At that time, there was a single sample of establishments feeding all compensation publications. Establishments will no longer be asked to participate in separate surveys. Go to Employment Cost Trends . BLS does not interpret or forecast ECI and ECEC data. However, explanatory notes are provided with every news release and bulletin to make reading and understanding the data easier.
Total compensation consists of wages and salaries plus benefits.
These data are available online at Employment Cost Trends. Click on links in the News Release section of the ECT homepage for these data. We do not have ECEC data by State. We have one table in this series in which the data are shown by region, such as Midwest, Northeast and so on. The ECI does not reflect stock options.