.7 83.5 .7 .5 1.3 1.0 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.1 84.9 86.0 86.6 .7 1.0 1.3 .7 3.6 4.0 4.0 3.7 2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.1 89.6 90.1 1.2 .6 1.7 .6 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.0 2002 ........................................... 90.7 91.1 92.2 92.4 .7 .4 1.2 .2 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.6 2003 ........................................... 92.9 93.4 94.5 94.9 .5 .5 1.2 .4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.0 97.1 97.6 .6 .5 1.1 .5 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.6 99.4 100.0 .6 .4 .8 .6 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.5 Health services:

1985 ........................................... 46.5 46.8 47.5 47.6 – .6 1.5 .2 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 48.1 48.4 49.3 49.8 1.1 .6 1.9 1.0 3.4 3.4 3.8 4.6 1987 ........................................... 50.5 50.8 51.6 52.1 1.4 .6 1.6 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.6 1988 ........................................... 52.5 53.3 54.3 55.0 .8 1.5 1.9 1.3 4.0 4.9 5.2 5.6 1989 ........................................... 55.9 56.5 57.6 58.5 1.6 1.1 1.9 1.6 6.5 6.0 6.1 6.4 1990 ........................................... 59.5 60.0 61.2 62.0 1.7 .8 2.0 1.3 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.0 1991 ........................................... 62.8 63.2 64.1 64.7 1.3 .6 1.4 .9 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.4 1992 ........................................... 65.2 65.6 66.5 67.0 .8 .6 1.4 .8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 1993 ........................................... 67.5 68.0 68.6 69.0 .7 .7 .9 .6 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.4 69.7 70.3 70.8 .6 .4 .9 .7 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 1995 ........................................... 71.2 71.5 72.0 72.5 .6 .4 .7 .7 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 1996 ........................................... 73.1 73.4 73.9 74.2 .8 .4 .7 .4 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.3 1997 ........................................... 74.8 75.2 75.9 76.5 .8 .5 .9 .8 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.1 1998 ........................................... 76.9 77.1 77.7 77.7 .5 .3 .8 .0 2.8 2.5 2.4 1.6

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Health services:

1999 ........................................... 78.4 78.9 79.6 80.5 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.0 2.3 2.4 3.6 2000 ........................................... 81.2 82.1 82.9 83.8 .9 1.1 1.0 1.1 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.8 86.8 87.9 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.9 2002 ........................................... 88.9 89.5 90.2 90.9 1.1 .7 .8 .8 5.1 4.3 3.9 3.4 2003 ........................................... 91.5 92.2 93.1 93.7 .7 .8 1.0 .6 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.3 96.5 97.0 1.1 .6 1.3 .5 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.5 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.5 99.2 100.0 .9 .6 .7 .8 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.1 Hospitals:

1986 ........................................... – 47.7 48.4 49.0 – – 1.5 1.2 – – – – 1987 ........................................... 49.6 49.9 50.8 51.4 1.2 .6 1.8 1.2 – 4.6 5.0 4.9 1988 ........................................... 51.9 52.7 53.7 54.4 1.0 1.5 1.9 1.3 4.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 1989 ........................................... 55.3 55.9 57.1 57.9 1.7 1.1 2.1 1.4 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.4 1990 ........................................... 58.7 59.3 60.5 61.4 1.4 1.0 2.0 1.5 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 1991 ........................................... 61.9 62.3 63.2 63.9 .8 .6 1.4 1.1 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.1 1992 ........................................... 64.4 64.7 65.5 66.0 .8 .5 1.2 .8 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.3 1993 ........................................... 66.5 66.8 67.5 68.0 .8 .5 1.0 .7 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.4 68.8 69.3 69.8 .6 .6 .7 .7 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.6 1995 ........................................... 70.2 70.4 70.9 71.4 .6 .3 .7 .7 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 1996 ........................................... 71.9 72.2 72.7 72.9 .7 .4 .7 .3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.1 1997 ........................................... 73.2 73.5 74.1 74.7 .4 .4 .8 .8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.5 1998 ........................................... 75.0 75.5 76.2 76.6 .4 .7 .9 .5 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.5 1999 ........................................... 77.2 77.6 78.3 79.2 .8 .5 .9 1.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 79.7 80.4 81.4 82.3 .6 .9 1.2 1.1 3.2 3.6 4.0 3.9 2001 ........................................... 83.2 84.5 85.8 86.9 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.3 4.4 5.1 5.4 5.6 2002 ........................................... 87.9 88.7 89.6 90.7 1.2 .9 1.0 1.2 5.6 5.0 4.4 4.4 2003 ........................................... 91.4 91.9 93.0 93.7 .8 .5 1.2 .8 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.3 2004 ........................................... 94.5 95.0 96.0 96.8 .9 .5 1.1 .8 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.3 2005 ........................................... 97.7 98.2 99.2 100.0 .9 .5 1.0 .8 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 Educational services:

1989 ........................................... 57.8 58.1 60.3 60.7 – .5 3.8 .7 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 61.2 61.5 63.7 64.1 .8 .5 3.6 .6 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.6 1991 ........................................... 64.6 64.6 66.0 66.2 .8 .0 2.2 .3 5.6 5.0 3.6 3.3 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.5 67.9 68.3 .2 .3 2.1 .6 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.2 1993 ........................................... 68.5 68.6 70.0 70.1 .3 .1 2.0 .1 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 1994 ........................................... 70.3 70.5 71.9 72.2 .3 .3 2.0 .4 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.6 72.7 74.3 74.7 .6 .1 2.2 .5 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.5 1996 ........................................... 74.8 75.0 76.5 76.9 .1 .3 2.0 .5 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.9 1997 ........................................... 77.0 77.0 78.6 79.0 .1 .0 2.1 .5 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 1998 ........................................... 79.2 79.3 80.8 81.3 .3 .1 1.9 .6 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 1999 ........................................... 81.5 81.7 83.5 84.1 .2 .2 2.2 .7 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.4 2000 ........................................... 84.4 84.6 86.5 86.9 .4 .2 2.2 .5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.3 2001 ........................................... 87.4 87.7 89.8 90.1 .6 .3 2.4 .3 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.2 90.4 92.6 93.0 .1 .2 2.4 .4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.4 94.5 94.8 .2 .2 1.2 .3 3.3 3.3 2.1 1.9 2004 ........................................... 95.1 95.2 96.5 96.9 .3 .1 1.4 .4 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.2 2005 ........................................... 97.3 97.6 99.1 100.0 .4 .3 1.5 .9 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.2

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Public administration4:

1981 ........................................... – 39.0 40.5 41.2 – – 3.8 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.9 42.3 43.7 44.0 1.7 1.0 3.3 .7 – 8.5 7.9 6.8 1983 ........................................... 44.7 45.0 46.1 46.6 1.6 .7 2.4 1.1 6.7 6.4 5.5 5.9 1984 ........................................... 47.0 47.3 48.5 49.1 .9 .6 2.5 1.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 1985 ........................................... 49.6 49.6 51.3 51.5 1.0 .0 3.4 .4 5.5 4.9 5.8 4.9 1986 ........................................... 52.2 52.5 53.7 53.9 1.4 .6 2.3 .4 5.2 5.8 4.7 4.7 1987 ........................................... 54.9 55.0 55.6 56.1 1.9 .2 1.1 .9 5.2 4.8 3.5 4.1 1988 ........................................... 56.8 57.1 58.1 58.3 1.2 .5 1.8 .3 3.5 3.8 4.5 3.9 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.2 60.5 60.9 1.0 .5 2.2 .7 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.5 1990 ........................................... 61.8 62.0 63.1 63.6 1.5 .3 1.8 .8 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.4 1991 ........................................... 64.6 64.9 65.5 65.7 1.6 .5 .9 .3 4.5 4.7 3.8 3.3 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.6 67.0 67.3 .9 .5 .6 .4 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 1993 ........................................... 67.8 68.1 68.7 69.1 .7 .4 .9 .6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.7 1994 ........................................... 69.8 70.2 71.0 71.4 1.0 .6 1.1 .6 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.5 73.0 73.5 1.1 .4 .7 .7 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.0 74.2 75.0 75.7 .7 .3 1.1 .9 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.0 1997 ........................................... 76.4 76.4 77.2 77.8 .9 .0 1.0 .8 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 1998 ........................................... 78.6 78.9 79.9 80.5 1.0 .4 1.3 .8 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.5 1999 ........................................... 81.1 81.6 82.6 83.8 .7 .6 1.2 1.5 3.2 3.4 3.4 4.1 2000 ........................................... 84.4 84.7 85.7 86.6 .7 .4 1.2 1.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.3 2001 ........................................... 87.4 88.1 89.0 89.8 .9 .8 1.0 .9 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.3 90.9 91.7 92.3 .6 .7 .9 .7 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.1 93.6 94.4 94.8 .9 .5 .9 .4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.4 95.6 96.3 96.9 .6 .2 .7 .6 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.2 2005 ........................................... 97.7 98.1 99.2 100.0 .8 .4 1.1 .8 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.2 Nonmanufacturing:

1981 ........................................... – 39.8 40.9 41.6 – – 2.8 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 42.4 42.8 43.8 44.3 1.9 .9 2.3 1.1 – 7.5 7.1 6.5 1983 ........................................... 44.9 45.4 46.2 46.8 1.4 1.1 1.8 1.3 5.9 6.1 5.5 5.6 1984 ........................................... 47.3 47.6 48.3 48.8 1.1 .6 1.5 1.0 5.3 4.8 4.5 4.3 1985 ........................................... 49.3 49.7 50.8 51.1 1.0 .8 2.2 .6 4.2 4.4 5.2 4.7 1986 ........................................... 51.6 51.9 52.6 53.0 1.0 .6 1.3 .8 4.7 4.4 3.5 3.7 1987 ........................................... 53.5 53.8 54.6 54.8 .9 .6 1.5 .4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.4 1988 ........................................... 55.4 55.9 56.8 57.3 1.1 .9 1.6 .9 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.6 1989 ........................................... 58.0 58.5 59.6 60.0 1.2 .9 1.9 .7 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.7 1990 ........................................... 60.7 61.3 62.1 62.6 1.2 1.0 1.3 .8 4.7 4.8 4.2 4.3 1991 ........................................... 63.3 63.8 64.5 64.8 1.1 .8 1.1 .5 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.5 1992 ........................................... 65.2 65.5 66.1 66.5 .6 .5 .9 .6 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.6 1993 ........................................... 66.9 67.3 68.1 68.5 .6 .6 1.2 .6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.9 69.3 70.0 70.3 .6 .6 1.0 .4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.6 1995 ........................................... 70.9 71.3 72.0 72.4 .9 .6 1.0 .6 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 1996 ........................................... 73.1 73.7 74.3 74.8 1.0 .8 .8 .7 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.5 76.1 76.9 77.7 .9 .8 1.1 1.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.9 1998 ........................................... 78.4 79.1 80.2 80.6 .9 .9 1.4 .5 3.8 3.9 4.3 3.7 1999 ........................................... 81.0 81.9 82.8 83.4 .5 1.1 1.1 .7 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 84.4 85.1 86.1 86.7 1.2 .8 1.2 .7 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.3 89.3 90.0 1.0 .8 1.1 .8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8

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### TABLE 5a. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), CIVILIAN WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY **GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing:

2002 ........................................... 90.7 91.5 92.2 92.5 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.3 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.4 93.9 94.9 95.2 1.0 .5 1.1 .3 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.9 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.3 97.1 97.4 .6 .5 .8 .3 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.6 99.4 100.0 .7 .5 .8 .6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7

1 Includes private industry and State and local government workers and excludes farm, household, and Federal government workers.

2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 3 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries. 4 Includes executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities of State and local governments, SICs 91 through 96.

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### TABLE 5b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY **OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted)** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

State and local government:

1981 ........................................... – 37.5 39.3 40.1 – – 4.8 2.0 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 40.6 40.7 42.5 42.7 1.2 0.2 4.4 .5 – 8.5 8.1 6.5 1983 ........................................... 43.1 43.4 44.7 45.0 .9 .7 3.0 .7 6.2 6.6 5.2 5.4 1984 ........................................... 45.6 45.7 47.2 47.7 1.3 .2 3.3 1.1 5.8 5.3 5.6 6.0 1985 ........................................... 48.1 48.2 49.9 50.3 .8 .2 3.5 .8 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.5 1986 ........................................... 50.8 50.9 52.6 53.0 1.0 .2 3.3 .8 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 1987 ........................................... 53.4 53.5 54.8 55.2 .8 .2 2.4 .7 5.1 5.1 4.2 4.2 1988 ........................................... 55.8 55.9 57.3 57.9 1.1 .2 2.5 1.0 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.9 1989 ........................................... 58.4 58.7 60.5 61.0 .9 .5 3.1 .8 4.7 5.0 5.6 5.4 1990 ........................................... 61.7 62.0 63.7 64.2 1.1 .5 2.7 .8 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.2 1991 ........................................... 64.9 65.1 66.2 66.4 1.1 .3 1.7 .3 5.2 5.0 3.9 3.4 1992 ........................................... 66.8 67.0 68.0 68.4 .6 .3 1.5 .6 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 1993 ........................................... 68.8 68.9 70.0 70.2 .6 .1 1.6 .3 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.6 1994 ........................................... 70.7 70.8 72.1 72.4 .7 .1 1.8 .4 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.1 1995 ........................................... 72.9 73.1 74.3 74.7 .7 .3 1.6 .5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 1996 ........................................... 75.0 75.2 76.3 76.8 .4 .3 1.5 .7 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 1997 ........................................... 77.1 77.2 78.4 78.9 .4 .1 1.6 .6 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 1998 ........................................... 79.3 79.5 80.8 81.3 .5 .3 1.6 .6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 1999 ........................................... 81.6 81.9 83.5 84.2 .4 .4 2.0 .8 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.7 84.9 86.4 87.0 .6 .2 1.8 .7 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.1 89.8 90.2 .7 .6 1.9 .4 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.6 90.9 92.5 93.1 .4 .3 1.8 .6 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2 2003 ........................................... 93.4 93.7 94.7 95.0 .3 .3 1.1 .3 3.1 3.1 2.4 2.0 2004 ........................................... 95.4 95.5 96.5 97.0 .4 .1 1.0 .5 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.1 2005 ........................................... 97.6 97.8 99.1 100.0 .6 .2 1.3 .9 2.3 2.4 2.7 3.1 White-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 37.1 39.1 39.8 – – 5.4 1.8 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 40.2 40.4 42.4 42.5 1.0 .5 5.0 .2 – 8.9 8.4 6.8 1983 ........................................... 42.8 43.1 44.4 44.7 .7 .7 3.0 .7 6.5 6.7 4.7 5.2 1984 ........................................... 45.3 45.4 47.1 47.5 1.3 .2 3.7 .8 5.8 5.3 6.1 6.3 1985 ........................................... 47.9 48.1 49.8 50.2 .8 .4 3.5 .8 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.7 1986 ........................................... 50.6 50.8 52.6 52.9 .8 .4 3.5 .6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 1987 ........................................... 53.4 53.4 54.8 55.4 .9 .0 2.6 1.1 5.5 5.1 4.2 4.7 1988 ........................................... 55.8 55.9 57.4 58.1 .7 .2 2.7 1.2 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.9 1989 ........................................... 58.6 58.8 60.8 61.3 .9 .3 3.4 .8 5.0 5.2 5.9 5.5 1990 ........................................... 62.1 62.4 64.2 64.6 1.3 .5 2.9 .6 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.4 1991 ........................................... 65.3 65.4 66.5 66.8 1.1 .2 1.7 .5 5.2 4.8 3.6 3.4 1992 ........................................... 67.1 67.2 68.4 68.8 .4 .1 1.8 .6 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 1993 ........................................... 69.1 69.2 70.4 70.5 .4 .1 1.7 .1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 1994 ........................................... 70.9 71.1 72.3 72.7 .6 .3 1.7 .6 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.1 1995 ........................................... 73.2 73.3 74.6 74.9 .7 .1 1.8 .4 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 1996 ........................................... 75.2 75.4 76.6 77.1 .4 .3 1.6 .7 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 1997 ........................................... 77.3 77.4 78.6 79.1 .3 .1 1.6 .6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 1998 ........................................... 79.4 79.5 80.9 81.5 .4 .1 1.8 .7 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 1999 ........................................... 81.7 81.9 83.6 84.4 .2 .2 2.1 1.0 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.8 85.0 86.5 87.1 .5 .2 1.8 .7 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.2 2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.1 89.8 90.2 .6 .6 1.9 .4 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.6

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### TABLE 5b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY **OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations:

2002 ........................................... 90.5 90.8 92.6 93.2 0.3 0.3 2.0 0.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.5 93.6 94.7 95.0 .3 .1 1.2 .3 3.3 3.1 2.3 1.9 2004 ........................................... 95.4 95.5 96.5 97.0 .4 .1 1.0 .5 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 2005 ........................................... 97.6 97.8 99.0 100.0 .6 .2 1.2 1.0 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.1 Professional specialty and technical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 58.7 60.9 61.3 – – 3.7 .7 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 62.1 62.4 64.4 64.9 1.3 .5 3.2 .8 – 6.3 5.7 5.9 1991 ........................................... 65.4 65.6 66.8 67.0 .8 .3 1.8 .3 5.3 5.1 3.7 3.2 1992 ........................................... 67.2 67.4 68.7 69.0 .3 .3 1.9 .4 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.0 1993 ........................................... 69.3 69.4 70.7 70.8 .4 .1 1.9 .1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.6 1994 ........................................... 71.1 71.2 72.5 72.9 .4 .1 1.8 .6 2.6 2.6 2.5 3.0 1995 ........................................... 73.2 73.4 74.8 75.1 .4 .3 1.9 .4 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 1996 ........................................... 75.3 75.5 76.9 77.3 .3 .3 1.9 .5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 1997 ........................................... 77.4 77.5 78.9 79.3 .1 .1 1.8 .5 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 1998 ........................................... 79.5 79.6 80.9 81.4 .3 .1 1.6 .6 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 1999 ........................................... 81.5 81.8 83.6 84.3 .1 .4 2.2 .8 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.7 84.9 86.5 87.0 .5 .2 1.9 .6 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.2 2001 ........................................... 87.5 87.9 89.8 90.0 .6 .5 2.2 .2 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 2002 ........................................... 90.1 90.4 92.4 93.0 .1 .3 2.2 .6 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.4 94.5 94.7 .2 .2 1.2 .2 3.4 3.3 2.3 1.8 2004 ........................................... 95.1 95.2 96.5 96.8 .4 .1 1.4 .3 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.2 2005 ........................................... 97.2 97.5 98.8 100.0 .4 .3 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 3.3 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 58.7 60.3 60.9 – – 2.7 1.0 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 61.6 62.0 63.6 63.9 1.1 .6 2.6 .5 – 5.6 5.5 4.9 1991 ........................................... 64.9 65.0 65.7 65.9 1.6 .2 1.1 .3 5.4 4.8 3.3 3.1 1992 ........................................... 66.5 66.6 67.3 67.8 .9 .2 1.1 .7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.4 68.4 69.4 69.7 .9 .0 1.5 .4 2.9 2.7 3.1 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.3 70.6 71.4 71.8 .9 .4 1.1 .6 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.8 72.9 73.9 74.5 1.4 .1 1.4 .8 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.8 1996 ........................................... 74.9 75.1 75.9 76.4 .5 .3 1.1 .7 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.6 1997 ........................................... 77.1 77.3 78.1 78.7 .9 .3 1.0 .8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.3 79.6 81.0 81.7 .8 .4 1.8 .9 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.8 1999 ........................................... 82.2 82.5 83.7 84.7 .6 .4 1.5 1.2 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.7 2000 ........................................... 85.0 85.2 86.4 87.3 .4 .2 1.4 1.0 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 2001 ........................................... 88.1 88.9 90.3 91.0 .9 .9 1.6 .8 3.6 4.3 4.5 4.2 2002 ........................................... 91.9 92.0 93.3 94.0 1.0 .1 1.4 .8 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.3 2003 ........................................... 94.4 94.5 95.4 95.8 .4 .1 1.0 .4 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.9 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.1 96.4 97.5 .2 .1 .3 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.8 2005 ........................................... 98.7 98.6 99.6 100.0 1.2 -.1 1.0 .4 2.8 2.6 3.3 2.6 Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1989 ........................................... – 59.8 61.3 61.6 – – 2.5 .5 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 62.5 62.7 64.2 64.6 1.5 .3 2.4 .6 – 4.8 4.7 4.9 1991 ........................................... 65.5 65.6 66.7 66.9 1.4 .2 1.7 .3 4.8 4.6 3.9 3.6 1992 ........................................... 67.4 67.6 68.3 68.8 .7 .3 1.0 .7 2.9 3.0 2.4 2.8

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Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1993 ........................................... 69.1 69.4 70.1 70.5 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 1994 ........................................... 71.2 71.5 72.4 72.8 1.0 .4 1.3 .6 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 1995 ........................................... 73.3 73.5 74.4 74.9 .7 .3 1.2 .7 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 75.3 75.5 76.4 77.2 .5 .3 1.2 1.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.1 1997 ........................................... 77.3 77.5 78.6 79.2 .1 .3 1.4 .8 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.6 1998 ........................................... 79.6 79.8 81.0 81.7 .5 .3 1.5 .9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 1999 ........................................... 82.2 82.3 83.5 84.8 .6 .1 1.5 1.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.8 2000 ........................................... 85.2 85.6 86.8 87.5 .5 .5 1.4 .8 3.6 4.0 4.0 3.2 2001 ........................................... 88.0 88.3 89.6 90.3 .6 .3 1.5 .8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.4 92.8 93.4 .7 .6 1.5 .6 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.4 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.1 95.2 95.5 .5 .2 1.2 .3 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.2 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.2 97.3 97.5 .5 .2 1.1 .2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.1 99.4 100.0 .6 .0 1.3 .6 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.6 Blue-collar occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 41.0 42.6 43.3 – – 3.9 1.6 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 44.1 44.3 45.8 45.9 1.8 .5 3.4 .2 – 8.0 7.5 6.0 1983 ........................................... 46.5 46.9 47.7 47.9 1.3 .9 1.7 .4 5.4 5.9 4.1 4.4 1984 ........................................... 48.8 49.1 50.0 50.2 1.9 .6 1.8 .4 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.8 1985 ........................................... 50.9 51.1 52.4 52.7 1.4 .4 2.5 .6 4.3 4.1 4.8 5.0 1986 ........................................... 53.5 54.1 55.1 55.4 1.5 1.1 1.8 .5 5.1 5.9 5.2 5.1 1987 ........................................... 55.9 56.2 57.0 57.3 .9 .5 1.4 .5 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.4 1988 ........................................... 57.9 57.9 58.9 59.1 1.0 .0 1.7 .3 3.6 3.0 3.3 3.1 1989 ........................................... 59.9 60.2 61.3 62.2 1.4 .5 1.8 1.5 3.5 4.0 4.1 5.2 1990 ........................................... 62.8 63.4 64.5 64.8 1.0 1.0 1.7 .5 4.8 5.3 5.2 4.2 1991 ........................................... 65.7 66.2 66.9 67.2 1.4 .8 1.1 .4 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 67.7 68.5 69.2 69.6 .7 1.2 1.0 .6 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.6 1993 ........................................... 70.0 70.1 71.3 71.6 .6 .1 1.7 .4 3.4 2.3 3.0 2.9 1994 ........................................... 72.1 72.3 73.3 73.8 .7 .3 1.4 .7 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.1 1995 ........................................... 74.1 74.5 75.1 75.7 .4 .5 .8 .8 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.6 1996 ........................................... 76.2 76.5 77.0 77.5 .7 .4 .7 .6 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 1997 ........................................... 78.0 78.1 79.0 79.7 .6 .1 1.2 .9 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.8 1998 ........................................... 80.1 80.4 81.3 81.9 .5 .4 1.1 .7 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 1999 ........................................... 82.4 82.8 83.9 84.7 .6 .5 1.3 1.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.4 2000 ........................................... 85.2 85.6 86.6 87.4 .6 .5 1.2 .9 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2 2001 ........................................... 87.9 88.2 89.8 90.8 .6 .3 1.8 1.1 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.9 2002 ........................................... 91.3 91.6 93.0 93.4 .6 .3 1.5 .4 3.9 3.9 3.6 2.9 2003 ........................................... 94.0 94.2 94.9 95.3 .6 .2 .7 .4 3.0 2.8 2.0 2.0 2004 ........................................... 95.7 95.8 96.7 97.2 .4 .1 .9 .5 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.0 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.3 99.5 100.0 .6 .5 1.2 .5 2.2 2.6 2.9 2.9 Service occupations:

1981 ........................................... – 37.4 38.9 39.5 – – 4.0 1.5 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 40.1 40.4 41.8 42.1 1.5 .7 3.5 .7 – 8.0 7.5 6.6 1983 ........................................... 42.6 42.9 44.2 44.6 1.2 .7 3.0 .9 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.9 1984 ........................................... 45.1 45.3 46.6 47.0 1.1 .4 2.9 .9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.4 1985 ........................................... 47.5 47.5 49.2 49.7 1.1 .0 3.6 1.0 5.3 4.9 5.6 5.7 1986 ........................................... 50.1 50.3 51.4 51.8 .8 .4 2.2 .8 5.5 5.9 4.5 4.2

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Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1987 ........................................... 52.4 52.6 53.4 53.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 0.6 4.6 4.6 3.9 3.7 1988 ........................................... 54.3 54.8 56.2 56.4 1.1 .9 2.6 .4 3.6 4.2 5.2 5.0 1989 ........................................... 56.7 57.1 58.5 58.8 .5 .7 2.5 .5 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3 1990 ........................................... 59.4 59.5 61.0 61.5 1.0 .2 2.5 .8 4.8 4.2 4.3 4.6 1991 ........................................... 62.5 62.9 64.0 64.4 1.6 .6 1.7 .6 5.2 5.7 4.9 4.7 1992 ........................................... 64.7 65.0 65.7 66.0 .5 .5 1.1 .5 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.5 1993 ........................................... 66.5 66.9 67.6 67.9 .8 .6 1.0 .4 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 1994 ........................................... 68.4 68.8 70.1 70.5 .7 .6 1.9 .6 2.9 2.8 3.7 3.8 1995 ........................................... 71.2 71.5 72.3 72.7 1.0 .4 1.1 .6 4.1 3.9 3.1 3.1 1996 ........................................... 73.2 73.5 74.3 74.9 .7 .4 1.1 .8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 1997 ........................................... 75.7 75.7 76.7 77.3 1.1 .0 1.3 .8 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.2 1998 ........................................... 78.0 78.4 79.5 80.0 .9 .5 1.4 .6 3.0 3.6 3.7 3.5 1999 ........................................... 80.6 81.2 82.3 83.3 .8 .7 1.4 1.2 3.3 3.6 3.5 4.1 2000 ........................................... 83.7 83.8 85.5 86.4 .5 .1 2.0 1.1 3.8 3.2 3.9 3.7 2001 ........................................... 87.3 87.8 89.2 89.9 1.0 .6 1.6 .8 4.3 4.8 4.3 4.1 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.0 91.8 92.1 .7 .6 .9 .3 3.7 3.6 2.9 2.4 2003 ........................................... 93.0 93.6 94.2 94.7 1.0 .6 .6 .5 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.3 95.4 96.3 96.8 .6 .1 .9 .5 2.5 1.9 2.2 2.2 2005 ........................................... 97.4 97.8 99.4 100.0 .6 .4 1.6 .6 2.2 2.5 3.2 3.3 Service industries:

1981 ........................................... – 36.8 38.8 39.6 – – 5.4 2.1 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.9 40.1 42.1 42.2 .8 .5 5.0 .2 – 9.0 8.5 6.6 1983 ........................................... 42.5 42.7 44.1 44.4 .7 .5 3.3 .7 6.5 6.5 4.8 5.2 1984 ........................................... 45.0 45.1 46.8 47.2 1.4 .2 3.8 .9 5.9 5.6 6.1 6.3 1985 ........................................... 47.6 47.7 49.5 49.9 .8 .2 3.8 .8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 1986 ........................................... 50.4 50.5 52.3 52.8 1.0 .2 3.6 1.0 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.8 1987 ........................................... 53.0 53.1 54.5 55.0 .4 .2 2.6 .9 5.2 5.1 4.2 4.2 1988 ........................................... 55.5 55.7 57.3 58.0 .9 .4 2.9 1.2 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.5 1989 ........................................... 58.4 58.7 60.8 61.2 .7 .5 3.6 .7 5.2 5.4 6.1 5.5 1990 ........................................... 61.9 62.2 64.2 64.7 1.1 .5 3.2 .8 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.7 1991 ........................................... 65.3 65.4 66.7 66.9 .9 .2 2.0 .3 5.5 5.1 3.9 3.4 1992 ........................................... 67.1 67.3 68.6 68.9 .3 .3 1.9 .4 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 1993 ........................................... 69.3 69.3 70.6 70.7 .6 .0 1.9 .1 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.6 1994 ........................................... 71.0 71.1 72.5 72.8 .4 .1 2.0 .4 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.0 1995 ........................................... 73.3 73.4 74.8 75.2 .7 .1 1.9 .5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 1996 ........................................... 75.4 75.6 77.0 77.4 .3 .3 1.9 .5 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 1997 ........................................... 77.5 77.5 79.0 79.4 .1 .0 1.9 .5 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.6 1998 ........................................... 79.6 79.7 81.2 81.6 .3 .1 1.9 .5 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 1999 ........................................... 81.8 82.1 83.8 84.5 .2 .4 2.1 .8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.8 85.0 86.7 87.2 .4 .2 2.0 .6 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.2 2001 ........................................... 87.7 88.1 90.1 90.4 .6 .5 2.3 .3 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.7 90.9 92.9 93.4 .3 .2 2.2 .5 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.5 93.7 94.8 95.1 .1 .2 1.2 .3 3.1 3.1 2.0 1.8 2004 ........................................... 95.4 95.4 96.7 97.1 .3 .0 1.4 .4 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 2005 ........................................... 97.5 97.7 99.1 100.0 .4 .2 1.4 .9 2.2 2.4 2.5 3.0

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Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service industries, excluding schools: 1981 ........................................... – 38.2 39.9 40.9 – – 4.5 2.5 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.5 41.8 43.6 43.8 1.5 0.7 4.3 .5 – 9.4 9.3 7.1 1983 ........................................... 44.5 44.9 45.7 46.0 1.6 .9 1.8 .7 7.2 7.4 4.8 5.0 1984 ........................................... 46.6 47.0 47.8 48.1 1.3 .9 1.7 .6 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 1985 ........................................... 48.8 48.9 49.7 50.0 1.5 .2 1.6 .6 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 1986 ........................................... 50.5 50.9 51.8 52.4 1.0 .8 1.8 1.2 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.8 1987 ........................................... 52.9 53.2 53.9 54.3 1.0 .6 1.3 .7 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.6 1988 ........................................... 55.2 55.2 56.3 56.8 1.7 .0 2.0 .9 4.3 3.8 4.5 4.6 1989 ........................................... 57.3 57.8 59.3 59.6 .9 .9 2.6 .5 3.8 4.7 5.3 4.9 1990 ........................................... 61.0 61.5 62.9 63.4 2.3 .8 2.3 .8 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.4 1991 ........................................... 64.4 64.4 65.6 66.0 1.6 .0 1.9 .6 5.6 4.7 4.3 4.1 1992 ........................................... 66.4 66.6 67.3 67.9 .6 .3 1.1 .9 3.1 3.4 2.6 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.5 68.7 69.5 69.6 .9 .3 1.2 .1 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.5 1994 ........................................... 70.2 70.5 71.3 71.7 .9 .4 1.1 .6 2.5 2.6 2.6 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.3 72.6 73.4 73.7 .8 .4 1.1 .4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.1 74.4 75.2 75.5 .5 .4 1.1 .4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 1997 ........................................... 75.9 76.1 77.1 77.7 .5 .3 1.3 .8 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.9 1998 ........................................... 78.3 78.4 79.7 79.9 .8 .1 1.7 .3 3.2 3.0 3.4 2.8 1999 ........................................... 80.4 80.7 82.2 82.8 .6 .4 1.9 .7 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.6 2000 ........................................... 83.5 83.7 84.8 85.5 .8 .2 1.3 .8 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.3 2001 ........................................... 86.2 87.2 88.6 89.6 .8 1.2 1.6 1.1 3.2 4.2 4.5 4.8 2002 ........................................... 90.6 91.0 92.0 92.7 1.1 .4 1.1 .8 5.1 4.4 3.8 3.5 2003 ........................................... 93.3 93.6 94.4 95.1 .6 .3 .9 .7 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 2004 ........................................... 95.5 95.8 96.9 97.3 .4 .3 1.1 .4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.4 99.5 100.0 .7 .4 1.1 .5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 Health services:

1985 ........................................... 47.6 47.6 48.8 49.0 – .0 2.5 .4 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 49.3 49.6 50.7 51.0 .6 .6 2.2 .6 3.6 4.2 3.9 4.1 1987 ........................................... 51.3 51.7 52.7 53.2 .6 .8 1.9 .9 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.3 1988 ........................................... 53.6 53.9 55.2 55.8 .8 .6 2.4 1.1 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.9 1989 ........................................... 56.5 57.1 58.7 59.2 1.3 1.1 2.8 .9 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.1 1990 ........................................... 60.3 60.6 62.2 62.6 1.9 .5 2.6 .6 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.7 1991 ........................................... 63.4 63.8 64.5 65.1 1.3 .6 1.1 .9 5.1 5.3 3.7 4.0 1992 ........................................... 65.6 66.1 66.6 67.0 .8 .8 .8 .6 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.9 1993 ........................................... 67.4 67.8 68.8 69.1 .6 .6 1.5 .4 2.7 2.6 3.3 3.1 1994 ........................................... 69.6 70.2 71.2 71.6 .7 .9 1.4 .6 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6 1995 ........................................... 72.0 72.3 73.0 73.4 .6 .4 1.0 .5 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.5 1996 ........................................... 73.8 74.2 74.9 75.0 .5 .5 .9 .1 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.2 1997 ........................................... 75.4 75.7 76.5 77.3 .5 .4 1.1 1.0 2.2 2.0 2.1 3.1 1998 ........................................... 77.8 78.0 79.2 79.5 .6 .3 1.5 .4 3.2 3.0 3.5 2.8 1999 ........................................... 79.8 80.2 81.6 82.4 .4 .5 1.7 1.0 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.6 2000 ........................................... 83.0 83.2 84.4 85.3 .7 .2 1.4 1.1 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.5 2001 ........................................... 85.6 86.8 88.1 89.0 .4 1.4 1.5 1.0 3.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 2002 ........................................... 90.1 90.7 91.7 92.6 1.2 .7 1.1 1.0 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.0 2003 ........................................... 93.0 93.4 94.3 95.2 .4 .4 1.0 1.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.6 95.8 96.9 97.5 .4 .2 1.1 .6 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.6 99.4 100.0 .7 .4 .8 .6 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.6

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Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Hospitals:

1988 ........................................... 53.7 54.2 55.4 55.9 – 0.9 2.2 0.9 – – – – 1989 ........................................... 56.4 57.1 58.8 59.3 0.9 1.2 3.0 .9 5.0 5.4 6.1 6.1 1990 ........................................... 60.0 60.5 62.1 62.7 1.2 .8 2.6 1.0 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.7 1991 ........................................... 63.3 63.6 64.5 65.2 1.0 .5 1.4 1.1 5.5 5.1 3.9 4.0 1992 ........................................... 65.4 65.8 66.6 66.9 .3 .6 1.2 .5 3.3 3.5 3.3 2.6 1993 ........................................... 67.2 67.5 68.5 69.0 .4 .4 1.5 .7 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.1 1994 ........................................... 69.3 69.7 71.0 71.5 .4 .6 1.9 .7 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.6 1995 ........................................... 71.9 72.2 72.9 73.4 .6 .4 1.0 .7 3.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 1996 ........................................... 73.8 74.1 74.8 75.0 .5 .4 .9 .3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.2 1997 ........................................... 75.4 75.7 76.4 77.3 .5 .4 .9 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 3.1 1998 ........................................... 77.9 78.0 79.2 79.5 .8 .1 1.5 .4 3.3 3.0 3.7 2.8 1999 ........................................... 79.8 80.3 81.6 82.3 .4 .6 1.6 .9 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.5 2000 ........................................... 83.0 83.2 84.4 85.3 .9 .2 1.4 1.1 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.6 2001 ........................................... 85.4 86.7 88.1 89.0 .1 1.5 1.6 1.0 2.9 4.2 4.4 4.3 2002 ........................................... 90.1 90.7 91.8 92.9 1.2 .7 1.2 1.2 5.5 4.6 4.2 4.4 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.6 94.6 95.3 .3 .4 1.1 .7 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 2004 ........................................... 95.7 95.9 97.1 97.7 .4 .2 1.3 .6 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.6 99.4 100.0 .6 .3 .8 .6 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.4 Educational services:

1989 ........................................... 58.6 58.8 61.1 61.5 – .3 3.9 .7 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 62.1 62.4 64.5 65.0 1.0 .5 3.4 .8 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.7 1991 ........................................... 65.5 65.6 66.9 67.1 .8 .2 2.0 .3 5.5 5.1 3.7 3.2 1992 ........................................... 67.2 67.4 68.8 69.2 .1 .3 2.1 .6 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.1 1993 ........................................... 69.4 69.5 70.8 70.9 .3 .1 1.9 .1 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.5 1994 ........................................... 71.1 71.2 72.7 73.1 .3 .1 2.1 .6 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.1 1995 ........................................... 73.4 73.5 75.1 75.5 .4 .1 2.2 .5 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 1996 ........................................... 75.6 75.8 77.2 77.6 .1 .3 1.8 .5 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 1997 ........................................... 77.7 77.8 79.3 79.6 .1 .1 1.9 .4 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.6 1998 ........................................... 79.8 79.9 81.4 81.9 .3 .1 1.9 .6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.9 1999 ........................................... 82.1 82.2 84.1 84.7 .2 .1 2.3 .7 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.4 2000 ........................................... 85.0 85.2 87.1 87.5 .4 .2 2.2 .5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3 2001 ........................................... 87.9 88.2 90.4 90.6 .5 .3 2.5 .2 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.5 2002 ........................................... 90.7 90.9 93.0 93.5 .1 .2 2.3 .5 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.2 2003 ........................................... 93.6 93.7 94.8 95.1 .1 .1 1.2 .3 3.2 3.1 1.9 1.7 2004 ........................................... 95.3 95.4 96.6 97.0 .2 .1 1.3 .4 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2005 ........................................... 97.4 97.5 99.0 100.0 .4 .1 1.5 1.0 2.2 2.2 2.5 3.1 Schools:

1981 ........................................... – 36.3 38.4 39.1 – – 5.8 1.8 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.4 39.4 41.5 41.6 .8 .0 5.3 .2 – 8.5 8.1 6.4 1983 ........................................... 41.8 42.0 43.5 43.8 .5 .5 3.6 .7 6.1 6.6 4.8 5.3 1984 ........................................... 44.4 44.4 46.4 46.8 1.4 .0 4.5 .9 6.2 5.7 6.7 6.8 1985 ........................................... 47.2 47.3 49.4 49.8 .9 .2 4.4 .8 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.4 1986 ........................................... 50.1 50.2 52.4 52.7 .6 .2 4.4 .6 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 1987 ........................................... 52.9 52.9 54.6 55.2 .4 .0 3.2 1.1 5.6 5.4 4.2 4.7 1988 ........................................... 55.5 55.6 57.4 58.2 .5 .2 3.2 1.4 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.4 1989 ........................................... 58.6 58.8 61.1 61.5 .7 .3 3.9 .7 5.6 5.8 6.4 5.7 1990 ........................................... 62.0 62.2 64.5 64.9 .8 .3 3.7 .6 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5

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### TABLE 5b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY **OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Schools:

