U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Compensation costs up 0.8% Jun 2025 to Sep 2025 and up 3.5% over the year ending Sep 2025
· via BLS
Key points
- Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
- Wages and salaries increased 0.8 percent and benefit costs increased 0.8 percent from June 2025.
- Wages and salaries increased 3.5 percent and benefit costs increased 3.5 percent over the year.
- Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 3.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted, for the 12-month period ending in September 2025.
- Federal Government Shutdown Publication of the September 2025 Employment Cost Index (ECI) was delayed by more than 5 weeks because of the lapse in federal appropriations.
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BLSDec 10, 2025Official release ↗
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