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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, July 30, 2021USDL-21-1390Technical information: (202) 691-6199 [email protected] www.bls.gov/ectMedia contact:(202) 691-5902 [email protected] COST INDEX – June 2021Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-monthperiod ending in June 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salariesincreased 0.9 percent and benefit costs increased 0.4 percent from March 2021. (See chart 1 andtables A, 1, 2, and 3.)Chart 1. Three-month percent change, seasonallyadjusted, civilian workers, total compensationChart 2. Twelve-month percent change, notseasonally adjusted, civilian workers1.05.0Wages and sation costs for civilian workers increased 2.9 percent for the 12-month period ending inJune 2021 and increased 2.7 percent in June 2020. Wages and salaries increased 3.2 percent for the12-month period ending in June 2021 and increased 2.9 percent for the 12-month period ending inJune 2020. Benefit costs increased 2.2 percent over the year and increased 2.2 percent for the 12month period ending in June 2020. (See chart 2 and tables A, 4, 8, and 12.)Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent over the year. In June 2020,the increase was 2.7 percent. Wages and salaries increased 3.5 percent for the 12-month periodending in June 2021 and increased 2.9 percent in June 2020. The cost of benefits increased 2.0percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2021 and increased 2.0 percent in June 2020. (Seecharts 3 and tables A, 5, 9, and 12.)Employer costs for health benefits increased 0.4 percent for the 12-month period ending in June2021. (See chart 3 and www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/data.htm.)Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on the June 2021 Employment Cost IndexResponse rates for June were comparable with prior releases and no changes in estimation procedureswere necessary. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/covid19/home.htm.
Chart 3. Twelve-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted, private industry workers4.0Wages and salariesBenefitsHealth benefits3.02.01.00.0201620172018201920202021Among private industry occupational groups, compensation cost increases for the 12-monthperiod ending in June 2021 ranged from 2.4 percent for management, professional, and relatedoccupations to 4.8 percent for service occupations. Within industry supersectors, compensationcost increases ranged from 2.6 percent for both manufacturing and professional and businessservices to 5.5 percent for leisure and hospitality. (See table 5.)Compensation costs for state and localgovernment workers increased 2.0 percentfor the 12-month period ending in June2021, compared with an increase of 2.7percent in June 2020. Wages and salariesincreased 1.6 percent for the 12-monthperiod ending in June 2021 and 2.6percent a year ago. Benefit costsincreased 2.6 percent for the 12-monthperiod ending in June 2021. The prioryear increase was 3.1 percent. (See chart4 and tables A, 7, 11, and 12.)Chart 4. Twelve-month percent change, not seasonallyadjusted, state and local government workers5.0Wages and 20202021
TECHNICAL NOTEThe Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures the change in the cost of labor, free from the influenceof employment shifts among occupations and industries. For information on survey concepts,coverage, methods, nonresponse adjustment, and imputation see National Compensation MeasuresHandbook of Methods at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/ncs/home.htm.Sample sizeData for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 24,200occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,000 private industry establishments andapproximately 7,700 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and localgovernment establishments that provided data at the initial interview.Standard errorsTo assist users in ascertaining the reliability of ECI series, standard errors of all current quarter notseasonally adjusted 3- and 12-month percent change series are also available, seewww.bls.gov/ncs/ect/ectvar.htm and the database query tool at www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/data.htm.Standard errors provide users a measure of the precision of an estimate to ensure that it is within anacceptable range for their intended purpose.Historical listingsHistorical listings are available at www.bls.gov/ect/#tables. The continuous occupational and industryseries listing uses the Standard Industrial Classification Manual and Occupational ClassificationSystem series from 1975 through 2005 and the North American Industry Classification System andStandard Occupational Classification from 2006 to the present. It provides the official series deemedcontinuous after the change in classification systems. For more information on the criteria used indefining continuous series, see the article published in the Monthly Labor Review er Costs for Employee Compensation dataThe costs per hour worked of compensation components are published as part of the Employer Costsfor Employee Compensation (ECEC) news release. The ECEC release dates are available atwww.bls.gov/schedule/news release/ecec.htm. Historical ECEC data are available in summarydocuments at www.bls.gov/ect/#tables. Since the ECEC is calculated with current employmentweights rather than the fixed weights used in computing the ECI, year-to-year changes in the costlevels usually differ from those in the ECI.Fixed employment weightsFor additional information on the use of fixed employment weights in computing the ECI, t-index.htm.Additional informationStarting with the ECI June 2021 release, the locations for the ECI supplemental tables have changed.A full list of the changes is available at -costindex-table-webpages.htm. ECI release dates are available on the release calendar atwww.bls.gov/schedule/news release/eci.htm. Subscribe to receive the BLS Economic News Releaseemail at www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm.-3-
Table 1. Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by occupational group and industry1[Seasonally adjusted]Occupational group and industryCivilian workersAll workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IndustryGoods-producing industries3. . . . . . . . . . . .Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Service-providing industries4. .Education and health services. . . . . . .Educational services. .Elementary and secondaryschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Junior colleges, colleges,universities, and professionalschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health care and socialassistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hospitals. .Nursing and residential carefacilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Private industry workersAll workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Occupational groupManagement, professional, andrelated. .Management, business, andfinancial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales and office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office and administrative support. . . .Natural resources, construction, andmaintenance. .Construction, extraction, farming,fishing, and forestry occupations. .Installation, maintenance, andrepair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Production, transportation, andmaterial moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transportation and materialmoving. .Service occupations. .IndustryGoods-producing industries3. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Construction. .Manufacturing. .Aircraft manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Service-providing industries5. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trade, transportation, and utilities. .Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transportation and warehousing. . . .Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Finance and insurance. .Indexes(Dec.2005 100)Percent changes for 3-months 64.31.11.21.00.60.71.22.00.90.60.50.5-1.7-2.2See footnotes at end of table.-4-
Table 1. Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by occupational group and industry1 — Continued[Seasonally adjusted]Occupational group and industryCredit intermediation and relatedactivities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Insurance carriers and relatedactivities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Real estate and rental and leasing. .Professional and business services. . .Professional, scientific, andtechnical services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative and support andwaste management andremediation services. .Education and health services. .Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Junior colleges, colleges,universities, and professionalschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health care and social assistance. . .Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nursing and residential carefacilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Accommodation and food services. .Other services, except publicadministration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State and local government workersAll workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IndustryEducation and health services. .Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schools. .Elementary and secondaryschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health care and social assistance. . .Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indexes(Dec.2005 100)Percent changes for 3-months 1Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federalgovernment.3Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.4Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; realestate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services;educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services,except public administration; and public administration.5Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; realestate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services;educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services,except public administration.SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey2-5-
Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry[Seasonally adjusted]Occupational group and industryCivilian workersAll workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IndustryGoods-producing industries2. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manufacturing. .Service-providing industries3. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Education and health services. .Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elementary and secondaryschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Junior colleges, colleges,universities, and professionalschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health care and social assistance. . . . .Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nursing and residential carefacilities. .Private industry workersAll workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Occupational groupManagement, professional, andrelated. .Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Management, business, andfinancial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales and office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office and administrative support. . . .Natural resources, construction, andmaintenance. .Construction, extraction, farming,fishing, and forestry occupations. .Installation, maintenance, andrepair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Production, transportation, andmaterial moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transportation and materialmoving. .Service occupations. .IndustryGoods-producing industries2. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Construction. .Manufacturing. .Aircraft manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Service-providing industries4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trade, transportation, and utilities. .Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Transportation and warehousing. . . .Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Finance and insurance. .Credit intermediation and relatedactivities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Insurance carriers and relatedactivities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indexes (Dec.2005 100)Percent changes for 3-months .40.03.7144.0144.10.11.00.30.50.50.71.00.90.1See footnotes at end of table.-6-
Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry — Continued[Seasonally adjusted]Occupational group and industryReal estate and rental and leasing. .Professional and business services. . .Professional, scientific, andtechnical services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Education and health services. .Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Junior colleges, colleges,universities, and professionalschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health care and social assistance. . .Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nursing and residential carefacilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Accommodation and food services. .Other services, except publicadministration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State and local government workersAll workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IndustryEducation and health services. .Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schools. .Elementary and secondaryschools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health care and social assistance. . .Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indexes (Dec.2005 100)Percent changes for 3-months .20.10.50.60.50.50.50.60.50.40.40.91.00.51Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federalgovernment.2Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.3Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; realestate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services;educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services,except public administration; and public administration.4Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; realestate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services;educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services,except public administration.SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey-7-
Table 3. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group and industry[Seasonally adjusted]Occupational group and industryCivilian workersAll workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indexes (Dec.2005 100)Percent changes for 3-months 3.6-0.30.80.40.40.50.40.60.60.6Private industry workersAll workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Occupational groupManagement, professional, andrelated. .Sales and office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natural resources, construction, andmaintenance. .Production, transportation, andmaterial moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Service occupations. .IndustryGoods-producing industries2. . . . . . . . . . . .Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Service-providing industries3. 0.20.20.60.60.60.60.70.40.70.50.40.1State and local government workersAll workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165.0166.20.80.70.80.80.70.70.70.40.71Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federalgovernment.Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.3Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; realestate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services;educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services,except public administration.SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey2-8-
Table 4. Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for civilian workers, by occupational group andindustry1[Not seasonally adjusted]Indexes (Dec. 2005 100)Occupational group and industryJun.2020Mar.2021Jun.2021All workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Excluding incentive paid occupations3. . . . . . . . .Occupational groupManagement, professional, and related. . . . . . .Management, business, and financial. . . . . . .Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales and office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office and administrative support. . . . . . . . . . . .Natural resources, construction, andmaintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Installation, maintenance, and repair. . . . . . . .Production, transportation, and materialmoving. .Production. .Transportation and material moving. . . . . . . . .Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IndustryGoods-producing industries4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Service-providing industries5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elementary and secondary schools. . . .Junior colleges, colleges, universities,and professional schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . .Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nursing and residential care facilities. .Public administration. 3Percent changes for3-months ended-12-months 0.93.22.63.72.01Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federalgovernment.3The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.4Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.5Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; realestate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services;educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services,except public administration; and public administration.SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey2-9-
Table 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by occupational groupand industry1[Not seasonally adjusted]Indexes (Dec. 2005 100)Occupational group and industryJun.2020Mar.2021Jun.2021All workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Excluding incentive paid occupations2. . . . . . . . .Occupational groupManagement, professional, and related. . . . . . .Excluding incentive paid occupations2. . . . . .Management, business, and financial. . . . . . .Excluding incentive paid occupations2. . . .Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales and office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Excluding incentive paid occupations2. . . . . .Sales and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Excluding incentive paid occupations2. . . .Office and administrative support. . . . . . . . . . . .Natural resources, construction, andmaintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Installation, maintenance, and repair
Chart 4. Twelve-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted, state and local government workers . Among private industry . occupational groups, compensation cost increases for the 12-month