1991 ........................................... 65.3 65.5 66.8 67.0 0.6 0.3 2.0 0.3 5.3 5.3 3.6 3.2 1992 ........................................... 67.2 67.3 68.7 69.0 .3 .1 2.1 .4 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.0 1993 ........................................... 69.3 69.3 70.7 70.9 .4 .0 2.0 .3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 1994 ........................................... 71.1 71.2 72.7 73.0 .3 .1 2.1 .4 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.0 1995 ........................................... 73.4 73.5 75.1 75.4 .5 .1 2.2 .4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 1996 ........................................... 75.6 75.7 77.2 77.7 .3 .1 2.0 .6 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.1 1997 ........................................... 77.7 77.7 79.3 79.6 .0 .0 2.1 .4 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.4 1998 ........................................... 79.8 79.9 81.4 82.0 .3 .1 1.9 .7 2.7 2.8 2.6 3.0 1999 ........................................... 82.0 82.3 84.1 84.7 .0 .4 2.2 .7 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.3 2000 ........................................... 85.0 85.1 87.0 87.5 .4 .1 2.2 .6 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 2001 ........................................... 88.0 88.2 90.4 90.5 .6 .2 2.5 .1 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.4 2002 ........................................... 90.7 90.8 93.0 93.4 .2 .1 2.4 .4 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.2 2003 ........................................... 93.5 93.7 94.8 95.1 .1 .2 1.2 .3 3.1 3.2 1.9 1.8 2004 ........................................... 95.2 95.4 96.5 96.9 .1 .2 1.2 .4 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2005 ........................................... 97.3 97.5 98.9 100.0 .4 .2 1.4 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.5 3.2 Elementary and secondary schools:

1981 ........................................... – 36.1 38.2 39.0 – – 5.8 2.1 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 39.2 39.2 41.5 41.5 .5 .0 5.9 .0 – 8.6 8.6 6.4 1983 ........................................... 41.7 41.8 43.7 43.9 .5 .2 4.5 .5 6.4 6.6 5.3 5.8 1984 ........................................... 44.4 44.4 46.7 47.0 1.1 .0 5.2 .6 6.5 6.2 6.9 7.1 1985 ........................................... 47.2 47.3 49.6 50.0 .4 .2 4.9 .8 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.4 1986 ........................................... 50.3 50.3 52.6 52.9 .6 .0 4.6 .6 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.8 1987 ........................................... 52.9 52.9 54.9 55.3 .0 .0 3.8 .7 5.2 5.2 4.4 4.5 1988 ........................................... 55.6 55.7 57.6 58.5 .5 .2 3.4 1.6 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.8 1989 ........................................... 58.8 58.9 61.4 61.8 .5 .2 4.2 .7 5.8 5.7 6.6 5.6 1990 ........................................... 62.2 62.4 64.9 65.4 .6 .3 4.0 .8 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.8 1991 ........................................... 65.8 65.8 67.4 67.6 .6 .0 2.4 .3 5.8 5.4 3.9 3.4 1992 ........................................... 67.7 67.9 69.5 69.8 .1 .3 2.4 .4 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.3 1993 ........................................... 69.9 70.0 71.4 71.7 .1 .1 2.0 .4 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.7 1994 ........................................... 71.7 71.8 73.4 73.6 .0 .1 2.2 .3 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 1995 ........................................... 74.0 74.1 75.8 76.1 .5 .1 2.3 .4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 1996 ........................................... 76.2 76.3 77.8 78.0 .1 .1 2.0 .3 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.5 1997 ........................................... 78.0 78.1 79.7 80.0 .0 .1 2.0 .4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 1998 ........................................... 80.1 80.2 81.7 82.1 .1 .1 1.9 .5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 1999 ........................................... 82.2 82.4 84.3 84.9 .1 .2 2.3 .7 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.4 2000 ........................................... 85.2 85.2 87.2 87.5 .4 .0 2.3 .3 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1 2001 ........................................... 87.8 88.1 90.0 90.2 .3 .3 2.2 .2 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.1 2002 ........................................... 90.4 90.5 92.8 93.2 .2 .1 2.5 .4 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.4 94.6 94.8 .0 .2 1.3 .2 3.1 3.2 1.9 1.7 2004 ........................................... 95.1 95.2 96.5 96.9 .3 .1 1.4 .4 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.2 2005 ........................................... 97.1 97.3 98.9 100.0 .2 .2 1.6 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 3.2 Colleges and universities:

1989 ........................................... 58.2 58.4 60.1 60.8 – .3 2.9 1.2 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 61.7 61.9 63.3 63.8 1.5 .3 2.3 .8 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.9 1991 ........................................... 64.4 64.8 65.4 65.4 .9 .6 .9 .0 4.4 4.7 3.3 2.5 1992 ........................................... 65.6 65.6 66.6 66.8 .3 .0 1.5 .3 1.9 1.2 1.8 2.1 1993 ........................................... 67.5 67.5 68.8 68.8 1.0 .0 1.9 .0 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.0

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### TABLE 5b. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, BY **OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Colleges and universities:

1994 ........................................... 69.3 69.6 71.0 71.6 0.7 0.4 2.0 0.8 2.7 3.1 3.2 4.1 1995 ........................................... 72.0 71.8 73.0 73.5 .6 -.3 1.7 .7 3.9 3.2 2.8 2.7 1996 ........................................... 74.1 74.2 75.8 76.6 .8 .1 2.2 1.1 2.9 3.3 3.8 4.2 1997 ........................................... 76.8 76.8 78.0 78.6 .3 .0 1.6 .8 3.6 3.5 2.9 2.6 1998 ........................................... 79.0 79.1 80.4 81.5 .5 .1 1.6 1.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.7 1999 ........................................... 81.5 81.7 83.3 84.3 .0 .2 2.0 1.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.4 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.0 86.6 87.3 .4 .5 1.9 .8 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.6 2001 ........................................... 88.4 88.7 91.4 91.5 1.3 .3 3.0 .1 4.5 4.4 5.5 4.8 2002 ........................................... 91.6 91.9 93.9 94.4 .1 .3 2.2 .5 3.6 3.6 2.7 3.2 2003 ........................................... 94.7 94.7 95.5 95.8 .3 .0 .8 .3 3.4 3.0 1.7 1.5 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.0 96.6 97.1 .2 .0 .6 .5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.2 99.3 100.0 1.0 .1 1.1 .7 2.2 2.3 2.8 3.0 Public administration 1 :

1981 ........................................... – 39.0 40.5 41.2 – – 3.8 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 41.9 42.3 43.7 44.0 1.7 1.0 3.3 .7 – 8.5 7.9 6.8 1983 ........................................... 44.7 45.0 46.1 46.6 1.6 .7 2.4 1.1 6.7 6.4 5.5 5.9 1984 ........................................... 47.0 47.3 48.5 49.1 .9 .6 2.5 1.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 1985 ........................................... 49.6 49.6 51.3 51.5 1.0 .0 3.4 .4 5.5 4.9 5.8 4.9 1986 ........................................... 52.2 52.5 53.7 53.9 1.4 .6 2.3 .4 5.2 5.8 4.7 4.7 1987 ........................................... 54.9 55.0 55.6 56.1 1.9 .2 1.1 .9 5.2 4.8 3.5 4.1 1988 ........................................... 56.8 57.1 58.1 58.3 1.2 .5 1.8 .3 3.5 3.8 4.5 3.9 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.2 60.5 60.9 1.0 .5 2.2 .7 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.5 1990 ........................................... 61.8 62.0 63.1 63.6 1.5 .3 1.8 .8 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.4 1991 ........................................... 64.6 64.9 65.5 65.7 1.6 .5 .9 .3 4.5 4.7 3.8 3.3 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.6 67.0 67.3 .9 .5 .6 .4 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 1993 ........................................... 67.8 68.1 68.7 69.1 .7 .4 .9 .6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.7 1994 ........................................... 69.8 70.2 71.0 71.4 1.0 .6 1.1 .6 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.5 73.0 73.5 1.1 .4 .7 .7 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.0 74.2 75.0 75.7 .7 .3 1.1 .9 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.0 1997 ........................................... 76.4 76.4 77.2 77.8 .9 .0 1.0 .8 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 1998 ........................................... 78.6 78.9 79.9 80.5 1.0 .4 1.3 .8 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.5 1999 ........................................... 81.1 81.6 82.6 83.8 .7 .6 1.2 1.5 3.2 3.4 3.4 4.1 2000 ........................................... 84.4 84.7 85.7 86.6 .7 .4 1.2 1.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.3 2001 ........................................... 87.4 88.1 89.0 89.8 .9 .8 1.0 .9 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.3 90.9 91.7 92.3 .6 .7 .9 .7 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.1 93.6 94.4 94.8 .9 .5 .9 .4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.4 95.6 96.3 96.9 .6 .2 .7 .6 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.2 2005 ........................................... 97.7 98.1 99.2 100.0 .8 .4 1.1 .8 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.2

1 Includes executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities of State and local governments, SICs 91 through 96. NOTE: Dashes indicate data not available. - 107 -

### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted)** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry1 :

1975 ........................................... – – 26.4 26.9 – – – 1.9 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 27.4 27.9 28.3 28.9 1.9 1.8 1.4 2.1 – – 7.2 7.4 1977 ........................................... 29.3 29.8 30.3 30.9 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.0 6.9 6.8 7.1 6.9 1978 ........................................... 31.5 32.1 32.7 33.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 7.5 7.7 7.9 7.4 1979 ........................................... 33.9 34.6 35.3 36.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.7 1980 ........................................... 37.0 37.7 38.6 39.4 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.1 1981 ........................................... 40.4 41.3 42.1 42.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.7 9.2 9.5 9.1 8.6 1982 ........................................... 43.7 44.2 45.0 45.5 2.1 1.1 1.8 1.1 8.2 7.0 6.9 6.3 1983 ........................................... 46.1 46.6 47.2 47.8 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.1 1984 ........................................... 48.4 48.8 49.2 49.8 1.3 .8 .8 1.2 5.0 4.7 4.2 4.2 1985 ........................................... 50.4 50.9 51.5 51.8 1.2 1.0 1.2 .6 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.0 1986 ........................................... 52.3 52.8 53.2 53.5 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.3 1987 ........................................... 54.0 54.3 54.9 55.2 .9 .6 1.1 .5 3.3 2.8 3.2 3.2 1988 ........................................... 55.8 56.4 56.9 57.5 1.1 1.1 .9 1.1 3.3 3.9 3.6 4.2 1989 ........................................... 58.1 58.7 59.4 59.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 .8 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.2 1990 ........................................... 60.6 61.3 61.9 62.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 .6 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.0 1991 ........................................... 63.0 63.6 64.1 64.6 1.1 1.0 .8 .8 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.1 65.5 65.8 66.3 .8 .6 .5 .8 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 1993 ........................................... 66.8 67.3 67.9 68.3 .8 .7 .9 .6 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.8 69.3 69.9 70.2 .7 .7 .9 .4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.8 71.3 71.8 72.2 .9 .7 .7 .6 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 73.0 73.7 74.2 74.7 1.1 1.0 .7 .7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.5 1997 ........................................... 75.5 76.1 76.9 77.6 1.1 .8 1.1 .9 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.9 1998 ........................................... 78.5 79.2 80.2 80.6 1.2 .9 1.3 .5 4.0 4.1 4.3 3.9 1999 ........................................... 81.0 82.0 82.7 83.5 .5 1.2 .9 1.0 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.4 85.3 86.2 86.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 .6 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.7 88.6 89.3 90.0 1.2 1.0 .8 .8 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.7 92.1 92.4 .9 1.0 .4 .3 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.1 94.9 95.2 1.2 .6 .9 .3 3.0 2.6 3.0 3.0 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.4 97.5 .7 .6 .9 .1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.8 99.5 100.0 .7 .6 .7 .5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.6 Private industry, excluding sales occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 26.4 26.9 – – – 1.9 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 27.4 27.8 28.2 28.8 1.9 1.5 1.4 2.1 – – 6.8 7.1 1977 ........................................... 29.2 29.8 30.3 30.8 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.7 6.6 7.2 7.4 6.9 1978 ........................................... 31.4 32.0 32.6 33.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.5 1979 ........................................... 33.9 34.5 35.2 36.1 2.4 1.8 2.0 2.6 8.0 7.8 8.0 9.1 1980 ........................................... 37.1 37.8 38.6 39.3 2.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 9.4 9.6 9.7 8.9 1981 ........................................... 40.5 41.2 42.2 42.9 3.1 1.7 2.4 1.7 9.2 9.0 9.3 9.2 1982 ........................................... 43.8 44.3 45.1 45.6 2.1 1.1 1.8 1.1 8.1 7.5 6.9 6.3 1983 ........................................... 46.2 46.7 47.4 47.9 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.0 1984 ........................................... 48.6 49.0 49.4 50.1 1.5 .8 .8 1.4 5.2 4.9 4.2 4.6 1985 ........................................... 50.5 51.0 51.7 51.9 .8 1.0 1.4 .4 3.9 4.1 4.7 3.6 1986 ........................................... 52.4 52.8 53.2 53.6 1.0 .8 .8 .8 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.3 1987 ........................................... 54.1 54.4 55.1 55.5 .9 .6 1.3 .7 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.5 1988 ........................................... 56.0 56.5 57.1 57.5 .9 .9 1.1 .7 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.6 1989 ........................................... 58.2 58.7 59.4 59.8 1.2 .9 1.2 .7 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry, excluding sales occupations: 1990 ........................................... 60.6 61.3 61.9 62.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.3 1991 ........................................... 63.1 63.7 64.2 64.7 1.1 1.0 .8 .8 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.2 65.6 66.1 66.5 .8 .6 .8 .6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 1993 ........................................... 67.1 67.5 68.1 68.5 .9 .6 .9 .6 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.0 69.5 70.1 70.5 .7 .7 .9 .6 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 1995 ........................................... 71.1 71.5 72.0 72.5 .9 .6 .7 .7 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 73.2 73.8 74.5 74.9 1.0 .8 .9 .5 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.5 76.3 77.0 77.7 .8 1.1 .9 .9 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.7 1998 ........................................... 78.5 79.2 80.0 80.4 1.0 .9 1.0 .5 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.5 1999 ........................................... 81.2 82.0 82.7 83.4 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.7 2000 ........................................... 84.3 85.2 86.0 86.7 1.1 1.1 .9 .8 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.8 88.5 89.4 90.0 1.3 .8 1.0 .7 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.8 2002 ........................................... 91.0 91.7 92.2 92.5 1.1 .8 .5 .3 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.6 94.2 95.0 95.4 1.2 .6 .8 .4 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.1 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 97.4 97.8 .6 .6 .8 .4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.1 99.6 100.0 .6 .7 .5 .4 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 White-collar occupations:

1975 ........................................... – – 25.4 25.8 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.3 26.6 27.0 27.5 1.9 1.1 1.5 1.9 – – 6.3 6.6 1977 ........................................... 27.8 28.3 28.8 29.3 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.7 5.7 6.4 6.7 6.5 1978 ........................................... 29.8 30.5 31.0 31.4 1.7 2.3 1.6 1.3 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.2 1979 ........................................... 32.0 32.6 33.3 34.1 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.4 7.4 6.9 7.4 8.6 1980 ........................................... 34.9 35.6 36.3 37.1 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.2 9.1 9.2 9.0 8.8 1981 ........................................... 38.2 39.0 39.6 40.4 3.0 2.1 1.5 2.0 9.5 9.6 9.1 8.9 1982 ........................................... 41.4 41.8 42.6 43.1 2.5 1.0 1.9 1.2 8.4 7.2 7.6 6.7 1983 ........................................... 43.7 44.2 45.2 45.7 1.4 1.1 2.3 1.1 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.0 1984 ........................................... 46.1 46.7 47.1 47.6 .9 1.3 .9 1.1 5.5 5.7 4.2 4.2 1985 ........................................... 48.3 48.9 49.6 50.0 1.5 1.2 1.4 .8 4.8 4.7 5.3 5.0 1986 ........................................... 50.5 51.1 51.4 51.7 1.0 1.2 .6 .6 4.6 4.5 3.6 3.4 1987 ........................................... 52.4 52.7 53.4 53.6 1.4 .6 1.3 .4 3.8 3.1 3.9 3.7 1988 ........................................... 54.2 54.8 55.5 56.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.7 1989 ........................................... 56.8 57.4 58.2 58.7 1.2 1.1 1.4 .9 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.6 1990 ........................................... 59.4 60.2 60.8 61.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 .7 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.3 1991 ........................................... 61.9 62.6 63.2 63.5 1.1 1.1 1.0 .5 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8 1992 ........................................... 64.1 64.4 64.8 65.2 .9 .5 .6 .6 3.6 2.9 2.5 2.7 1993 ........................................... 65.8 66.3 67.0 67.4 .9 .8 1.1 .6 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.9 68.4 69.0 69.3 .7 .7 .9 .4 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.8 1995 ........................................... 69.8 70.4 70.9 71.3 .7 .9 .7 .6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 72.2 72.9 73.4 73.8 1.3 1.0 .7 .5 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5 1997 ........................................... 74.7 75.3 76.1 77.0 1.2 .8 1.1 1.2 3.5 3.3 3.7 4.3 1998 ........................................... 77.9 78.6 79.7 80.3 1.2 .9 1.4 .8 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.3 1999 ........................................... 80.5 81.5 82.3 83.1 .2 1.2 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 2000 ........................................... 84.1 85.1 85.9 86.4 1.2 1.2 .9 .6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.4 88.2 88.8 89.6 1.2 .9 .7 .9 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.5 91.8 92.0 1.0 1.1 .3 .2 3.5 3.7 3.4 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.3 94.0 94.8 95.2 1.4 .8 .9 .4 3.1 2.7 3.3 3.5 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.4 97.5 .7 .6 .9 .1 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.4

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations:

2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.6 White-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1975 ........................................... – – 25.0 25.4 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 25.8 26.2 26.6 27.0 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 – – 6.4 6.3 1977 ........................................... 27.5 27.9 28.4 28.8 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.4 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.7 1978 ........................................... 29.4 29.8 30.3 30.8 2.1 1.4 1.7 1.7 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.9 1979 ........................................... 31.5 31.9 32.7 33.4 2.3 1.3 2.5 2.1 7.1 7.0 7.9 8.4 1980 ........................................... 34.4 35.0 35.8 36.5 3.0 1.7 2.3 2.0 9.2 9.7 9.5 9.3 1981 ........................................... 37.7 38.3 39.3 39.9 3.3 1.6 2.6 1.5 9.6 9.4 9.8 9.3 1982 ........................................... 41.0 41.5 42.2 42.7 2.8 1.2 1.7 1.2 8.8 8.4 7.4 7.0 1983 ........................................... 43.5 44.0 45.0 45.4 1.9 1.1 2.3 .9 6.1 6.0 6.6 6.3 1984 ........................................... 46.0 46.5 47.1 47.6 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.8 1985 ........................................... 48.1 48.7 49.3 49.5 1.1 1.2 1.2 .4 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.0 1986 ........................................... 50.2 50.7 51.1 51.4 1.4 1.0 .8 .6 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.8 1987 ........................................... 52.1 52.5 53.3 53.6 1.4 .8 1.5 .6 3.8 3.6 4.3 4.3 1988 ........................................... 54.2 54.7 55.4 55.9 1.1 .9 1.3 .9 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.3 1989 ........................................... 56.6 57.0 57.7 58.2 1.3 .7 1.2 .9 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 1990 ........................................... 59.2 59.8 60.6 61.0 1.7 1.0 1.3 .7 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.8 1991 ........................................... 61.7 62.3 63.0 63.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 .8 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.1 1992 ........................................... 63.9 64.3 64.9 65.3 .6 .6 .9 .6 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.8 1993 ........................................... 66.0 66.4 67.0 67.4 1.1 .6 .9 .6 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 1994 ........................................... 67.9 68.4 69.0 69.4 .7 .7 .9 .6 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 1995 ........................................... 70.1 70.4 70.9 71.4 1.0 .4 .7 .7 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.8 73.6 73.8 1.3 .7 1.1 .3 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.4 1997 ........................................... 74.6 75.3 76.1 76.9 1.1 .9 1.1 1.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 4.2 1998 ........................................... 77.8 78.4 79.3 79.7 1.2 .8 1.1 .5 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.6 1999 ........................................... 80.4 81.3 82.1 82.8 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.9 2000 ........................................... 83.7 84.7 85.5 86.2 1.1 1.2 .9 .8 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 2001 ........................................... 87.3 88.1 88.8 89.5 1.3 .9 .8 .8 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.3 91.7 92.0 1.1 .9 .4 .3 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.3 94.0 94.8 95.3 1.4 .8 .9 .5 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.6 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.8 .6 .6 .8 .5 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.1 99.5 100.0 .7 .6 .4 .5 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.2 Professional specialty and technical occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 24.7 25.1 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 25.5 25.7 26.2 26.7 1.6 .8 1.9 1.9 – – 6.1 6.4 1977 ........................................... 27.1 27.5 28.0 28.4 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.4 6.3 7.0 6.9 6.4 1978 ........................................... 28.9 29.3 29.9 30.3 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.3 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.7 1979 ........................................... 30.9 31.3 32.1 33.0 2.0 1.3 2.6 2.8 6.9 6.8 7.4 8.9 1980 ........................................... 34.1 34.8 35.7 36.5 3.3 2.1 2.6 2.2 10.4 11.2 11.2 10.6 1981 ........................................... 37.6 38.3 39.5 40.4 3.0 1.9 3.1 2.3 10.3 10.1 10.6 10.7 1982 ........................................... 41.4 41.9 42.8 43.2 2.5 1.2 2.1 .9 10.1 9.4 8.4 6.9 1983 ........................................... 44.0 44.4 45.9 46.1 1.9 .9 3.4 .4 6.3 6.0 7.2 6.7 1984 ........................................... 46.8 47.4 47.9 48.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.7 6.4 6.8 4.4 5.6 1985 ........................................... 48.9 49.3 50.3 50.4 .4 .8 2.0 .2 4.5 4.0 5.0 3.5

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Professional specialty and technical occupations: 1986 ........................................... 50.8 51.3 51.8 52.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 3.9 4.1 3.0 3.6 1987 ........................................... 53.0 53.3 54.0 54.6 1.5 .6 1.3 1.1 4.3 3.9 4.2 4.6 1988 ........................................... 55.2 55.9 56.7 57.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 .5 4.2 4.9 5.0 4.4 1989 ........................................... 57.8 58.2 59.2 59.7 1.4 .7 1.7 .8 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.7 1990 ........................................... 60.6 61.0 62.0 62.6 1.5 .7 1.6 1.0 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.9 1991 ........................................... 63.2 63.8 64.7 65.2 1.0 .9 1.4 .8 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.2 1992 ........................................... 65.8 66.4 67.2 67.6 .9 .9 1.2 .6 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.7 69.2 69.6 .9 .7 .7 .6 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 70.1 70.6 71.2 71.6 .7 .7 .8 .6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 1995 ........................................... 72.0 72.5 73.0 73.4 .6 .7 .7 .5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 1996 ........................................... 74.4 75.0 75.5 75.7 1.4 .8 .7 .3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.1 1997 ........................................... 76.3 77.1 77.9 78.5 .8 1.0 1.0 .8 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.7 1998 ........................................... 79.1 79.8 80.8 81.4 .8 .9 1.3 .7 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 1999 ........................................... 81.9 82.6 83.1 83.9 .6 .9 .6 1.0 3.5 3.5 2.8 3.1 2000 ........................................... 84.5 85.8 86.5 87.5 .7 1.5 .8 1.2 3.2 3.9 4.1 4.3 2001 ........................................... 88.6 89.2 90.2 90.8 1.3 .7 1.1 .7 4.9 4.0 4.3 3.8 2002 ........................................... 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.3 .6 .4 .4 .2 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.7 2003 ........................................... 92.9 93.5 94.4 94.9 .7 .6 1.0 .5 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.4 97.6 97.8 1.1 .5 1.2 .2 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.1 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.0 99.7 100.0 .9 .3 .7 .3 2.9 2.7 2.2 2.2 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 25.6 25.8 – – – .8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.2 26.8 27.0 27.3 1.6 2.3 .7 1.1 – – 5.5 5.8 1977 ........................................... 27.8 28.5 28.8 29.0 1.8 2.5 1.1 .7 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.2 1978 ........................................... 29.7 30.2 30.6 31.1 2.4 1.7 1.3 1.6 6.8 6.0 6.3 7.2 1979 ........................................... 31.8 32.3 32.9 33.4 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 7.1 7.0 7.5 7.4 1980 ........................................... 34.2 34.8 35.4 35.8 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.1 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.2 1981 ........................................... 37.2 37.8 38.4 38.9 3.9 1.6 1.6 1.3 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.7 1982 ........................................... 40.0 40.5 41.0 41.3 2.8 1.3 1.2 .7 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.2 1983 ........................................... 42.3 43.1 43.4 43.7 2.4 1.9 .7 .7 5.8 6.4 5.9 5.8 1984 ........................................... 44.6 45.0 45.7 46.2 2.1 .9 1.6 1.1 5.4 4.4 5.3 5.7 1985 ........................................... 46.8 47.8 48.3 48.6 1.3 2.1 1.0 .6 4.9 6.2 5.7 5.2 1986 ........................................... 49.3 49.9 50.1 50.4 1.4 1.2 .4 .6 5.3 4.4 3.7 3.7 1987 ........................................... 51.3 51.6 52.4 52.6 1.8 .6 1.6 .4 4.1 3.4 4.6 4.4 1988 ........................................... 52.9 53.4 53.8 54.6 .6 .9 .7 1.5 3.1 3.5 2.7 3.8 1989 ........................................... 55.3 55.7 56.1 56.5 1.3 .7 .7 .7 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.5 1990 ........................................... 57.5 58.4 59.1 59.5 1.8 1.6 1.2 .7 4.0 4.8 5.3 5.3 1991 ........................................... 60.2 60.9 61.6 62.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 .6 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.2 1992 ........................................... 62.1 62.4 62.6 63.0 .2 .5 .3 .6 3.2 2.5 1.6 1.6 1993 ........................................... 63.9 64.2 64.7 65.1 1.4 .5 .8 .6 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.3 1994 ........................................... 65.6 66.1 66.8 67.1 .8 .8 1.1 .4 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.1 1995 ........................................... 67.9 68.2 68.7 69.3 1.2 .4 .7 .9 3.5 3.2 2.8 3.3 1996 ........................................... 70.1 70.6 71.8 72.0 1.2 .7 1.7 .3 3.2 3.5 4.5 3.9 1997 ........................................... 72.9 73.6 74.4 75.6 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.6 4.0 4.2 3.6 5.0 1998 ........................................... 76.7 77.2 78.5 78.2 1.5 .7 1.7 -.4 5.2 4.9 5.5 3.4 1999 ........................................... 79.0 80.3 81.5 82.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 .9 3.0 4.0 3.8 5.1

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations: 2000 ........................................... 83.1 83.9 84.8 85.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 5.2 4.5 4.0 3.6 2001 ........................................... 86.1 87.1 87.5 88.3 1.1 1.2 .5 .9 3.6 3.8 3.2 3.6 2002 ........................................... 89.8 91.1 91.5 91.6 1.7 1.4 .4 .1 4.3 4.6 4.6 3.7 2003 ........................................... 94.2 94.8 95.7 96.0 2.8 .6 .9 .3 4.9 4.1 4.6 4.8 2004 ........................................... 96.2 96.8 97.4 97.8 .2 .6 .6 .4 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.3 99.5 100.0 .9 .6 .2 .5 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.2 Sales occupations:

1977 ........................................... 29.7 30.1 30.7 31.9 – 1.3 2.0 3.9 – – – – 1978 ........................................... 32.0 33.7 34.5 34.6 .3 5.3 2.4 .3 7.7 12.0 12.4 8.5 1979 ........................................... 34.5 35.9 36.2 37.6 -.3 4.1 .8 3.9 7.8 6.5 4.9 8.7 1980 ........................................... 37.5 38.4 39.0 40.1 -.3 2.4 1.6 2.8 8.7 7.0 7.7 6.6 1981 ........................................... 40.8 42.3 41.5 43.2 1.7 3.7 -1.9 4.1 8.8 10.2 6.4 7.7 1982 ........................................... 43.3 43.1 44.2 45.0 .2 -.5 2.6 1.8 6.1 1.9 6.5 4.2 1983 ........................................... 44.7 45.3 45.9 47.1 -.7 1.3 1.3 2.6 3.2 5.1 3.8 4.7 1984 ........................................... 46.7 47.4 46.8 47.3 -.8 1.5 -1.3 1.1 4.5 4.6 2.0 .4 1985 ........................................... 49.3 49.7 50.5 51.8 4.2 .8 1.6 2.6 5.6 4.9 7.9 9.5 1986 ........................................... 51.8 52.6 53.0 52.9 .0 1.5 .8 -.2 5.1 5.8 5.0 2.1 1987 ........................................... 53.6 53.8 53.8 53.4 1.3 .4 .0 -.7 3.5 2.3 1.5 .9 1988 ........................................... 54.0 55.4 55.7 56.9 1.1 2.6 .5 2.2 .7 3.0 3.5 6.6 1989 ........................................... 57.9 58.7 60.0 60.9 1.8 1.4 2.2 1.5 7.2 6.0 7.7 7.0 1990 ........................................... 60.7 61.8 61.9 61.8 -.3 1.8 .2 -.2 4.8 5.3 3.2 1.5 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.7 63.5 63.4 1.5 1.6 -.3 -.2 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.6 1992 ........................................... 64.4 64.7 64.4 65.0 1.6 .5 -.5 .9 2.7 1.6 1.4 2.5 1993 ........................................... 64.9 65.5 66.8 67.4 -.2 .9 2.0 .9 .8 1.2 3.7 3.7 1994 ........................................... 67.4 68.2 68.4 68.5 .0 1.2 .3 .1 3.9 4.1 2.4 1.6 1995 ........................................... 68.6 70.1 70.8 70.7 .1 2.2 1.0 -.1 1.8 2.8 3.5 3.2 1996 ........................................... 71.6 73.0 72.8 73.9 1.3 2.0 -.3 1.5 4.4 4.1 2.8 4.5 1997 ........................................... 75.0 75.3 76.2 77.2 1.5 .4 1.2 1.3 4.7 3.2 4.7 4.5 1998 ........................................... 78.2 79.4 81.5 83.0 1.3 1.5 2.6 1.8 4.3 5.4 7.0 7.5 1999 ........................................... 80.6 82.5 83.4 84.1 -2.9 2.4 1.1 .8 3.1 3.9 2.3 1.3 2000 ........................................... 86.1 86.8 87.5 87.3 2.4 .8 .8 -.2 6.8 5.2 4.9 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.6 89.0 88.8 89.6 .3 1.6 -.2 .9 1.7 2.5 1.5 2.6 2002 ........................................... 90.2 92.2 92.1 92.1 .7 2.2 -.1 .0 3.0 3.6 3.7 2.8 2003 ........................................... 92.8 93.5 94.9 94.6 .8 .8 1.5 -.3 2.9 1.4 3.0 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.2 97.4 96.3 1.0 .7 1.2 -1.1 2.9 2.9 2.6 1.8 2005 ........................................... 96.8 97.5 99.2 100.0 .5 .7 1.7 .8 1.4 1.4 1.8 3.8 Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 25.0 25.4 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.0 26.3 26.8 27.2 2.4 1.2 1.9 1.5 – – 7.2 7.1 1977 ........................................... 27.7 28.0 28.6 29.1 1.8 1.1 2.1 1.7 6.5 6.5 6.7 7.0 1978 ........................................... 29.7 30.2 30.7 31.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.3 7.2 7.9 7.3 6.9 1979 ........................................... 31.9 32.3 33.3 34.0 2.6 1.3 3.1 2.1 7.4 7.0 8.5 9.3 1980 ........................................... 35.0 35.6 36.3 37.1 2.9 1.7 2.0 2.2 9.7 10.2 9.0 9.1 1981 ........................................... 38.2 38.7 39.8 40.4 3.0 1.3 2.8 1.5 9.1 8.7 9.6 8.9 1982 ........................................... 41.5 42.0 42.7 43.3 2.7 1.2 1.7 1.4 8.6 8.5 7.3 7.2 1983 ........................................... 43.9 44.4 45.3 45.9 1.4 1.1 2.0 1.3 5.8 5.7 6.1 6.0

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Administrative support, including clerical occupations: 1984 ........................................... 46.5 46.8 47.3 47.7 1.3 0.6 1.1 0.8 5.9 5.4 4.4 3.9 1985 ........................................... 48.3 48.7 49.3 49.6 1.3 .8 1.2 .6 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.0 1986 ........................................... 50.2 50.7 51.0 51.4 1.2 1.0 .6 .8 3.9 4.1 3.4 3.6 1987 ........................................... 52.1 52.5 53.1 53.5 1.4 .8 1.1 .8 3.8 3.6 4.1 4.1 1988 ........................................... 54.3 54.7 55.5 55.9 1.5 .7 1.5 .7 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.5 1989 ........................................... 56.6 57.1 57.8 58.4 1.3 .9 1.2 1.0 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.5 1990 ........................................... 59.2 59.8 60.4 60.8 1.4 1.0 1.0 .7 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.1 1991 ........................................... 61.5 62.1 62.6 63.1 1.2 1.0 .8 .8 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.8 1992 ........................................... 63.8 64.2 64.7 65.1 1.1 .6 .8 .6 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.2 1993 ........................................... 65.8 66.3 66.9 67.4 1.1 .8 .9 .7 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.0 68.5 69.1 69.5 .9 .7 .9 .6 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 1995 ........................................... 70.2 70.6 71.0 71.6 1.0 .6 .6 .8 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.7 73.4 73.8 1.0 .6 1.0 .5 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.1 1997 ........................................... 74.6 75.3 75.9 76.5 1.1 .9 .8 .8 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.7 1998 ........................................... 77.3 78.1 78.8 79.4 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 1999 ........................................... 80.2 80.8 81.5 82.2 1.0 .7 .9 .9 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.5 2000 ........................................... 83.4 84.3 85.2 85.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.4 2001 ........................................... 87.0 87.8 88.7 89.4 1.4 .9 1.0 .8 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 2002 ........................................... 90.4 91.0 91.6 92.2 1.1 .7 .7 .7 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 2003 ........................................... 92.9 93.7 94.3 94.7 .8 .9 .6 .4 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.3 97.0 97.6 .8 .8 .7 .6 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.0 99.5 100.0 .7 .7 .5 .5 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 Blue-collar occupations:

1975 ........................................... – – 28.2 28.7 – – – 1.8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 29.3 29.9 30.4 31.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.0 – – 7.8 8.0 1977 ........................................... 31.5 32.2 32.8 33.4 1.6 2.2 1.9 1.8 7.5 7.7 7.9 7.7 1978 ........................................... 34.0 34.7 35.4 36.1 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 7.9 7.8 7.9 8.1 1979 ........................................... 36.8 37.6 38.4 39.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.6 8.2 8.4 8.5 9.1 1980 ........................................... 40.3 41.3 42.3 43.1 2.3 2.5 2.4 1.9 9.5 9.8 10.2 9.4 1981 ........................................... 44.1 45.1 46.1 46.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.5 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.6 1982 ........................................... 47.5 48.0 48.9 49.4 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.0 7.7 6.4 6.1 5.6 1983 ........................................... 49.9 50.4 50.9 51.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 5.1 5.0 4.1 3.8 1984 ........................................... 51.9 52.2 52.6 53.1 1.2 .6 .8 1.0 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.5 1985 ........................................... 53.7 54.2 54.9 55.0 1.1 .9 1.3 .2 3.5 3.8 4.4 3.6 1986 ........................................... 55.5 55.8 56.1 56.4 .9 .5 .5 .5 3.4 3.0 2.2 2.5 1987 ........................................... 56.6 57.0 57.5 58.1 .4 .7 .9 1.0 2.0 2.2 2.5 3.0 1988 ........................................... 58.5 59.1 59.4 59.9 .7 1.0 .5 .8 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.1 1989 ........................................... 60.4 61.0 61.6 62.0 .8 1.0 1.0 .6 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.5 1990 ........................................... 62.7 63.3 63.8 64.2 1.1 1.0 .8 .6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 1991 ........................................... 64.9 65.5 65.9 66.4 1.1 .9 .6 .8 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.4 1992 ........................................... 66.9 67.4 67.8 68.1 .8 .7 .6 .4 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.6 1993 ........................................... 68.6 69.1 69.6 70.0 .7 .7 .7 .6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.5 71.1 71.7 72.0 .7 .9 .8 .4 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 1995 ........................................... 72.6 73.3 73.7 74.1 .8 1.0 .5 .5 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.7 75.5 75.8 76.3 .8 1.1 .4 .7 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.0 1997 ........................................... 76.9 77.7 78.3 78.8 .8 1.0 .8 .6 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.3 1998 ........................................... 79.4 80.1 80.8 81.3 .8 .9 .9 .6 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Blue-collar occupations:

1999 ........................................... 81.9 82.7 83.5 84.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.9 85.7 86.6 87.1 1.1 .9 1.1 .6 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 2001 ........................................... 88.2 89.0 90.0 90.5 1.3 .9 1.1 .6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 2002 ........................................... 91.3 92.1 92.6 93.0 .9 .9 .5 .4 3.5 3.5 2.9 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.3 94.9 95.2 .8 .6 .6 .3 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.6 97.3 97.6 .7 .7 .7 .3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.9 99.5 100.0 .5 .8 .6 .5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 28.1 28.6 – – – 1.8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 29.1 29.7 30.3 30.8 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.7 – – 7.8 7.7 1977 ........................................... 31.4 31.9 32.7 33.2 1.9 1.6 2.5 1.5 7.9 7.4 7.9 7.8 1978 ........................................... 33.7 34.5 35.3 35.8 1.5 2.4 2.3 1.4 7.3 8.2 8.0 7.8 1979 ........................................... 36.6 37.3 38.2 38.9 2.2 1.9 2.4 1.8 8.6 8.1 8.2 8.7 1980 ........................................... 39.6 40.5 41.7 42.6 1.8 2.3 3.0 2.2 8.2 8.6 9.2 9.5 1981 ........................................... 43.4 44.3 45.6 46.2 1.9 2.1 2.9 1.3 9.6 9.4 9.4 8.5 1982 ........................................... 47.1 47.7 48.6 49.3 1.9 1.3 1.9 1.4 8.5 7.7 6.6 6.7 1983 ........................................... 49.7 50.3 50.6 51.1 .8 1.2 .6 1.0 5.5 5.5 4.1 3.7 1984 ........................................... 51.6 52.0 52.3 52.9 1.0 .8 .6 1.1 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 1985 ........................................... 53.6 54.1 54.9 54.9 1.3 .9 1.5 .0 3.9 4.0 5.0 3.8 1986 ........................................... 55.5 55.7 56.1 56.5 1.1 .4 .7 .7 3.5 3.0 2.2 2.9 1987 ........................................... 56.7 57.1 57.7 58.1 .4 .7 1.1 .7 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.8 1988 ........................................... 58.6 59.1 59.4 59.8 .9 .9 .5 .7 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.9 1989 ........................................... 60.4 61.1 61.7 62.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 .6 3.1 3.4 3.9 3.8 1990 ........................................... 62.6 63.3 63.8 64.1 .8 1.1 .8 .5 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 1991 ........................................... 64.9 65.4 65.9 66.2 1.2 .8 .8 .5 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 1992 ........................................... 66.8 67.3 67.8 68.1 .9 .7 .7 .4 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.7 69.2 69.8 70.1 .9 .7 .9 .4 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 1994 ........................................... 70.6 71.2 72.0 72.0 .7 .8 1.1 .0 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.6 73.2 73.9 74.2 .8 .8 1.0 .4 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.1 1996 ........................................... 74.8 75.6 75.9 76.4 .8 1.1 .4 .7 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 1997 ........................................... 76.8 77.8 78.3 78.6 .5 1.3 .6 .4 2.7 2.9 3.2 2.9 1998 ........................................... 79.3 80.1 80.8 81.2 .9 1.0 .9 .5 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 1999 ........................................... 82.0 82.8 83.5 84.0 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 2000 ........................................... 84.9 85.9 86.7 87.2 1.1 1.2 .9 .6 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.8 2001 ........................................... 88.3 89.0 90.2 90.7 1.3 .8 1.3 .6 4.0 3.6 4.0 4.0 2002 ........................................... 91.1 92.2 92.7 93.0 .4 1.2 .5 .3 3.2 3.6 2.8 2.5 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.5 95.0 95.4 .8 .9 .5 .4 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.6 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.7 97.3 97.6 .6 .7 .6 .3 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.0 99.0 99.5 100.0 .4 1.0 .5 .5 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.5 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors: 1975 ........................................... – – 27.3 27.9 – – – 2.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.7 29.0 29.6 30.4 2.9 1.0 2.1 2.7 – – 8.4 9.0 1977 ........................................... 30.9 31.4 31.9 32.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.2 7.7 8.3 7.8 7.2 1978 ........................................... 33.4 33.9 34.5 35.3 2.5 1.5 1.8 2.3 8.1 8.0 8.2 8.3 1979 ........................................... 36.0 36.8 37.4 38.5 2.0 2.2 1.6 2.9 7.8 8.6 8.4 9.1 1980 ........................................... 39.8 40.7 41.7 42.5 3.4 2.3 2.5 1.9 10.6 10.6 11.5 10.4

