Employment Cost Index Wages in the United States increased to 1.20 percent in the first quarter of 2022 from 1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Cost Index Wages in the United States averaged 0.78 percent from 1982 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 1.60 percent in the third quarter of 1982 and a record low of 0.20 percent in the second quarter of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Employment Cost Index Wages QoQ. United States Employment Cost Index Wages QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2022.
United States Employment Cost Index Wages QoQ
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a measure of the change in the cost of labor, independent of the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industry categories. The total compensation series includes changes in wages and salaries and in employer costs for employee benefits. The ECI calculates indexes of total compensation, wages and salaries, and benefits separately for all civilian workers in the United States, for private industry workers, and for workers in state and local government.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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1.20 |
1.00 |
1.60 |
0.20 |
1982 - 2022 |
percent |
Quarterly |
SA
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