Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
(
BLS).
2004.
Table
5.
Wages
and
Salaries
(
not
seasonally
adjusted):
Employment
Cost
Index
for
wages
and
salaries,
civilian
and
State
and
local
government
workers,
by
industry
and
occupational
group.
Online
at
http://
www.
bls.
gov/
news.
release/
eci.
t05.
htm.

Jun­
03
Mar­
04
Jun­
04
Civilian
workers..........................
160.3
163.3
164.3
Excluding
sales
occupations...........
160.3
163.3
164.2
Industry
Goods
producing(
1)......................
157.5
159.9
161
Manufacturing.........................
159
161.3
162.4
Service
producing(
2)....................
161.4
164.6
165.5
Services..............................
162.8
166.5
167.4
Health
services.....................
163.2
167.7
168.6
Hospitals.........................
164.4
169
169.9
Educational
services................
160.7
163.6
163.8
Public
administration(
3)..............
158
161.1
161.4
Nonmanufacturing........................
160.5
163.7
164.6
Occupational
group
White
collar............................
162.9
166.1
167.1
Excluding
sales.....................
163.5
166.7
167.6
Professional
specialty
and
technical............................
160.1
163.8
164.4
Executive,
administrative,
and
managerial........................
169
171.4
172.4
Administrative
support,
including
clerical..........................
163.1
166.3
167.5
Blue
collar.............................
154.8
157.3
158.4
Service.................................
158.7
161.2
161.9
State
and
local
government................
159.7
162.5
162.8
Industry
Services..............................
159.8
162.6
162.7
Excluding
schools.................
161.8
165.1
165.6
Health
services.....................
163.5
167.4
167.8
Hospitals.........................
163.8
167.4
167.9
Educational
services................
159.3
162
162.1
Schools...........................
159.5
162.1
162.3
Elementary
and
secondary........
158.5
161.3
161.5
Colleges
and
universities.......
162.1
164.3
164.4
Public
administration(
3)..............
158
161.1
161.4
Occupational
group
Jun­
03
Mar­
04
Jun­
04
White
collar............................
159.2
162.1
162.4
Professional
specialty
and
technical............................
159.1
162.1
162.3
Executive,
administrative,
and
managerial........................ 
161
163.5
163.8
Administrative
support,
including
clerical.............................
157.2
160.4
160.8
Blue
collar.............................
156.5
158.9
159.2
Service.................................
163.8
166.7
167
1
Includes
mining,
construction,
and
manufacturing.
2
Includes
transportation,
communication,
and
public
utilities;
wholesale
and
retail
trade;
finance,
insurance,
and
real
estate;
service
industries;
and
public
administration.
3
Includes
executive,
legislative,
judicial,
administrative,
and
regulatory
activities
of
State
and
local
governments,
SICs
91
through
96.