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors: 1981 ........................................... 43.5 44.5 45.4 46.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0 9.3 9.3 8.9 8.9 1982 ........................................... 46.9 47.4 48.2 48.6 1.3 1.1 1.7 .8 7.8 6.5 6.2 5.0 1983 ........................................... 48.9 49.5 49.9 50.5 .6 1.2 .8 1.2 4.3 4.4 3.5 3.9 1984 ........................................... 51.1 51.5 51.9 52.5 1.2 .8 .8 1.2 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 1985 ........................................... 52.9 53.4 53.9 54.1 .8 .9 .9 .4 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.0 1986 ........................................... 54.5 55.0 55.2 55.6 .7 .9 .4 .7 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.8 1987 ........................................... 55.8 56.3 56.7 57.5 .4 .9 .7 1.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.4 1988 ........................................... 57.8 58.3 58.7 59.3 .5 .9 .7 1.0 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 1989 ........................................... 59.9 60.5 60.8 61.4 1.0 1.0 .5 1.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.5 1990 ........................................... 62.3 63.0 63.4 64.0 1.5 1.1 .6 .9 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.2 1991 ........................................... 64.8 65.3 65.7 66.4 1.3 .8 .6 1.1 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.8 1992 ........................................... 67.0 67.5 67.5 68.0 .9 .7 .0 .7 3.4 3.4 2.7 2.4 1993 ........................................... 68.4 68.8 69.3 69.9 .6 .6 .7 .9 2.1 1.9 2.7 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.3 70.9 71.3 71.8 .6 .9 .6 .7 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.3 73.1 73.4 73.9 .7 1.1 .4 .7 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.3 75.8 76.4 .9 .9 .7 .8 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.4 1997 ........................................... 76.9 77.7 78.3 79.0 .7 1.0 .8 .9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 1998 ........................................... 79.6 80.2 80.9 81.6 .8 .8 .9 .9 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.3 1999 ........................................... 82.0 82.6 83.6 84.3 .5 .7 1.2 .8 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 2000 ........................................... 85.1 85.6 86.4 86.9 .9 .6 .9 .6 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 2001 ........................................... 88.0 88.8 89.5 90.1 1.3 .9 .8 .7 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.7 2002 ........................................... 91.0 91.7 91.9 92.6 1.0 .8 .2 .8 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.5 93.9 94.8 94.9 1.0 .4 1.0 .1 2.7 2.4 3.2 2.5 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.6 97.7 97.7 1.1 .7 1.1 .0 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.0 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.0 99.5 100.0 .6 .7 .5 .5 2.5 2.5 1.8 2.4 Transportation and material moving occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 30.8 31.3 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 31.7 33.1 33.3 33.6 1.3 4.4 .6 .9 – – 8.1 7.3 1977 ........................................... 33.7 35.1 35.7 36.1 .3 4.2 1.7 1.1 6.3 6.0 7.2 7.4 1978 ........................................... 36.6 38.1 38.7 39.4 1.4 4.1 1.6 1.8 8.6 8.5 8.4 9.1 1979 ........................................... 39.9 41.3 42.3 43.4 1.3 3.5 2.4 2.6 9.0 8.4 9.3 10.2 1980 ........................................... 43.9 45.4 46.0 46.9 1.2 3.4 1.3 2.0 10.0 9.9 8.7 8.1 1981 ........................................... 47.7 49.2 49.7 50.6 1.7 3.1 1.0 1.8 8.7 8.4 8.0 7.9 1982 ........................................... 50.8 51.3 52.2 52.7 .4 1.0 1.8 1.0 6.5 4.3 5.0 4.2 1983 ........................................... 53.2 54.3 54.5 54.2 .9 2.1 .4 -.6 4.7 5.8 4.4 2.8 1984 ........................................... 55.0 55.5 55.8 56.1 1.5 .9 .5 .5 3.4 2.2 2.4 3.5 1985 ........................................... 56.4 57.0 58.0 58.0 .5 1.1 1.8 .0 2.5 2.7 3.9 3.4 1986 ........................................... 58.1 58.6 59.0 59.1 .2 .9 .7 .2 3.0 2.8 1.7 1.9 1987 ........................................... 59.3 59.8 60.2 60.5 .3 .8 .7 .5 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.4 1988 ........................................... 60.9 61.7 62.4 62.5 .7 1.3 1.1 .2 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.3 1989 ........................................... 62.9 63.4 64.1 64.1 .6 .8 1.1 .0 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 1990 ........................................... 64.6 65.3 65.7 66.0 .8 1.1 .6 .5 2.7 3.0 2.5 3.0 1991 ........................................... 66.2 66.9 67.2 67.6 .3 1.1 .4 .6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.4 1992 ........................................... 68.1 68.6 69.3 69.5 .7 .7 1.0 .3 2.9 2.5 3.1 2.8 1993 ........................................... 69.7 70.5 70.8 71.4 .3 1.1 .4 .8 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.7 1994 ........................................... 71.9 72.2 73.0 73.3 .7 .4 1.1 .4 3.2 2.4 3.1 2.7

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Transportation and material moving occupations: 1995 ........................................... 74.1 74.7 75.1 75.2 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 3.1 3.5 2.9 2.6 1996 ........................................... 76.0 76.4 76.7 76.7 1.1 .5 .4 .0 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.0 1997 ........................................... 77.5 77.9 78.6 79.3 1.0 .5 .9 .9 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.4 1998 ........................................... 79.8 80.1 80.9 81.0 .6 .4 1.0 .1 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.1 1999 ........................................... 81.8 83.0 83.6 84.1 1.0 1.5 .7 .6 2.5 3.6 3.3 3.8 2000 ........................................... 85.0 85.7 86.5 87.2 1.1 .8 .9 .8 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.7 2001 ........................................... 88.4 89.2 90.1 90.5 1.4 .9 1.0 .4 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.8 2002 ........................................... 91.8 92.0 92.7 93.1 1.4 .2 .8 .4 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.9 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.4 94.9 94.9 .6 .7 .5 .0 2.1 2.6 2.4 1.9 2004 ........................................... 95.3 96.2 96.9 97.1 .4 .9 .7 .2 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.9 99.7 100.0 .7 1.1 .8 .3 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers: 1975 ........................................... – – 28.0 28.7 – – – 2.5 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 29.3 29.8 30.2 30.9 2.1 1.7 1.3 2.3 – – 7.9 7.7 1977 ........................................... 31.5 32.3 32.8 33.2 1.9 2.5 1.5 1.2 7.5 8.4 8.6 7.4 1978 ........................................... 34.1 34.8 35.4 36.2 2.7 2.1 1.7 2.3 8.3 7.7 7.9 9.0 1979 ........................................... 36.8 37.7 38.3 39.5 1.7 2.4 1.6 3.1 7.9 8.3 8.2 9.1 1980 ........................................... 40.5 41.5 42.4 43.2 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.9 10.1 10.1 10.7 9.4 1981 ........................................... 44.1 45.2 45.8 46.7 2.1 2.5 1.3 2.0 8.9 8.9 8.0 8.1 1982 ........................................... 47.0 47.5 48.1 48.7 .6 1.1 1.3 1.2 6.6 5.1 5.0 4.3 1983 ........................................... 49.2 49.6 50.1 50.7 1.0 .8 1.0 1.2 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.1 1984 ........................................... 51.0 51.5 51.8 52.4 .6 1.0 .6 1.2 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.4 1985 ........................................... 52.7 53.5 53.6 54.1 .6 1.5 .2 .9 3.3 3.9 3.5 3.2 1986 ........................................... 54.2 54.3 54.6 54.8 .2 .2 .6 .4 2.8 1.5 1.9 1.3 1987 ........................................... 55.1 55.4 55.9 56.5 .5 .5 .9 1.1 1.7 2.0 2.4 3.1 1988 ........................................... 57.3 57.6 58.0 58.4 1.4 .5 .7 .7 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.5 60.1 60.6 .9 1.0 1.0 .8 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.8 1990 ........................................... 61.2 62.1 62.6 63.1 1.0 1.5 .8 .8 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 1991 ........................................... 63.8 64.5 64.9 65.3 1.1 1.1 .6 .6 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 1992 ........................................... 65.8 66.2 66.6 66.9 .8 .6 .6 .5 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.5 1993 ........................................... 67.5 68.0 68.3 68.8 .9 .7 .4 .7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8 1994 ........................................... 69.3 69.7 70.1 70.7 .7 .6 .6 .9 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 1995 ........................................... 71.4 72.1 72.2 72.9 1.0 1.0 .1 1.0 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.1 1996 ........................................... 73.8 74.4 74.8 75.6 1.2 .8 .5 1.1 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.7 1997 ........................................... 76.3 76.9 77.4 78.4 .9 .8 .7 1.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 1998 ........................................... 79.2 79.5 80.3 80.7 1.0 .4 1.0 .5 3.8 3.4 3.7 2.9 1999 ........................................... 81.6 82.2 82.9 83.5 1.1 .7 .9 .7 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 84.3 85.4 86.2 86.9 1.0 1.3 .9 .8 3.3 3.9 4.0 4.1 2001 ........................................... 88.0 89.1 89.8 90.6 1.3 1.3 .8 .9 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 2002 ........................................... 91.7 92.2 92.7 93.5 1.2 .5 .5 .9 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 2003 ........................................... 94.2 94.5 95.1 95.5 .7 .3 .6 .4 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.1 2004 ........................................... 96.2 96.7 97.3 97.8 .7 .5 .6 .5 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.5 98.6 99.3 100.0 .7 .1 .7 .7 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.2 Service occupations:

1975 ........................................... – – 27.5 28.4 – – – 3.3 – – – –

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1976 ........................................... 28.9 29.9 30.0 30.6 1.8 3.5 0.3 2.0 – – 9.1 7.7 1977 ........................................... 31.0 31.7 32.2 32.5 1.3 2.3 1.6 .9 7.3 6.0 7.3 6.2 1978 ........................................... 33.8 34.4 35.2 35.4 4.0 1.8 2.3 .6 9.0 8.5 9.3 8.9 1979 ........................................... 36.6 36.9 37.3 37.9 3.4 .8 1.1 1.6 8.3 7.3 6.0 7.1 1980 ........................................... 39.2 39.7 40.4 41.0 3.4 1.3 1.8 1.5 7.1 7.6 8.3 8.2 1981 ........................................... 42.9 43.3 44.0 44.4 4.6 .9 1.6 .9 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.3 1982 ........................................... 46.1 46.7 47.3 48.2 3.8 1.3 1.3 1.9 7.5 7.9 7.5 8.6 1983 ........................................... 48.8 49.1 49.2 50.4 1.2 .6 .2 2.4 5.9 5.1 4.0 4.6 1984 ........................................... 51.8 51.6 52.4 53.5 2.8 -.4 1.6 2.1 6.1 5.1 6.5 6.2 1985 ........................................... 53.6 53.8 54.6 54.8 .2 .4 1.5 .4 3.5 4.3 4.2 2.4 1986 ........................................... 55.3 55.3 55.8 56.2 .9 .0 .9 .7 3.2 2.8 2.2 2.6 1987 ........................................... 56.9 57.0 57.3 57.6 1.2 .2 .5 .5 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.5 1988 ........................................... 58.2 58.7 59.5 60.1 1.0 .9 1.4 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.8 4.3 1989 ........................................... 60.6 60.9 61.5 62.3 .8 .5 1.0 1.3 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.7 1990 ........................................... 62.8 63.5 63.9 64.8 .8 1.1 .6 1.4 3.6 4.3 3.9 4.0 1991 ........................................... 65.1 66.0 66.9 67.4 .5 1.4 1.4 .7 3.7 3.9 4.7 4.0 1992 ........................................... 67.8 68.0 68.6 68.8 .6 .3 .9 .3 4.1 3.0 2.5 2.1 1993 ........................................... 69.2 69.5 70.0 70.3 .6 .4 .7 .4 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2 1994 ........................................... 70.9 71.2 71.7 72.4 .9 .4 .7 1.0 2.5 2.4 2.4 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.8 73.1 73.6 74.0 .6 .4 .7 .5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.2 1996 ........................................... 74.5 75.0 75.6 76.6 .7 .7 .8 1.3 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.5 1997 ........................................... 77.1 77.8 79.2 79.9 .7 .9 1.8 .9 3.5 3.7 4.8 4.3 1998 ........................................... 80.5 81.0 81.9 82.4 .8 .6 1.1 .6 4.4 4.1 3.4 3.1 1999 ........................................... 83.3 84.0 84.1 85.1 1.1 .8 .1 1.2 3.5 3.7 2.7 3.3 2000 ........................................... 85.9 86.8 87.4 88.3 .9 1.0 .7 1.0 3.1 3.3 3.9 3.8 2001 ........................................... 89.2 89.9 90.6 91.8 1.0 .8 .8 1.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.0 2002 ........................................... 92.6 93.1 93.8 94.1 .9 .5 .8 .3 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.5 2003 ........................................... 94.8 95.1 95.7 96.2 .7 .3 .6 .5 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.2 2004 ........................................... 96.5 97.1 97.4 97.9 .3 .6 .3 .5 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.8 2005 ........................................... 98.4 98.9 99.5 100.0 .5 .5 .6 .5 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1 Production and nonsupervisory occupations2 : 1975 ........................................... – – 26.7 27.3 – – – 2.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 27.8 28.2 28.7 29.2 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.7 – – 7.5 7.0 1977 ........................................... 29.7 30.2 30.7 31.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 6.8 7.1 7.0 7.2 1978 ........................................... 31.9 32.6 33.4 33.8 1.9 2.2 2.5 1.2 7.4 7.9 8.8 8.0 1979 ........................................... 34.4 35.1 35.9 36.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 7.8 7.7 7.5 8.9 1980 ........................................... 37.6 38.5 39.4 40.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 9.3 9.7 9.7 9.5 1981 ........................................... 41.3 42.2 43.1 43.9 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.9 9.8 9.6 9.4 8.9 1982 ........................................... 44.6 45.1 46.0 46.7 1.6 1.1 2.0 1.5 8.0 6.9 6.7 6.4 1983 ........................................... 47.1 47.6 48.3 48.9 .9 1.1 1.5 1.2 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.7 1984 ........................................... 49.5 49.9 50.2 50.8 1.2 .8 .6 1.2 5.1 4.8 3.9 3.9 1985 ........................................... 51.3 51.8 52.6 52.9 1.0 1.0 1.5 .6 3.6 3.8 4.8 4.1 1986 ........................................... 53.3 53.6 54.0 54.3 .8 .6 .7 .6 3.9 3.5 2.7 2.6 1987 ........................................... 54.8 55.2 55.7 56.0 .9 .7 .9 .5 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 1988 ........................................... 56.6 57.3 57.9 58.4 1.1 1.2 1.0 .9 3.3 3.8 3.9 4.3 1989 ........................................... 59.1 59.7 60.4 61.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.5 1990 ........................................... 61.6 62.2 62.8 63.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 .6 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.6

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Production and nonsupervisory occupations2 : 1991 ........................................... 63.8 64.5 65.0 65.4 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 1992 ........................................... 66.0 66.4 66.8 67.2 .9 .6 .6 .6 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 1993 ........................................... 67.7 68.1 68.8 69.2 .7 .6 1.0 .6 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.6 70.1 70.7 71.1 .6 .7 .9 .6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 1995 ........................................... 71.5 72.2 72.7 73.0 .6 1.0 .7 .4 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 1996 ........................................... 73.8 74.5 74.9 75.5 1.1 .9 .5 .8 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.4 1997 ........................................... 76.2 76.8 77.6 78.3 .9 .8 1.0 .9 3.3 3.1 3.6 3.7 1998 ........................................... 78.9 79.7 80.7 81.4 .8 1.0 1.3 .9 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.0 1999 ........................................... 81.6 82.5 83.1 83.8 .2 1.1 .7 .8 3.4 3.5 3.0 2.9 2000 ........................................... 84.8 85.7 86.5 87.1 1.2 1.1 .9 .7 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 2001 ........................................... 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.4 1.1 .9 .9 .8 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 2002 ........................................... 91.1 91.9 92.3 92.6 .8 .9 .4 .3 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.4 2003 ........................................... 93.3 93.9 94.7 95.1 .8 .6 .9 .4 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.5 .8 .6 .8 .2 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.7 99.5 100.0 .7 .5 .8 .5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.6 Goods-producing industries3 :

1975 ........................................... – – 27.5 28.1 – – – 2.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.6 29.1 29.7 30.2 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.7 – – 8.0 7.5 1977 ........................................... 30.8 31.4 32.0 32.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.9 1978 ........................................... 33.2 33.8 34.4 35.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.6 7.8 7.6 7.5 8.3 1979 ........................................... 35.9 36.5 37.2 38.2 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.7 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.2 1980 ........................................... 39.1 40.0 40.9 41.8 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 8.9 9.6 9.9 9.4 1981 ........................................... 42.7 43.6 44.6 45.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.8 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.6 1982 ........................................... 46.2 46.7 47.5 48.0 1.8 1.1 1.7 1.1 8.2 7.1 6.5 5.7 1983 ........................................... 48.4 48.9 49.4 49.9 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 4.8 4.7 4.0 4.0 1984 ........................................... 50.4 50.8 51.3 51.8 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.8 1985 ........................................... 52.5 53.0 53.4 53.6 1.4 1.0 .8 .4 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.5 1986 ........................................... 54.2 54.7 55.0 55.3 1.1 .9 .5 .5 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 1987 ........................................... 55.6 56.0 56.5 57.1 .5 .7 .9 1.1 2.6 2.4 2.7 3.3 1988 ........................................... 57.6 58.1 58.5 58.9 .9 .9 .7 .7 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.2 1989 ........................................... 59.4 60.0 60.6 61.2 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.9 1990 ........................................... 61.8 62.5 63.0 63.4 1.0 1.1 .8 .6 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.6 1991 ........................................... 64.1 64.7 65.2 65.8 1.1 .9 .8 .9 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 1992 ........................................... 66.4 66.8 67.2 67.6 .9 .6 .6 .6 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.7 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.6 69.1 69.6 .9 .6 .7 .7 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 1994 ........................................... 70.1 70.7 71.3 71.7 .7 .9 .8 .6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.8 73.2 73.7 .7 .8 .5 .7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.3 75.0 75.6 76.0 .8 .9 .8 .5 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.1 1997 ........................................... 76.4 77.3 77.9 78.3 .5 1.2 .8 .5 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.1 79.9 80.5 81.1 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.6 1999 ........................................... 81.7 82.3 83.0 83.8 .7 .7 .9 1.0 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.7 85.7 86.5 87.1 1.1 1.2 .9 .7 3.7 4.1 4.2 3.9 2001 ........................................... 88.1 89.1 89.6 90.2 1.1 1.1 .6 .7 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.6 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.8 92.3 92.9 .8 1.0 .5 .7 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.4 94.9 95.1 .9 .7 .5 .2 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.4 .8 .6 .8 .1 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.8 99.5 100.0 .7 .7 .7 .5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.7

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Goods-producing industries, excluding sales occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 27.7 28.2 – – – 1.8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.7 29.2 29.7 30.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 – – 7.2 7.4 1977 ........................................... 30.9 31.5 32.1 32.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.6 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.6 1978 ........................................... 33.3 33.9 34.5 35.3 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.3 7.8 7.6 7.5 8.3 1979 ........................................... 35.9 36.6 37.3 38.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.7 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.5 1980 ........................................... 39.3 40.2 41.1 42.0 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.2 9.5 9.8 10.2 9.7 1981 ........................................... 42.9 43.9 44.9 45.7 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.8 9.2 9.2 9.2 8.8 1982 ........................................... 46.5 47.0 47.8 48.3 1.8 1.1 1.7 1.0 8.4 7.1 6.5 5.7 1983 ........................................... 48.8 49.2 49.7 50.2 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0 4.9 4.7 4.0 3.9 1984 ........................................... 50.8 51.2 51.7 52.1 1.2 .8 1.0 .8 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 1985 ........................................... 52.7 53.3 53.7 53.9 1.2 1.1 .8 .4 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.5 1986 ........................................... 54.5 55.0 55.3 55.6 1.1 .9 .5 .5 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2 1987 ........................................... 56.0 56.3 56.8 57.4 .7 .5 .9 1.1 2.8 2.4 2.7 3.2 1988 ........................................... 57.8 58.4 58.7 59.2 .7 1.0 .5 .9 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.1 1989 ........................................... 59.7 60.3 60.9 61.5 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.9 1990 ........................................... 62.1 62.8 63.3 63.7 1.0 1.1 .8 .6 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.6 1991 ........................................... 64.4 65.0 65.5 66.1 1.1 .9 .8 .9 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 1992 ........................................... 66.6 67.0 67.5 67.9 .8 .6 .7 .6 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.7 1993 ........................................... 68.4 68.8 69.3 69.7 .7 .6 .7 .6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 1994 ........................................... 70.2 70.8 71.4 71.8 .7 .9 .8 .6 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.3 72.9 73.3 73.8 .7 .8 .5 .7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.4 75.1 75.8 76.1 .8 .9 .9 .4 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.1 1997 ........................................... 76.6 77.3 77.9 78.4 .7 .9 .8 .6 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.1 79.9 80.5 81.0 .9 1.0 .8 .6 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 1999 ........................................... 81.7 82.3 83.1 83.7 .9 .7 1.0 .7 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.7 85.7 86.4 87.2 1.2 1.2 .8 .9 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.2 2001 ........................................... 88.2 89.1 89.6 90.2 1.1 1.0 .6 .7 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.4 2002 ........................................... 91.0 91.7 92.2 92.8 .9 .8 .5 .7 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.9 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.3 94.9 95.2 1.0 .6 .6 .3 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.6 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 97.2 97.4 .8 .6 .6 .2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.9 99.6 100.0 .7 .8 .7 .4 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 Goods-producing industries, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 54.4 55.1 55.6 – – 1.3 .9 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 56.4 56.8 57.2 57.6 1.4 .7 .7 .7 – 4.4 3.8 3.6 1989 ........................................... 58.1 58.6 59.2 59.7 .9 .9 1.0 .8 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.6 1990 ........................................... 60.6 61.3 61.9 62.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 .6 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.4 1991 ........................................... 62.9 63.6 64.1 64.7 1.0 1.1 .8 .9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.9 1992 ........................................... 65.4 65.9 66.3 66.9 1.1 .8 .6 .9 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.4 1993 ........................................... 67.6 68.2 68.7 69.2 1.0 .9 .7 .7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 1994 ........................................... 69.8 70.5 70.9 71.5 .9 1.0 .6 .8 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 1995 ........................................... 72.1 72.5 72.9 73.4 .8 .6 .6 .7 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.7 1996 ........................................... 73.9 74.6 75.3 75.6 .7 .9 .9 .4 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.0 1997 ........................................... 76.2 77.0 77.5 77.9 .8 1.0 .6 .5 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.1 79.8 80.5 81.0 1.5 .9 .9 .6 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.0 1999 ........................................... 81.7 82.3 83.0 83.8 .9 .7 .9 1.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.5 2000 ........................................... 84.9 86.0 86.6 87.1 1.3 1.3 .7 .6 3.9 4.5 4.3 3.9

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Goods-producing industries, white-collar occupations: 2001 ........................................... 88.2 89.2 89.4 90.0 1.3 1.1 0.2 0.7 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.3 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.7 92.3 92.9 .9 1.0 .7 .7 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.2 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.6 94.8 95.0 .9 1.0 .2 .2 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.3 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.4 97.2 97.2 .6 .8 .8 .0 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.7 99.6 100.0 .8 .7 .9 .4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.9 Goods-producing industries, white-collar occupations excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 55.1 55.7 56.3 – – 1.1 1.1 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 57.0 57.5 57.9 58.3 1.2 .9 .7 .7 – 4.4 3.9 3.6 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.3 59.9 60.5 1.0 .7 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.8 1990 ........................................... 61.3 62.0 62.7 63.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 .5 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.1 1991 ........................................... 63.6 64.4 65.0 65.6 1.0 1.3 .9 .9 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.1 1992 ........................................... 66.1 66.5 67.0 67.5 .8 .6 .8 .7 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.6 69.1 69.3 1.0 .6 .7 .3 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.7 1994 ........................................... 69.9 70.5 71.1 71.7 .9 .9 .9 .8 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.5 1995 ........................................... 72.3 72.7 73.1 73.7 .8 .6 .6 .8 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.4 75.0 75.8 76.0 .9 .8 1.1 .3 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.1 1997 ........................................... 76.5 77.2 77.7 78.1 .7 .9 .6 .5 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.8 1998 ........................................... 79.1 79.9 80.5 80.9 1.3 1.0 .8 .5 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 1999 ........................................... 81.8 82.4 83.1 83.9 1.1 .7 .8 1.0 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.7 2000 ........................................... 85.0 86.0 86.6 87.4 1.3 1.2 .7 .9 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.2 2001 ........................................... 88.4 89.3 89.5 90.0 1.1 1.0 .2 .6 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.0 2002 ........................................... 90.7 91.7 92.2 92.8 .8 1.1 .5 .7 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1 2003 ........................................... 93.8 94.5 94.9 95.2 1.1 .7 .4 .3 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.6 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.6 97.1 97.4 .6 .8 .5 .3 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.0 .7 .8 .8 .3 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.7 Goods-producing industries, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 57.0 57.5 58.0 – – .9 .9 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 58.4 59.0 59.2 59.7 .7 1.0 .3 .8 – 3.5 3.0 2.9 1989 ........................................... 60.3 60.9 61.5 62.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 3.3 3.2 3.9 3.9 1990 ........................................... 62.6 63.4 63.7 64.2 1.0 1.3 .5 .8 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.5 1991 ........................................... 65.0 65.5 65.9 66.5 1.2 .8 .6 .9 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.6 1992 ........................................... 67.0 67.4 67.8 68.1 .8 .6 .6 .4 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.4 1993 ........................................... 68.7 69.0 69.4 69.9 .9 .4 .6 .7 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 1994 ........................................... 70.4 71.0 71.5 71.9 .7 .9 .7 .6 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.9 1995 ........................................... 72.3 73.0 73.5 73.9 .6 1.0 .7 .5 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.5 75.3 75.8 76.3 .8 1.1 .7 .7 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 1997 ........................................... 76.7 77.5 78.1 78.6 .5 1.0 .8 .6 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.2 79.9 80.5 81.1 .8 .9 .8 .7 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 1999 ........................................... 81.7 82.4 83.1 83.7 .7 .9 .8 .7 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.5 86.4 87.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 .8 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1 2001 ........................................... 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.3 1.1 .9 .9 .7 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 2002 ........................................... 91.1 91.7 92.2 92.9 .9 .7 .5 .8 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.9 2003 ........................................... 93.6 94.2 94.9 95.2 .8 .6 .7 .3 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.5 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.5 97.3 97.4 .8 .5 .8 .1 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.3 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.8 99.5 100.0 .7 .7 .7 .5 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.7

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Construction:

1976 ........................................... 31.4 32.4 33.3 33.6 – 3.2 2.8 0.9 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 33.9 34.7 35.3 35.8 0.9 2.4 1.7 1.4 8.0 7.1 6.0 6.5 1978 ........................................... 36.3 37.3 38.2 38.6 1.4 2.8 2.4 1.0 7.1 7.5 8.2 7.8 1979 ........................................... 39.1 40.1 41.0 41.4 1.3 2.6 2.2 1.0 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.3 1980 ........................................... 41.9 43.1 44.3 45.0 1.2 2.9 2.8 1.6 7.2 7.5 8.0 8.7 1981 ........................................... 45.8 46.9 48.4 49.0 1.8 2.4 3.2 1.2 9.3 8.8 9.3 8.9 1982 ........................................... 49.7 50.3 51.2 51.5 1.4 1.2 1.8 .6 8.5 7.2 5.8 5.1 1983 ........................................... 51.8 52.6 52.7 53.0 .6 1.5 .2 .6 4.2 4.6 2.9 2.9 1984 ........................................... 53.2 53.5 53.7 53.7 .4 .6 .4 .0 2.7 1.7 1.9 1.3 1985 ........................................... 54.2 54.7 55.0 55.3 .9 .9 .5 .5 1.9 2.2 2.4 3.0 1986 ........................................... 55.5 56.2 56.6 56.7 .4 1.3 .7 .2 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.5 1987 ........................................... 57.1 57.6 58.1 58.6 .7 .9 .9 .9 2.9 2.5 2.7 3.4 1988 ........................................... 59.1 59.9 60.3 60.7 .9 1.4 .7 .7 3.5 4.0 3.8 3.6 1989 ........................................... 61.2 61.8 62.4 62.8 .8 1.0 1.0 .6 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.5 1990 ........................................... 63.0 63.6 63.9 64.1 .3 1.0 .5 .3 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.1 1991 ........................................... 64.9 65.4 65.7 66.0 1.2 .8 .5 .5 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 1992 ........................................... 66.2 66.6 67.1 67.3 .3 .6 .8 .3 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.0 1993 ........................................... 67.6 68.2 68.7 68.6 .4 .9 .7 -.1 2.1 2.4 2.4 1.9 1994 ........................................... 69.3 70.2 70.8 70.8 1.0 1.3 .9 .0 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.2 1995 ........................................... 70.9 71.5 72.1 72.5 .1 .8 .8 .6 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.4 1996 ........................................... 73.1 73.9 74.4 74.6 .8 1.1 .7 .3 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.9 1997 ........................................... 75.4 76.3 77.0 77.1 1.1 1.2 .9 .1 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 1998 ........................................... 77.8 79.1 79.4 79.9 .9 1.7 .4 .6 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.6 1999 ........................................... 80.7 81.5 82.1 82.5 1.0 1.0 .7 .5 3.7 3.0 3.4 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.0 85.2 86.1 86.9 1.8 1.4 1.1 .9 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3 2001 ........................................... 87.8 88.9 89.6 90.4 1.0 1.3 .8 .9 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.5 92.0 92.8 .4 .8 .5 .9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.0 94.1 94.9 95.1 .2 1.2 .9 .2 2.4 2.8 3.2 2.5 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.3 97.0 97.0 .7 .5 .7 .0 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 2005 ........................................... 97.4 98.3 99.4 100.0 .4 .9 1.1 .6 1.7 2.1 2.5 3.1 Manufacturing:

1975 ........................................... – – 26.9 27.5 – – – 2.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.0 28.4 29.0 29.5 1.8 1.4 2.1 1.7 – – 7.8 7.3 1977 ........................................... 30.1 30.6 31.3 31.9 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.9 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.1 1978 ........................................... 32.5 33.0 33.7 34.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 2.4 8.0 7.8 7.7 8.2 1979 ........................................... 35.1 35.7 36.4 37.5 1.7 1.7 2.0 3.0 8.0 8.2 8.0 8.7 1980 ........................................... 38.5 39.3 40.1 41.0 2.7 2.1 2.0 2.2 9.7 10.1 10.2 9.3 1981 ........................................... 41.9 42.8 43.8 44.5 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.6 8.8 8.9 9.2 8.5 1982 ........................................... 45.4 45.8 46.6 47.0 2.0 .9 1.7 .9 8.4 7.0 6.4 5.6 1983 ........................................... 47.6 48.0 48.5 49.0 1.3 .8 1.0 1.0 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.3 1984 ........................................... 49.6 50.0 50.5 51.2 1.2 .8 1.0 1.4 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.5 1985 ........................................... 51.8 52.4 52.8 53.0 1.2 1.2 .8 .4 4.4 4.8 4.6 3.5 1986 ........................................... 53.7 54.2 54.5 54.8 1.3 .9 .6 .6 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.4 1987 ........................................... 55.1 55.5 56.0 56.6 .5 .7 .9 1.1 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.3 1988 ........................................... 57.1 57.6 57.8 58.3 .9 .9 .3 .9 3.6 3.8 3.2 3.0 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.5 60.0 60.6 1.0 1.0 .8 1.0 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.9 1990 ........................................... 61.4 62.1 62.7 63.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 .6 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.1

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing:

1991 ........................................... 63.9 64.4 65.0 65.6 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.9 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.0 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.1 67.6 1.1 .6 .6 .7 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.0 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.7 69.1 69.7 .9 .7 .6 .9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 1994 ........................................... 70.2 70.7 71.3 71.8 .7 .7 .8 .7 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.5 73.1 73.4 73.9 1.0 .8 .4 .7 3.3 3.4 2.9 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.2 75.9 76.3 .9 .8 .9 .5 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.2 1997 ........................................... 76.8 77.5 78.1 78.6 .7 .9 .8 .6 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.5 80.0 80.9 81.3 1.1 .6 1.1 .5 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.4 1999 ........................................... 82.0 82.6 83.4 84.1 .9 .7 1.0 .8 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 85.0 85.9 86.6 87.1 1.1 1.1 .8 .6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.6 2001 ........................................... 88.3 89.2 89.6 90.2 1.4 1.0 .4 .7 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.6 2002 ........................................... 91.0 91.9 92.4 93.0 .9 1.0 .5 .6 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.5 94.9 95.2 1.0 .6 .4 .3 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.6 97.4 97.5 .7 .7 .8 .1 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 .8 .6 .6 .5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 Manufacturing, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 54.6 55.2 55.8 – – 1.1 1.1 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 56.5 56.9 57.2 57.6 1.3 .7 .5 .7 – 4.2 3.6 3.2 1989 ........................................... 58.2 58.7 59.2 59.7 1.0 .9 .9 .8 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.6 1990 ........................................... 60.9 61.4 62.1 62.4 2.0 .8 1.1 .5 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.5 1991 ........................................... 63.1 63.8 64.4 65.0 1.1 1.1 .9 .9 3.6 3.9 3.7 4.2 1992 ........................................... 65.7 66.3 66.7 67.3 1.1 .9 .6 .9 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.5 1993 ........................................... 68.1 68.6 69.1 69.7 1.2 .7 .7 .9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 1994 ........................................... 70.1 70.8 71.4 72.0 .6 1.0 .8 .8 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.3 1995 ........................................... 72.7 73.2 73.5 74.0 1.0 .7 .4 .7 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.8 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.2 76.1 76.3 .8 .8 1.2 .3 2.6 2.7 3.5 3.1 1997 ........................................... 76.6 77.4 77.9 78.4 .4 1.0 .6 .6 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.8 1998 ........................................... 79.6 80.3 81.2 81.6 1.5 .9 1.1 .5 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.1 1999 ........................................... 82.2 83.0 83.7 84.5 .7 1.0 .8 1.0 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.6 2000 ........................................... 85.6 86.7 87.3 87.6 1.3 1.3 .7 .3 4.1 4.5 4.3 3.7 2001 ........................................... 88.7 89.6 89.7 90.0 1.3 1.0 .1 .3 3.6 3.3 2.7 2.7 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.9 92.5 93.1 1.0 1.1 .7 .6 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.4 2003 ........................................... 94.0 94.8 95.1 95.1 1.0 .9 .3 .0 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.1 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.7 97.5 97.5 .7 .9 .8 .0 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.0 99.7 100.0 .9 .6 .7 .3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.6 Manufacturing, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 55.3 55.9 56.5 – – 1.1 1.1 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 57.2 57.7 58.0 58.4 1.2 .9 .5 .7 – 4.3 3.8 3.4 1989 ........................................... 59.0 59.6 60.1 60.7 1.0 1.0 .8 1.0 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.9 1990 ........................................... 61.6 62.2 62.9 63.3 1.5 1.0 1.1 .6 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.3 1991 ........................................... 63.8 64.7 65.3 65.9 .8 1.4 .9 .9 3.6 4.0 3.8 4.1 1992 ........................................... 66.3 66.8 67.3 67.9 .6 .8 .7 .9 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 1993 ........................................... 68.7 69.0 69.5 69.8 1.2 .4 .7 .4 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.3 70.9 71.6 72.3 .7 .9 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.6 1995 ........................................... 72.9 73.4 73.8 74.3 .8 .7 .5 .7 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.8 1996 ........................................... 75.0 75.6 76.5 76.8 .9 .8 1.2 .4 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.4

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1997 ........................................... 77.0 77.7 78.2 78.7 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.6 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.5 1998 ........................................... 79.7 80.4 81.2 81.7 1.3 .9 1.0 .6 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.8 1999 ........................................... 82.4 83.1 83.9 84.6 .9 .8 1.0 .8 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 2000 ........................................... 85.6 86.7 87.3 87.8 1.2 1.3 .7 .6 3.9 4.3 4.1 3.8 2001 ........................................... 88.8 89.6 89.6 89.9 1.1 .9 .0 .3 3.7 3.3 2.6 2.4 2002 ........................................... 90.7 91.7 92.3 92.9 .9 1.1 .7 .7 2.1 2.3 3.0 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.6 95.0 95.3 1.1 .7 .4 .3 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.6 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.8 97.4 97.6 .7 .8 .6 .2 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.2 99.9 100.0 .7 .9 .7 .1 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 Manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 56.2 56.7 57.3 – – .9 1.1 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 57.7 58.2 58.4 59.0 .7 .9 .3 1.0 – 3.6 3.0 3.0 1989 ........................................... 59.4 60.1 60.6 61.3 .7 1.2 .8 1.2 2.9 3.3 3.8 3.9 1990 ........................................... 62.0 62.7 63.2 63.8 1.1 1.1 .8 .9 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.1 1991 ........................................... 64.5 65.0 65.5 66.1 1.1 .8 .8 .9 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.6 1992 ........................................... 66.8 67.1 67.5 68.0 1.1 .4 .6 .7 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.4 68.8 69.2 69.8 .6 .6 .6 .9 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 1994 ........................................... 70.3 70.8 71.3 71.8 .7 .7 .7 .7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 1995 ........................................... 72.4 73.1 73.4 74.0 .8 1.0 .4 .8 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.1 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.4 75.9 76.5 .8 1.1 .7 .8 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4 1997 ........................................... 76.9 77.6 78.2 78.8 .5 .9 .8 .8 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.5 80.0 80.7 81.3 .9 .6 .9 .7 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 1999 ........................................... 81.9 82.5 83.2 84.0 .7 .7 .8 1.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.3 86.2 86.9 .7 .8 1.1 .8 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5 2001 ........................................... 88.0 88.8 89.6 90.3 1.3 .9 .9 .8 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9 2002 ........................................... 91.2 91.8 92.2 93.0 1.0 .7 .4 .9 3.6 3.4 2.9 3.0 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.3 94.9 95.3 1.0 .4 .6 .4 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.5 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.5 97.4 97.6 .7 .5 .9 .2 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.0 99.5 100.0 .7 .7 .5 .5 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.5 Manufacturing, durable goods:

1976 ........................................... – – 28.8 29.5 – – – 2.4 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 30.1 30.5 31.2 31.8 2.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 – – 8.3 7.8 1978 ........................................... 32.4 32.9 33.6 34.5 1.9 1.5 2.1 2.7 7.6 7.9 7.7 8.5 1979 ........................................... 35.1 35.6 36.4 37.5 1.7 1.4 2.2 3.0 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.7 1980 ........................................... 38.5 39.3 40.3 41.2 2.7 2.1 2.5 2.2 9.7 10.4 10.7 9.9 1981 ........................................... 42.2 43.1 44.0 45.0 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.3 9.6 9.7 9.2 9.2 1982 ........................................... 45.8 46.3 47.0 47.5 1.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 8.5 7.4 6.8 5.6 1983 ........................................... 47.9 48.2 48.6 49.3 .8 .6 .8 1.4 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.8 1984 ........................................... 49.9 50.2 50.7 51.3 1.2 .6 1.0 1.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.1 1985 ........................................... 52.0 52.6 52.9 53.2 1.4 1.2 .6 .6 4.2 4.8 4.3 3.7 1986 ........................................... 53.8 54.2 54.5 54.8 1.1 .7 .6 .6 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 1987 ........................................... 55.0 55.4 55.9 56.5 .4 .7 .9 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 3.1 1988 ........................................... 56.9 57.3 57.6 58.0 .7 .7 .5 .7 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.7 1989 ........................................... 58.6 59.2 59.6 60.3 1.0 1.0 .7 1.2 3.0 3.3 3.5 4.0 1990 ........................................... 61.1 61.7 62.3 62.8 1.3 1.0 1.0 .8 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.1 1991 ........................................... 63.5 64.1 64.6 65.2 1.1 .9 .8 .9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, durable goods:

