[Economic Indicators June, 2008] [Page Number 15] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX--PRIVATE INDUSTRY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index (December 2005 = 100) Percent change from ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 months earlier 12 months earlier Period Total ----------------------------------------------------------------------- compensa- Wages and Benefits \1\ Total Total tion salaries compensa- Wages and Benefits \1\ compensa- Wages and Benefits \1\ tion salaries tion salaries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998:Dec ................................... 77.5 80.6 70.2 ......... ......... ............ 3.5 3.9 2.5 1999:Dec ................................... 80.2 83.5 72.6 ......... ......... ............ 3.5 3.6 3.4 2000:Dec ................................... 83.6 86.7 76.7 ......... ......... ............ 4.2 3.8 5.6 2001:Dec ................................... 87.3 89.9 81.3 ......... ......... ............ 4.1 3.8 5.2 2002:Dec ................................... 90.0 92.2 84.7 ......... ......... ............ 3.1 2.6 4.2 2003:Dec ................................... 93.6 95.1 90.2 ......... ......... ............ 4.0 3.1 6.5 2004:Dec ................................... 97.2 97.6 96.2 ......... ......... ............ 3.8 2.6 6.7 2005:Dec ................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 ......... ......... ............ 2.9 2.5 4.0 2006:Dec ................................... 103.2 103.2 103.1 ......... ......... ............ 3.2 3.2 3.1 2007:Dec ................................... 106.3 106.6 105.6 ......... ......... ............ 3.0 3.3 2.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005:Mar ................................... 98.2 98.3 98.0 0.9 0.6 1.6 3.5 2.7 5.5 June ................................. 98.8 98.8 98.8 .6 .5 .8 3.1 2.5 4.7 Sept ................................. 99.5 99.4 99.7 .7 .6 .9 2.9 2.3 4.5 Dec .................................. 100.2 100.1 100.3 .7 .7 .6 2.9 2.5 4.0 2006:Mar ................................... 100.8 100.8 100.8 .6 .7 .5 2.6 2.4 3.0 June ................................. 101.6 101.6 101.6 .8 .8 .8 2.8 2.8 2.7 Sept ................................. 102.5 102.5 102.5 .9 .9 .9 3.0 3.0 2.8 Dec .................................. 103.3 103.3 103.4 .8 .8 .9 3.2 3.2 3.1 2007:Mar ................................... 104.0 104.3 103.1 .7 1.0 -.3 3.2 3.6 2.2 June ................................. 104.8 105.1 104.2 .8 .8 1.1 3.1 3.3 2.6 Sept ................................. 105.6 105.9 105.0 .8 .8 .8 3.1 3.4 2.4 Dec .................................. 106.5 106.7 105.8 .9 .8 .8 3.0 3.3 2.4 2008:Mar ................................... 107.3 107.6 106.4 .8 .8 .6 3.2 3.2 3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Employer costs for employee benefits. Note.--The employment cost index is a measure of the change in the cost of labor, free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries. Data exclude farm and household workers. Data beginning 2001 are based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification (NAICS); data prior to 2001 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). For details on industry classification and other details see Employment Cost Index, release dated April 28, 2006. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.