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# Employment Cost Index

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##  Table of Contents 

 Employment Cost Index Summary 

 Employment Cost Index Technical Note 

 Table 1.  Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by ownership, occupational group, and industry 

 Table 2.  Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry 

 Table 3.  Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for benefits, by ownership, occupational group, and industry 

 Table 4.  Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for civilian workers, by occupational group and industry 

 Table 5.  Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry 

 Table 6.  Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by bargaining status and Census region and division 

 Table 7.  Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry 

 Table 8.  Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for civilian workers, by occupational group and industry 

 Table 9.  Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry 

 Table 10. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by bargaining status and Census region and division 

 Table 11. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry 

 Table 12. Benefits (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for benefits, by ownership, occupational group, industry, and bargaining status 

 Table 13. Compensation and wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, and wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by area 

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