1992 ........................................... 65.8 66.2 66.7 67.1 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.9 1993 ........................................... 67.7 68.1 68.6 69.3 .9 .6 .7 1.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.3 1994 ........................................... 69.7 70.2 70.9 71.5 .6 .7 1.0 .8 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.2 1995 ........................................... 72.1 72.7 73.1 73.6 .8 .8 .6 .7 3.4 3.6 3.1 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.0 74.9 75.6 76.0 .5 1.2 .9 .5 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.3 1997 ........................................... 76.3 77.0 77.6 78.0 .4 .9 .8 .5 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.6 1998 ........................................... 78.9 79.6 80.4 81.0 1.2 .9 1.0 .7 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.8 1999 ........................................... 81.6 82.3 83.1 83.9 .7 .9 1.0 1.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.6 86.4 87.2 .8 1.2 .9 .9 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.9 2001 ........................................... 88.2 89.1 89.6 90.3 1.1 1.0 .6 .8 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.6 2002 ........................................... 91.1 91.9 92.3 93.1 .9 .9 .4 .9 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 2003 ........................................... 94.0 94.5 95.0 95.2 1.0 .5 .5 .2 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.3 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.4 97.3 97.5 .6 .6 .9 .2 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.5 100.0 .7 .7 .6 .5 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.6 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721):

1988 ........................................... – – – 55.6 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 55.9 56.3 56.6 57.5 .5 .7 .5 1.6 – – – 3.4 1990 ........................................... 58.1 59.0 59.5 60.2 1.0 1.5 .8 1.2 3.9 4.8 5.1 4.7 1991 ........................................... 61.0 61.8 62.4 63.4 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.6 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.3 1992 ........................................... 63.9 64.8 65.3 66.0 .8 1.4 .8 1.1 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.1 1993 ........................................... 66.3 66.9 67.8 68.4 .5 .9 1.3 .9 3.8 3.2 3.8 3.6 1994 ........................................... 68.9 69.4 69.8 70.2 .7 .7 .6 .6 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.6 1995 ........................................... 70.7 71.2 71.7 72.1 .7 .7 .7 .6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 1996 ........................................... 72.6 73.3 73.5 73.7 .7 1.0 .3 .3 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.2 1997 ........................................... 74.3 75.1 75.0 75.4 .8 1.1 -.1 .5 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.3 1998 ........................................... 76.0 77.0 77.2 77.8 .8 1.3 .3 .8 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.2 1999 ........................................... 78.4 79.6 80.3 80.8 .8 1.5 .9 .6 3.2 3.4 4.0 3.9 2000 ........................................... 82.3 83.6 84.4 85.3 1.9 1.6 1.0 1.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.6 2001 ........................................... 86.8 87.3 88.1 89.1 1.8 .6 .9 1.1 5.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.4 91.4 91.8 1.9 .7 .0 .4 4.6 4.7 3.7 3.0 2003 ........................................... 93.4 93.9 94.2 94.4 1.7 .5 .3 .2 2.9 2.7 3.1 2.8 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.7 97.0 97.1 1.7 .7 .3 .1 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 2005 ........................................... 98.8 99.1 99.4 100.0 1.8 .3 .3 .6 2.9 2.5 2.5 3.0 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), white-collar occupations: 1988 ........................................... – – – 57.5 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 57.9 58.3 58.5 59.1 .7 .7 .3 1.0 – – – 2.8 1990 ........................................... 59.6 60.5 60.7 61.2 .8 1.5 .3 .8 2.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 1991 ........................................... 61.8 62.6 62.9 63.5 1.0 1.3 .5 1.0 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 1992 ........................................... 64.1 65.0 65.4 65.9 .9 1.4 .6 .8 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.8 1993 ........................................... 66.4 67.1 68.0 68.4 .8 1.1 1.3 .6 3.6 3.2 4.0 3.8 1994 ........................................... 68.8 69.4 69.8 70.0 .6 .9 .6 .3 3.6 3.4 2.6 2.3 1995 ........................................... 70.5 70.9 71.5 71.8 .7 .6 .8 .4 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.3 73.4 73.5 73.7 .7 1.5 .1 .3 2.6 3.5 2.8 2.6 1997 ........................................... 74.5 75.5 75.3 75.6 1.1 1.3 -.3 .4 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.6 1998 ........................................... 76.5 77.9 78.0 78.4 1.2 1.8 .1 .5 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.7 1999 ........................................... 79.0 80.4 80.6 81.1 .8 1.8 .2 .6 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 2000 ........................................... 82.8 84.6 85.1 85.2 2.1 2.2 .6 .1 4.8 5.2 5.6 5.1

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), white-collar occupations: 2001 ........................................... 87.3 87.5 87.9 88.7 2.5 0.2 0.5 0.9 5.4 3.4 3.3 4.1 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.1 90.9 91.0 2.5 .2 -.2 .1 4.1 4.1 3.4 2.6 2003 ........................................... 93.5 93.4 93.4 93.6 2.7 -.1 .0 .2 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.9 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.4 96.6 96.7 2.6 .4 .2 .1 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.3 2005 ........................................... 99.1 99.3 99.4 100.0 2.5 .2 .1 .6 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.4 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), blue-collar occupations: 1988 ........................................... – – – 52.9 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 53.3 53.5 54.0 55.2 .8 .4 .9 2.2 – – – 4.3 1990 ........................................... 55.9 57.1 57.6 58.8 1.3 2.1 .9 2.1 4.9 6.7 6.7 6.5 1991 ........................................... 59.9 60.7 61.7 63.1 1.9 1.3 1.6 2.3 7.2 6.3 7.1 7.3 1992 ........................................... 63.6 64.4 65.0 65.9 .8 1.3 .9 1.4 6.2 6.1 5.3 4.4 1993 ........................................... 66.3 66.4 67.4 68.4 .6 .2 1.5 1.5 4.2 3.1 3.7 3.8 1994 ........................................... 68.8 69.2 69.6 70.4 .6 .6 .6 1.1 3.8 4.2 3.3 2.9 1995 ........................................... 71.0 71.4 71.7 72.2 .9 .6 .4 .7 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.6 1996 ........................................... 72.8 72.9 73.3 73.3 .8 .1 .5 .0 2.5 2.1 2.2 1.5 1997 ........................................... 73.6 74.2 74.0 74.7 .4 .8 -.3 .9 1.1 1.8 1.0 1.9 1998 ........................................... 74.9 75.1 75.4 76.6 .3 .3 .4 1.6 1.8 1.2 1.9 2.5 1999 ........................................... 77.3 77.8 79.6 80.2 .9 .6 2.3 .8 3.2 3.6 5.6 4.7 2000 ........................................... 81.2 81.3 82.9 85.2 1.2 .1 2.0 2.8 5.0 4.5 4.1 6.2 2001 ........................................... 85.7 86.7 88.2 89.5 .6 1.2 1.7 1.5 5.5 6.6 6.4 5.0 2002 ........................................... 90.4 91.7 92.1 92.6 1.0 1.4 .4 .5 5.5 5.8 4.4 3.5 2003 ........................................... 92.8 94.4 95.1 95.3 .2 1.7 .7 .2 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.9 2004 ........................................... 95.4 96.6 97.9 98.0 .1 1.3 1.3 .1 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.8 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.8 99.5 100.0 .3 .5 .7 .5 3.0 2.3 1.6 2.0 Manufacturing, nondurable goods:

1976 ........................................... – – 29.2 29.6 – – – 1.4 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 30.2 30.9 31.5 32.0 2.0 2.3 1.9 1.6 – – 7.9 8.1 1978 ........................................... 32.7 33.2 33.8 34.6 2.2 1.5 1.8 2.4 8.3 7.4 7.3 8.1 1979 ........................................... 35.1 35.9 36.3 37.3 1.4 2.3 1.1 2.8 7.3 8.1 7.4 7.8 1980 ........................................... 38.5 39.3 39.7 40.5 3.2 2.1 1.0 2.0 9.7 9.5 9.4 8.6 1981 ........................................... 41.4 42.3 43.2 43.6 2.2 2.2 2.1 .9 7.5 7.6 8.8 7.7 1982 ........................................... 44.6 45.0 45.9 46.2 2.3 .9 2.0 .7 7.7 6.4 6.3 6.0 1983 ........................................... 46.9 47.5 48.2 48.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 .6 5.2 5.6 5.0 5.0 1984 ........................................... 49.0 49.6 50.2 50.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.9 1985 ........................................... 51.5 51.9 52.5 52.8 1.2 .8 1.2 .6 5.1 4.6 4.6 3.7 1986 ........................................... 53.4 54.1 54.4 54.7 1.1 1.3 .6 .6 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.6 1987 ........................................... 55.3 55.5 56.2 56.8 1.1 .4 1.3 1.1 3.6 2.6 3.3 3.8 1988 ........................................... 57.4 57.9 58.3 58.9 1.1 .9 .7 1.0 3.8 4.3 3.7 3.7 1989 ........................................... 59.4 60.0 60.6 61.0 .8 1.0 1.0 .7 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.6 1990 ........................................... 62.1 62.8 63.4 63.7 1.8 1.1 1.0 .5 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 1991 ........................................... 64.5 65.1 65.6 66.3 1.3 .9 .8 1.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.1 1992 ........................................... 67.0 67.6 67.9 68.5 1.1 .9 .4 .9 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.3 1993 ........................................... 69.2 69.7 70.1 70.4 1.0 .7 .6 .4 3.3 3.1 3.2 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.9 71.6 72.1 72.4 .7 1.0 .7 .4 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 1995 ........................................... 73.1 73.7 73.9 74.6 1.0 .8 .3 .9 3.1 2.9 2.5 3.0

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing, nondurable goods:

1996 ........................................... 75.4 75.8 76.5 77.0 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.7 3.1 2.8 3.5 3.2 1997 ........................................... 77.5 78.3 78.8 79.5 .6 1.0 .6 .9 2.8 3.3 3.0 3.2 1998 ........................................... 80.5 80.9 81.5 82.0 1.3 .5 .7 .6 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.1 1999 ........................................... 82.7 83.2 83.8 84.5 .9 .6 .7 .8 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2000 ........................................... 85.6 86.3 86.9 87.2 1.3 .8 .7 .3 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.2 2001 ........................................... 88.4 89.3 89.5 90.0 1.4 1.0 .2 .6 3.3 3.5 3.0 3.2 2002 ........................................... 91.1 91.8 92.6 93.0 1.2 .8 .9 .4 3.1 2.8 3.5 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.6 94.9 95.1 1.0 .7 .3 .2 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.3 2004 ........................................... 96.2 96.9 97.6 97.7 1.2 .7 .7 .1 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.1 99.7 100.0 .9 .5 .6 .3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.4 Service-producing industries4:

1975 ........................................... – – 25.8 26.2 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.8 27.2 27.5 28.0 2.3 1.5 1.1 1.8 – – 6.6 6.9 1977 ........................................... 28.4 28.9 29.4 29.9 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 6.0 6.3 6.9 6.8 1978 ........................................... 30.4 31.2 31.8 32.1 1.7 2.6 1.9 .9 7.0 8.0 8.2 7.4 1979 ........................................... 32.8 33.4 34.2 34.9 2.2 1.8 2.4 2.0 7.9 7.1 7.5 8.7 1980 ........................................... 35.8 36.4 37.3 38.0 2.6 1.7 2.5 1.9 9.1 9.0 9.1 8.9 1981 ........................................... 39.2 39.9 40.6 41.4 3.2 1.8 1.8 2.0 9.5 9.6 8.8 8.9 1982 ........................................... 42.2 42.7 43.5 44.2 1.9 1.2 1.9 1.6 7.7 7.0 7.1 6.8 1983 ........................................... 44.7 45.3 46.1 46.7 1.1 1.3 1.8 1.3 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7 1984 ........................................... 47.3 47.8 48.1 48.7 1.3 1.1 .6 1.2 5.8 5.5 4.3 4.3 1985 ........................................... 49.2 49.8 50.7 51.0 1.0 1.2 1.8 .6 4.0 4.2 5.4 4.7 1986 ........................................... 51.5 51.8 52.2 52.5 1.0 .6 .8 .6 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.9 1987 ........................................... 53.2 53.6 54.2 54.3 1.3 .8 1.1 .2 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 1988 ........................................... 54.9 55.6 56.3 56.9 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 3.2 3.7 3.9 4.8 1989 ........................................... 57.6 58.2 59.0 59.5 1.2 1.0 1.4 .8 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.6 1990 ........................................... 60.1 60.8 61.5 61.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 .5 4.3 4.5 4.2 3.9 1991 ........................................... 62.5 63.2 63.8 64.1 1.1 1.1 .9 .5 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 64.6 65.0 65.3 65.7 .8 .6 .5 .6 3.4 2.8 2.4 2.5 1993 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.4 67.8 .9 .6 1.0 .6 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.2 68.8 69.3 69.6 .6 .9 .7 .4 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.7 1995 ........................................... 70.2 70.7 71.3 71.7 .9 .7 .8 .6 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.5 73.2 73.7 74.2 1.1 1.0 .7 .7 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 1997 ........................................... 75.0 75.7 76.5 77.4 1.1 .9 1.1 1.2 3.4 3.4 3.8 4.3 1998 ........................................... 78.2 78.9 80.0 80.5 1.0 .9 1.4 .6 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.0 1999 ........................................... 80.8 81.9 82.7 83.4 .4 1.4 1.0 .8 3.3 3.8 3.4 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.4 85.2 86.0 86.6 1.2 .9 .9 .7 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.4 89.1 89.9 1.2 .9 .8 .9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.7 92.1 92.3 1.0 1.0 .4 .2 3.7 3.7 3.4 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.4 94.1 95.0 95.3 1.2 .7 1.0 .3 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.3 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 97.4 97.7 .7 .6 .8 .3 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 .6 .6 .6 .5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 Service-producing industries, excluding sales occupations: 1975 ........................................... – – 25.6 26.0 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.5 27.0 27.3 27.7 1.9 1.9 1.1 1.5 – – 6.6 6.5 1977 ........................................... 28.2 28.7 29.1 29.6 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.7 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.9

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries, excluding sales occupations: 1978 ........................................... 30.2 30.8 31.3 31.6 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.0 7.1 7.3 7.6 6.8 1979 ........................................... 32.4 33.0 33.8 34.5 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 7.3 7.1 8.0 9.2 1980 ........................................... 35.4 36.1 36.8 37.5 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 9.3 9.4 8.9 8.7 1981 ........................................... 38.8 39.4 40.4 40.9 3.5 1.5 2.5 1.2 9.6 9.1 9.8 9.1 1982 ........................................... 42.0 42.5 43.2 43.8 2.7 1.2 1.6 1.4 8.2 7.9 6.9 7.1 1983 ........................................... 44.6 45.2 45.9 46.4 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.1 6.2 6.4 6.3 5.9 1984 ........................................... 47.2 47.5 48.1 48.8 1.7 .6 1.3 1.5 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.2 1985 ........................................... 49.0 49.6 50.5 50.6 .4 1.2 1.8 .2 3.8 4.4 5.0 3.7 1986 ........................................... 51.2 51.5 51.9 52.3 1.2 .6 .8 .8 4.5 3.8 2.8 3.4 1987 ........................................... 52.9 53.3 54.1 54.4 1.1 .8 1.5 .6 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.0 1988 ........................................... 54.9 55.4 56.2 56.7 .9 .9 1.4 .9 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.2 1989 ........................................... 57.4 57.8 58.5 58.9 1.2 .7 1.2 .7 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.9 1990 ........................................... 59.8 60.4 61.2 61.7 1.5 1.0 1.3 .8 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.8 1991 ........................................... 62.3 62.9 63.6 64.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 .6 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 1992 ........................................... 64.5 64.9 65.4 65.8 .8 .6 .8 .6 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.8 1993 ........................................... 66.4 66.9 67.4 67.9 .9 .8 .7 .7 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.4 68.8 69.5 69.8 .7 .6 1.0 .4 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.4 70.9 71.4 71.8 .9 .7 .7 .6 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.9 1996 ........................................... 72.6 73.2 73.8 74.2 1.1 .8 .8 .5 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.0 75.7 76.5 77.4 1.1 .9 1.1 1.2 3.3 3.4 3.7 4.3 1998 ........................................... 78.2 78.8 79.8 80.1 1.0 .8 1.3 .4 4.3 4.1 4.3 3.5 1999 ........................................... 80.9 81.8 82.5 83.2 1.0 1.1 .9 .8 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.9 2000 ........................................... 84.0 85.0 85.8 86.4 1.0 1.2 .9 .7 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.5 88.3 89.2 89.9 1.3 .9 1.0 .8 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.1 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.3 1.1 .9 .4 .2 3.9 3.9 3.3 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.2 95.0 95.4 1.3 .7 .8 .4 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.4 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 97.5 97.9 .6 .6 .9 .4 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.1 99.5 100.0 .7 .5 .4 .5 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.1 Service-producing industries, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 52.3 52.9 53.1 – – 1.1 .4 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.5 54.3 55.0 55.7 .8 1.5 1.3 1.3 – 3.8 4.0 4.9 1989 ........................................... 56.6 57.1 58.0 58.6 1.6 .9 1.6 1.0 5.8 5.2 5.5 5.2 1990 ........................................... 59.2 60.0 60.6 61.0 1.0 1.4 1.0 .7 4.6 5.1 4.5 4.1 1991 ........................................... 61.8 62.5 63.0 63.3 1.3 1.1 .8 .5 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.8 1992 ........................................... 63.8 64.1 64.5 64.9 .8 .5 .6 .6 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.5 1993 ........................................... 65.4 65.8 66.6 67.0 .8 .6 1.2 .6 2.5 2.7 3.3 3.2 1994 ........................................... 67.4 67.9 68.5 68.8 .6 .7 .9 .4 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 1995 ........................................... 69.3 69.9 70.4 70.9 .7 .9 .7 .7 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.1 1996 ........................................... 71.8 72.5 73.0 73.4 1.3 1.0 .7 .5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 1997 ........................................... 74.3 75.0 75.8 76.7 1.2 .9 1.1 1.2 3.5 3.4 3.8 4.5 1998 ........................................... 77.5 78.3 79.5 80.1 1.0 1.0 1.5 .8 4.3 4.4 4.9 4.4 1999 ........................................... 80.2 81.3 82.2 82.9 .1 1.4 1.1 .9 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.5 2000 ........................................... 83.9 84.9 85.7 86.2 1.2 1.2 .9 .6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.1 88.0 88.7 89.4 1.0 1.0 .8 .8 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.4 91.4 91.7 91.8 1.1 1.1 .3 .1 3.8 3.9 3.4 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.1 93.8 94.9 95.2 1.4 .8 1.2 .3 3.0 2.6 3.5 3.7 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.4 97.6 .7 .6 .9 .2 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.5

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries, white-collar occupations: 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5 Service-producing industries, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 51.7 52.5 52.8 – – 1.5 .6 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.3 53.9 54.7 55.2 .9 1.1 1.5 .9 – 4.3 4.2 4.5 1989 ........................................... 56.0 56.4 57.1 57.6 1.4 .7 1.2 .9 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.3 1990 ........................................... 58.5 59.2 60.0 60.5 1.6 1.2 1.4 .8 4.5 5.0 5.1 5.0 1991 ........................................... 61.2 61.8 62.5 62.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 .6 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 1992 ........................................... 63.4 63.8 64.3 64.7 .8 .6 .8 .6 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.9 1993 ........................................... 65.4 65.9 66.4 66.9 1.1 .8 .8 .8 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.5 67.9 68.5 68.9 .9 .6 .9 .6 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.5 69.8 70.3 70.8 .9 .4 .7 .7 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.8 1996 ........................................... 71.7 72.3 73.0 73.3 1.3 .8 1.0 .4 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 1997 ........................................... 74.2 74.8 75.7 76.6 1.2 .8 1.2 1.2 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.5 1998 ........................................... 77.4 78.1 79.1 79.4 1.0 .9 1.3 .4 4.3 4.4 4.5 3.7 1999 ........................................... 80.1 81.0 81.8 82.6 .9 1.1 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.7 3.4 4.0 2000 ........................................... 83.4 84.4 85.3 85.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 .7 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.0 87.8 88.7 89.5 1.3 .9 1.0 .9 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.2 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.1 91.7 91.8 1.1 .7 .7 .1 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.6 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.9 94.9 95.3 1.5 .8 1.1 .4 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.8 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 97.5 97.9 .7 .6 .9 .4 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.2 99.5 100.0 .8 .5 .3 .5 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.1 Service-producing industries, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 57.1 57.7 58.1 – – 1.1 .7 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 58.8 59.3 59.7 60.0 1.2 .9 .7 .5 – 3.9 3.5 3.3 1989 ........................................... 60.7 61.3 61.8 61.8 1.2 1.0 .8 .0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.0 1990 ........................................... 62.6 63.3 63.8 64.2 1.3 1.1 .8 .6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.9 1991 ........................................... 64.7 65.3 65.7 66.1 .8 .9 .6 .6 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.0 1992 ........................................... 66.6 67.2 67.6 68.0 .8 .9 .6 .6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.6 69.2 69.9 70.2 .9 .9 1.0 .4 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.2 1994 ........................................... 70.8 71.2 72.0 72.1 .9 .6 1.1 .1 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.7 1995 ........................................... 73.0 73.7 74.2 74.4 1.2 1.0 .7 .3 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.2 1996 ........................................... 75.2 75.7 75.9 76.5 1.1 .7 .3 .8 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.8 1997 ........................................... 77.2 77.9 78.4 79.0 .9 .9 .6 .8 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.3 1998 ........................................... 79.8 80.3 81.1 81.4 1.0 .6 1.0 .4 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.0 1999 ........................................... 82.4 83.3 83.9 84.4 1.2 1.1 .7 .6 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.7 2000 ........................................... 85.2 86.0 86.8 87.1 .9 .9 .9 .3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.2 2001 ........................................... 88.4 89.0 90.4 90.7 1.5 .7 1.6 .3 3.8 3.5 4.1 4.1 2002 ........................................... 91.5 92.6 93.0 93.1 .9 1.2 .4 .1 3.5 4.0 2.9 2.6 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.5 95.0 95.2 .9 .6 .5 .2 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.7 97.4 97.7 .5 1.0 .7 .3 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.6 2005 ........................................... 98.1 99.0 99.5 100.0 .4 .9 .5 .5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 Service-producing industries, service occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 57.2 57.6 57.7 – – .7 .2 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 58.3 58.9 59.8 60.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 – 3.0 3.8 4.7

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries, service occupations: 1989 ........................................... 60.8 61.2 61.7 62.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.5 4.3 3.9 3.2 3.6 1990 ........................................... 63.1 63.8 64.2 65.1 .8 1.1 .6 1.4 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.0 1991 ........................................... 65.4 66.3 67.3 67.7 .5 1.4 1.5 .6 3.6 3.9 4.8 4.0 1992 ........................................... 68.1 68.3 68.9 69.1 .6 .3 .9 .3 4.1 3.0 2.4 2.1 1993 ........................................... 69.4 69.8 70.3 70.5 .4 .6 .7 .3 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 1994 ........................................... 71.1 71.4 71.7 72.6 .9 .4 .4 1.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 3.0 1995 ........................................... 73.0 73.3 73.8 74.2 .6 .4 .7 .5 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.2 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.1 75.8 76.8 .5 .7 .9 1.3 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.5 1997 ........................................... 77.4 78.0 79.4 80.1 .8 .8 1.8 .9 3.8 3.9 4.7 4.3 1998 ........................................... 80.8 81.3 82.1 82.7 .9 .6 1.0 .7 4.4 4.2 3.4 3.2 1999 ........................................... 83.6 84.3 84.4 85.4 1.1 .8 .1 1.2 3.5 3.7 2.8 3.3 2000 ........................................... 86.3 87.2 87.8 88.6 1.1 1.0 .7 .9 3.2 3.4 4.0 3.7 2001 ........................................... 89.4 90.0 90.8 91.9 .9 .7 .9 1.2 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.7 2002 ........................................... 92.7 93.2 93.9 94.3 .9 .5 .8 .4 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.6 2003 ........................................... 94.9 95.2 95.8 96.3 .6 .3 .6 .5 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.1 2004 ........................................... 96.6 97.1 97.5 98.0 .3 .5 .4 .5 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.0 99.6 100.0 .4 .6 .6 .4 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.0 Transportation and public utilities:

1975 ........................................... – – 27.2 28.0 – – – 2.9 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.5 29.3 29.7 30.4 1.8 2.8 1.4 2.4 – – 9.2 8.6 1977 ........................................... 30.9 31.8 32.5 33.2 1.6 2.9 2.2 2.2 8.4 8.5 9.4 9.2 1978 ........................................... 33.7 34.4 35.1 35.7 1.5 2.1 2.0 1.7 9.1 8.2 8.0 7.5 1979 ........................................... 36.6 37.2 38.3 39.1 2.5 1.6 3.0 2.1 8.6 8.1 9.1 9.5 1980 ........................................... 40.1 41.0 42.3 43.5 2.6 2.2 3.2 2.8 9.6 10.2 10.4 11.3 1981 ........................................... 44.4 45.4 46.3 47.1 2.1 2.3 2.0 1.7 10.7 10.7 9.5 8.3 1982 ........................................... 48.0 48.6 49.7 50.5 1.9 1.3 2.3 1.6 8.1 7.0 7.3 7.2 1983 ........................................... 51.3 52.1 52.6 53.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 .8 6.9 7.2 5.8 5.0 1984 ........................................... 53.8 54.2 54.5 54.8 1.5 .7 .6 .6 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.4 1985 ........................................... 55.3 55.8 56.7 56.9 .9 .9 1.6 .4 2.8 3.0 4.0 3.8 1986 ........................................... 57.3 57.5 57.8 57.9 .7 .3 .5 .2 3.6 3.0 1.9 1.8 1987 ........................................... 58.2 58.8 59.1 59.1 .5 1.0 .5 .0 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.1 1988 ........................................... 59.6 60.2 60.7 60.6 .8 1.0 .8 -.2 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5 1989 ........................................... 61.2 61.5 61.9 62.2 1.0 .5 .7 .5 2.7 2.2 2.0 2.6 1990 ........................................... 63.1 63.4 64.0 64.3 1.4 .5 .9 .5 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 1991 ........................................... 64.8 65.5 66.2 66.6 .8 1.1 1.1 .6 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.6 1992 ........................................... 67.4 68.0 68.3 68.7 1.2 .9 .4 .6 4.0 3.8 3.2 3.2 1993 ........................................... 69.4 70.1 70.5 70.9 1.0 1.0 .6 .6 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 1994 ........................................... 71.5 72.0 73.1 73.5 .8 .7 1.5 .5 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 1995 ........................................... 74.5 75.0 75.5 76.0 1.4 .7 .7 .7 4.2 4.2 3.3 3.4 1996 ........................................... 76.6 76.8 77.4 78.1 .8 .3 .8 .9 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.8 1997 ........................................... 78.8 79.2 80.0 80.7 .9 .5 1.0 .9 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.3 1998 ........................................... 81.2 81.6 82.5 83.0 .6 .5 1.1 .6 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 1999 ........................................... 83.2 84.1 84.5 84.8 .2 1.1 .5 .4 2.5 3.1 2.4 2.2 2000 ........................................... 85.1 86.0 86.8 87.5 .4 1.1 .9 .8 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.2 2001 ........................................... 88.3 89.6 90.2 91.7 .9 1.5 .7 1.7 3.8 4.2 3.9 4.8 2002 ........................................... 92.5 93.5 94.3 94.7 .9 1.1 .9 .4 4.8 4.4 4.5 3.3 2003 ........................................... 95.1 95.6 95.9 96.2 .4 .5 .3 .3 2.8 2.2 1.7 1.6

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Transportation and public utilities:

2004 ........................................... 96.9 97.8 98.6 98.6 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.0 1.9 2.3 2.8 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.2 99.0 99.8 100.0 -.4 .8 .8 .2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 Transportation:

1985 ........................................... 58.4 59.1 60.0 59.9 – 1.2 1.5 -.2 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 60.5 60.5 60.9 60.7 1.0 .0 .7 -.3 3.6 2.4 1.5 1.3 1987 ........................................... 60.8 61.6 61.8 61.7 .2 1.3 .3 -.2 .5 1.8 1.5 1.6 1988 ........................................... 62.2 62.9 63.4 63.2 .8 1.1 .8 -.3 2.3 2.1 2.6 2.4 1989 ........................................... 63.7 64.1 64.4 64.5 .8 .6 .5 .2 2.4 1.9 1.6 2.1 1990 ........................................... 65.5 65.5 66.2 66.3 1.6 .0 1.1 .2 2.8 2.2 2.8 2.8 1991 ........................................... 66.8 67.6 68.3 68.5 .8 1.2 1.0 .3 2.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 1992 ........................................... 69.4 70.0 70.3 70.4 1.3 .9 .4 .1 3.9 3.6 2.9 2.8 1993 ........................................... 71.0 71.7 72.1 72.6 .9 1.0 .6 .7 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.1 1994 ........................................... 73.2 73.5 74.8 75.3 .8 .4 1.8 .7 3.1 2.5 3.7 3.7 1995 ........................................... 76.2 76.7 77.5 77.9 1.2 .7 1.0 .5 4.1 4.4 3.6 3.5 1996 ........................................... 78.7 78.9 79.3 79.9 1.0 .3 .5 .8 3.3 2.9 2.3 2.6 1997 ........................................... 81.0 81.3 82.3 83.0 1.4 .4 1.2 .9 2.9 3.0 3.8 3.9 1998 ........................................... 83.3 83.5 84.8 85.1 .4 .2 1.6 .4 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.5 1999 ........................................... 84.8 85.7 86.1 86.4 -.4 1.1 .5 .3 1.8 2.6 1.5 1.5 2000 ........................................... 86.4 87.3 88.0 88.8 .0 1.0 .8 .9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.8 2001 ........................................... 89.6 90.7 91.4 93.3 .9 1.2 .8 2.1 3.7 3.9 3.9 5.1 2002 ........................................... 94.4 95.2 95.8 96.2 1.2 .8 .6 .4 5.4 5.0 4.8 3.1 2003 ........................................... 96.4 96.5 96.3 96.6 .2 .1 -.2 .3 2.1 1.4 .5 .4 2004 ........................................... 97.2 98.3 99.3 99.4 .6 1.1 1.0 .1 .8 1.9 3.1 2.9 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.0 100.1 100.0 -1.1 .7 1.1 -.1 1.1 .7 .8 .6 Public utilities:

1985 ........................................... 51.5 51.9 52.8 53.4 – .8 1.7 1.1 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 53.6 54.1 54.3 54.7 .4 .9 .4 .7 4.1 4.2 2.8 2.4 1987 ........................................... 55.0 55.5 55.8 56.1 .5 .9 .5 .5 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 1988 ........................................... 56.6 56.9 57.3 57.6 .9 .5 .7 .5 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 1989 ........................................... 58.0 58.3 59.0 59.4 .7 .5 1.2 .7 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.1 1990 ........................................... 60.1 60.7 61.2 61.8 1.2 1.0 .8 1.0 3.6 4.1 3.7 4.0 1991 ........................................... 62.3 63.0 63.6 64.1 .8 1.1 1.0 .8 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.0 65.5 65.9 66.5 1.4 .8 .6 .9 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.7 1993 ........................................... 67.3 67.9 68.3 68.7 1.2 .9 .6 .6 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.3 1994 ........................................... 69.4 70.0 70.8 71.3 1.0 .9 1.1 .7 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.8 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.6 73.0 73.5 1.3 .6 .6 .7 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.1 1996 ........................................... 73.8 74.1 74.9 75.7 .4 .4 1.1 1.1 2.2 2.1 2.6 3.0 1997 ........................................... 75.9 76.3 77.0 77.8 .3 .5 .9 1.0 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 1998 ........................................... 78.4 79.1 79.6 80.3 .8 .9 .6 .9 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.2 1999 ........................................... 81.2 82.0 82.5 82.7 1.1 1.0 .6 .2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.0 2000 ........................................... 83.5 84.5 85.4 85.8 1.0 1.2 1.1 .5 2.8 3.0 3.5 3.7 2001 ........................................... 86.7 88.0 88.6 89.6 1.0 1.5 .7 1.1 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.4 2002 ........................................... 90.0 91.2 92.2 92.9 .4 1.3 1.1 .8 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.7 2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.5 95.3 95.7 .6 1.1 .8 .4 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.0 2004 ........................................... 96.4 97.0 97.7 97.7 .7 .6 .7 .0 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.1 2005 ........................................... 98.1 99.1 99.4 100.0 .4 1.0 .3 .6 1.8 2.2 1.7 2.4

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Communications:

1987 ........................................... – – 56.0 56.4 – – – 0.7 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 56.7 57.0 57.4 57.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 .2 – – 2.5 2.0 1989 ........................................... 58.0 58.1 58.7 59.1 .9 .2 1.0 .7 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.8 1990 ........................................... 59.9 60.5 61.0 61.6 1.4 1.0 .8 1.0 3.3 4.1 3.9 4.2 1991 ........................................... 61.8 62.5 63.0 63.6 .3 1.1 .8 1.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 1992 ........................................... 64.3 64.9 65.2 65.9 1.1 .9 .5 1.1 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.6 1993 ........................................... 66.6 67.1 67.7 68.0 1.1 .8 .9 .4 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.8 69.4 70.3 70.9 1.2 .9 1.3 .9 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.3 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.4 72.8 73.3 1.8 .3 .6 .7 4.9 4.3 3.6 3.4 1996 ........................................... 73.2 73.5 74.4 75.7 -.1 .4 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.5 2.2 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.4 75.8 76.5 77.8 -.4 .5 .9 1.7 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 1998 ........................................... 78.0 78.9 79.4 80.1 .3 1.2 .6 .9 3.4 4.1 3.8 3.0 1999 ........................................... 81.0 81.9 82.4 82.6 1.1 1.1 .6 .2 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.1 2000 ........................................... 83.3 84.2 85.2 85.6 .8 1.1 1.2 .5 2.8 2.8 3.4 3.6 2001 ........................................... 86.6 88.2 89.0 90.1 1.2 1.8 .9 1.2 4.0 4.8 4.5 5.3 2002 ........................................... 90.2 91.2 92.7 93.3 .1 1.1 1.6 .6 4.2 3.4 4.2 3.6 2003 ........................................... 94.0 94.9 96.1 96.3 .8 1.0 1.3 .2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 2004 ........................................... 97.0 97.3 98.0 97.7 .7 .3 .7 -.3 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.5 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.9 99.3 100.0 .1 1.1 .4 .7 .8 1.6 1.3 2.4 Electric, gas, and sanitary services:

1987 ........................................... – – – 55.6 – – – – – – – – 1988 ........................................... 56.3 56.8 57.0 57.5 1.3 .9 .4 .9 – – – 3.4 1989 ........................................... 58.0 58.6 59.2 59.6 .9 1.0 1.0 .7 3.0 3.2 3.9 3.7 1990 ........................................... 60.3 61.0 61.5 61.9 1.2 1.2 .8 .7 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9 1991 ........................................... 62.9 63.6 64.1 64.7 1.6 1.1 .8 .9 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.5 1992 ........................................... 65.7 66.4 66.9 67.3 1.5 1.1 .8 .6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.0 1993 ........................................... 68.1 68.8 69.2 69.6 1.2 1.0 .6 .6 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 1994 ........................................... 70.2 70.8 71.4 71.7 .9 .9 .8 .4 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.3 72.9 73.3 73.8 .8 .8 .5 .7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.4 74.8 75.3 75.6 .8 .5 .7 .4 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.4 1997 ........................................... 76.4 76.9 77.4 77.9 1.1 .7 .7 .6 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 1998 ........................................... 78.9 79.4 79.8 80.5 1.3 .6 .5 .9 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3 1999 ........................................... 81.4 82.0 82.5 82.8 1.1 .7 .6 .4 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.9 2000 ........................................... 83.8 84.8 85.5 85.9 1.2 1.2 .8 .5 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.7 2001 ........................................... 86.8 87.8 88.1 88.9 1.0 1.2 .3 .9 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.5 2002 ........................................... 89.6 91.1 91.7 92.2 .8 1.7 .7 .5 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.7 2003 ........................................... 92.9 94.0 94.3 94.8 .8 1.2 .3 .5 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.7 97.2 97.6 .9 1.0 .5 .4 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.1 99.5 100.0 .8 .7 .4 .5 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.5 Wholesale and retail trade:

1975 ........................................... – – 27.7 28.2 – – – 1.8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.8 29.4 29.7 30.3 2.1 2.1 1.0 2.0 – – 7.2 7.4 1977 ........................................... 31.0 31.5 31.8 32.3 2.3 1.6 1.0 1.6 7.6 7.1 7.1 6.6 1978 ........................................... 33.3 34.2 34.6 34.9 3.1 2.7 1.2 .9 7.4 8.6 8.8 8.0 1979 ........................................... 35.7 36.6 37.3 37.7 2.3 2.5 1.9 1.1 7.2 7.0 7.8 8.0 1980 ........................................... 38.7 39.4 40.0 40.7 2.7 1.8 1.5 1.8 8.4 7.7 7.2 8.0 1981 ........................................... 42.0 42.8 43.3 43.7 3.2 1.9 1.2 .9 8.5 8.6 8.3 7.4 1982 ........................................... 44.5 45.2 45.5 45.8 1.8 1.6 .7 .7 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.8

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Wholesale and retail trade:

