June 2008 Employment Cost Index — 2008-07-31

Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent from March to June 2008, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today, the same as the increase from December 2007 to March 2008. Wages and salaries rose 0.7 percent and benefits rose 0.6 percent. In the previous quarter, wages and salaries increased 0.8 percent and benefits increased 0.6 percent. The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a product of the National Compensation Survey, measures quarterly changes in compensation costs for civilian workers (nonfarm private industry and state and local government workers). Table A. 3-month percent changes in the Employment Cost Index, seasonally adjusted Compensation Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar.