{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:33:45.931Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_12102025.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"8aa7a9978f15e215","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Compensation costs up 0.8% Jun 2025 to Sep 2025 and up 3.5% over the year ending Sep 2025","excerpt":"","published_at":"2025-12-10T13:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:33.592Z","topics":[],"importance":2,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/compensation-costs-up-june-2025/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_12102025.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"8aa7a9978f15e215","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."],"what_it_says":"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.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_12102025.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:58.859Z"}}