1983 ........................................... 46.4 47.4 47.7 48.1 1.3 2.2 0.6 0.8 4.3 4.9 4.8 5.0 1984 ........................................... 48.9 49.6 49.9 50.5 1.7 1.4 .6 1.2 5.4 4.6 4.6 5.0 1985 ........................................... 50.8 51.8 52.5 52.9 .6 2.0 1.4 .8 3.9 4.4 5.2 4.8 1986 ........................................... 53.3 53.8 54.1 54.3 .8 .9 .6 .4 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.6 1987 ........................................... 54.7 55.6 55.9 55.9 .7 1.6 .5 .0 2.6 3.3 3.3 2.9 1988 ........................................... 56.4 57.6 58.2 58.6 .9 2.1 1.0 .7 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.8 1989 ........................................... 59.3 59.8 60.8 61.5 1.2 .8 1.7 1.2 5.1 3.8 4.5 4.9 1990 ........................................... 61.8 62.6 62.9 63.2 .5 1.3 .5 .5 4.2 4.7 3.5 2.8 1991 ........................................... 63.8 64.9 65.5 65.6 .9 1.7 .9 .2 3.2 3.7 4.1 3.8 1992 ........................................... 65.8 66.5 66.7 67.2 .3 1.1 .3 .7 3.1 2.5 1.8 2.4 1993 ........................................... 67.6 68.3 68.6 69.1 .6 1.0 .4 .7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 1994 ........................................... 69.1 70.3 70.8 70.9 .0 1.7 .7 .1 2.2 2.9 3.2 2.6 1995 ........................................... 71.5 72.2 72.8 73.2 .8 1.0 .8 .5 3.5 2.7 2.8 3.2 1996 ........................................... 74.1 74.7 75.3 76.0 1.2 .8 .8 .9 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.8 1997 ........................................... 76.9 77.6 78.3 78.8 1.2 .9 .9 .6 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.7 1998 ........................................... 79.8 80.6 81.7 82.0 1.3 1.0 1.4 .4 3.8 3.9 4.3 4.1 1999 ........................................... 82.4 83.5 84.2 85.0 .5 1.3 .8 1.0 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.7 2000 ........................................... 86.1 87.1 87.6 88.2 1.3 1.2 .6 .7 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.8 2001 ........................................... 88.8 89.8 90.1 91.0 .7 1.1 .3 1.0 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 2002 ........................................... 91.6 93.2 93.1 93.1 .7 1.7 -.1 .0 3.2 3.8 3.3 2.3 2003 ........................................... 93.8 94.3 95.3 95.5 .8 .5 1.1 .2 2.4 1.2 2.4 2.6 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.7 97.2 97.0 .4 .8 .5 -.2 2.2 2.5 2.0 1.6 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.2 99.3 100.0 .8 .4 1.1 .7 2.0 1.6 2.2 3.1 Wholesale and retail trade, excluding sales occupations: 1981 ........................................... – 42.4 43.1 43.6 – – 1.7 1.2 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 44.5 45.2 45.5 45.9 2.1 1.6 .7 .9 – 6.6 5.6 5.3 1983 ........................................... 46.6 47.5 47.7 48.1 1.5 1.9 .4 .8 4.7 5.1 4.8 4.8 1984 ........................................... 49.0 49.6 49.9 50.6 1.9 1.2 .6 1.4 5.2 4.4 4.6 5.2 1985 ........................................... 50.9 51.9 52.5 52.6 .6 2.0 1.2 .2 3.9 4.6 5.2 4.0 1986 ........................................... 53.1 53.5 53.8 54.2 1.0 .8 .6 .7 4.3 3.1 2.5 3.0 1987 ........................................... 54.7 55.3 55.8 56.1 .9 1.1 .9 .5 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.5 1988 ........................................... 56.6 57.3 57.9 58.4 .9 1.2 1.0 .9 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.1 1989 ........................................... 59.0 59.3 60.0 60.5 1.0 .5 1.2 .8 4.2 3.5 3.6 3.6 1990 ........................................... 60.9 61.8 62.3 62.6 .7 1.5 .8 .5 3.2 4.2 3.8 3.5 1991 ........................................... 63.4 64.3 64.8 65.0 1.3 1.4 .8 .3 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 1992 ........................................... 65.3 66.1 66.5 66.8 .5 1.2 .6 .5 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.8 1993 ........................................... 67.4 67.9 68.4 68.9 .9 .7 .7 .7 3.2 2.7 2.9 3.1 1994 ........................................... 69.1 69.9 70.4 70.5 .3 1.2 .7 .1 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.3 1995 ........................................... 71.3 71.8 72.3 73.1 1.1 .7 .7 1.1 3.2 2.7 2.7 3.7 1996 ........................................... 73.8 74.1 75.1 75.8 1.0 .4 1.3 .9 3.5 3.2 3.9 3.7 1997 ........................................... 76.7 77.8 78.5 79.1 1.2 1.4 .9 .8 3.9 5.0 4.5 4.4 1998 ........................................... 79.9 80.5 81.7 82.0 1.0 .8 1.5 .4 4.2 3.5 4.1 3.7 1999 ........................................... 82.8 83.7 84.2 85.0 1.0 1.1 .6 1.0 3.6 4.0 3.1 3.7 2000 ........................................... 86.2 87.1 88.0 88.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 .5 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.0 2001 ........................................... 89.4 90.1 90.9 91.8 1.1 .8 .9 1.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.8 2002 ........................................... 91.9 93.2 93.2 93.2 .1 1.4 .0 .0 2.8 3.4 2.5 1.5 2003 ........................................... 93.7 94.2 95.4 95.7 .5 .5 1.3 .3 2.0 1.1 2.4 2.7

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Wholesale and retail trade, excluding sales occupations: 2004 ........................................... 96.3 96.7 97.0 97.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.8 2.7 1.7 1.8 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.7 99.5 100.0 .8 .5 .8 .5 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.7 Wholesale trade5 :

1977 ........................................... – 28.4 28.3 29.1 – – -.4 2.8 – – – – 1978 ........................................... 29.8 30.3 30.7 31.3 2.4 1.7 1.3 2.0 – 6.7 8.5 7.6 1979 ........................................... 31.7 32.6 33.0 33.7 1.3 2.8 1.2 2.1 6.4 7.6 7.5 7.7 1980 ........................................... 34.7 35.6 36.0 37.1 3.0 2.6 1.1 3.1 9.5 9.2 9.1 10.1 1981 ........................................... 38.1 38.7 39.5 40.0 2.7 1.6 2.1 1.3 9.8 8.7 9.7 7.8 1982 ........................................... 41.1 42.2 42.2 42.5 2.8 2.7 .0 .7 7.9 9.0 6.8 6.3 1983 ........................................... 43.3 44.2 44.8 45.1 1.9 2.1 1.4 .7 5.4 4.7 6.2 6.1 1984 ........................................... 45.7 46.4 46.7 47.6 1.3 1.5 .6 1.9 5.5 5.0 4.2 5.5 1985 ........................................... 47.9 49.1 49.4 49.7 .6 2.5 .6 .6 4.8 5.8 5.8 4.4 1986 ........................................... 50.2 50.8 51.0 51.5 1.0 1.2 .4 1.0 4.8 3.5 3.2 3.6 1987 ........................................... 52.2 53.1 53.3 53.6 1.4 1.7 .4 .6 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.1 1988 ........................................... 53.8 54.8 55.4 55.6 .4 1.9 1.1 .4 3.1 3.2 3.9 3.7 1989 ........................................... 57.1 57.7 59.3 60.7 2.7 1.1 2.8 2.4 6.1 5.3 7.0 9.2 1990 ........................................... 60.3 60.7 60.8 61.2 -.7 .7 .2 .7 5.6 5.2 2.5 .8 1991 ........................................... 61.9 63.0 63.7 63.6 1.1 1.8 1.1 -.2 2.7 3.8 4.8 3.9 1992 ........................................... 64.2 64.9 64.5 65.5 .9 1.1 -.6 1.6 3.7 3.0 1.3 3.0 1993 ........................................... 65.7 66.4 66.4 67.1 .3 1.1 .0 1.1 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.4 1994 ........................................... 67.0 68.2 68.6 69.1 -.1 1.8 .6 .7 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 69.7 70.8 71.5 72.4 .9 1.6 1.0 1.3 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.8 1996 ........................................... 72.7 73.8 74.1 74.7 .4 1.5 .4 .8 4.3 4.2 3.6 3.2 1997 ........................................... 75.8 76.2 76.7 77.0 1.5 .5 .7 .4 4.3 3.3 3.5 3.1 1998 ........................................... 78.5 79.1 80.3 81.5 1.9 .8 1.5 1.5 3.6 3.8 4.7 5.8 1999 ........................................... 81.1 82.1 83.2 84.5 -.5 1.2 1.3 1.6 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 2000 ........................................... 85.0 86.2 86.3 87.4 .6 1.4 .1 1.3 4.8 5.0 3.7 3.4 2001 ........................................... 87.4 89.1 88.9 89.3 .0 1.9 -.2 .4 2.8 3.4 3.0 2.2 2002 ........................................... 90.7 93.0 92.5 92.8 1.6 2.5 -.5 .3 3.8 4.4 4.0 3.9 2003 ........................................... 94.2 95.0 95.0 95.3 1.5 .8 .0 .3 3.9 2.2 2.7 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.8 97.9 96.6 .5 1.0 1.1 -1.3 1.7 1.9 3.1 1.4 2005 ........................................... 97.8 97.7 99.0 100.0 1.2 -.1 1.3 1.0 2.1 .9 1.1 3.5 Wholesale trade, excluding sales occupations: 1981 ........................................... – 40.5 41.4 42.1 – – 2.2 1.7 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 43.3 44.3 44.6 44.7 2.9 2.3 .7 .2 – 9.4 7.7 6.2 1983 ........................................... 45.7 46.4 46.8 47.2 2.2 1.5 .9 .9 5.5 4.7 4.9 5.6 1984 ........................................... 48.0 48.3 48.9 49.7 1.7 .6 1.2 1.6 5.0 4.1 4.5 5.3 1985 ........................................... 50.1 50.8 51.3 51.4 .8 1.4 1.0 .2 4.4 5.2 4.9 3.4 1986 ........................................... 51.7 52.4 52.7 53.1 .6 1.4 .6 .8 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.3 1987 ........................................... 53.6 54.0 54.6 55.1 .9 .7 1.1 .9 3.7 3.1 3.6 3.8 1988 ........................................... 55.4 56.0 56.5 56.9 .5 1.1 .9 .7 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 1989 ........................................... 57.4 57.9 58.9 59.3 .9 .9 1.7 .7 3.6 3.4 4.2 4.2 1990 ........................................... 59.7 60.6 60.9 61.3 .7 1.5 .5 .7 4.0 4.7 3.4 3.4 1991 ........................................... 62.4 63.2 63.5 63.9 1.8 1.3 .5 .6 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 1992 ........................................... 64.5 65.2 65.6 66.0 .9 1.1 .6 .6 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 1993 ........................................... 66.4 66.8 67.3 68.0 .6 .6 .7 1.0 2.9 2.5 2.6 3.0

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Wholesale trade, excluding sales occupations: 1994 ........................................... 68.2 68.8 69.2 69.6 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.6 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.4 1995 ........................................... 70.7 71.1 71.6 72.7 1.6 .6 .7 1.5 3.7 3.3 3.5 4.5 1996 ........................................... 73.1 73.8 74.6 75.1 .6 1.0 1.1 .7 3.4 3.8 4.2 3.3 1997 ........................................... 76.3 76.9 77.5 78.1 1.6 .8 .8 .8 4.4 4.2 3.9 4.0 1998 ........................................... 79.0 79.7 80.8 81.5 1.2 .9 1.4 .9 3.5 3.6 4.3 4.4 1999 ........................................... 82.1 82.8 83.8 84.7 .7 .9 1.2 1.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.9 2000 ........................................... 85.6 86.6 87.6 88.7 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.7 2001 ........................................... 89.6 90.6 91.1 91.4 1.0 1.1 .6 .3 4.7 4.6 4.0 3.0 2002 ........................................... 92.2 93.3 94.1 94.7 .9 1.2 .9 .6 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.6 2003 ........................................... 94.8 95.6 95.9 96.2 .1 .8 .3 .3 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.6 2004 ........................................... 97.1 97.0 97.6 97.7 .9 -.1 .6 .1 2.4 1.5 1.8 1.6 2005 ........................................... 99.2 99.2 99.7 100.0 1.5 .0 .5 .3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 Retail trade:

1976 ........................................... – – 31.5 32.0 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 32.5 33.0 33.5 33.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 – – 6.3 5.9 1978 ........................................... 35.0 36.1 36.5 36.8 3.2 3.1 1.1 .8 7.7 9.4 9.0 8.6 1979 ........................................... 37.6 38.4 39.3 39.7 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.0 7.4 6.4 7.7 7.9 1980 ........................................... 40.6 41.2 42.0 42.5 2.3 1.5 1.9 1.2 8.0 7.3 6.9 7.1 1981 ........................................... 43.9 44.8 45.2 45.6 3.3 2.1 .9 .9 8.1 8.7 7.6 7.3 1982 ........................................... 46.1 46.8 47.2 47.5 1.1 1.5 .9 .6 5.0 4.5 4.4 4.2 1983 ........................................... 48.0 49.0 49.2 49.5 1.1 2.1 .4 .6 4.1 4.7 4.2 4.2 1984 ........................................... 50.5 51.2 51.4 52.0 2.0 1.4 .4 1.2 5.2 4.5 4.5 5.1 1985 ........................................... 52.3 53.2 54.1 54.5 .6 1.7 1.7 .7 3.6 3.9 5.3 4.8 1986 ........................................... 54.9 55.4 55.7 55.7 .7 .9 .5 .0 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.2 1987 ........................................... 56.1 56.9 57.2 57.2 .7 1.4 .5 .0 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 1988 ........................................... 57.8 58.9 59.6 60.1 1.0 1.9 1.2 .8 3.0 3.5 4.2 5.1 1989 ........................................... 60.5 61.0 61.6 62.0 .7 .8 1.0 .6 4.7 3.6 3.4 3.2 1990 ........................................... 62.7 63.7 64.1 64.2 1.1 1.6 .6 .2 3.6 4.4 4.1 3.5 1991 ........................................... 64.8 65.9 66.5 66.6 .9 1.7 .9 .2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 66.7 67.5 67.9 68.2 .2 1.2 .6 .4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.4 1993 ........................................... 68.7 69.4 69.9 70.2 .7 1.0 .7 .4 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9 1994 ........................................... 70.3 71.4 72.0 71.9 .1 1.6 .8 -.1 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.4 1995 ........................................... 72.4 73.0 73.5 73.6 .7 .8 .7 .1 3.0 2.2 2.1 2.4 1996 ........................................... 74.9 75.1 75.9 76.8 1.8 .3 1.1 1.2 3.5 2.9 3.3 4.3 1997 ........................................... 77.5 78.4 79.3 79.7 .9 1.2 1.1 .5 3.5 4.4 4.5 3.8 1998 ........................................... 80.5 81.3 82.5 82.2 1.0 1.0 1.5 -.4 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.1 1999 ........................................... 83.1 84.4 84.7 85.2 1.1 1.6 .4 .6 3.2 3.8 2.7 3.6 2000 ........................................... 86.7 87.6 88.3 88.6 1.8 1.0 .8 .3 4.3 3.8 4.3 4.0 2001 ........................................... 89.6 90.2 90.8 91.9 1.1 .7 .7 1.2 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.7 2002 ........................................... 92.1 93.2 93.3 93.2 .2 1.2 .1 -.1 2.8 3.3 2.8 1.4 2003 ........................................... 93.4 93.8 95.4 95.5 .2 .4 1.7 .1 1.4 .6 2.3 2.5 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 96.8 97.2 .5 .6 .2 .4 2.8 3.0 1.5 1.8 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.5 99.4 100.0 .6 .7 .9 .6 1.9 2.0 2.7 2.9 General merchandise stores:

1988 ........................................... – 59.3 60.1 60.9 – – 1.3 1.3 – – – – 1989 ........................................... 61.5 62.0 62.2 62.9 1.0 .8 .3 1.1 – 4.6 3.5 3.3 1990 ........................................... 63.5 65.2 65.5 66.0 1.0 2.7 .5 .8 3.3 5.2 5.3 4.9

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

General merchandise stores:

1991 ........................................... 66.8 68.2 68.8 68.6 1.2 2.1 0.9 -0.3 5.2 4.6 5.0 3.9 1992 ........................................... 68.9 69.2 69.2 69.3 .4 .4 .0 .1 3.1 1.5 .6 1.0 1993 ........................................... 69.7 70.3 71.0 71.3 .6 .9 1.0 .4 1.2 1.6 2.6 2.9 1994 ........................................... 70.7 72.2 72.2 72.8 -.8 2.1 .0 .8 1.4 2.7 1.7 2.1 1995 ........................................... 73.1 73.5 73.8 74.5 .4 .5 .4 .9 3.4 1.8 2.2 2.3 1996 ........................................... 75.0 75.4 76.0 77.3 .7 .5 .8 1.7 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.8 1997 ........................................... 77.5 78.2 78.5 79.6 .3 .9 .4 1.4 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 1998 ........................................... 80.2 81.5 82.0 82.5 .8 1.6 .6 .6 3.5 4.2 4.5 3.6 1999 ........................................... 82.9 83.3 84.1 84.7 .5 .5 1.0 .7 3.4 2.2 2.6 2.7 2000 ........................................... 85.4 85.9 86.6 88.2 .8 .6 .8 1.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 4.1 2001 ........................................... 89.2 90.2 90.3 90.8 1.1 1.1 .1 .6 4.4 5.0 4.3 2.9 2002 ........................................... 91.7 92.3 93.1 92.5 1.0 .7 .9 -.6 2.8 2.3 3.1 1.9 2003 ........................................... 92.9 94.2 94.9 95.2 .4 1.4 .7 .3 1.3 2.1 1.9 2.9 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.0 97.6 98.0 .3 .5 1.7 .4 2.8 1.9 2.8 2.9 2005 ........................................... 98.8 98.6 98.6 100.0 .8 -.2 .0 1.4 3.5 2.7 1.0 2.0 Food stores:

1987 ........................................... – – 60.4 61.0 – – – 1.0 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 61.4 61.7 62.0 62.5 .7 .5 .5 .8 – – 2.6 2.5 1989 ........................................... 63.1 63.1 63.3 64.2 1.0 .0 .3 1.4 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.7 1990 ........................................... 64.9 65.8 66.3 66.8 1.1 1.4 .8 .8 2.9 4.3 4.7 4.0 1991 ........................................... 67.4 68.6 69.0 69.7 .9 1.8 .6 1.0 3.9 4.3 4.1 4.3 1992 ........................................... 70.0 70.9 71.2 71.7 .4 1.3 .4 .7 3.9 3.4 3.2 2.9 1993 ........................................... 72.3 72.8 72.5 73.1 .8 .7 -.4 .8 3.3 2.7 1.8 2.0 1994 ........................................... 73.8 74.3 74.1 74.0 1.0 .7 -.3 -.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.2 1995 ........................................... 74.3 74.2 74.8 75.1 .4 -.1 .8 .4 .7 -.1 .9 1.5 1996 ........................................... 76.0 76.5 77.7 78.7 1.2 .7 1.6 1.3 2.3 3.1 3.9 4.8 1997 ........................................... 78.7 78.7 79.9 80.1 .0 .0 1.5 .3 3.6 2.9 2.8 1.8 1998 ........................................... 81.4 82.3 83.1 82.3 1.6 1.1 1.0 -1.0 3.4 4.6 4.0 2.7 1999 ........................................... 83.2 83.8 84.5 85.1 1.1 .7 .8 .7 2.2 1.8 1.7 3.4 2000 ........................................... 86.2 88.0 88.5 89.3 1.3 2.1 .6 .9 3.6 5.0 4.7 4.9 2001 ........................................... 90.4 91.2 91.9 92.6 1.2 .9 .8 .8 4.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 2002 ........................................... 93.4 93.9 94.7 94.8 .9 .5 .9 .1 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.4 2003 ........................................... 95.3 95.6 96.0 96.4 .5 .3 .4 .4 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.7 2004 ........................................... 97.0 97.4 97.5 97.8 .6 .4 .1 .3 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.5 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.4 100.0 .5 .6 .5 .6 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.2 Finance, insurance, and real estate6 :

1978 ........................................... – – – 29.0 – – – – – – – – 1979 ........................................... 29.9 30.9 31.5 32.8 3.1 3.3 1.9 4.1 – – – 13.1 1980 ........................................... 33.0 33.9 34.5 35.2 .6 2.7 1.8 2.0 10.4 9.7 9.5 7.3 1981 ........................................... 36.2 37.9 37.2 38.8 2.8 4.7 -1.8 4.3 9.7 11.8 7.8 10.2 1982 ........................................... 39.3 38.8 40.2 41.3 1.3 -1.3 3.6 2.7 8.6 2.4 8.1 6.4 1983 ........................................... 41.9 42.1 43.0 44.3 1.5 .5 2.1 3.0 6.6 8.5 7.0 7.3 1984 ........................................... 44.0 44.3 43.7 43.9 -.7 .7 -1.4 .5 5.0 5.2 1.6 -.9 1985 ........................................... 46.2 46.1 47.0 47.9 5.2 -.2 2.0 1.9 5.0 4.1 7.6 9.1 1986 ........................................... 47.9 48.5 48.8 49.2 .0 1.3 .6 .8 3.7 5.2 3.8 2.7 1987 ........................................... 50.5 49.8 49.9 49.8 2.6 -1.4 .2 -.2 5.4 2.7 2.3 1.2 1988 ........................................... 50.3 51.1 51.1 52.9 1.0 1.6 .0 3.5 -.4 2.6 2.4 6.2 1989 ........................................... 54.0 55.0 55.3 55.7 2.1 1.9 .5 .7 7.4 7.6 8.2 5.3

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Finance, insurance, and real estate6 :

1990 ........................................... 56.0 56.9 57.7 57.6 0.5 1.6 1.4 -0.2 3.7 3.5 4.3 3.4 1991 ........................................... 58.8 59.4 59.4 59.6 2.1 1.0 .0 .3 5.0 4.4 2.9 3.5 1992 ........................................... 60.2 59.5 59.5 59.5 1.0 -1.2 .0 .0 2.4 .2 .2 -.2 1993 ........................................... 60.1 60.1 61.7 62.1 1.0 .0 2.7 .6 -.2 1.0 3.7 4.4 1994 ........................................... 62.5 62.2 62.6 62.8 .6 -.5 .6 .3 4.0 3.5 1.5 1.1 1995 ........................................... 63.2 64.3 64.9 65.1 .6 1.7 .9 .3 1.1 3.4 3.7 3.7 1996 ........................................... 65.9 67.0 67.2 67.2 1.2 1.7 .3 .0 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.2 1997 ........................................... 68.4 68.9 69.5 71.8 1.8 .7 .9 3.3 3.8 2.8 3.4 6.8 1998 ........................................... 72.9 74.1 75.9 76.9 1.5 1.6 2.4 1.3 6.6 7.5 9.2 7.1 1999 ........................................... 75.4 78.3 79.4 79.8 -2.0 3.8 1.4 .5 3.4 5.7 4.6 3.8 2000 ........................................... 81.7 82.2 83.4 83.4 2.4 .6 1.5 .0 8.4 5.0 5.0 4.5 2001 ........................................... 84.6 85.0 85.7 85.8 1.4 .5 .8 .1 3.5 3.4 2.8 2.9 2002 ........................................... 88.1 89.1 89.3 89.4 2.7 1.1 .2 .1 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.2 2003 ........................................... 94.1 94.8 95.7 95.9 5.3 .7 .9 .2 6.8 6.4 7.2 7.3 2004 ........................................... 96.3 96.4 97.0 97.7 .4 .1 .6 .7 2.3 1.7 1.4 1.9 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.6 99.5 100.0 .8 1.1 -.1 .5 2.3 3.3 2.6 2.4 Finance, insurance, and real estate, excluding sales occupations: 1978 ........................................... – – – 29.2 – – – – – – – – 1979 ........................................... 30.2 30.6 31.3 31.8 3.4 1.3 2.3 1.6 – – – 8.9 1980 ........................................... 32.9 33.5 33.9 34.3 3.5 1.8 1.2 1.2 8.9 9.5 8.3 7.9 1981 ........................................... 35.8 36.5 37.1 37.2 4.4 2.0 1.6 .3 8.8 9.0 9.4 8.5 1982 ........................................... 38.4 39.1 39.3 39.6 3.2 1.8 .5 .8 7.3 7.1 5.9 6.5 1983 ........................................... 40.9 41.6 42.2 42.5 3.3 1.7 1.4 .7 6.5 6.4 7.4 7.3 1984 ........................................... 43.0 43.6 44.0 44.3 1.2 1.4 .9 .7 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 1985 ........................................... 45.0 45.4 46.0 46.2 1.6 .9 1.3 .4 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.3 1986 ........................................... 47.1 47.5 47.8 48.3 1.9 .8 .6 1.0 4.7 4.6 3.9 4.5 1987 ........................................... 49.2 49.3 49.8 50.1 1.9 .2 1.0 .6 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.7 1988 ........................................... 50.5 50.9 51.3 52.3 .8 .8 .8 1.9 2.6 3.2 3.0 4.4 1989 ........................................... 53.0 53.9 54.0 54.4 1.3 1.7 .2 .7 5.0 5.9 5.3 4.0 1990 ........................................... 55.5 56.0 57.0 57.2 2.0 .9 1.8 .4 4.7 3.9 5.6 5.1 1991 ........................................... 58.0 58.4 59.0 59.5 1.4 .7 1.0 .8 4.5 4.3 3.5 4.0 1992 ........................................... 59.6 59.2 59.2 59.4 .2 -.7 .0 .3 2.8 1.4 .3 -.2 1993 ........................................... 60.3 60.9 61.4 61.7 1.5 1.0 .8 .5 1.2 2.9 3.7 3.9 1994 ........................................... 62.2 62.5 63.1 63.3 .8 .5 1.0 .3 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.6 1995 ........................................... 64.3 64.8 65.2 65.4 1.6 .8 .6 .3 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.3 1996 ........................................... 66.5 67.1 67.9 67.5 1.7 .9 1.2 -.6 3.4 3.5 4.1 3.2 1997 ........................................... 68.5 69.0 69.7 72.0 1.5 .7 1.0 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 6.7 1998 ........................................... 73.2 74.1 75.3 75.2 1.7 1.2 1.6 -.1 6.9 7.4 8.0 4.4 1999 ........................................... 76.0 78.0 79.5 79.7 1.1 2.6 1.9 .3 3.8 5.3 5.6 6.0 2000 ........................................... 80.9 81.6 82.6 83.0 1.5 .9 1.2 .5 6.4 4.6 3.9 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.4 84.9 85.7 85.7 1.7 .6 .9 .0 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.3 2002 ........................................... 88.6 89.3 89.5 90.1 3.4 .8 .2 .7 5.0 5.2 4.4 5.1 2003 ........................................... 95.2 96.2 96.6 96.9 5.7 1.1 .4 .3 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.5 2004 ........................................... 96.6 97.3 98.0 98.5 -.3 .7 .7 .5 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.7 2005 ........................................... 99.5 100.5 99.5 100.0 1.0 1.0 -1.0 .5 3.0 3.3 1.5 1.5

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Banking, savings and loan, and other credit agencies: 1986 ........................................... – – – 41.5 – – – – – – – – 1987 ........................................... 42.5 43.0 43.4 43.7 2.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 – – – 5.3 1988 ........................................... 45.1 45.4 45.9 46.3 3.2 .7 1.1 .9 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.9 1989 ........................................... 46.8 47.3 47.8 47.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 .0 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.2 1990 ........................................... 48.1 49.0 49.2 49.9 .6 1.9 .4 1.4 2.8 3.6 2.9 4.4 1991 ........................................... 50.4 50.1 50.4 50.3 1.0 -.6 .6 -.2 4.8 2.2 2.4 .8 1992 ........................................... 51.2 51.0 51.4 51.6 1.8 -.4 .8 .4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.6 1993 ........................................... 53.1 53.4 53.8 54.2 2.9 .6 .7 .7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 1994 ........................................... 54.3 54.4 55.1 55.0 .2 .2 1.3 -.2 2.3 1.9 2.4 1.5 1995 ........................................... 56.4 56.6 57.0 56.8 2.5 .4 .7 -.4 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.3 1996 ........................................... 58.1 58.8 60.0 58.6 2.3 1.2 2.0 -2.3 3.0 3.9 5.3 3.2 1997 ........................................... 59.6 60.0 61.0 65.5 1.7 .7 1.7 7.4 2.6 2.0 1.7 11.8 1998 ........................................... 66.7 67.8 69.6 68.3 1.8 1.6 2.7 -1.9 11.9 13.0 14.1 4.3 1999 ........................................... 69.1 73.1 75.3 75.5 1.2 5.8 3.0 .3 3.6 7.8 8.2 10.5 2000 ........................................... 76.7 77.3 78.1 78.4 1.6 .8 1.0 .4 11.0 5.7 3.7 3.8 2001 ........................................... 80.2 80.8 82.0 81.3 2.3 .7 1.5 -.9 4.6 4.5 5.0 3.7 2002 ........................................... 85.8 86.5 86.5 87.0 5.5 .8 .0 .6 7.0 7.1 5.5 7.0 2003 ........................................... 97.7 98.8 99.0 99.5 12.3 1.1 .2 .5 13.9 14.2 14.5 14.4 2004 ........................................... 97.8 98.2 99.1 100.0 -1.7 .4 .9 .9 .1 -.6 .1 .5 2005 ........................................... 99.7 101.9 99.5 100.0 -.3 2.2 -2.4 .5 1.9 3.8 .4 .0 Insurance:

1987 ........................................... – 51.6 52.1 53.0 – – 1.0 1.7 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.4 54.7 55.2 55.8 .8 2.4 .9 1.1 – 6.0 6.0 5.3 1989 ........................................... 56.5 57.3 57.1 57.8 1.3 1.4 -.3 1.2 5.8 4.8 3.4 3.6 1990 ........................................... 58.7 59.7 60.7 60.3 1.6 1.7 1.7 -.7 3.9 4.2 6.3 4.3 1991 ........................................... 60.6 61.8 61.6 62.3 .5 2.0 -.3 1.1 3.2 3.5 1.5 3.3 1992 ........................................... 63.8 64.6 64.6 64.6 2.4 1.3 .0 .0 5.3 4.5 4.9 3.7 1993 ........................................... 63.8 64.7 65.3 66.9 -1.2 1.4 .9 2.5 .0 .2 1.1 3.6 1994 ........................................... 66.5 67.0 67.5 68.0 -.6 .8 .7 .7 4.2 3.6 3.4 1.6 1995 ........................................... 68.7 69.3 69.4 70.1 1.0 .9 .1 1.0 3.3 3.4 2.8 3.1 1996 ........................................... 70.9 71.2 71.9 72.2 1.1 .4 1.0 .4 3.2 2.7 3.6 3.0 1997 ........................................... 73.3 73.4 73.8 74.7 1.5 .1 .5 1.2 3.4 3.1 2.6 3.5 1998 ........................................... 76.3 77.3 79.5 79.4 2.1 1.3 2.8 -.1 4.1 5.3 7.7 6.3 1999 ........................................... 78.8 80.2 80.4 81.1 -.8 1.8 .2 .9 3.3 3.8 1.1 2.1 2000 ........................................... 83.4 84.1 86.4 86.5 2.8 .8 2.7 .1 5.8 4.9 7.5 6.7 2001 ........................................... 87.4 87.9 88.1 88.9 1.0 .6 .2 .9 4.8 4.5 2.0 2.8 2002 ........................................... 90.1 90.9 91.5 91.2 1.3 .9 .7 -.3 3.1 3.4 3.9 2.6 2003 ........................................... 92.7 93.5 94.0 94.3 1.6 .9 .5 .3 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.4 2004 ........................................... 94.7 95.9 96.8 97.7 .4 1.3 .9 .9 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.6 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.6 99.7 100.0 .8 1.1 .1 .3 4.0 3.9 3.0 2.4 Insurance, excluding sales occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 54.1 54.7 55.0 – – 1.1 .5 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 55.8 56.6 57.3 57.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 .7 – 4.6 4.8 4.9 1989 ........................................... 58.2 59.1 59.6 60.0 .9 1.5 .8 .7 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.0 1990 ........................................... 61.3 62.2 62.6 62.9 2.2 1.5 .6 .5 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.8 1991 ........................................... 63.3 64.2 64.7 65.3 .6 1.4 .8 .9 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.8

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Insurance, excluding sales occupations: 1992 ........................................... 66.0 67.0 67.3 67.9 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.9 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.0 1993 ........................................... 68.4 69.5 69.9 70.4 .7 1.6 .6 .7 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.7 1994 ........................................... 71.3 71.7 72.3 72.5 1.3 .6 .8 .3 4.2 3.2 3.4 3.0 1995 ........................................... 73.2 74.0 74.3 74.6 1.0 1.1 .4 .4 2.7 3.2 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 75.7 76.0 76.4 76.7 1.5 .4 .5 .4 3.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 1997 ........................................... 77.8 78.1 78.5 79.0 1.4 .4 .5 .6 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.6 80.2 80.7 81.5 .8 .8 .6 1.0 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.2 1999 ........................................... 82.2 82.7 83.3 83.7 .9 .6 .7 .5 3.3 3.1 3.2 2.7 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.2 86.1 86.6 1.1 .7 1.1 .6 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.5 2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.4 88.5 89.4 1.2 .9 .1 1.0 3.5 3.8 2.8 3.2 2002 ........................................... 91.2 91.7 92.1 92.1 2.0 .5 .4 .0 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.0 2003 ........................................... 93.3 94.3 94.8 95.0 1.3 1.1 .5 .2 2.3 2.8 2.9 3.1 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.7 97.3 97.8 .6 1.2 .6 .5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.9 2005 ........................................... 98.8 99.6 99.8 100.0 1.0 .8 .2 .2 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.2 Service industries:

1975 ........................................... – – 24.3 24.7 – – – 1.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 25.1 25.4 25.9 26.1 1.6 1.2 2.0 .8 – – 6.6 5.7 1977 ........................................... 26.3 26.7 27.2 27.4 .8 1.5 1.9 .7 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.0 1978 ........................................... 27.9 28.4 29.1 29.3 1.8 1.8 2.5 .7 6.1 6.4 7.0 6.9 1979 ........................................... 29.9 30.1 30.9 31.7 2.0 .7 2.7 2.6 7.2 6.0 6.2 8.2 1980 ........................................... 32.7 33.1 34.0 34.5 3.2 1.2 2.7 1.5 9.4 10.0 10.0 8.8 1981 ........................................... 35.9 36.1 37.4 38.1 4.1 .6 3.6 1.9 9.8 9.1 10.0 10.4 1982 ........................................... 39.2 39.6 40.6 41.2 2.9 1.0 2.5 1.5 9.2 9.7 8.6 8.1 1983 ........................................... 41.8 42.0 43.4 43.9 1.5 .5 3.3 1.2 6.6 6.1 6.9 6.6 1984 ........................................... 44.8 44.9 45.8 46.7 2.1 .2 2.0 2.0 7.2 6.9 5.5 6.4 1985 ........................................... 46.8 47.2 48.3 48.4 .2 .9 2.3 .2 4.5 5.1 5.5 3.6 1986 ........................................... 49.1 49.4 49.8 50.3 1.4 .6 .8 1.0 4.9 4.7 3.1 3.9 1987 ........................................... 51.1 51.5 52.6 53.0 1.6 .8 2.1 .8 4.1 4.3 5.6 5.4 1988 ........................................... 53.6 54.0 55.1 55.6 1.1 .7 2.0 .9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 1989 ........................................... 56.4 56.9 57.8 58.3 1.4 .9 1.6 .9 5.2 5.4 4.9 4.9 1990 ........................................... 59.3 60.1 60.9 61.6 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.1 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.7 1991 ........................................... 62.3 62.6 63.4 63.8 1.1 .5 1.3 .6 5.1 4.2 4.1 3.6 1992 ........................................... 64.4 64.8 65.5 66.0 .9 .6 1.1 .8 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 1993 ........................................... 66.6 66.9 67.6 68.0 .9 .5 1.0 .6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.7 69.0 69.5 70.0 1.0 .4 .7 .7 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.9 1995 ........................................... 70.5 70.8 71.3 71.7 .7 .4 .7 .6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 1996 ........................................... 72.6 73.2 73.8 74.2 1.3 .8 .8 .5 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 1997 ........................................... 75.0 75.7 76.6 77.5 1.1 .9 1.2 1.2 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.4 1998 ........................................... 78.0 78.7 79.6 80.1 .6 .9 1.1 .6 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.4 1999 ........................................... 80.9 81.5 82.2 83.0 1.0 .7 .9 1.0 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.6 2000 ........................................... 83.8 84.8 85.7 86.3 1.0 1.2 1.1 .7 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.5 88.2 89.4 90.0 1.4 .8 1.4 .7 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.3 2002 ........................................... 90.7 91.2 91.9 92.0 .8 .6 .8 .1 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.2 2003 ........................................... 92.6 93.3 94.4 94.8 .7 .8 1.2 .4 2.1 2.3 2.7 3.0 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.3 97.3 97.8 .8 .7 1.0 .5 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.1 99.6 100.0 .8 .5 .5 .4 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.2

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Business services:

1986 ........................................... – – – 49.6 – – – – – – – – 1987 ........................................... 50.5 51.1 52.5 52.9 1.8 1.2 2.7 0.8 – – – 6.7 1988 ........................................... 53.4 53.9 54.6 55.2 .9 .9 1.3 1.1 5.7 5.5 4.0 4.3 1989 ........................................... 55.7 56.6 57.1 57.3 .9 1.6 .9 .4 4.3 5.0 4.6 3.8 1990 ........................................... 58.3 59.5 59.9 60.8 1.7 2.1 .7 1.5 4.7 5.1 4.9 6.1 1991 ........................................... 62.1 62.0 61.7 62.3 2.1 -.2 -.5 1.0 6.5 4.2 3.0 2.5 1992 ........................................... 62.9 63.3 64.2 64.5 1.0 .6 1.4 .5 1.3 2.1 4.1 3.5 1993 ........................................... 64.7 64.9 65.3 65.5 .3 .3 .6 .3 2.9 2.5 1.7 1.6 1994 ........................................... 67.3 67.6 67.9 68.2 2.7 .4 .4 .4 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1 1995 ........................................... 69.1 69.6 70.0 70.4 1.3 .7 .6 .6 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 1996 ........................................... 71.9 72.3 72.8 73.7 2.1 .6 .7 1.2 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.7 1997 ........................................... 74.4 75.0 76.4 77.7 .9 .8 1.9 1.7 3.5 3.7 4.9 5.4 1998 ........................................... 77.9 78.8 80.3 81.6 .3 1.2 1.9 1.6 4.7 5.1 5.1 5.0 1999 ........................................... 82.3 82.8 84.1 84.8 .9 .6 1.6 .8 5.6 5.1 4.7 3.9 2000 ........................................... 86.1 87.3 87.9 88.3 1.5 1.4 .7 .5 4.6 5.4 4.5 4.1 2001 ........................................... 89.6 91.1 92.2 92.7 1.5 1.7 1.2 .5 4.1 4.4 4.9 5.0 2002 ........................................... 92.9 92.9 93.2 93.3 .2 .0 .3 .1 3.7 2.0 1.1 .6 2003 ........................................... 93.8 94.2 95.8 96.1 .5 .4 1.7 .3 1.0 1.4 2.8 3.0 2004 ........................................... 96.8 97.8 98.7 99.1 .7 1.0 .9 .4 3.2 3.8 3.0 3.1 2005 ........................................... 99.4 99.9 99.9 100.0 .3 .5 .0 .1 2.7 2.1 1.2 .9 Health services:

1985 ........................................... 46.3 46.7 47.2 47.3 – .9 1.1 .2 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 47.8 48.2 49.0 49.6 1.1 .8 1.7 1.2 3.2 3.2 3.8 4.9 1987 ........................................... 50.3 50.6 51.4 51.9 1.4 .6 1.6 1.0 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 1988 ........................................... 52.3 53.2 54.1 54.9 .8 1.7 1.7 1.5 4.0 5.1 5.3 5.8 1989 ........................................... 55.9 56.4 57.5 58.4 1.8 .9 2.0 1.6 6.9 6.0 6.3 6.4 1990 ........................................... 59.4 60.0 61.0 61.9 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.5 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.0 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.1 64.0 64.6 1.3 .6 1.4 .9 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.4 1992 ........................................... 65.2 65.6 66.5 67.1 .9 .6 1.4 .9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 1993 ........................................... 67.6 68.1 68.6 69.1 .7 .7 .7 .7 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.4 69.7 70.1 70.7 .4 .4 .6 .9 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.3 1995 ........................................... 71.2 71.5 71.9 72.4 .7 .4 .6 .7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 1996 ........................................... 72.9 73.4 73.8 74.1 .7 .7 .5 .4 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 1997 ........................................... 74.7 75.1 75.7 76.4 .8 .5 .8 .9 2.5 2.3 2.6 3.1 1998 ........................................... 76.8 77.0 77.6 77.5 .5 .3 .8 -.1 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.4 1999 ........................................... 78.2 78.7 79.3 80.2 .9 .6 .8 1.1 1.8 2.2 2.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 80.9 82.0 82.7 83.5 .9 1.4 .9 1.0 3.5 4.2 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 84.5 85.6 86.6 87.6 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.9 2002 ........................................... 88.7 89.3 90.0 90.6 1.3 .7 .8 .7 5.0 4.3 3.9 3.4 2003 ........................................... 91.3 92.0 92.8 93.5 .8 .8 .9 .8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 2004 ........................................... 94.6 95.2 96.4 97.0 1.2 .6 1.3 .6 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.7 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.5 99.2 100.0 .8 .7 .7 .8 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.1 Hospitals:

1986 ........................................... – 47.0 47.6 48.4 – – 1.3 1.7 – – – – 1987 ........................................... 49.0 49.3 50.2 50.8 1.2 .6 1.8 1.2 – 4.9 5.5 5.0 1988 ........................................... 51.4 52.2 53.1 53.8 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.3 4.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 1989 ........................................... 54.9 55.5 56.6 57.4 2.0 1.1 2.0 1.4 6.8 6.3 6.6 6.7

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Hospitals:

