Wages & productivity · ECIWAG
Employment Cost Index: wages and salaries
As of Q2 2026, the employment Cost Index: wages and salaries had risen 3.1% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 3.3% in Q1 2026. The latest value was 179.0 (index Dec 2005=100).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Quarterly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Q2 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Q2 2026)
179.0
Change from Q1 2026
+0.9%
A year earlier
173.6
12-month change
+3.1%
179.0 Q2 2026 · Index Dec 2005=100
Index Dec 2005=100. Data from Q1 2001 to Q2 2026 (102 observations).
What it measures
This part of the Employment Cost Index covers wages and salaries of private industry workers, without benefits.
- Official title
- Employment Cost Index: Wages and Salaries: Private Industry Workers
- Units
- Index Dec 2005=100
- Frequency and adjustment
- Quarterly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 179.0 | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | 177.5 | +0.7% | +3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 176.2 | +0.7% | +3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | 174.9 | +0.8% | +3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | 173.6 | +1.0% | +3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | 171.8 | +0.8% | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | 170.5 | +0.9% | +3.7% |
| Q3 2024 | 168.9 | +0.8% | +3.7% |
| Q2 2024 | 167.6 | +0.8% | +4.0% |
| Q1 2024 | 166.2 | +1.1% | +4.3% |
| Q4 2023 | 164.4 | +1.0% | +4.3% |
| Q3 2023 | 162.8 | +1.1% | +4.5% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Cost Index: Wages and Salaries: Private Industry Workers [ECIWAG], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ECIWAG, Oct 27, 2026.
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