United States - Employment Cost Index: Wages and salaries for Private industry workers in Trade, transportation, and utilities was 171.00000 Index: Dec 2005=100 in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employment Cost Index: Wages and salaries for Private industry workers in Trade, transportation, and utilities reached a record high of 171.00000 in January of 2024 and a record low of 88.30000 in January of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employment Cost Index: Wages and salaries for Private industry workers in Trade, transportation, and utilities - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2024.