1990 ........................................... 58.3 58.9 60.1 61.0 1.6 1.0 2.0 1.5 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 1991 ........................................... 61.5 62.0 62.9 63.5 .8 .8 1.5 1.0 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.1 1992 ........................................... 64.1 64.4 65.1 65.7 .9 .5 1.1 .9 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.5 1993 ........................................... 66.2 66.6 67.2 67.7 .8 .6 .9 .7 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.2 68.5 68.8 69.3 .7 .4 .4 .7 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.4 1995 ........................................... 69.6 69.9 70.3 70.9 .4 .4 .6 .9 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.3 1996 ........................................... 71.3 71.7 72.0 72.3 .6 .6 .4 .4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.0 1997 ........................................... 72.6 72.8 73.4 74.0 .4 .3 .8 .8 1.8 1.5 1.9 2.4 1998 ........................................... 74.2 74.8 75.4 75.8 .3 .8 .8 .5 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.4 1999 ........................................... 76.4 76.8 77.3 78.2 .8 .5 .7 1.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 3.2 2000 ........................................... 78.7 79.6 80.5 81.5 .6 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.2 2001 ........................................... 82.5 83.8 85.1 86.3 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 4.8 5.3 5.7 5.9 2002 ........................................... 87.2 88.1 89.0 90.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 5.7 5.1 4.6 4.3 2003 ........................................... 90.8 91.4 92.4 93.2 .9 .7 1.1 .9 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.6 2004 ........................................... 94.1 94.7 95.7 96.5 1.0 .6 1.1 .8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 2005 ........................................... 97.4 98.1 99.1 100.0 .9 .7 1.0 .9 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 Nursing homes:

1992 ........................................... – 61.2 61.7 62.3 – – .8 1.0 – – – – 1993 ........................................... 63.0 63.5 64.0 64.5 1.1 .8 .8 .8 – 3.8 3.7 3.5 1994 ........................................... 65.5 66.0 66.5 66.9 1.6 .8 .8 .6 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.7 1995 ........................................... 67.6 68.2 68.5 69.1 1.0 .9 .4 .9 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.3 1996 ........................................... 69.7 70.1 70.4 71.1 .9 .6 .4 1.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.9 1997 ........................................... 71.9 72.2 72.7 73.3 1.1 .4 .7 .8 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 1998 ........................................... 74.3 74.9 75.6 76.0 1.4 .8 .9 .5 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 1999 ........................................... 77.1 77.8 78.5 79.3 1.4 .9 .9 1.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.3 2000 ........................................... 80.3 81.6 82.9 83.9 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.2 4.2 4.9 5.6 5.8 2001 ........................................... 85.4 86.0 87.2 88.2 1.8 .7 1.4 1.1 6.4 5.4 5.2 5.1 2002 ........................................... 89.4 90.2 91.0 91.8 1.4 .9 .9 .9 4.7 4.9 4.4 4.1 2003 ........................................... 92.5 93.2 93.8 94.4 .8 .8 .6 .6 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.1 95.7 96.2 96.7 .7 .6 .5 .5 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2005 ........................................... 97.4 98.3 99.0 100.0 .7 .9 .7 1.0 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.4 Educational services:

1988 ........................................... – – – 54.1 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 54.3 54.8 56.8 56.9 .4 .9 3.6 .2 – – – 5.2 1990 ........................................... 57.3 57.5 59.8 60.4 .7 .3 4.0 1.0 5.5 4.9 5.3 6.2 1991 ........................................... 60.4 60.1 61.9 62.3 .0 -.5 3.0 .6 5.4 4.5 3.5 3.1 1992 ........................................... 62.1 62.2 63.8 64.1 -.3 .2 2.6 .5 2.8 3.5 3.1 2.9 1993 ........................................... 64.3 64.3 66.1 66.2 .3 .0 2.8 .2 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.3 1994 ........................................... 66.4 66.9 68.4 68.5 .3 .8 2.2 .1 3.3 4.0 3.5 3.5 1995 ........................................... 68.8 68.9 70.4 70.9 .4 .1 2.2 .7 3.6 3.0 2.9 3.5 1996 ........................................... 71.2 71.4 73.0 73.3 .4 .3 2.2 .4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.4 1997 ........................................... 73.7 73.8 75.5 75.8 .5 .1 2.3 .4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 1998 ........................................... 76.2 76.5 78.2 78.6 .5 .4 2.2 .5 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.7 1999 ........................................... 78.8 79.0 80.8 81.2 .3 .3 2.3 .5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 2000 ........................................... 81.5 81.9 84.0 84.5 .4 .5 2.6 .6 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.1 2001 ........................................... 85.1 85.5 87.4 88.0 .7 .5 2.2 .7 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.1 2002 ........................................... 88.3 88.3 90.5 91.2 .3 .0 2.5 .8 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.6 2003 ........................................... 91.5 91.8 93.3 93.6 .3 .3 1.6 .3 3.6 4.0 3.1 2.6

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Educational services:

2004 ........................................... 94.1 94.5 96.1 96.8 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.4 2005 ........................................... 97.4 97.8 99.7 100.0 .6 .4 1.9 .3 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.3 Colleges and universities:

1988 ........................................... – – – 55.1 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 55.3 55.8 57.6 57.9 .4 .9 3.2 .5 – – – 5.1 1990 ........................................... 58.3 58.5 60.7 61.0 .7 .3 3.8 .5 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.4 1991 ........................................... 61.2 61.5 63.4 63.7 .3 .5 3.1 .5 5.0 5.1 4.4 4.4 1992 ........................................... 63.7 63.9 65.5 65.6 .0 .3 2.5 .2 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.0 1993 ........................................... 65.8 65.7 67.7 67.9 .3 -.2 3.0 .3 3.3 2.8 3.4 3.5 1994 ........................................... 68.1 68.2 69.5 69.7 .3 .1 1.9 .3 3.5 3.8 2.7 2.7 1995 ........................................... 70.0 70.3 72.0 72.6 .4 .4 2.4 .8 2.8 3.1 3.6 4.2 1996 ........................................... 72.9 73.0 74.4 74.7 .4 .1 1.9 .4 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.9 1997 ........................................... 75.1 75.3 76.9 77.4 .5 .3 2.1 .7 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 1998 ........................................... 77.6 78.0 79.7 80.1 .3 .5 2.2 .5 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 1999 ........................................... 80.4 80.6 82.1 82.5 .4 .2 1.9 .5 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2000 ........................................... 83.1 83.4 85.1 85.3 .7 .4 2.0 .2 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.4 2001 ........................................... 86.0 86.5 88.4 89.1 .8 .6 2.2 .8 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.5 2002 ........................................... 89.2 89.2 91.0 91.7 .1 .0 2.0 .8 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.9 2003 ........................................... 91.7 92.1 93.5 94.0 .0 .4 1.5 .5 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.5 2004 ........................................... 94.6 94.9 96.5 96.9 .6 .3 1.7 .4 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 2005 ........................................... 97.4 97.9 99.6 100.0 .5 .5 1.7 .4 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 Nonmanufacturing:

1975 ........................................... – – 26.3 26.8 – – – 1.9 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 27.3 27.8 28.1 28.6 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.8 – – 6.8 6.7 1977 ........................................... 29.0 29.6 30.0 30.5 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.7 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.6 1978 ........................................... 31.1 31.8 32.5 32.7 2.0 2.3 2.2 .6 7.2 7.4 8.3 7.2 1979 ........................................... 33.5 34.2 34.9 35.6 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 7.7 7.5 7.4 8.9 1980 ........................................... 36.4 37.1 38.0 38.8 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.1 8.7 8.5 8.9 9.0 1981 ........................................... 40.0 40.7 41.5 42.2 3.1 1.8 2.0 1.7 9.9 9.7 9.2 8.8 1982 ........................................... 43.1 43.6 44.4 45.0 2.1 1.2 1.8 1.4 7.8 7.1 7.0 6.6 1983 ........................................... 45.6 46.2 46.9 47.5 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.6 1984 ........................................... 48.0 48.4 48.8 49.3 1.1 .8 .8 1.0 5.3 4.8 4.1 3.8 1985 ........................................... 49.9 50.4 51.3 51.6 1.2 1.0 1.8 .6 4.0 4.1 5.1 4.7 1986 ........................................... 52.0 52.4 52.8 53.1 .8 .8 .8 .6 4.2 4.0 2.9 2.9 1987 ........................................... 53.7 54.1 54.7 54.9 1.1 .7 1.1 .4 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.4 1988 ........................................... 55.4 56.1 56.8 57.3 .9 1.3 1.2 .9 3.2 3.7 3.8 4.4 1989 ........................................... 58.1 58.6 59.4 59.9 1.4 .9 1.4 .8 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.5 1990 ........................................... 60.5 61.2 61.7 62.2 1.0 1.2 .8 .8 4.1 4.4 3.9 3.8 1991 ........................................... 62.9 63.5 64.0 64.3 1.1 1.0 .8 .5 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.4 1992 ........................................... 64.9 65.2 65.6 66.0 .9 .5 .6 .6 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.6 1993 ........................................... 66.4 66.9 67.6 68.0 .6 .8 1.0 .6 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.4 69.0 69.5 69.8 .6 .9 .7 .4 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.6 1995 ........................................... 70.3 70.8 71.4 71.8 .7 .7 .8 .6 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.9 1996 ........................................... 72.6 73.3 73.8 74.3 1.1 1.0 .7 .7 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 1997 ........................................... 75.1 75.7 76.6 77.4 1.1 .8 1.2 1.0 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.2 1998 ........................................... 78.1 78.9 80.0 80.5 .9 1.0 1.4 .6 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 1999 ........................................... 80.8 81.8 82.6 83.2 .4 1.2 1.0 .7 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.4 2000 ........................................... 84.3 85.2 86.1 86.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 .6 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing:

2001 ........................................... 87.6 88.4 89.2 89.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.7 92.1 92.3 1.0 1.0 .4 .2 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.4 94.0 95.0 95.3 1.2 .6 1.1 .3 2.9 2.5 3.1 3.3 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.4 97.6 .6 .6 .9 .2 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.8 99.5 100.0 .6 .6 .7 .5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 Nonmanufacturing, white-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 52.5 53.0 53.2 – – 1.0 .4 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.7 54.5 55.1 55.8 .9 1.5 1.1 1.3 – 3.8 4.0 4.9 1989 ........................................... 56.7 57.2 58.1 58.6 1.6 .9 1.6 .9 5.6 5.0 5.4 5.0 1990 ........................................... 59.3 60.1 60.7 61.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 .5 4.6 5.1 4.5 4.1 1991 ........................................... 61.8 62.5 63.0 63.3 1.3 1.1 .8 .5 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 1992 ........................................... 63.8 64.1 64.5 64.9 .8 .5 .6 .6 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.5 1993 ........................................... 65.4 65.9 66.6 67.0 .8 .8 1.1 .6 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 1994 ........................................... 67.4 68.0 68.5 68.8 .6 .9 .7 .4 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 1995 ........................................... 69.3 69.9 70.4 70.8 .7 .9 .7 .6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 71.7 72.4 73.0 73.4 1.3 1.0 .8 .5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 1997 ........................................... 74.3 74.9 75.7 76.7 1.2 .8 1.1 1.3 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.5 1998 ........................................... 77.5 78.3 79.5 80.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 .6 4.3 4.5 5.0 4.3 1999 ........................................... 80.1 81.2 82.1 82.8 .1 1.4 1.1 .9 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.5 2000 ........................................... 83.8 84.8 85.6 86.2 1.2 1.2 .9 .7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 87.1 88.0 88.7 89.5 1.0 1.0 .8 .9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.4 91.3 91.6 91.8 1.0 1.0 .3 .2 3.8 3.8 3.3 2.6 2003 ........................................... 93.1 93.8 94.8 95.1 1.4 .8 1.1 .3 3.0 2.7 3.5 3.6 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.5 97.3 97.5 .7 .7 .8 .2 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.8 99.4 100.0 .7 .6 .6 .6 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 Nonmanufacturing, white-collar occupations, excluding sales: 1987 ........................................... – 51.8 52.6 53.0 – – 1.5 .8 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 53.4 54.0 54.8 55.3 .8 1.1 1.5 .9 – 4.2 4.2 4.3 1989 ........................................... 56.1 56.5 57.3 57.7 1.4 .7 1.4 .7 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.3 1990 ........................................... 58.7 59.4 60.1 60.6 1.7 1.2 1.2 .8 4.6 5.1 4.9 5.0 1991 ........................................... 61.3 61.8 62.6 63.0 1.2 .8 1.3 .6 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.0 1992 ........................................... 63.5 63.9 64.4 64.8 .8 .6 .8 .6 3.6 3.4 2.9 2.9 1993 ........................................... 65.5 65.9 66.5 67.0 1.1 .6 .9 .8 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.5 67.9 68.6 68.9 .7 .6 1.0 .4 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.8 1995 ........................................... 69.5 69.8 70.3 70.9 .9 .4 .7 .9 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.9 1996 ........................................... 71.7 72.2 73.0 73.3 1.1 .7 1.1 .4 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.4 1997 ........................................... 74.2 74.8 75.6 76.6 1.2 .8 1.1 1.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.5 1998 ........................................... 77.4 78.1 79.0 79.3 1.0 .9 1.2 .4 4.3 4.4 4.5 3.5 1999 ........................................... 80.0 80.9 81.7 82.5 .9 1.1 1.0 1.0 3.4 3.6 3.4 4.0 2000 ........................................... 83.3 84.3 85.2 85.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 .8 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 87.0 87.8 88.7 89.5 1.3 .9 1.0 .9 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.2 91.6 91.9 1.1 .8 .4 .3 4.0 3.9 3.3 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.9 94.8 95.3 1.4 .8 1.0 .5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.7 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.4 97.9 .6 .6 .9 .5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2005 ........................................... 98.6 99.2 99.5 100.0 .7 .6 .3 .5 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.1

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### TABLE 6. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY OCCUPATION AND **INDUSTRY GROUP (Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued** 

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonmanufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 57.9 58.4 58.8 – – 0.9 0.7 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 59.4 60.0 60.5 60.7 1.0 1.0 .8 .3 – 3.6 3.6 3.2 1989 ........................................... 61.3 61.9 62.5 62.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 .3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 1990 ........................................... 63.3 63.9 64.4 64.6 1.0 .9 .8 .3 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 1991 ........................................... 65.3 65.8 66.3 66.6 1.1 .8 .8 .5 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 1992 ........................................... 67.0 67.6 67.9 68.2 .6 .9 .4 .4 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.4 1993 ........................................... 68.8 69.3 70.0 70.2 .9 .7 1.0 .3 2.7 2.5 3.1 2.9 1994 ........................................... 70.7 71.3 72.1 72.1 .7 .8 1.1 .0 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.8 73.4 73.9 74.2 1.0 .8 .7 .4 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.9 75.5 75.8 76.2 .9 .8 .4 .5 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.7 1997 ........................................... 76.8 77.7 78.3 78.7 .8 1.2 .8 .5 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.3 1998 ........................................... 79.4 80.2 80.8 81.2 .9 1.0 .7 .5 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 1999 ........................................... 82.0 83.0 83.7 84.1 1.0 1.2 .8 .5 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 2000 ........................................... 85.1 86.0 86.9 87.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .3 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 2001 ........................................... 88.4 89.1 90.3 90.7 1.4 .8 1.3 .4 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 2002 ........................................... 91.3 92.3 92.8 93.0 .7 1.1 .5 .2 3.3 3.6 2.8 2.5 2003 ........................................... 93.6 94.4 95.0 95.2 .6 .9 .6 .2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.7 97.3 97.5 .6 .9 .6 .2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.9 99.5 100.0 .5 .9 .6 .5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 Nonmanufacturing, service occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 57.3 57.6 57.8 – – .5 .3 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 58.4 58.9 59.8 60.5 1.0 .9 1.5 1.2 – 2.8 3.8 4.7 1989 ........................................... 60.8 61.2 61.7 62.6 .5 .7 .8 1.5 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.5 1990 ........................................... 63.2 63.8 64.3 65.2 1.0 .9 .8 1.4 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 1991 ........................................... 65.5 66.3 67.3 67.7 .5 1.2 1.5 .6 3.6 3.9 4.7 3.8 1992 ........................................... 68.1 68.4 68.9 69.1 .6 .4 .7 .3 4.0 3.2 2.4 2.1 1993 ........................................... 69.4 69.8 70.3 70.4 .4 .6 .7 .1 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1994 ........................................... 71.2 71.4 71.8 72.6 1.1 .3 .6 1.1 2.6 2.3 2.1 3.1 1995 ........................................... 72.9 73.3 73.8 74.2 .4 .5 .7 .5 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.2 1996 ........................................... 74.7 75.1 75.8 76.8 .7 .5 .9 1.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.5 1997 ........................................... 77.4 78.0 79.4 80.1 .8 .8 1.8 .9 3.6 3.9 4.7 4.3 1998 ........................................... 80.8 81.3 82.1 82.7 .9 .6 1.0 .7 4.4 4.2 3.4 3.2 1999 ........................................... 83.5 84.3 84.4 85.4 1.0 1.0 .1 1.2 3.3 3.7 2.8 3.3 2000 ........................................... 86.2 87.1 87.8 88.6 .9 1.0 .8 .9 3.2 3.3 4.0 3.7 2001 ........................................... 89.4 90.0 90.7 91.9 .9 .7 .8 1.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 2002 ........................................... 92.7 93.2 93.9 94.2 .9 .5 .8 .3 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.5 2003 ........................................... 94.9 95.2 95.8 96.3 .7 .3 .6 .5 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.2 2004 ........................................... 96.6 97.1 97.4 98.0 .3 .5 .3 .6 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.8 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.0 99.6 100.0 .4 .6 .6 .4 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.0

1 Excludes farm and household workers. 2 This series has the same industry and occupational coverage as the Hourly Earnings Index, which was discontinued in January 1989.

3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries. 5 No identifiable seasonality was found for this series. 6 Seasonality was found for this series; however, the series is not seasonally adjusted due to processing limitations.

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted)**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers:

1975 ........................................... – – 27.8 28.4 – – – 2.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.8 29.3 30.1 30.7 1.4 1.7 2.7 2.0 – – 8.3 8.1 1977 ........................................... 31.1 31.8 32.4 33.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 1.9 8.0 8.5 7.6 7.5 1978 ........................................... 33.5 34.2 34.9 35.7 1.5 2.1 2.0 2.3 7.7 7.5 7.7 8.2 1979 ........................................... 36.3 37.1 37.9 38.8 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.4 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 1980 ........................................... 39.7 40.8 42.1 43.1 2.3 2.8 3.2 2.4 9.4 10.0 11.1 11.1 1981 ........................................... 43.8 45.0 46.1 47.2 1.6 2.7 2.4 2.4 10.3 10.3 9.5 9.5 1982 ........................................... 47.9 48.6 49.6 50.3 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.4 9.4 8.0 7.6 6.6 1983 ........................................... 50.8 51.3 52.2 52.5 1.0 1.0 1.8 .6 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.4 1984 ........................................... 53.1 53.5 53.9 54.4 1.1 .8 .7 .9 4.5 4.3 3.3 3.6 1985 ........................................... 54.7 55.3 55.8 56.1 .6 1.1 .9 .5 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.1 1986 ........................................... 56.5 56.7 57.0 57.2 .7 .4 .5 .4 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.0 1987 ........................................... 57.4 57.7 58.0 58.7 .3 .5 .5 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.6 1988 ........................................... 58.9 59.3 59.8 60.0 .3 .7 .8 .3 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.2 1989 ........................................... 60.4 60.9 61.2 61.8 .7 .8 .5 1.0 2.5 2.7 2.3 3.0 1990 ........................................... 62.4 62.9 63.4 64.0 1.0 .8 .8 .9 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6 1991 ........................................... 64.6 65.2 65.7 66.3 .9 .9 .8 .9 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 1992 ........................................... 66.8 67.4 68.0 68.4 .8 .9 .9 .6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.2 1993 ........................................... 68.8 69.3 69.9 70.4 .6 .7 .9 .7 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 1994 ........................................... 70.9 71.6 72.2 72.5 .7 1.0 .8 .4 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 1995 ........................................... 72.9 73.4 74.0 74.4 .6 .7 .8 .5 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 1996 ........................................... 74.7 75.6 76.0 76.3 .4 1.2 .5 .4 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.6 1997 ........................................... 76.7 77.2 78.1 78.5 .5 .7 1.2 .5 2.7 2.1 2.8 2.9 1998 ........................................... 78.9 79.5 80.6 81.0 .5 .8 1.4 .5 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 1999 ........................................... 81.3 82.0 82.6 83.1 .4 .9 .7 .6 3.0 3.1 2.5 2.6 2000 ........................................... 83.5 84.3 85.2 85.9 .5 1.0 1.1 .8 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.4 2001 ........................................... 86.5 87.5 88.3 89.7 .7 1.2 .9 1.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 4.4 2002 ........................................... 90.3 91.2 92.1 92.8 .7 1.0 1.0 .8 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.5 2003 ........................................... 93.3 93.9 94.5 95.1 .5 .6 .6 .6 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.5 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.6 97.4 97.7 .6 .9 .8 .3 2.6 2.9 3.1 2.7 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.7 99.5 100.0 .2 .8 .8 .5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 Union blue-collar workers:

1987 ........................................... – 58.5 58.8 59.5 – – .5 1.2 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 59.7 60.1 60.5 60.9 .3 .7 .7 .7 – 2.7 2.9 2.4 1989 ........................................... 61.3 61.9 62.3 62.8 .7 1.0 .6 .8 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 1990 ........................................... 63.2 63.9 64.2 64.9 .6 1.1 .5 1.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 1991 ........................................... 65.5 66.0 66.4 67.0 .9 .8 .6 .9 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.2 1992 ........................................... 67.5 68.0 68.6 68.9 .7 .7 .9 .4 3.1 3.0 3.3 2.8 1993 ........................................... 69.3 69.8 70.4 70.9 .6 .7 .9 .7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 1994 ........................................... 71.2 71.9 72.6 72.8 .4 1.0 1.0 .3 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.7 1995 ........................................... 73.1 73.7 74.3 74.4 .4 .8 .8 .1 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 1996 ........................................... 74.8 75.5 76.0 76.4 .5 .9 .7 .5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.7 1997 ........................................... 76.5 77.2 78.0 78.4 .1 .9 1.0 .5 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 1998 ........................................... 78.7 79.5 80.4 80.8 .4 1.0 1.1 .5 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 1999 ........................................... 81.2 82.0 82.7 83.2 .5 1.0 .9 .6 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.0 2000 ........................................... 83.7 84.5 85.5 86.1 .6 1.0 1.2 .7 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.5 2001 ........................................... 86.8 87.7 88.7 89.5 .8 1.0 1.1 .9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 2002 ........................................... 90.1 91.1 91.8 92.6 .7 1.1 .8 .9 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.5

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union blue-collar workers:

2003 ........................................... 93.1 93.8 94.6 95.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.4 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.6 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.2 97.0 97.3 .5 .7 .8 .3 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.6 99.3 100.0 .3 1.0 .7 .7 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.8 Union workers, goods-producing industries3 : 1975 ........................................... – – 28.1 28.9 – – – 2.8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 29.3 29.8 30.5 31.2 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.3 – – 8.5 8.0 1977 ........................................... 31.6 32.3 33.0 33.6 1.3 2.2 2.2 1.8 7.8 8.4 8.2 7.7 1978 ........................................... 34.2 34.8 35.7 36.5 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.2 8.2 7.7 8.2 8.6 1979 ........................................... 37.0 37.9 38.6 39.7 1.4 2.4 1.8 2.8 8.2 8.9 8.1 8.8 1980 ........................................... 40.5 41.7 43.0 43.9 2.0 3.0 3.1 2.1 9.5 10.0 11.4 10.6 1981 ........................................... 44.7 45.8 47.1 48.0 1.8 2.5 2.8 1.9 10.4 9.8 9.5 9.3 1982 ........................................... 48.6 49.3 50.3 50.9 1.3 1.4 2.0 1.2 8.7 7.6 6.8 6.0 1983 ........................................... 51.2 51.7 52.3 52.7 .6 1.0 1.2 .8 5.3 4.9 4.0 3.5 1984 ........................................... 53.2 53.7 54.1 54.6 .9 .9 .7 .9 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.6 1985 ........................................... 55.0 55.6 56.0 56.2 .7 1.1 .7 .4 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.9 1986 ........................................... 56.5 56.8 57.0 57.2 .5 .5 .4 .4 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.8 1987 ........................................... 57.3 57.6 57.9 58.9 .2 .5 .5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.6 3.0 1988 ........................................... 59.0 59.4 59.8 60.1 .2 .7 .7 .5 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.0 1989 ........................................... 60.5 61.1 61.5 62.1 .7 1.0 .7 1.0 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.3 1990 ........................................... 62.5 63.3 63.6 64.2 .6 1.3 .5 .9 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 1991 ........................................... 64.9 65.5 65.8 66.4 1.1 .9 .5 .9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 1992 ........................................... 67.0 67.4 67.9 68.3 .9 .6 .7 .6 3.2 2.9 3.2 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.6 69.1 69.6 70.2 .4 .7 .7 .9 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.5 71.3 71.8 72.1 .4 1.1 .7 .4 2.8 3.2 3.2 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.4 72.9 73.5 73.7 .4 .7 .8 .3 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.2 1996 ........................................... 74.1 74.9 75.3 75.6 .5 1.1 .5 .4 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.6 1997 ........................................... 75.9 76.7 77.4 77.7 .4 1.1 .9 .4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.8 1998 ........................................... 78.2 79.1 80.1 80.5 .6 1.2 1.3 .5 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.6 1999 ........................................... 80.9 81.8 82.5 83.2 .5 1.1 .9 .8 3.5 3.4 3.0 3.4 2000 ........................................... 83.9 84.6 85.7 86.4 .8 .8 1.3 .8 3.7 3.4 3.9 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.0 88.1 88.8 89.4 .7 1.3 .8 .7 3.7 4.1 3.6 3.5 2002 ........................................... 90.0 90.8 91.7 92.4 .7 .9 1.0 .8 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 2003 ........................................... 93.2 94.1 94.6 95.0 .9 1.0 .5 .4 3.6 3.6 3.2 2.8 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.3 97.0 97.1 .5 .8 .7 .1 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.2 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.5 99.1 100.0 .5 .9 .6 .9 2.2 2.3 2.2 3.0 Union workers, service-producing industries4: 1975 ........................................... – – 27.1 27.8 – – – 2.6 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.2 28.7 29.4 29.9 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.7 – – 8.5 7.6 1977 ........................................... 30.3 31.0 31.4 32.0 1.3 2.3 1.3 1.9 7.4 8.0 6.8 7.0 1978 ........................................... 32.5 33.2 33.8 34.3 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.5 7.3 7.1 7.6 7.2 1979 ........................................... 35.1 35.7 36.8 37.5 2.3 1.7 3.1 1.9 8.0 7.5 8.9 9.3 1980 ........................................... 38.5 39.4 40.6 41.8 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.0 9.7 10.4 10.3 11.5 1981 ........................................... 42.5 43.7 44.7 46.1 1.7 2.8 2.3 3.1 10.4 10.9 10.1 10.3 1982 ........................................... 46.8 47.6 48.5 49.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.6 10.1 8.9 8.5 6.9 1983 ........................................... 50.2 50.9 52.1 52.4 1.8 1.4 2.4 .6 7.3 6.9 7.4 6.3 1984 ........................................... 53.0 53.3 53.5 53.9 1.1 .6 .4 .7 5.6 4.7 2.7 2.9

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers, service-producing industries4: 1985 ........................................... 54.2 54.9 55.5 55.8 0.6 1.3 1.1 0.5 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.5 1986 ........................................... 56.3 56.5 57.0 57.2 .9 .4 .9 .4 3.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 1987 ........................................... 57.6 57.7 58.0 58.3 .7 .2 .5 .5 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.9 1988 ........................................... 58.7 59.1 59.7 59.7 .7 .7 1.0 .0 1.9 2.4 2.9 2.4 1989 ........................................... 60.2 60.5 60.9 61.5 .8 .5 .7 1.0 2.6 2.4 2.0 3.0 1990 ........................................... 62.2 62.3 63.1 63.6 1.1 .2 1.3 .8 3.3 3.0 3.6 3.4 1991 ........................................... 64.1 64.7 65.5 66.0 .8 .9 1.2 .8 3.1 3.9 3.8 3.8 1992 ........................................... 66.6 67.4 68.0 68.4 .9 1.2 .9 .6 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.6 1993 ........................................... 69.0 69.6 70.1 70.6 .9 .9 .7 .7 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.2 1994 ........................................... 71.3 71.8 72.6 72.9 1.0 .7 1.1 .4 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.3 1995 ........................................... 73.5 73.9 74.5 75.1 .8 .5 .8 .8 3.1 2.9 2.6 3.0 1996 ........................................... 75.5 76.3 76.7 77.1 .5 1.1 .5 .5 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 1997 ........................................... 77.5 77.9 78.8 79.3 .5 .5 1.2 .6 2.6 2.1 2.7 2.9 1998 ........................................... 79.7 79.9 81.1 81.5 .5 .3 1.5 .5 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.8 1999 ........................................... 81.9 82.1 82.7 83.0 .5 .2 .7 .4 2.8 2.8 2.0 1.8 2000 ........................................... 83.2 84.0 84.7 85.6 .2 1.0 .8 1.1 1.6 2.3 2.4 3.1 2001 ........................................... 86.0 86.9 87.9 90.0 .5 1.0 1.2 2.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 5.1 2002 ........................................... 90.7 91.5 92.4 93.2 .8 .9 1.0 .9 5.5 5.3 5.1 3.6 2003 ........................................... 93.5 93.8 94.5 95.1 .3 .3 .7 .6 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.0 2004 ........................................... 95.8 96.9 97.8 98.3 .7 1.1 .9 .5 2.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 2005 ........................................... 98.1 98.9 99.7 100.0 -.2 .8 .8 .3 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.7 Union workers, manufacturing:

1976 ........................................... – – 29.4 30.3 – – – 3.1 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 30.7 31.3 32.1 32.8 1.3 2.0 2.6 2.2 – – 9.2 8.3 1978 ........................................... 33.3 33.9 34.7 35.6 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.5 1979 ........................................... 36.2 36.9 37.7 38.9 1.7 1.9 2.2 3.2 8.7 8.8 8.6 9.3 1980 ........................................... 40.0 41.1 42.2 43.2 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.4 10.5 11.4 11.9 11.1 1981 ........................................... 44.0 45.0 46.1 47.1 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.2 10.0 9.5 9.2 9.0 1982 ........................................... 47.6 48.2 49.3 49.8 1.1 1.3 2.3 1.0 8.2 7.1 6.9 5.7 1983 ........................................... 50.1 50.5 51.1 51.6 .6 .8 1.2 1.0 5.3 4.8 3.7 3.6 1984 ........................................... 52.2 52.7 53.1 53.7 1.2 1.0 .8 1.1 4.2 4.4 3.9 4.1 1985 ........................................... 54.2 54.8 55.3 55.4 .9 1.1 .9 .2 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.2 1986 ........................................... 55.9 56.0 56.2 56.5 .9 .2 .4 .5 3.1 2.2 1.6 2.0 1987 ........................................... 56.5 56.8 57.1 58.2 .0 .5 .5 1.9 1.1 1.4 1.6 3.0 1988 ........................................... 58.3 58.6 58.9 59.4 .2 .5 .5 .8 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.1 1989 ........................................... 59.9 60.5 60.8 61.5 .8 1.0 .5 1.2 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.5 1990 ........................................... 62.0 62.8 63.1 63.8 .8 1.3 .5 1.1 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.7 1991 ........................................... 64.5 65.0 65.5 66.1 1.1 .8 .8 .9 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.6 1992 ........................................... 66.7 67.0 67.5 68.0 .9 .4 .7 .7 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.4 68.9 69.3 70.1 .6 .7 .6 1.2 2.5 2.8 2.7 3.1 1994 ........................................... 70.5 71.2 71.6 72.1 .6 1.0 .6 .7 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.9 1995 ........................................... 72.4 72.9 73.3 73.8 .4 .7 .5 .7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 1996 ........................................... 74.3 74.9 75.3 75.7 .7 .8 .5 .5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 1997 ........................................... 75.9 76.5 77.3 77.8 .3 .8 1.0 .6 2.2 2.1 2.7 2.8 1998 ........................................... 78.4 78.8 79.9 80.4 .8 .5 1.4 .6 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.3 1999 ........................................... 80.8 81.4 82.1 83.1 .5 .7 .9 1.2 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.4 2000 ........................................... 83.9 84.5 85.5 86.2 1.0 .7 1.2 .8 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.7

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers, manufacturing:

2001 ........................................... 87.0 88.0 88.7 89.5 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.1 90.8 91.7 92.6 .7 .8 1.0 1.0 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.3 94.7 95.0 1.0 .9 .4 .3 3.8 3.9 3.3 2.6 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.3 97.0 97.2 .6 .7 .7 .2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.4 99.0 100.0 .4 .8 .6 1.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.9 Union workers, manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 57.2 57.6 58.7 – – .7 1.9 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 58.8 59.2 59.5 60.0 .2 .7 .5 .8 – 3.5 3.3 2.2 1989 ........................................... 60.4 61.0 61.4 62.1 .7 1.0 .7 1.1 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.5 1990 ........................................... 62.6 63.3 63.6 64.3 .8 1.1 .5 1.1 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.5 1991 ........................................... 65.0 65.6 66.0 66.7 1.1 .9 .6 1.1 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.7 1992 ........................................... 67.3 67.6 68.1 68.6 .9 .4 .7 .7 3.5 3.0 3.2 2.8 1993 ........................................... 69.0 69.4 69.8 70.6 .6 .6 .6 1.1 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.9 1994 ........................................... 71.0 71.8 72.2 72.5 .6 1.1 .6 .4 2.9 3.5 3.4 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.9 73.3 73.8 74.2 .6 .5 .7 .5 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 1996 ........................................... 74.7 75.4 75.8 76.3 .7 .9 .5 .7 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.8 1997 ........................................... 76.5 77.0 77.9 78.3 .3 .7 1.2 .5 2.4 2.1 2.8 2.6 1998 ........................................... 78.7 79.3 80.2 80.8 .5 .8 1.1 .7 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 1999 ........................................... 81.1 81.8 82.4 83.5 .4 .9 .7 1.3 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.1 84.6 85.7 86.5 .7 .6 1.3 .9 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.6 2001 ........................................... 87.2 88.0 89.0 89.7 .8 .9 1.1 .8 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.2 90.9 91.7 92.6 .6 .8 .9 1.0 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.2 2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.2 94.7 95.1 1.0 .7 .5 .4 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.7 2004 ........................................... 95.6 96.3 97.1 97.1 .5 .7 .8 .0 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.1 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.4 99.0 100.0 .5 .8 .6 1.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 3.0 Union workers, nonmanufacturing:

1976 ........................................... – – 30.6 31.0 – – – 1.3 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 31.5 32.1 32.7 33.2 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.5 – – 6.9 7.1 1978 ........................................... 33.7 34.5 35.1 35.6 1.5 2.4 1.7 1.4 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 1979 ........................................... 36.3 37.1 38.1 38.7 2.0 2.2 2.7 1.6 7.7 7.5 8.5 8.7 1980 ........................................... 39.5 40.6 41.8 42.8 2.1 2.8 3.0 2.4 8.8 9.4 9.7 10.6 1981 ........................................... 43.6 44.8 46.1 47.2 1.9 2.8 2.9 2.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 1982 ........................................... 48.0 48.8 49.8 50.5 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.4 10.1 8.9 8.0 7.0 1983 ........................................... 51.3 52.0 53.1 53.3 1.6 1.4 2.1 .4 6.9 6.6 6.6 5.5 1984 ........................................... 53.9 54.1 54.4 54.7 1.1 .4 .6 .6 5.1 4.0 2.4 2.6 1985 ........................................... 55.1 55.7 56.2 56.4 .7 1.1 .9 .4 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.1 1986 ........................................... 56.9 57.1 57.6 57.7 .9 .4 .9 .2 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.3 1987 ........................................... 58.1 58.3 58.6 58.9 .7 .3 .5 .5 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.1 1988 ........................................... 59.3 59.8 60.4 60.4 .7 .8 1.0 .0 2.1 2.6 3.1 2.5 1989 ........................................... 60.7 61.1 61.5 62.0 .5 .7 .7 .8 2.4 2.2 1.8 2.6 1990 ........................................... 62.6 62.9 63.6 64.0 1.0 .5 1.1 .6 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.2 1991 ........................................... 64.6 65.2 65.9 66.3 .9 .9 1.1 .6 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 1992 ........................................... 66.8 67.6 68.2 68.5 .8 1.2 .9 .4 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 1993 ........................................... 69.0 69.6 70.2 70.6 .7 .9 .9 .6 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.1 1994 ........................................... 71.1 71.7 72.4 72.7 .7 .8 1.0 .4 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 1995 ........................................... 73.2 73.7 74.3 74.7 .7 .7 .8 .5 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.8

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers, nonmanufacturing:

1996 ........................................... 75.0 75.9 76.3 76.7 0.4 1.2 0.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.7 1997 ........................................... 77.0 77.6 78.6 78.9 .4 .8 1.3 .4 2.7 2.2 3.0 2.9 1998 ........................................... 79.2 79.9 80.9 81.3 .4 .9 1.3 .5 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 1999 ........................................... 81.7 82.2 82.8 83.0 .5 .6 .7 .2 3.2 2.9 2.3 2.1 2000 ........................................... 83.3 84.2 85.0 85.8 .4 1.1 1.0 .9 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.4 2001 ........................................... 86.2 87.2 88.1 89.9 .5 1.2 1.0 2.0 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.8 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.4 92.3 92.9 .7 1.0 1.0 .7 5.0 4.8 4.8 3.3 2003 ........................................... 93.2 93.8 94.4 95.1 .3 .6 .6 .7 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.4 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.8 97.5 98.0 .6 1.1 .7 .5 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.0 2005 ........................................... 97.9 98.8 99.6 100.0 -.1 .9 .8 .4 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 Nonunion workers:

1975 ........................................... – – 26.4 26.8 – – – 1.5 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 27.3 27.8 28.0 28.6 1.9 1.8 .7 2.1 – – 6.1 6.7 1977 ........................................... 29.0 29.5 30.0 30.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.3 6.2 6.1 7.1 6.3 1978 ........................................... 31.1 31.8 32.4 32.8 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.2 7.2 7.8 8.0 7.9 1979 ........................................... 33.4 34.1 34.8 35.5 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.0 7.4 7.2 7.4 8.2 1980 ........................................... 36.4 37.1 37.7 38.4 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.9 9.0 8.8 8.3 8.2 1981 ........................................... 39.7 40.4 41.0 41.7 3.4 1.8 1.5 1.7 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.6 1982 ........................................... 42.6 43.0 43.7 44.2 2.2 .9 1.6 1.1 7.3 6.4 6.6 6.0 1983 ........................................... 44.8 45.3 45.9 46.5 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.2 1984 ........................................... 47.1 47.6 48.0 48.6 1.3 1.1 .8 1.3 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.5 1985 ........................................... 49.3 49.9 50.6 50.8 1.4 1.2 1.4 .4 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.5 1986 ........................................... 51.4 51.9 52.2 52.6 1.2 1.0 .6 .8 4.3 4.0 3.2 3.5 1987 ........................................... 53.2 53.6 54.2 54.5 1.1 .8 1.1 .6 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.6 1988 ........................................... 55.1 55.7 56.3 57.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.6 1989 ........................................... 57.7 58.3 59.1 59.5 1.2 1.0 1.4 .7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.4 1990 ........................................... 60.3 61.1 61.7 62.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 .5 4.5 4.8 4.4 4.2 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.4 64.0 64.3 1.1 1.1 .9 .5 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 64.8 65.2 65.5 65.9 .8 .6 .5 .6 3.3 2.8 2.3 2.5 1993 ........................................... 66.5 66.9 67.6 68.0 .9 .6 1.0 .6 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.5 69.0 69.5 69.9 .7 .7 .7 .6 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.4 71.0 71.5 71.9 .7 .9 .7 .6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 1996 ........................................... 72.8 73.4 74.0 74.5 1.3 .8 .8 .7 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 1997 ........................................... 75.3 76.0 76.7 77.6 1.1 .9 .9 1.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.2 1998 ........................................... 78.4 79.1 80.1 80.6 1.0 .9 1.3 .6 4.1 4.1 4.4 3.9 1999 ........................................... 81.0 82.0 82.8 83.6 .5 1.2 1.0 1.0 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.7 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.5 86.4 86.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 .6 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.9 2001 ........................................... 87.9 88.7 89.4 90.0 1.2 .9 .8 .7 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.8 92.2 92.4 1.0 1.0 .4 .2 3.4 3.5 3.1 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.2 95.0 95.3 1.2 .7 .8 .3 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.1 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 97.4 97.6 .7 .6 .8 .2 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 .7 .6 .6 .5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 Nonunion blue-collar workers:

