Employment Cost Index: Wages and Salaries: Private Industry Workers

Labor · FRED/Treasury · ECIWAG

MID▼ 5-yr low

What this measures. On April 26, 2006, The Employment Cost Index converted to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System (SOC). In addition, several computational changes were introduced, including rebasing all series to December 2005=100 from June 1989=100, the introduction of new employment…Index Dec 2005=100 · Quarterly · Seasonally Adjusted

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The latest reading sits at MID relative to this series' own history (97 observations) — a statement of where it is in its range, not a forecast. Hover the chart for values; the marked point is the most recent observation.

As of 2026-01-01 · source: FRED / U.S. Treasury · series ECIWAG