June 2025 Employment Cost Index — 2025-07-31

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 1.0 percent and benefit costs increased 0.7 percent from March 2025. (See tables A, 1, 2, and 3.) Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 3.6 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2025. Wages and salaries increased 3.6 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2025. Benefit costs increased 3.5 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2025. (See tables A, 4, 8, and 12.) Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent over the year. Wages and salaries increased 3.5 percent for the 12-month period ending in June. The cost of benefits increased 3.4 percent for the 12-month period ending in June 2025. Inflation-adjusted (constant dollar) wages and salaries increased 0.8 percent for the 12 months ending June 2025.