1987 ........................................... – 56.0 56.6 56.9 – – 1.1 .5 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 57.6 58.2 58.6 59.1 1.2 1.0 .7 .9 – 3.9 3.5 3.9 1989 ........................................... 59.7 60.4 61.1 61.5 1.0 1.2 1.2 .7 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.1 1990 ........................................... 62.2 63.0 63.5 63.7 1.1 1.3 .8 .3 4.2 4.3 3.9 3.6

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion blue-collar workers:

1991 ........................................... 64.5 65.1 65.6 66.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.6 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.6 1992 ........................................... 66.5 66.9 67.3 67.6 .8 .6 .6 .4 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.4 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.6 69.1 69.5 .9 .6 .7 .6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.8 1994 ........................................... 70.0 70.5 71.1 71.5 .7 .7 .9 .6 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 1995 ........................................... 72.2 72.9 73.4 73.8 1.0 1.0 .7 .5 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 1996 ........................................... 74.7 75.3 75.6 76.3 1.2 .8 .4 .9 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.4 1997 ........................................... 77.0 77.9 78.4 78.9 .9 1.2 .6 .6 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.4 1998 ........................................... 79.8 80.3 81.0 81.5 1.1 .6 .9 .6 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.3 1999 ........................................... 82.3 83.1 83.8 84.4 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 2000 ........................................... 85.4 86.3 87.1 87.6 1.2 1.1 .9 .6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 2001 ........................................... 88.9 89.5 90.6 90.9 1.5 .7 1.2 .3 4.1 3.7 4.0 3.8 2002 ........................................... 91.8 92.5 92.9 93.2 1.0 .8 .4 .3 3.3 3.4 2.5 2.5 2003 ........................................... 94.0 94.6 95.2 95.3 .9 .6 .6 .1 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2004 ........................................... 96.1 96.8 97.5 97.7 .8 .7 .7 .2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.5 100.0 .6 .8 .4 .5 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.4 Nonunion workers, goods-producing industries3 : 1975 ........................................... – – 27.6 28.2 – – – 2.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.6 29.2 29.5 30.1 1.4 2.1 1.0 2.0 – – 6.9 6.7 1977 ........................................... 30.7 31.2 31.8 32.3 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.6 7.3 6.8 7.8 7.3 1978 ........................................... 33.0 33.6 34.0 34.9 2.2 1.8 1.2 2.6 7.5 7.7 6.9 8.0 1979 ........................................... 35.4 36.1 36.7 37.6 1.4 2.0 1.7 2.5 7.3 7.4 7.9 7.7 1980 ........................................... 38.7 39.3 39.8 40.7 2.9 1.6 1.3 2.3 9.3 8.9 8.4 8.2 1981 ........................................... 41.7 42.6 43.3 44.0 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.6 7.8 8.4 8.8 8.1 1982 ........................................... 45.0 45.5 46.0 46.4 2.3 1.1 1.1 .9 7.9 6.8 6.2 5.5 1983 ........................................... 47.0 47.5 47.9 48.4 1.3 1.1 .8 1.0 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.3 1984 ........................................... 48.9 49.3 49.8 50.3 1.0 .8 1.0 1.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.9 1985 ........................................... 51.2 51.7 52.1 52.4 1.8 1.0 .8 .6 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.2 1986 ........................................... 53.0 53.7 54.1 54.4 1.1 1.3 .7 .6 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8 1987 ........................................... 54.8 55.2 55.9 56.3 .7 .7 1.3 .7 3.4 2.8 3.3 3.5 1988 ........................................... 56.9 57.5 57.8 58.3 1.1 1.1 .5 .9 3.8 4.2 3.4 3.6 1989 ........................................... 58.9 59.4 60.1 60.7 1.0 .8 1.2 1.0 3.5 3.3 4.0 4.1 1990 ........................................... 61.5 62.1 62.7 63.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 .5 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.8 1991 ........................................... 63.8 64.3 64.9 65.4 1.3 .8 .9 .8 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 1992 ........................................... 66.1 66.5 66.9 67.3 1.1 .6 .6 .6 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.0 68.4 68.9 69.3 1.0 .6 .7 .6 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 1994 ........................................... 69.9 70.5 71.0 71.5 .9 .9 .7 .7 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.2 1995 ........................................... 72.1 72.6 73.0 73.6 .8 .7 .6 .8 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.9 1996 ........................................... 74.2 74.9 75.6 76.1 .8 .9 .9 .7 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.4 1997 ........................................... 76.6 77.4 78.0 78.4 .7 1.0 .8 .5 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.4 80.0 80.6 81.1 1.3 .8 .8 .6 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 1999 ........................................... 81.9 82.5 83.2 83.8 1.0 .7 .8 .7 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 2000 ........................................... 84.9 86.0 86.6 87.2 1.3 1.3 .7 .7 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.1 2001 ........................................... 88.4 89.3 89.8 90.4 1.4 1.0 .6 .7 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 2002 ........................................... 91.2 92.0 92.4 93.0 .9 .9 .4 .6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 2003 ........................................... 93.8 94.4 94.9 95.1 .9 .6 .5 .2 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.3 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.4 .8 .6 .8 .1 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.5 100.0 .8 .7 .6 .5 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.7

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion workers, service-producing industries4: 1975 ........................................... – – 25.8 26.1 – – – 1.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.7 27.1 27.3 27.9 2.3 1.5 0.7 2.2 – – 5.8 6.9 1977 ........................................... 28.2 28.7 29.1 29.6 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.7 5.6 5.9 6.6 6.1 1978 ........................................... 30.2 31.0 31.6 31.7 2.0 2.6 1.9 .3 7.1 8.0 8.6 7.1 1979 ........................................... 32.5 33.1 33.8 34.6 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 7.6 6.8 7.0 9.1 1980 ........................................... 35.3 36.0 36.8 37.4 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.6 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.1 1981 ........................................... 38.7 39.3 40.0 40.6 3.5 1.6 1.8 1.5 9.6 9.2 8.7 8.6 1982 ........................................... 41.5 41.9 42.6 43.2 2.2 1.0 1.7 1.4 7.2 6.6 6.5 6.4 1983 ........................................... 43.8 44.3 45.0 45.7 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.6 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.8 1984 ........................................... 46.3 46.8 47.2 47.9 1.3 1.1 .9 1.5 5.7 5.6 4.9 4.8 1985 ........................................... 48.4 49.0 49.9 50.3 1.0 1.2 1.8 .8 4.5 4.7 5.7 5.0 1986 ........................................... 50.8 51.1 51.5 51.9 1.0 .6 .8 .8 5.0 4.3 3.2 3.2 1987 ........................................... 52.6 53.0 53.6 53.8 1.3 .8 1.1 .4 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.7 1988 ........................................... 54.3 55.1 55.8 56.5 .9 1.5 1.3 1.3 3.2 4.0 4.1 5.0 1989 ........................................... 57.3 57.9 58.7 59.2 1.4 1.0 1.4 .9 5.5 5.1 5.2 4.8 1990 ........................................... 59.9 60.8 61.4 61.7 1.2 1.5 1.0 .5 4.5 5.0 4.6 4.2 1991 ........................................... 62.5 63.1 63.7 64.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 .5 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 64.4 64.7 65.1 65.5 .6 .5 .6 .6 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.3 1993 ........................................... 65.9 66.4 67.1 67.6 .6 .8 1.1 .7 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.2 1994 ........................................... 67.9 68.4 68.9 69.2 .4 .7 .7 .4 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.4 1995 ........................................... 69.8 70.4 70.9 71.3 .9 .9 .7 .6 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 1996 ........................................... 72.2 72.8 73.3 73.9 1.3 .8 .7 .8 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 1997 ........................................... 74.8 75.4 76.2 77.2 1.2 .8 1.1 1.3 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.5 1998 ........................................... 78.0 78.7 79.9 80.4 1.0 .9 1.5 .6 4.3 4.4 4.9 4.1 1999 ........................................... 80.7 81.9 82.6 83.4 .4 1.5 .9 1.0 3.5 4.1 3.4 3.7 2000 ........................................... 84.5 85.3 86.2 86.7 1.3 .9 1.1 .6 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.0 2001 ........................................... 87.7 88.5 89.3 89.9 1.2 .9 .9 .7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.7 92.1 92.1 1.0 1.0 .4 .0 3.5 3.6 3.1 2.4 2003 ........................................... 93.4 94.0 95.0 95.3 1.4 .6 1.1 .3 2.9 2.5 3.1 3.5 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.6 .6 .6 .8 .3 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.9 99.5 100.0 .7 .6 .6 .5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 Nonunion workers, manufacturing:

1976 ........................................... – – 29.1 29.5 – – – 1.4 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 30.1 30.6 31.2 31.7 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.6 – – 7.2 7.5 1978 ........................................... 32.4 32.9 33.4 34.2 2.2 1.5 1.5 2.4 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.9 1979 ........................................... 34.8 35.4 35.9 36.9 1.8 1.7 1.4 2.8 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.9 1980 ........................................... 38.0 38.6 39.0 39.9 3.0 1.6 1.0 2.3 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.1 1981 ........................................... 40.9 41.8 42.5 43.2 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.6 7.6 8.3 9.0 8.3 1982 ........................................... 44.2 44.6 45.2 45.6 2.3 .9 1.3 .9 8.1 6.7 6.4 5.6 1983 ........................................... 46.2 46.7 47.2 47.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.6 1984 ........................................... 48.2 48.7 49.3 49.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.6 1985 ........................................... 50.7 51.3 51.7 52.0 1.6 1.2 .8 .6 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.2 1986 ........................................... 52.7 53.3 53.7 54.1 1.3 1.1 .8 .7 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 1987 ........................................... 54.6 54.9 55.6 55.9 .9 .5 1.3 .5 3.6 3.0 3.5 3.3 1988 ........................................... 56.6 57.1 57.4 57.9 1.3 .9 .5 .9 3.7 4.0 3.2 3.6 1989 ........................................... 58.4 59.1 59.7 60.2 .9 1.2 1.0 .8 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.0 1990 ........................................... 61.2 61.9 62.6 62.9 1.7 1.1 1.1 .5 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.5

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion workers, manufacturing:

1991 ........................................... 63.6 64.3 64.8 65.4 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 4.0 1992 ........................................... 66.1 66.6 67.0 67.5 1.1 .8 .6 .7 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 1993 ........................................... 68.2 68.6 69.1 69.6 1.0 .6 .7 .7 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 1994 ........................................... 70.1 70.6 71.2 71.8 .7 .7 .8 .8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2 1995 ........................................... 72.5 73.1 73.4 74.0 1.0 .8 .4 .8 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.1 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.3 76.1 76.6 .8 .9 1.1 .7 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.5 1997 ........................................... 77.0 77.8 78.3 78.9 .5 1.0 .6 .8 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.0 1998 ........................................... 79.8 80.4 81.1 81.6 1.1 .8 .9 .6 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.4 1999 ........................................... 82.3 83.0 83.7 84.4 .9 .9 .8 .8 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 2000 ........................................... 85.3 86.3 86.9 87.4 1.1 1.2 .7 .6 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.6 2001 ........................................... 88.7 89.5 89.9 90.4 1.5 .9 .4 .6 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.4 2002 ........................................... 91.4 92.2 92.6 93.2 1.1 .9 .4 .6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 2003 ........................................... 94.1 94.6 95.0 95.3 1.0 .5 .4 .3 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.3 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.7 97.6 97.6 .7 .7 .9 .0 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.1 99.7 100.0 .9 .6 .6 .3 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.5 Nonunion workers, manufacturing, blue-collar occupations: 1987 ........................................... – 55.4 56.0 56.1 – – 1.1 .2 – – – – 1988 ........................................... 56.7 57.3 57.6 58.1 1.1 1.1 .5 .9 – 3.4 2.9 3.6 1989 ........................................... 58.7 59.5 60.2 60.8 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.0 3.5 3.8 4.5 4.6 1990 ........................................... 61.6 62.4 63.0 63.4 1.3 1.3 1.0 .6 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.3 1991 ........................................... 64.1 64.7 65.2 65.8 1.1 .9 .8 .9 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.8 1992 ........................................... 66.5 66.9 67.2 67.6 1.1 .6 .4 .6 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.7 1993 ........................................... 68.1 68.5 69.0 69.4 .7 .6 .7 .6 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.7 1994 ........................................... 69.9 70.2 70.8 71.3 .7 .4 .9 .7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.1 72.9 73.2 73.8 1.1 1.1 .4 .8 3.1 3.8 3.4 3.5 1996 ........................................... 74.6 75.3 76.0 76.6 1.1 .9 .9 .8 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.8 1997 ........................................... 77.2 78.0 78.5 79.1 .8 1.0 .6 .8 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.3 1998 ........................................... 79.9 80.3 81.0 81.6 1.0 .5 .9 .7 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.2 1999 ........................................... 82.3 82.8 83.5 84.2 .9 .6 .8 .8 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 2000 ........................................... 84.9 85.7 86.4 87.2 .8 .9 .8 .9 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.6 2001 ........................................... 88.4 89.2 90.0 90.7 1.4 .9 .9 .8 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.0 2002 ........................................... 91.7 92.3 92.6 93.2 1.1 .7 .3 .6 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.8 2003 ........................................... 94.1 94.4 95.0 95.4 1.0 .3 .6 .4 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.4 2004 ........................................... 96.3 96.7 97.6 97.8 .9 .4 .9 .2 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.5 2005 ........................................... 98.7 99.2 99.6 100.0 .9 .5 .4 .4 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.2 Nonunion workers, nonmanufacturing: 1976 ........................................... – – 27.8 28.3 – – – 1.8 – – – – 1977 ........................................... 28.7 29.2 29.6 30.1 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.7 – – 6.5 6.4 1978 ........................................... 30.7 31.5 32.1 32.3 2.0 2.6 1.9 .6 7.0 7.9 8.4 7.3 1979 ........................................... 33.0 33.7 34.4 35.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 7.5 7.0 7.2 9.0 1980 ........................................... 35.9 36.6 37.3 38.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.0 1981 ........................................... 39.3 40.0 40.7 41.3 3.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 9.5 9.3 9.1 8.7 1982 ........................................... 42.2 42.6 43.3 43.9 2.2 .9 1.6 1.4 7.4 6.5 6.4 6.3 1983 ........................................... 44.4 45.0 45.6 46.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.2 1984 ........................................... 46.9 47.3 47.7 48.3 1.5 .9 .8 1.3 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.5 1985 ........................................... 48.9 49.4 50.4 50.7 1.2 1.0 2.0 .6 4.3 4.4 5.7 5.0

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Nonunion workers, nonmanufacturing: 1986 ........................................... 51.1 51.5 51.9 52.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 4.5 4.3 3.0 3.0 1987 ........................................... 52.9 53.3 54.0 54.2 1.3 .8 1.3 .4 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.8 1988 ........................................... 54.7 55.5 56.1 56.9 .9 1.5 1.1 1.4 3.4 4.1 3.9 5.0 1989 ........................................... 57.7 58.2 59.1 59.6 1.4 .9 1.5 .8 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.7 1990 ........................................... 60.2 61.0 61.6 61.9 1.0 1.3 1.0 .5 4.3 4.8 4.2 3.9 1991 ........................................... 62.7 63.3 63.8 64.1 1.3 1.0 .8 .5 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.6 1992 ........................................... 64.6 64.9 65.2 65.6 .8 .5 .5 .6 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.3 1993 ........................................... 66.1 66.6 67.3 67.6 .8 .8 1.1 .4 2.3 2.6 3.2 3.0 1994 ........................................... 68.1 68.6 69.1 69.4 .7 .7 .7 .4 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 1995 ........................................... 69.9 70.5 71.0 71.4 .7 .9 .7 .6 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.9 1996 ........................................... 72.3 72.9 73.4 74.0 1.3 .8 .7 .8 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 1997 ........................................... 74.8 75.5 76.4 77.2 1.1 .9 1.2 1.0 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.3 1998 ........................................... 78.0 78.8 79.8 80.4 1.0 1.0 1.3 .8 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.1 1999 ........................................... 80.7 81.8 82.6 83.3 .4 1.4 1.0 .8 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 2000 ........................................... 84.4 85.4 86.2 86.7 1.3 1.2 .9 .6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 2001 ........................................... 87.8 88.5 89.3 89.9 1.3 .8 .9 .7 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 2002 ........................................... 90.8 91.7 92.1 92.2 1.0 1.0 .4 .1 3.4 3.6 3.1 2.6 2003 ........................................... 93.4 94.1 95.0 95.3 1.3 .7 1.0 .3 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.4 2004 ........................................... 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.6 .6 .6 .8 .3 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.3 98.8 99.5 100.0 .7 .5 .7 .5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 Northeast:

1975 ........................................... – – 25.9 26.3 – – – 1.5 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.5 26.9 27.6 28.0 .8 1.5 2.6 1.4 – – 6.6 6.5 1977 ........................................... 28.3 28.9 29.4 29.9 1.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 6.8 7.4 6.5 6.8 1978 ........................................... 30.3 30.9 31.4 31.9 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.7 1979 ........................................... 32.4 33.0 33.5 34.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 2.4 6.9 6.8 6.7 7.5 1980 ........................................... 35.1 35.9 36.5 37.2 2.3 2.3 1.7 1.9 8.3 8.8 9.0 8.5 1981 ........................................... 38.1 38.8 39.4 40.5 2.4 1.8 1.5 2.8 8.5 8.1 7.9 8.9 1982 ........................................... 41.1 41.4 42.5 43.3 1.5 .7 2.7 1.9 7.9 6.7 7.9 6.9 1983 ........................................... 43.4 44.0 44.7 45.2 .2 1.4 1.6 1.1 5.6 6.3 5.2 4.4 1984 ........................................... 45.5 46.1 46.7 47.3 .7 1.3 1.3 1.3 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.6 1985 ........................................... 47.7 48.3 49.1 49.7 .8 1.3 1.7 1.2 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.1 1986 ........................................... 50.1 50.9 51.3 51.6 .8 1.6 .8 .6 5.0 5.4 4.5 3.8 1987 ........................................... 52.5 53.0 53.6 54.2 1.7 1.0 1.1 1.1 4.8 4.1 4.5 5.0 1988 ........................................... 54.6 55.4 56.0 57.1 .7 1.5 1.1 2.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.4 1989 ........................................... 58.2 58.9 60.0 60.6 1.9 1.2 1.9 1.0 6.6 6.3 7.1 6.1 1990 ........................................... 61.3 61.8 62.4 63.0 1.2 .8 1.0 1.0 5.3 4.9 4.0 4.0 1991 ........................................... 63.8 64.5 65.0 65.4 1.3 1.1 .8 .6 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.8 1992 ........................................... 65.8 66.1 66.6 67.0 .6 .5 .8 .6 3.1 2.5 2.5 2.4 1993 ........................................... 67.5 68.2 68.8 69.1 .7 1.0 .9 .4 2.6 3.2 3.3 3.1 1994 ........................................... 69.4 70.0 70.7 70.8 .4 .9 1.0 .1 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.5 1995 ........................................... 71.5 72.0 72.5 72.8 1.0 .7 .7 .4 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.8 1996 ........................................... 73.6 74.2 74.8 75.3 1.1 .8 .8 .7 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4 1997 ........................................... 75.9 76.5 77.0 77.5 .8 .8 .7 .6 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 1998 ........................................... 78.1 78.8 79.8 80.4 .8 .9 1.3 .8 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.7 1999 ........................................... 80.8 81.4 82.4 83.0 .5 .7 1.2 .7 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 2000 ........................................... 83.9 84.7 85.6 86.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 .5 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.6

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Northeast:

2001 ........................................... 86.8 87.9 88.7 89.4 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.8 3.5 3.8 3.6 4.0 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.3 91.4 91.8 1.2 .9 .1 .4 4.3 3.9 3.0 2.7 2003 ........................................... 92.7 93.3 94.3 94.8 1.0 .6 1.1 .5 2.4 2.2 3.2 3.3 2004 ........................................... 95.5 96.4 97.2 97.2 .7 .9 .8 .0 3.0 3.3 3.1 2.5 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.6 99.3 100.0 .6 .8 .7 .7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.9 South:

1975 ........................................... – – 27.4 27.9 – – – 1.8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 28.5 28.9 29.4 29.7 2.2 1.4 1.7 1.0 – – 7.3 6.5 1977 ........................................... 30.2 30.8 31.4 31.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.3 6.0 6.6 6.8 7.1 1978 ........................................... 32.7 33.4 34.2 34.7 2.8 2.1 2.4 1.5 8.3 8.4 8.9 9.1 1979 ........................................... 35.6 36.2 36.8 37.7 2.6 1.7 1.7 2.4 8.9 8.4 7.6 8.6 1980 ........................................... 38.7 39.5 40.2 41.0 2.7 2.1 1.8 2.0 8.7 9.1 9.2 8.8 1981 ........................................... 42.3 43.1 44.0 44.4 3.2 1.9 2.1 .9 9.3 9.1 9.5 8.3 1982 ........................................... 45.6 46.3 46.9 47.4 2.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 7.8 7.4 6.6 6.8 1983 ........................................... 48.1 48.6 49.3 49.9 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.2 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.3 1984 ........................................... 50.9 51.4 51.4 51.9 2.0 1.0 .0 1.0 5.8 5.8 4.3 4.0 1985 ........................................... 52.8 53.2 53.8 54.1 1.7 .8 1.1 .6 3.7 3.5 4.7 4.2 1986 ........................................... 54.7 55.2 55.6 55.8 1.1 .9 .7 .4 3.6 3.8 3.3 3.1 1987 ........................................... 56.1 56.6 57.0 57.4 .5 .9 .7 .7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.9 1988 ........................................... 57.8 58.7 59.2 59.5 .7 1.6 .9 .5 3.0 3.7 3.9 3.7 1989 ........................................... 59.9 60.4 61.1 61.7 .7 .8 1.2 1.0 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.7 1990 ........................................... 62.5 63.6 63.9 64.1 1.3 1.8 .5 .3 4.3 5.3 4.6 3.9 1991 ........................................... 64.9 65.6 66.0 66.2 1.2 1.1 .6 .3 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.3 1992 ........................................... 66.9 67.4 67.7 68.1 1.1 .7 .4 .6 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.9 1993 ........................................... 68.6 69.1 69.7 70.1 .7 .7 .9 .6 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.9 1994 ........................................... 70.5 70.9 71.6 72.0 .6 .6 1.0 .6 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 1995 ........................................... 72.5 73.0 73.6 74.0 .7 .7 .8 .5 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 1996 ........................................... 75.0 75.6 76.1 76.7 1.4 .8 .7 .8 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 1997 ........................................... 77.6 78.2 78.9 80.4 1.2 .8 .9 1.9 3.5 3.4 3.7 4.8 1998 ........................................... 81.0 81.5 82.5 82.6 .7 .6 1.2 .1 4.4 4.2 4.6 2.7 1999 ........................................... 83.3 84.2 84.7 85.5 .8 1.1 .6 .9 2.8 3.3 2.7 3.5 2000 ........................................... 86.4 87.4 87.8 88.4 1.1 1.2 .5 .7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.4 2001 ........................................... 89.6 90.2 90.8 91.4 1.4 .7 .7 .7 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 2002 ........................................... 92.1 92.8 93.5 93.4 .8 .8 .8 -.1 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.2 2003 ........................................... 93.8 94.3 95.1 95.4 .4 .5 .8 .3 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.1 2004 ........................................... 96.1 96.7 97.6 98.1 .7 .6 .9 .5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2005 ........................................... 98.9 99.3 99.7 100.0 .8 .4 .4 .3 2.9 2.7 2.2 1.9 Midwest:

1975 ........................................... – – 26.7 27.3 – – – 2.2 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 27.7 28.1 28.6 29.3 1.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 – – 7.1 7.3 1977 ........................................... 29.5 30.0 30.6 31.3 .7 1.7 2.0 2.3 6.5 6.8 7.0 6.8 1978 ........................................... 31.7 32.5 33.0 33.5 1.3 2.5 1.5 1.5 7.5 8.3 7.8 7.0 1979 ........................................... 34.2 35.0 35.7 36.6 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.5 7.9 7.7 8.2 9.3 1980 ........................................... 37.5 38.3 39.0 39.8 2.5 2.1 1.8 2.1 9.6 9.4 9.2 8.7 1981 ........................................... 41.0 41.8 42.4 43.2 3.0 2.0 1.4 1.9 9.3 9.1 8.7 8.5 1982 ........................................... 43.8 44.3 45.0 45.4 1.4 1.1 1.6 .9 6.8 6.0 6.1 5.1 1983 ........................................... 46.0 46.6 47.1 47.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 .8 5.0 5.2 4.7 4.6

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Midwest:

1984 ........................................... 48.3 48.5 49.2 49.6 1.7 0.4 1.4 0.8 5.0 4.1 4.5 4.4 1985 ........................................... 50.0 50.6 51.2 51.4 .8 1.2 1.2 .4 3.5 4.3 4.1 3.6 1986 ........................................... 51.9 52.0 52.3 52.7 1.0 .2 .6 .8 3.8 2.8 2.1 2.5 1987 ........................................... 53.3 53.7 54.2 54.3 1.1 .8 .9 .2 2.7 3.3 3.6 3.0 1988 ........................................... 54.9 55.2 55.7 56.2 1.1 .5 .9 .9 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.5 1989 ........................................... 56.7 57.2 57.7 58.1 .9 .9 .9 .7 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.4 1990 ........................................... 58.7 59.3 60.1 60.5 1.0 1.0 1.3 .7 3.5 3.7 4.2 4.1 1991 ........................................... 61.2 61.6 62.3 62.9 1.2 .7 1.1 1.0 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.0 1992 ........................................... 63.3 63.7 64.0 64.4 .6 .6 .5 .6 3.4 3.4 2.7 2.4 1993 ........................................... 64.9 65.6 65.9 66.6 .8 1.1 .5 1.1 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.4 1994 ........................................... 67.2 67.7 68.4 68.7 .9 .7 1.0 .4 3.5 3.2 3.8 3.2 1995 ........................................... 69.2 69.9 70.4 70.7 .7 1.0 .7 .4 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.9 1996 ........................................... 71.6 72.2 72.6 73.1 1.3 .8 .6 .7 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.4 1997 ........................................... 73.8 74.6 75.6 76.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 .7 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.1 1998 ........................................... 77.1 77.8 78.7 78.9 1.3 .9 1.2 .3 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.7 1999 ........................................... 79.5 80.7 81.5 82.2 .8 1.5 1.0 .9 3.1 3.7 3.6 4.2 2000 ........................................... 83.1 84.2 85.0 85.6 1.1 1.3 1.0 .7 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.1 2001 ........................................... 86.3 87.1 87.9 88.5 .8 .9 .9 .7 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 2002 ........................................... 89.9 90.7 91.1 91.6 1.6 .9 .4 .5 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.5 2003 ........................................... 93.9 94.4 95.0 95.3 2.5 .5 .6 .3 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.0 2004 ........................................... 95.5 95.9 96.8 96.8 .2 .4 .9 .0 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.6 2005 ........................................... 97.6 98.0 99.3 100.0 .8 .4 1.3 .7 2.2 2.2 2.6 3.3 West:

1975 ........................................... – – 25.4 25.9 – – – 2.0 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 26.8 27.4 27.6 28.0 3.5 2.2 .7 1.4 – – 8.7 8.1 1977 ........................................... 28.7 29.2 29.7 30.2 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 7.1 6.6 7.6 7.9 1978 ........................................... 30.8 31.5 32.1 32.6 2.0 2.3 1.9 1.6 7.3 7.9 8.1 7.9 1979 ........................................... 33.2 33.9 34.8 35.3 1.8 2.1 2.7 1.4 7.8 7.6 8.4 8.3 1980 ........................................... 36.3 37.2 38.5 39.2 2.8 2.5 3.5 1.8 9.3 9.7 10.6 11.0 1981 ........................................... 40.3 41.1 42.4 43.2 2.8 2.0 3.2 1.9 11.0 10.5 10.1 10.2 1982 ........................................... 44.4 44.7 45.5 46.0 2.8 .7 1.8 1.1 10.2 8.8 7.3 6.5 1983 ........................................... 46.9 47.3 47.9 48.7 2.0 .9 1.3 1.7 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.9 1984 ........................................... 48.8 49.2 49.3 50.4 .2 .8 .2 2.2 4.1 4.0 2.9 3.5 1985 ........................................... 51.0 51.4 52.1 52.2 1.2 .8 1.4 .2 4.5 4.5 5.7 3.6 1986 ........................................... 52.6 53.0 53.2 53.5 .8 .8 .4 .6 3.1 3.1 2.1 2.5 1987 ........................................... 53.9 53.9 54.7 54.9 .7 .0 1.5 .4 2.5 1.7 2.8 2.6 1988 ........................................... 55.5 55.9 56.5 56.8 1.1 .7 1.1 .5 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.5 1989 ........................................... 57.3 57.8 58.3 58.6 .9 .9 .9 .5 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 1990 ........................................... 59.3 60.2 60.6 61.0 1.2 1.5 .7 .7 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.1 1991 ........................................... 61.5 62.2 62.8 63.3 .8 1.1 1.0 .8 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.8 1992 ........................................... 63.7 64.3 64.9 65.2 .6 .9 .9 .5 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 1993 ........................................... 65.7 65.8 66.7 66.9 .8 .2 1.4 .3 3.1 2.3 2.8 2.6 1994 ........................................... 67.4 68.2 68.3 68.8 .7 1.2 .1 .7 2.6 3.6 2.4 2.8 1995 ........................................... 69.3 69.9 70.2 71.0 .7 .9 .4 1.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.2 1996 ........................................... 71.3 72.2 72.8 73.2 .4 1.3 .8 .5 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.1 1997 ........................................... 73.9 74.6 75.3 75.9 1.0 .9 .9 .8 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.7 1998 ........................................... 76.9 77.8 79.1 80.0 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.1 4.1 4.3 5.0 5.4 1999 ........................................... 79.9 81.1 81.7 82.5 -.1 1.5 .7 1.0 3.9 4.2 3.3 3.1

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

West:

2000 ........................................... 83.7 84.6 85.7 86.3 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.7 4.8 4.3 4.9 4.6 2001 ........................................... 87.5 88.4 89.2 90.2 1.4 1.0 .9 1.1 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.5 2002 ........................................... 90.5 91.8 92.1 92.6 .3 1.4 .3 .5 3.4 3.8 3.3 2.7 2003 ........................................... 93.3 94.3 95.3 95.5 .8 1.1 1.1 .2 3.1 2.7 3.5 3.1 2004 ........................................... 96.5 97.1 97.8 98.0 1.0 .6 .7 .2 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.6 2005 ........................................... 98.5 99.4 99.6 100.0 .5 .9 .2 .4 2.1 2.4 1.8 2.0 Metropolitan areas:

1975 ........................................... – – 26.2 26.7 – – – 1.9 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 27.2 27.6 28.1 28.6 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.8 – – 7.3 7.1 1977 ........................................... 28.9 29.5 30.0 30.6 1.0 2.1 1.7 2.0 6.3 6.9 6.8 7.0 1978 ........................................... 31.1 31.8 32.3 32.9 1.6 2.3 1.6 1.9 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.5 1979 ........................................... 33.5 34.2 34.9 35.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.6 7.7 7.5 8.0 8.8 1980 ........................................... 36.5 37.3 38.2 39.0 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.1 9.0 9.1 9.5 8.9 1981 ........................................... 40.0 40.8 41.7 42.5 2.6 2.0 2.2 1.9 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.0 1982 ........................................... 43.2 43.8 44.6 45.2 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.3 8.0 7.4 7.0 6.4 1983 ........................................... 45.7 46.2 46.9 47.5 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.1 1984 ........................................... 48.0 48.4 48.8 49.4 1.1 .8 .8 1.2 5.0 4.8 4.1 4.0 1985 ........................................... 50.0 50.6 51.3 51.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 .6 4.2 4.5 5.1 4.5 1986 ........................................... 52.0 52.5 52.8 53.2 .8 1.0 .6 .8 4.0 3.8 2.9 3.1 1987 ........................................... 53.8 54.1 54.6 55.0 1.1 .6 .9 .7 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.4 1988 ........................................... 55.5 56.1 56.6 57.3 .9 1.1 .9 1.2 3.2 3.7 3.7 4.2 1989 ........................................... 58.0 58.6 59.3 59.8 1.2 1.0 1.2 .8 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.4 1990 ........................................... 60.5 61.2 61.7 62.2 1.2 1.2 .8 .8 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.0 1991 ........................................... 62.9 63.5 64.0 64.5 1.1 1.0 .8 .8 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 1992 ........................................... 65.0 65.4 65.8 66.1 .8 .6 .6 .5 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 1993 ........................................... 66.7 67.2 67.8 68.2 .9 .7 .9 .6 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 1994 ........................................... 68.7 69.2 69.8 70.1 .7 .7 .9 .4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 1995 ........................................... 70.7 71.2 71.7 72.2 .9 .7 .7 .7 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 1996 ........................................... 73.0 73.7 74.2 74.6 1.1 1.0 .7 .5 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 1997 ........................................... 75.4 76.1 76.8 77.5 1.1 .9 .9 .9 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.9 1998 ........................................... 78.4 79.1 80.2 80.7 1.2 .9 1.4 .6 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.1 1999 ........................................... 81.0 82.0 82.7 83.5 .4 1.2 .9 1.0 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.5 2000 ........................................... 84.4 85.4 86.2 86.7 1.1 1.2 .9 .6 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.8 2001 ........................................... 87.8 88.6 89.3 90.0 1.3 .9 .8 .8 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.8 2002 ........................................... 90.9 91.8 92.2 92.5 1.0 1.0 .4 .3 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.5 94.1 95.0 95.3 1.1 .6 1.0 .3 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.0 2004 ........................................... 96.0 96.6 97.4 97.6 .7 .6 .8 .2 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.5 100.0 .6 .7 .6 .5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.5 Other areas:

1975 ........................................... – – 28.0 28.5 – – – 1.8 – – – – 1976 ........................................... 29.0 29.7 30.0 30.5 1.8 2.4 1.0 1.7 – – 7.1 7.0 1977 ........................................... 31.0 31.7 32.2 32.6 1.6 2.3 1.6 1.2 6.9 6.7 7.3 6.9 1978 ........................................... 33.7 34.4 35.1 35.5 3.4 2.1 2.0 1.1 8.7 8.5 9.0 8.9 1979 ........................................... 36.3 37.0 37.6 38.3 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 7.7 7.6 7.1 7.9 1980 ........................................... 39.6 40.3 40.9 41.8 3.4 1.8 1.5 2.2 9.1 8.9 8.8 9.1 1981 ........................................... 43.3 44.0 44.8 45.4 3.6 1.6 1.8 1.3 9.3 9.2 9.5 8.6 1982 ........................................... 46.7 47.0 47.7 47.9 2.9 .6 1.5 .4 7.9 6.8 6.5 5.5

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### TABLE 7. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (WAGES AND SALARIES ONLY), PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS 1 

### BY BARGAINING **STATUS, REGION**2

### , AND AREA SIZE **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Other areas:

1983 ........................................... 48.5 49.0 49.5 49.9 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.2 1984 ........................................... 50.7 51.1 51.7 52.1 1.6 .8 1.2 .8 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4 1985 ........................................... 52.7 53.1 53.7 53.7 1.2 .8 1.1 .0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.1 1986 ........................................... 54.4 54.8 55.1 55.3 1.3 .7 .5 .4 3.2 3.2 2.6 3.0 1987 ........................................... 55.7 56.3 56.8 57.1 .7 1.1 .9 .5 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.3 1988 ........................................... 57.6 58.6 58.8 58.9 .9 1.7 .3 .2 3.4 4.1 3.5 3.2 1989 ........................................... 59.3 59.5 59.9 60.7 .7 .3 .7 1.3 3.0 1.5 1.9 3.1 1990 ........................................... 61.3 62.3 62.7 63.1 1.0 1.6 .6 .6 3.4 4.7 4.7 4.0 1991 ........................................... 63.8 64.5 64.9 65.1 1.1 1.1 .6 .3 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.2 1992 ........................................... 65.9 66.2 66.7 67.1 1.2 .5 .8 .6 3.3 2.6 2.8 3.1 1993 ........................................... 67.6 68.1 68.5 68.9 .7 .7 .6 .6 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.7 1994 ........................................... 69.6 70.3 70.6 70.8 1.0 1.0 .4 .3 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.8 1995 ........................................... 71.7 72.2 72.7 72.9 1.3 .7 .7 .3 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 1996 ........................................... 73.5 73.9 74.4 75.3 .8 .5 .7 1.2 2.5 2.4 2.3 3.3 1997 ........................................... 76.0 76.7 77.6 78.6 .9 .9 1.2 1.3 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.4 1998 ........................................... 78.9 79.4 80.2 81.0 .4 .6 1.0 1.0 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.1 1999 ........................................... 81.6 82.4 83.2 83.5 .7 1.0 1.0 .4 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.1 2000 ........................................... 84.6 85.5 86.1 86.9 1.3 1.1 .7 .9 3.7 3.8 3.5 4.1 2001 ........................................... 87.7 88.6 89.1 89.6 .9 1.0 .6 .6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.1 2002 ........................................... 90.3 90.8 91.5 92.1 .8 .6 .8 .7 3.0 2.5 2.7 2.8 2003 ........................................... 93.3 94.0 94.6 94.9 1.3 .8 .6 .3 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.0 2004 ........................................... 95.7 96.5 97.2 97.5 .8 .8 .7 .3 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.0 99.5 100.0 .8 .7 .5 .5 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.6

1 Excludes farm and household workers. 2 The regional coverage is as follows: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; and West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted)**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Civilian workers 1 :

1981 ........................................... – 30.4 31.1 31.8 – – 2.3 2.3 – – – – 1982 ........................................... 32.2 32.8 33.7 34.2 1.3 1.9 2.7 1.5 – 7.9 8.4 7.5 1983 ........................................... 35.1 35.6 36.3 36.8 2.6 1.4 2.0 1.4 9.0 8.5 7.7 7.6 1984 ........................................... 37.8 38.2 38.8 39.3 2.7 1.1 1.6 1.3 7.7 7.3 6.9 6.8 1985 ........................................... 40.0 40.0 40.6 40.8 1.8 .0 1.5 .5 5.8 4.7 4.6 3.8 1986 ........................................... 41.4 41.6 42.1 42.4 1.5 .5 1.2 .7 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.9 1987 ........................................... 42.7 43.0 43.5 44.0 .7 .7 1.2 1.1 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.8 1988 ........................................... 45.3 45.8 46.5 47.0 3.0 1.1 1.5 1.1 6.1 6.5 6.9 6.8 1989 ........................................... 47.9 48.6 49.5 50.1 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.2 5.7 6.1 6.5 6.6 1990 ........................................... 51.4 52.1 52.9 53.5 2.6 1.4 1.5 1.1 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.8 1991 ........................................... 54.5 55.2 56.0 56.5 1.9 1.3 1.4 .9 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.6 1992 ........................................... 57.6 58.1 59.0 59.5 1.9 .9 1.5 .8 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.3 1993 ........................................... 60.7 61.3 61.9 62.2 2.0 1.0 1.0 .5 5.4 5.5 4.9 4.5 1994 ........................................... 63.2 63.6 64.3 64.4 1.6 .6 1.1 .2 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.5 1995 ........................................... 65.0 65.3 65.7 65.8 .9 .5 .6 .2 2.8 2.7 2.2 2.2 1996 ........................................... 66.1 66.5 66.9 67.1 .5 .6 .6 .3 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.0 1997 ........................................... 67.5 67.8 68.1 68.5 .6 .4 .4 .6 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.1 1998 ........................................... 69.0 69.5 69.9 70.3 .7 .7 .6 .6 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.6 1999 ........................................... 70.6 71.2 71.8 72.6 .4 .8 .8 1.1 2.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 2000 ........................................... 74.1 74.9 75.7 76.2 2.1 1.1 1.1 .7 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.0 2001 ........................................... 77.6 78.3 79.5 80.2 1.8 .9 1.5 .9 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.2 2002 ........................................... 81.4 82.3 83.4 84.2 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.0 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 2003 ........................................... 86.4 87.4 88.8 89.5 2.6 1.2 1.6 .8 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.3 2004 ........................................... 92.3 93.7 94.8 95.7 3.1 1.5 1.2 .9 6.8 7.2 6.8 6.9 2005 ........................................... 97.8 98.5 99.6 100.0 2.2 .7 1.1 .4 6.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 State and local government:

