US employment cost index release dates
The Employment Cost Index measures the change in wages, salaries and benefits per hour worked, quarterly, controlling for shifts between industries and occupations.
Next release
Friday, 30 October 2026
08:30 ET · 12:30 UTC
for Third Quarter 2026
Why it matters
Because it controls for job mix, it is the wage measure central bankers cite most often when they talk about inflation persistence.
That is a description of how the market treats it, not a prediction and not a reason to trade it. Nothing on this site tells you what a release will say.
Recent releases
- 08:30 ET
- 08:30 ET
- 08:30 ET
Dates only. We do not publish the figures themselves — read them at Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is where they are authoritative.
Common questions
When is the next US employment cost index?
Friday, 30 October 2026, at 08:30 ET. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes both the date and the time.
What does the US employment cost index measure?
The Employment Cost Index measures the change in wages, salaries and benefits per hour worked, quarterly, controlling for shifts between industries and occupations.
Where do these dates come from?
Directly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s own published calendar, re-read every six hours. Nothing is copied from another calendar site and no date is inferred from a pattern.