This paper presents conflicting evidence on trends in private sector union and nonunion wages. The BLS quarterly Employment Cost Index (ECI), constructed from establishment surveys, uses fixed weights applied to wage changes among matched job quotes. The ECI shows a substantial decrease in wage growth for union relative to nonunion workers. The annual Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (E...

John W. Ruser is Chief, Compensation Research and Program Development Group, Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics. E-mail: [email protected] The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of the change in the price of labor, defined as compensation per employee hour worked. Closely watched by many economists, the ECI is an indicator of cost pressures w...

L abor costs have recently come under scrutiny by policymakers, business economists, and financial market participants. The primary concern has been that tight labor markets might lead to faster compensation growth and, ultimately, to upward pressure on general inflation. The employment cost index (ECI) has received particularly close attention because many analysts consider it to be one of the...

The amino acids of the chymotrypsi・n inhibitor (ECI) from the Ei:ythrina vm'iagata seeds have been sequeneed. The sequence was solyed by analysis of peptides derived from the pretein by enzymatic digestions with trypsin and &upbylocoeeus aureus V8 proteinase, as well as by chemical cleayage with o-iodosobenzoic acid. The ECI consists of 179 amine aeid residues with a pyroglutamic acid as the N-...

ECI ECI sensitive to the method sensitive to the method sensitive to the method sensitive to the method sensitive to the method of aggregation? of aggregation? of aggregation? of aggregation? of aggregation? Research by BLS economists indicates that the ECI is not particularly sensitive to the methodology used in constructing the index; also, because changes in the price of labor can be due to ...

The amino acids of the chymotrypsi・n inhibitor (ECI) from the Ei:ythrina vm'iagata seeds have been sequeneed. The sequence was solyed by analysis of peptides derived from the pretein by enzymatic digestions with trypsin and &upbylocoeeus aureus V8 proteinase, as well as by chemical cleayage with o-iodosobenzoic acid. The ECI consists of 179 amine aeid residues with a pyroglutamic acid as the N-...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether broad-spectrum antibiotic administration to patients with preterm labor and intact membranes is associated with an improvement in neonatal and maternal outcomes, particularly in patients with microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) or endocervical inflammation (ECI). METHODS A prospective clinical trial was conducted in which women in premature labor we...

Depression is defined as a mood condition. One key problem in depression’s clinical description is determining how persistent mood changes influence emotional reactivity to ongoing environmental stimuli. Repeatedly, depressed individuals have been observed to exhibit diminished reactivity to change in the emotional context. These observations have spawned a theory called emotion context insensi...