1989 ........................................... – 49.5 51.5 52.2 – – 4.0 1.4 – – – – 1990 ........................................... 53.2 53.6 55.1 55.8 1.9 .8 2.8 1.3 – 8.3 7.0 6.9 1991 ........................................... 56.8 56.7 57.7 58.0 1.8 -.2 1.8 .5 6.8 5.8 4.7 3.9 1992 ........................................... 58.7 59.1 60.6 61.1 1.2 .7 2.5 .8 3.3 4.2 5.0 5.3 1993 ........................................... 61.5 61.7 62.5 62.9 .7 .3 1.3 .6 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.9 1994 ........................................... 63.3 63.6 64.5 64.6 .6 .5 1.4 .2 2.9 3.1 3.2 2.7 1995 ........................................... 64.9 65.5 66.2 66.3 .5 .9 1.1 .2 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.6 1996 ........................................... 66.7 66.9 67.4 67.8 .6 .3 .7 .6 2.8 2.1 1.8 2.3 1997 ........................................... 68.1 68.1 68.4 68.6 .4 .0 .4 .3 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 1998 ........................................... 69.2 69.5 70.4 70.7 .9 .4 1.3 .4 1.6 2.1 2.9 3.1 1999 ........................................... 71.1 71.3 71.8 72.7 .6 .3 .7 1.3 2.7 2.6 2.0 2.8 2000 ........................................... 73.4 73.6 73.8 74.4 1.0 .3 .3 .8 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.3 2001 ........................................... 75.4 76.0 77.9 78.5 1.3 .8 2.5 .8 2.7 3.3 5.6 5.5 2002 ........................................... 79.2 79.5 82.1 83.3 .9 .4 3.3 1.5 5.0 4.6 5.4 6.1 2003 ........................................... 84.4 85.0 87.6 88.4 1.3 .7 3.1 .9 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.1 2004 ........................................... 89.7 90.6 93.3 94.3 1.5 1.0 3.0 1.1 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.7 2005 ........................................... 95.6 96.1 99.0 100.0 1.4 .5 3.0 1.0 6.6 6.1 6.1 6.0 Private industry2 :

1979 ........................................... – – – 25.7 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 26.6 27.4 28.1 28.7 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.1 – – – 11.7

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Private industry2 :

1981 ........................................... 30.4 30.9 31.5 32.2 5.9 1.6 1.9 2.2 14.3 12.8 12.1 12.2 1982 ........................................... 32.5 33.2 34.0 34.5 .9 2.2 2.4 1.5 6.9 7.4 7.9 7.1 1983 ........................................... 35.5 36.0 36.6 37.1 2.9 1.4 1.7 1.4 9.2 8.4 7.6 7.5 1984 ........................................... 38.1 38.6 39.0 39.5 2.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 7.3 7.2 6.6 6.5 1985 ........................................... 40.2 40.2 40.7 40.9 1.8 .0 1.2 .5 5.5 4.1 4.4 3.5 1986 ........................................... 41.5 41.6 42.0 42.3 1.5 .2 1.0 .7 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.4 1987 ........................................... 42.6 43.0 43.3 43.7 .7 .9 .7 .9 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.3 1988 ........................................... 45.1 45.8 46.3 46.7 3.2 1.6 1.1 .9 5.9 6.5 6.9 6.9 1989 ........................................... 47.6 48.3 49.0 49.6 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.2 5.5 5.5 5.8 6.2 1990 ........................................... 51.0 51.7 52.3 52.9 2.8 1.4 1.2 1.1 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.7 1991 ........................................... 53.9 54.9 55.7 56.2 1.9 1.9 1.5 .9 5.7 6.2 6.5 6.2 1992 ........................................... 57.3 57.9 58.6 59.1 2.0 1.0 1.2 .9 6.3 5.5 5.2 5.2 1993 ........................................... 60.5 61.2 61.7 62.0 2.4 1.2 .8 .5 5.6 5.7 5.3 4.9 1994 ........................................... 63.2 63.7 64.2 64.3 1.9 .8 .8 .2 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.7 1995 ........................................... 65.0 65.3 65.5 65.7 1.1 .5 .3 .3 2.8 2.5 2.0 2.2 1996 ........................................... 66.0 66.4 66.7 67.0 .5 .6 .5 .4 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 1997 ........................................... 67.4 67.7 68.1 68.5 .6 .4 .6 .6 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 1998 ........................................... 68.9 69.5 69.8 70.2 .6 .9 .4 .6 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.5 1999 ........................................... 70.5 71.2 71.8 72.6 .4 1.0 .8 1.1 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.4 2000 ........................................... 74.3 75.3 76.1 76.7 2.3 1.3 1.1 .8 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.6 2001 ........................................... 78.1 78.9 79.8 80.6 1.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 5.1 4.8 4.9 5.1 2002 ........................................... 81.8 82.9 83.7 84.4 1.5 1.3 1.0 .8 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.7 2003 ........................................... 86.8 88.0 89.1 89.8 2.8 1.4 1.3 .8 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.4 2004 ........................................... 92.9 94.4 95.2 96.0 3.5 1.6 .8 .8 7.0 7.3 6.8 6.9 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.0 99.8 100.0 2.4 .7 .8 .2 5.8 4.9 4.8 4.2 White-collar occupations:

1979 ........................................... – – – 24.7 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 25.7 26.6 27.1 27.7 4.0 3.5 1.9 2.2 – – – 12.1 1981 ........................................... 29.5 29.9 30.4 31.1 6.5 1.4 1.7 2.3 14.8 12.4 12.2 12.3 1982 ........................................... 31.3 31.9 32.8 33.3 .6 1.9 2.8 1.5 6.1 6.7 7.9 7.1 1983 ........................................... 34.1 34.6 35.3 35.8 2.4 1.5 2.0 1.4 8.9 8.5 7.6 7.5 1984 ........................................... 36.9 37.4 37.8 38.3 3.1 1.4 1.1 1.3 8.2 8.1 7.1 7.0 1985 ........................................... 39.0 39.2 39.7 40.0 1.8 .5 1.3 .8 5.7 4.8 5.0 4.4 1986 ........................................... 40.5 40.8 41.0 41.4 1.3 .7 .5 1.0 3.8 4.1 3.3 3.5 1987 ........................................... 41.8 42.1 42.5 42.9 1.0 .7 1.0 .9 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.6 1988 ........................................... 44.0 44.5 45.0 45.6 2.6 1.1 1.1 1.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 6.3 1989 ........................................... 46.6 47.4 48.1 48.6 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.0 5.9 6.5 6.9 6.6 1990 ........................................... 50.0 50.8 51.5 52.0 2.9 1.6 1.4 1.0 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 1991 ........................................... 53.1 53.9 54.6 55.2 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.1 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.2 1992 ........................................... 56.1 56.6 57.3 57.8 1.6 .9 1.2 .9 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.7 1993 ........................................... 59.1 59.7 60.1 60.5 2.2 1.0 .7 .7 5.3 5.5 4.9 4.7 1994 ........................................... 61.8 62.4 62.9 63.2 2.1 1.0 .8 .5 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5 1995 ........................................... 64.1 64.5 64.7 64.8 1.4 .6 .3 .2 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.5 1996 ........................................... 65.3 65.6 66.1 66.2 .8 .5 .8 .2 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.2 1997 ........................................... 66.7 67.1 67.3 68.0 .8 .6 .3 1.0 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.7 1998 ........................................... 68.6 69.0 69.5 69.9 .9 .6 .7 .6 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.8 1999 ........................................... 70.1 70.8 71.6 72.3 .3 1.0 1.1 1.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.4

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

White-collar occupations:

2000 ........................................... 74.1 75.1 76.0 76.5 2.5 1.3 1.2 0.7 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.8 2001 ........................................... 78.3 79.3 80.3 81.1 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.0 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0 2002 ........................................... 82.2 83.5 84.0 84.6 1.4 1.6 .6 .7 5.0 5.3 4.6 4.3 2003 ........................................... 87.0 87.9 89.0 89.7 2.8 1.0 1.3 .8 5.8 5.3 6.0 6.0 2004 ........................................... 92.1 93.6 94.4 95.3 2.7 1.6 .9 1.0 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.2 2005 ........................................... 98.0 98.8 99.7 100.0 2.8 .8 .9 .3 6.4 5.6 5.6 4.9 Blue-collar occupations:

1979 ........................................... – – – 27.4 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 28.1 28.8 29.8 30.4 2.6 2.5 3.5 2.0 – – – 10.9 1981 ........................................... 32.1 32.7 33.3 34.0 5.6 1.9 1.8 2.1 14.2 13.5 11.7 11.8 1982 ........................................... 34.6 35.2 36.0 36.5 1.8 1.7 2.3 1.4 7.8 7.6 8.1 7.4 1983 ........................................... 37.7 38.3 38.7 39.1 3.3 1.6 1.0 1.0 9.0 8.8 7.5 7.1 1984 ........................................... 40.2 40.5 40.9 41.4 2.8 .7 1.0 1.2 6.6 5.7 5.7 5.9 1985 ........................................... 42.0 42.0 42.3 42.5 1.4 .0 .7 .5 4.5 3.7 3.4 2.7 1986 ........................................... 43.1 43.2 43.6 43.8 1.4 .2 .9 .5 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.1 1987 ........................................... 44.0 44.5 44.8 45.3 .5 1.1 .7 1.1 2.1 3.0 2.8 3.4 1988 ........................................... 47.0 47.8 48.2 48.6 3.8 1.7 .8 .8 6.8 7.4 7.6 7.3 1989 ........................................... 49.2 49.9 50.6 51.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 4.7 4.4 5.0 5.3 1990 ........................................... 52.5 53.2 53.9 54.4 2.5 1.3 1.3 .9 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.3 1991 ........................................... 55.4 56.3 57.4 57.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 .7 5.5 5.8 6.5 6.3 1992 ........................................... 59.3 59.8 60.5 61.0 2.6 .8 1.2 .8 7.0 6.2 5.4 5.5 1993 ........................................... 62.7 63.6 64.1 64.4 2.8 1.4 .8 .5 5.7 6.4 6.0 5.6 1994 ........................................... 65.2 65.7 66.3 66.2 1.2 .8 .9 -.2 4.0 3.3 3.4 2.8 1995 ........................................... 66.6 66.7 66.9 67.2 .6 .2 .3 .4 2.1 1.5 .9 1.5 1996 ........................................... 67.5 67.9 68.0 68.4 .4 .6 .1 .6 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.8 1997 ........................................... 68.5 68.9 69.3 69.4 .1 .6 .6 .1 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.5 1998 ........................................... 69.4 70.1 70.4 70.7 .0 1.0 .4 .4 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.9 1999 ........................................... 71.0 71.7 72.3 73.0 .4 1.0 .8 1.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 2000 ........................................... 74.9 75.7 76.4 76.9 2.6 1.1 .9 .7 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.3 2001 ........................................... 77.7 78.0 79.0 79.5 1.0 .4 1.3 .6 3.7 3.0 3.4 3.4 2002 ........................................... 81.0 81.9 83.0 83.8 1.9 1.1 1.3 1.0 4.2 5.0 5.1 5.4 2003 ........................................... 86.2 87.9 89.1 89.8 2.9 2.0 1.4 .8 6.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 2004 ........................................... 94.0 95.8 96.5 97.3 4.7 1.9 .7 .8 9.0 9.0 8.3 8.4 2005 ........................................... 98.8 99.6 100.0 100.0 1.5 .8 .4 .0 5.1 4.0 3.6 2.8 Service occupations:

1985 ........................................... – – 40.5 41.2 – – – 1.7 – – – – 1986 ........................................... 41.6 41.8 42.4 42.9 1.0 .5 1.4 1.2 – – 4.7 4.1 1987 ........................................... 43.2 43.3 43.5 43.9 .7 .2 .5 .9 3.8 3.6 2.6 2.3 1988 ........................................... 45.1 45.8 46.6 47.4 2.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 4.4 5.8 7.1 8.0 1989 ........................................... 48.4 49.0 49.8 50.5 2.1 1.2 1.6 1.4 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.5 1990 ........................................... 51.9 52.4 53.0 53.8 2.8 1.0 1.1 1.5 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.5 1991 ........................................... 55.0 56.1 57.1 57.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1 6.0 7.1 7.7 7.2 1992 ........................................... 58.8 59.6 60.6 61.0 1.9 1.4 1.7 .7 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.7 1993 ........................................... 62.6 63.4 63.9 64.4 2.6 1.3 .8 .8 6.5 6.4 5.4 5.6 1994 ........................................... 65.1 65.2 65.8 66.0 1.1 .2 .9 .3 4.0 2.8 3.0 2.5 1995 ........................................... 66.1 66.4 66.5 66.6 .2 .5 .2 .2 1.5 1.8 1.1 .9 1996 ........................................... 66.5 66.8 66.7 67.3 -.2 .5 -.1 .9 .6 .6 .3 1.1

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service occupations:

1997 ........................................... 67.8 68.4 69.3 69.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.9 3.4 1998 ........................................... 70.2 70.4 70.9 70.9 .9 .3 .7 .0 3.5 2.9 2.3 1.9 1999 ........................................... 71.7 72.3 72.7 73.4 1.1 .8 .6 1.0 2.1 2.7 2.5 3.5 2000 ........................................... 73.9 74.8 75.6 76.6 .7 1.2 1.1 1.3 3.1 3.5 4.0 4.4 2001 ........................................... 78.1 78.9 80.0 81.3 2.0 1.0 1.4 1.6 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.1 2002 ........................................... 82.8 83.5 85.0 85.7 1.8 .8 1.8 .8 6.0 5.8 6.3 5.4 2003 ........................................... 88.3 89.2 90.2 91.3 3.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 6.6 6.8 6.1 6.5 2004 ........................................... 94.8 96.1 96.8 97.1 3.8 1.4 .7 .3 7.4 7.7 7.3 6.4 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.0 99.5 100.0 1.3 .6 .5 .5 3.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 Goods-producing industries3 :

1979 ........................................... – – – 26.0 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 26.7 27.3 28.2 28.8 2.7 2.2 3.3 2.1 – – – 10.8 1981 ........................................... 30.5 31.1 31.9 32.4 5.9 2.0 2.6 1.6 14.2 13.9 13.1 12.5 1982 ........................................... 33.0 33.7 34.5 34.8 1.9 2.1 2.4 .9 8.2 8.4 8.2 7.4 1983 ........................................... 36.0 36.5 37.0 37.2 3.4 1.4 1.4 .5 9.1 8.3 7.2 6.9 1984 ........................................... 38.2 38.7 39.0 39.6 2.7 1.3 .8 1.5 6.1 6.0 5.4 6.5 1985 ........................................... 40.4 40.3 40.5 40.8 2.0 -.2 .5 .7 5.8 4.1 3.8 3.0 1986 ........................................... 41.3 41.6 41.8 42.0 1.2 .7 .5 .5 2.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 1987 ........................................... 42.2 42.5 42.8 43.2 .5 .7 .7 .9 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.9 1988 ........................................... 44.9 45.5 45.9 46.3 3.9 1.3 .9 .9 6.4 7.1 7.2 7.2 1989 ........................................... 46.9 47.6 48.3 48.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.0 4.5 4.6 5.2 5.4 1990 ........................................... 50.3 51.0 51.7 52.3 3.1 1.4 1.4 1.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.2 1991 ........................................... 53.2 54.2 55.1 55.5 1.7 1.9 1.7 .7 5.8 6.3 6.6 6.1 1992 ........................................... 56.9 57.3 58.2 58.7 2.5 .7 1.6 .9 7.0 5.7 5.6 5.8 1993 ........................................... 60.5 61.3 61.8 62.0 3.1 1.3 .8 .3 6.3 7.0 6.2 5.6 1994 ........................................... 63.1 63.7 64.1 64.1 1.8 1.0 .6 .0 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.4 1995 ........................................... 64.6 64.6 64.8 65.2 .8 .0 .3 .6 2.4 1.4 1.1 1.7 1996 ........................................... 65.5 65.9 66.0 66.4 .5 .6 .2 .6 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 1997 ........................................... 66.5 67.0 67.3 67.3 .2 .8 .4 .0 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.4 1998 ........................................... 67.3 67.8 68.0 68.1 .0 .7 .3 .1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 1999 ........................................... 68.6 69.0 69.6 70.5 .7 .6 .9 1.3 1.9 1.8 2.4 3.5 2000 ........................................... 72.4 73.3 74.0 74.3 2.7 1.2 1.0 .4 5.5 6.2 6.3 5.4 2001 ........................................... 75.4 75.9 76.5 77.3 1.5 .7 .8 1.0 4.1 3.5 3.4 4.0 2002 ........................................... 78.8 79.6 80.3 81.3 1.9 1.0 .9 1.2 4.5 4.9 5.0 5.2 2003 ........................................... 84.6 85.7 86.7 87.4 4.1 1.3 1.2 .8 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.5 2004 ........................................... 92.1 93.3 94.2 95.7 5.4 1.3 1.0 1.6 8.9 8.9 8.7 9.5 2005 ........................................... 98.4 99.6 100.3 100.0 2.8 1.2 .7 -.3 6.8 6.8 6.5 4.5 Manufacturing:

1979 ........................................... – – – 25.8 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 26.5 27.1 27.9 28.5 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.2 – – – 10.5 1981 ........................................... 30.3 30.9 31.5 32.1 6.3 2.0 1.9 1.9 14.3 14.0 12.9 12.6 1982 ........................................... 32.7 33.3 34.1 34.4 1.9 1.8 2.4 .9 7.9 7.8 8.3 7.2 1983 ........................................... 35.8 36.1 36.6 36.9 4.1 .8 1.4 .8 9.5 8.4 7.3 7.3 1984 ........................................... 37.9 38.3 38.8 39.3 2.7 1.1 1.3 1.3 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.5 1985 ........................................... 40.2 40.1 40.2 40.4 2.3 -.2 .2 .5 6.1 4.7 3.6 2.8 1986 ........................................... 41.1 41.2 41.4 41.6 1.7 .2 .5 .5 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.0 1987 ........................................... 41.6 42.0 42.2 42.7 .0 1.0 .5 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.9 2.6 1988 ........................................... 44.6 45.1 45.6 46.0 4.4 1.1 1.1 .9 7.2 7.4 8.1 7.7

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Manufacturing:

1989 ........................................... 47.0 47.6 48.3 48.7 2.2 1.3 1.5 0.8 5.4 5.5 5.9 5.9 1990 ........................................... 50.2 50.9 51.6 52.1 3.1 1.4 1.4 1.0 6.8 6.9 6.8 7.0 1991 ........................................... 52.9 53.9 54.9 55.2 1.5 1.9 1.9 .5 5.4 5.9 6.4 6.0 1992 ........................................... 56.8 57.1 57.8 58.3 2.9 .5 1.2 .9 7.4 5.9 5.3 5.6 1993 ........................................... 60.3 61.2 61.7 61.8 3.4 1.5 .8 .2 6.2 7.2 6.7 6.0 1994 ........................................... 62.8 63.3 63.7 63.9 1.6 .8 .6 .3 4.1 3.4 3.2 3.4 1995 ........................................... 64.4 64.3 64.5 65.0 .8 -.2 .3 .8 2.5 1.6 1.3 1.7 1996 ........................................... 65.4 65.9 66.0 66.5 .6 .8 .2 .8 1.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 1997 ........................................... 66.6 67.1 67.3 67.4 .2 .8 .3 .1 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.4 1998 ........................................... 67.4 67.7 67.8 67.9 .0 .4 .1 .1 1.2 .9 .7 .7 1999 ........................................... 68.3 68.7 69.3 70.3 .6 .6 .9 1.4 1.3 1.5 2.2 3.5 2000 ........................................... 72.5 73.2 73.7 73.6 3.1 1.0 .7 -.1 6.1 6.6 6.3 4.7 2001 ........................................... 74.7 75.1 75.4 76.3 1.5 .5 .4 1.2 3.0 2.6 2.3 3.7 2002 ........................................... 77.9 78.7 79.4 80.4 2.1 1.0 .9 1.3 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.4 2003 ........................................... 84.2 85.2 86.2 86.7 4.7 1.2 1.2 .6 8.1 8.3 8.6 7.8 2004 ........................................... 92.5 93.7 94.8 95.3 6.7 1.3 1.2 .5 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.9 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.3 100.0 100.0 3.1 1.0 .7 .0 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.9 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721):

1988 ........................................... – – – 26.6 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 26.6 26.9 27.4 28.6 .0 1.1 1.9 4.4 – – – 7.5 1990 ........................................... 29.6 29.9 30.8 30.1 3.5 1.0 3.0 -2.3 11.3 11.2 12.4 5.2 1991 ........................................... 30.7 31.2 31.6 32.2 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.9 3.7 4.3 2.6 7.0 1992 ........................................... 33.4 34.2 34.7 36.3 3.7 2.4 1.5 4.6 8.8 9.6 9.8 12.7 1993 ........................................... 37.0 36.8 37.7 35.8 1.9 -.5 2.4 -5.0 10.8 7.6 8.6 -1.4 1994 ........................................... 36.1 36.4 37.3 37.2 .8 .8 2.5 -.3 -2.4 -1.1 -1.1 3.9 1995 ........................................... 37.9 37.8 37.8 39.3 1.9 -.3 .0 4.0 5.0 3.8 1.3 5.6 1996 ........................................... 41.5 41.8 41.6 40.8 5.6 .7 -.5 -1.9 9.5 10.6 10.1 3.8 1997 ........................................... 39.9 40.0 39.7 38.4 -2.2 .3 -.7 -3.3 -3.9 -4.3 -4.6 -5.9 1998 ........................................... 38.1 38.5 38.7 39.1 -.8 1.0 .5 1.0 -4.5 -3.7 -2.5 1.8 1999 ........................................... 38.3 38.8 39.1 41.4 -2.0 1.3 .8 5.9 .5 .8 1.0 5.9 2000 ........................................... 43.5 44.8 45.3 43.8 5.1 3.0 1.1 -3.3 13.6 15.5 15.9 5.8 2001 ........................................... 46.1 46.2 45.2 46.9 5.3 .2 -2.2 3.8 6.0 3.1 -.2 7.1 2002 ........................................... 48.6 49.1 49.1 51.7 3.6 1.0 .0 5.3 5.4 6.3 8.6 10.2 2003 ........................................... 59.2 59.2 59.5 57.4 14.5 .0 .5 -3.5 21.8 20.6 21.2 11.0 2004 ........................................... 70.1 71.0 71.3 71.5 22.1 1.3 .4 .3 18.4 19.9 19.8 24.6 2005 ........................................... 97.3 97.3 97.5 100.0 36.1 .0 .2 2.6 38.8 37.0 36.7 39.9 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), white-collar occupations: 1988 ........................................... – – – 26.6 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 26.6 26.8 27.3 28.4 .0 .8 1.9 4.0 – – – 6.8 1990 ........................................... 29.5 29.8 30.7 29.9 3.9 1.0 3.0 -2.6 10.9 11.2 12.5 5.3 1991 ........................................... 30.4 30.9 31.2 32.0 1.7 1.6 1.0 2.6 3.1 3.7 1.6 7.0 1992 ........................................... 33.3 34.2 34.5 35.7 4.1 2.7 .9 3.5 9.5 10.7 10.6 11.6 1993 ........................................... 36.6 36.3 37.2 35.6 2.5 -.8 2.5 -4.3 9.9 6.1 7.8 -.3 1994 ........................................... 35.8 36.2 37.0 36.9 .6 1.1 2.2 -.3 -2.2 -.3 -.5 3.7 1995 ........................................... 37.6 37.6 37.6 38.3 1.9 .0 .0 1.9 5.0 3.9 1.6 3.8 1996 ........................................... 40.8 41.0 40.8 40.5 6.5 .5 -.5 -.7 8.5 9.0 8.5 5.7 1997 ........................................... 39.4 39.5 39.4 38.9 -2.7 .3 -.3 -1.3 -3.4 -3.7 -3.4 -4.0

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), white-collar occupations: 1998 ........................................... 38.4 38.9 39.1 38.6 -1.3 1.3 0.5 -1.3 -2.5 -1.5 -0.8 -0.8 1999 ........................................... 37.9 38.3 38.4 39.6 -1.8 1.1 .3 3.1 -1.3 -1.5 -1.8 2.6 2000 ........................................... 42.1 43.9 44.4 43.7 6.3 4.3 1.1 -1.6 11.1 14.6 15.6 10.4 2001 ........................................... 47.0 46.8 45.3 47.0 7.6 -.4 -3.2 3.8 11.6 6.6 2.0 7.6 2002 ........................................... 48.5 49.0 48.9 50.2 3.2 1.0 -.2 2.7 3.2 4.7 7.9 6.8 2003 ........................................... 59.0 58.6 58.7 58.1 17.5 -.7 .2 -1.0 21.6 19.6 20.0 15.7 2004 ........................................... 70.9 71.2 71.4 71.4 22.0 .4 .3 .0 20.2 21.5 21.6 22.9 2005 ........................................... 98.5 98.9 99.1 100.0 38.0 .4 .2 .9 38.9 38.9 38.8 40.1 Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721), blue-collar occupations: 1988 ........................................... – – – 26.7 – – – – – – – – 1989 ........................................... 26.8 27.0 27.7 29.1 .4 .7 2.6 5.1 – – – 9.0 1990 ........................................... 29.9 30.3 31.0 30.5 2.7 1.3 2.3 -1.6 11.6 12.2 11.9 4.8 1991 ........................................... 31.2 31.7 32.3 32.6 2.3 1.6 1.9 .9 4.3 4.6 4.2 6.9 1992 ........................................... 33.6 34.4 35.0 37.2 3.1 2.4 1.7 6.3 7.7 8.5 8.4 14.1 1993 ........................................... 37.7 37.6 38.4 36.1 1.3 -.3 2.1 -6.0 12.2 9.3 9.7 -3.0 1994 ........................................... 36.5 36.7 37.6 37.7 1.1 .5 2.5 .3 -3.2 -2.4 -2.1 4.4 1995 ........................................... 38.3 38.1 38.0 40.8 1.6 -.5 -.3 7.4 4.9 3.8 1.1 8.2 1996 ........................................... 42.4 42.8 42.8 41.2 3.9 .9 .0 -3.7 10.7 12.3 12.6 1.0 1997 ........................................... 40.8 40.7 40.1 37.8 -1.0 -.2 -1.5 -5.7 -3.8 -4.9 -6.3 -8.3 1998 ........................................... 37.6 37.7 38.1 39.7 -.5 .3 1.1 4.2 -7.8 -7.4 -5.0 5.0 1999 ........................................... 39.0 39.6 40.4 44.1 -1.8 1.5 2.0 9.2 3.7 5.0 6.0 11.1 2000 ........................................... 45.8 46.1 46.9 44.0 3.9 .7 1.7 -6.2 17.4 16.4 16.1 -.2 2001 ........................................... 44.6 45.1 44.9 46.6 1.4 1.1 -.4 3.8 -2.6 -2.2 -4.3 5.9 2002 ........................................... 48.6 49.1 49.2 53.9 4.3 1.0 .2 9.6 9.0 8.9 9.6 15.7 2003 ........................................... 59.5 60.0 60.6 56.1 10.4 .8 1.0 -7.4 22.4 22.2 23.2 4.1 2004 ........................................... 68.5 70.3 71.1 71.7 22.1 2.6 1.1 .8 15.1 17.2 17.3 27.8 2005 ........................................... 95.2 94.8 95.0 100.0 32.8 -.4 .2 5.3 39.0 34.9 33.6 39.5 Service-producing industries4:

1979 ........................................... – – – 25.4 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 26.4 27.4 28.0 28.6 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.1 – – – 12.6 1981 ........................................... 30.3 30.6 31.1 31.9 5.9 1.0 1.6 2.6 14.8 11.7 11.1 11.5 1982 ........................................... 32.0 32.6 33.5 34.1 .3 1.9 2.8 1.8 5.6 6.5 7.7 6.9 1983 ........................................... 34.9 35.5 36.1 36.8 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.9 9.1 8.9 7.8 7.9 1984 ........................................... 38.0 38.5 38.8 39.4 3.3 1.3 .8 1.5 8.9 8.5 7.5 7.1 1985 ........................................... 39.9 40.1 40.7 40.9 1.3 .5 1.5 .5 5.0 4.2 4.9 3.8 1986 ........................................... 41.6 41.7 42.2 42.5 1.7 .2 1.2 .7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.9 1987 ........................................... 43.0 43.4 43.8 44.2 1.2 .9 .9 .9 3.4 4.1 3.8 4.0 1988 ........................................... 45.3 45.9 46.5 47.1 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.6 1989 ........................................... 48.1 49.0 49.7 50.2 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.0 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.6 1990 ........................................... 51.6 52.2 52.8 53.4 2.8 1.2 1.1 1.1 7.3 6.5 6.2 6.4 1991 ........................................... 54.6 55.3 56.1 56.7 2.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.2 1992 ........................................... 57.6 58.2 59.0 59.4 1.6 1.0 1.4 .7 5.5 5.2 5.2 4.8 1993 ........................................... 60.4 61.0 61.6 62.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 .6 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.4 1994 ........................................... 63.1 63.5 64.3 64.4 1.8 .6 1.3 .2 4.5 4.1 4.4 3.9 1995 ........................................... 65.2 65.7 66.0 66.0 1.2 .8 .5 .0 3.3 3.5 2.6 2.5 1996 ........................................... 66.4 66.7 67.2 67.3 .6 .5 .7 .1 1.8 1.5 1.8 2.0

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Service-producing industries4:

1997 ........................................... 67.8 68.2 68.5 69.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.8 1998 ........................................... 69.9 70.4 71.0 71.4 1.0 .7 .9 .6 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.2 1999 ........................................... 71.5 72.4 73.2 73.8 .1 1.3 1.1 .8 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.4 2000 ........................................... 75.4 76.4 77.3 78.1 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 2001 ........................................... 79.6 80.6 81.8 82.5 1.9 1.3 1.5 .9 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.6 2002 ........................................... 83.6 84.9 85.7 86.1 1.3 1.6 .9 .5 5.0 5.3 4.8 4.4 2003 ........................................... 88.1 89.3 90.5 91.2 2.3 1.4 1.3 .8 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.9 2004 ........................................... 93.3 95.1 95.7 96.2 2.3 1.9 .6 .5 5.9 6.5 5.7 5.5 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.7 99.5 100.0 2.1 .5 .8 .5 5.3 3.8 4.0 4.0 Nonmanufacturing:

1979 ........................................... – – – 25.6 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 26.6 27.5 28.2 28.8 3.9 3.4 2.5 2.1 – – – 12.5 1981 ........................................... 30.4 30.8 31.5 32.2 5.6 1.3 2.3 2.2 14.3 12.0 11.7 11.8 1982 ........................................... 32.4 33.0 33.9 34.4 .6 1.9 2.7 1.5 6.6 7.1 7.6 6.8 1983 ........................................... 35.2 35.9 36.5 37.1 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.6 8.6 8.8 7.7 7.8 1984 ........................................... 38.3 38.7 39.0 39.5 3.2 1.0 .8 1.3 8.8 7.8 6.8 6.5 1985 ........................................... 40.0 40.3 40.9 41.1 1.3 .8 1.5 .5 4.4 4.1 4.9 4.1 1986 ........................................... 41.7 41.9 42.3 42.6 1.5 .5 1.0 .7 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.6 1987 ........................................... 43.2 43.6 44.0 44.3 1.4 .9 .9 .7 3.6 4.1 4.0 4.0 1988 ........................................... 45.4 46.1 46.5 47.2 2.5 1.5 .9 1.5 5.1 5.7 5.7 6.5 1989 ........................................... 47.9 48.7 49.4 50.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 5.5 5.6 6.2 6.1 1990 ........................................... 51.4 52.1 52.7 53.3 2.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.4 1991 ........................................... 54.5 55.3 56.1 56.6 2.3 1.5 1.4 .9 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.2 1992 ........................................... 57.6 58.2 59.0 59.5 1.8 1.0 1.4 .8 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.1 1993 ........................................... 60.5 61.2 61.6 62.1 1.7 1.2 .7 .8 5.0 5.2 4.4 4.4 1994 ........................................... 63.3 63.7 64.4 64.5 1.9 .6 1.1 .2 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.9 1995 ........................................... 65.3 65.6 66.0 65.9 1.2 .5 .6 -.2 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.2 1996 ........................................... 66.3 66.6 67.0 67.2 .6 .5 .6 .3 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 1997 ........................................... 67.7 68.0 68.3 69.0 .7 .4 .4 1.0 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.7 1998 ........................................... 69.5 70.1 70.7 71.1 .7 .9 .9 .6 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.0 1999 ........................................... 71.3 72.1 72.8 73.4 .3 1.1 1.0 .8 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.2 2000 ........................................... 75.0 76.1 77.0 77.8 2.2 1.5 1.2 1.0 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 2001 ........................................... 79.4 80.4 81.6 82.3 2.1 1.3 1.5 .9 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.8 2002 ........................................... 83.4 84.6 85.4 85.9 1.3 1.4 .9 .6 5.0 5.2 4.7 4.4 2003 ........................................... 87.9 89.1 90.2 91.0 2.3 1.4 1.2 .9 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.9 2004 ........................................... 93.0 94.7 95.4 96.3 2.2 1.8 .7 .9 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.8 2005 ........................................... 98.2 98.9 99.7 100.0 2.0 .7 .8 .3 5.6 4.4 4.5 3.8 Union workers:

1979 ........................................... – – – 25.3 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 26.0 26.7 27.6 28.2 2.8 2.7 3.4 2.2 – – – 11.5 1981 ........................................... 29.9 30.5 31.2 31.8 6.0 2.0 2.3 1.9 15.0 14.2 13.0 12.8 1982 ........................................... 32.5 33.2 34.0 34.6 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.8 8.7 8.9 9.0 8.8 1983 ........................................... 36.0 36.5 37.1 37.5 4.0 1.4 1.6 1.1 10.8 9.9 9.1 8.4 1984 ........................................... 38.4 38.8 39.3 39.7 2.4 1.0 1.3 1.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.9 1985 ........................................... 40.1 39.9 40.1 40.4 1.0 -.5 .5 .7 4.4 2.8 2.0 1.8 1986 ........................................... 41.0 41.0 41.2 41.3 1.5 .0 .5 .2 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.2 1987 ........................................... 41.6 42.0 42.2 42.6 .7 1.0 .5 .9 1.5 2.4 2.4 3.1 1988 ........................................... 44.4 45.0 45.3 45.6 4.2 1.4 .7 .7 6.7 7.1 7.3 7.0

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### TABLE 8. EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (BENEFITS ONLY), CIVILIAN 1 

### , STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE **INDUSTRY WORKERS**2

### BY OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY GROUP **(Not seasonally adjusted) — Continued**

Series and year Indexes (December 2005=100) Percent changes for

Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. 3 months ended– 12 months ended– Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.

Union workers:

1989 ........................................... 46.1 46.8 47.4 47.8 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.8 3.8 4.0 4.6 4.8 1990 ........................................... 48.9 49.4 49.9 50.6 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.4 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.9 1991 ........................................... 51.5 52.5 53.3 53.9 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.1 5.3 6.3 6.8 6.5 1992 ........................................... 55.8 56.2 56.9 57.3 3.5 .7 1.2 .7 8.3 7.0 6.8 6.3 1993 ........................................... 59.2 60.1 60.7 61.1 3.3 1.5 1.0 .7 6.1 6.9 6.7 6.6 1994 ........................................... 61.7 62.2 62.4 62.6 1.0 .8 .3 .3 4.2 3.5 2.8 2.5 1995 ........................................... 63.1 63.4 63.9 64.6 .8 .5 .8 1.1 2.3 1.9 2.4 3.2 1996 ........................................... 65.1 65.5 65.5 65.8 .8 .6 .0 .5 3.2 3.3 2.5 1.9 1997 ........................................... 65.6 65.9 66.5 66.4 -.3 .5 .9 -.2 .8 .6 1.5 .9 1998 ........................................... 66.5 67.3 67.9 68.1 .2 1.2 .9 .3 1.4 2.1 2.1 2.6 1999 ........................................... 68.2 68.7 69.4 70.1 .1 .7 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.9 2000 ........................................... 71.9 72.8 73.7 73.7 2.6 1.3 1.2 .0 5.4 6.0 6.2 5.1 2001 ........................................... 74.2 74.9 75.8 76.5 .7 .9 1.2 .9 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.8 2002 ........................................... 77.9 78.7 79.9 80.8 1.8 1.0 1.5 1.1 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.6 2003 ........................................... 83.6 85.5 86.8 87.6 3.5 2.3 1.5 .9 7.3 8.6 8.6 8.4 2004 ........................................... 93.0 95.1 95.9 96.6 6.2 2.3 .8 .7 11.2 11.2 10.5 10.3 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.0 1.8 .8 .8 .1 5.7 4.2 4.2 3.5 Nonunion workers:

1979 ........................................... – – – 25.8 – – – – – – – – 1980 ........................................... 26.8 27.6 28.2 28.8 3.9 3.0 2.2 2.1 – – – 11.6 1981 ........................................... 30.5 31.0 31.6 32.3 5.9 1.6 1.9 2.2 13.8 12.3 12.1 12.2 1982 ........................................... 32.4 33.0 33.8 34.2 .3 1.9 2.4 1.2 6.2 6.5 7.0 5.9 1983 ........................................... 35.0 35.4 36.1 36.6 2.3 1.1 2.0 1.4 8.0 7.3 6.8 7.0 1984 ........................................... 37.7 38.2 38.5 39.1 3.0 1.3 .8 1.6 7.7 7.9 6.6 6.8 1985 ........................................... 39.9 40.1 40.7 40.9 2.0 .5 1.5 .5 5.8 5.0 5.7 4.6 1986 ........................................... 41.5 41.7 42.2 42.5 1.5 .5 1.2 .7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.9 1987 ........................................... 43.0 43.3 43.7 44.1 1.2 .7 .9 .9 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 1988 ........................................... 45.2 45.9 46.4 47.0 2.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 5.1 6.0 6.2 6.6 1989 ........................................... 48.0 48.8 49.6 50.2 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.2 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.8 1990 ........................................... 51.7 52.4 53.2 53.7 3.0 1.4 1.5 .9 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.0 1991 ........................................... 54.8 55.7 56.5 56.9 2.0 1.6 1.4 .7 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.0 1992 ........................................... 57.8 58.3 59.1 59.6 1.6 .9 1.4 .8 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.7 1993 ........................................... 60.8 61.5 62.0 62.2 2.0 1.2 .8 .3 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.4 1994 ........................................... 63.5 64.0 64.7 64.8 2.1 .8 1.1 .2 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.2 1995 ........................................... 65.5 65.8 66.0 66.0 1.1 .5 .3 .0 3.1 2.8 2.0 1.9 1996 ........................................... 66.3 66.7 67.1 67.3 .5 .6 .6 .3 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 1997 ........................................... 67.8 68.2 68.5 69.1 .7 .6 .4 .9 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.7 1998 ........................................... 69.6 70.0 70.4 70.8 .7 .6 .6 .6 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.5 1999 ........................................... 71.1 71.8 72.5 73.2 .4 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.4 2000 ........................................... 75.0 75.9 76.8 77.4 2.5 1.2 1.2 .8 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.7 2001 ........................................... 79.1 79.9 81.0 81.6 2.2 1.0 1.4 .7 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.4 2002 ........................................... 82.9 84.0 84.7 85.3 1.6 1.3 .8 .7 4.8 5.1 4.6 4.5 2003 ........................................... 87.6 88.6 89.7 90.4 2.7 1.1 1.2 .8 5.7 5.5 5.9 6.0 2004 ........................................... 92.9 94.2 95.0 95.9 2.8 1.4 .8 .9 6.1 6.3 5.9 6.1 2005 ........................................... 98.3 99.1 99.8 100.0 2.5 .8 .7 .2 5.8 5.2 5.1 4.3

1 Includes private industry and State and local government workers and excludes farm, household, and Federal government workers.

2 Excludes farm and household workers. 3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.

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