Federal Executive Branch
Here's a look at documents from the U.S. Executive Branch
Featured Stories
Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Kansas City Southern Railway, Gateway Eastern Railway, Texas Mexican Railway
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 34342) entitled "Kansas City Southern - Control - The Kansas City Southern Railway Co., Gateway Eastern Railway Co. and the Texas Mexican Railway Co.":
* * *
On April 21, 2026, Daniel T. White (White) filed an "Emergency Motion for Stay and Interim Relief" (Motion for Stay), and on April 24, 2026, he filed a "Petition for Review and/or Declaratory Order" (Petition) (collectively, the April Filings). White states that the April Filings relate to an arbitration award
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 34342) entitled "Kansas City Southern - Control - The Kansas City Southern Railway Co., Gateway Eastern Railway Co. and the Texas Mexican Railway Co.":
* * *
On April 21, 2026, Daniel T. White (White) filed an "Emergency Motion for Stay and Interim Relief" (Motion for Stay), and on April 24, 2026, he filed a "Petition for Review and/or Declaratory Order" (Petition) (collectively, the April Filings). White states that the April Filings relate to an arbitration awardthat is dated April 1, 2026, and was issued by Neutral Michael D. Phillips. (Mot. for Stay 1; Pet. 1.)
According to White, the arbitration award authorizes the elimination of the TexasMexican Railway (Tex-Mex) collective bargaining agreement and imposes a materially different agreement. White seeks a stay of the arbitration award and other relief from what he contends are impermissible or unauthorized actions embodied in the arbitration award. (See, e.g., Mot. for Stay 1 (asserting that the arbitration award "exceeds the lawful scope of New York Dock authority and directly conflicts with the conditions upon which the Board approved the underlying transaction in . . . Docket No. [FD] 34342").) White states that he is "a locomotive engineer on the former Tex-Mex property and is directly and adversely affected by the arbitration award." (Id.) The April Filings, however, do not include a copy of the arbitration award at issue. The Board therefore lacks foundational information to move forward with consideration of the April Filings.
Accordingly, White will be directed to file a copy of the arbitration award with the Board by May 8, 2026. If the arbitration award contains confidential information, White must file both a complete, unredacted version of the document under seal and a public version that contains redactions of any confidential information, as required by 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1104.14(a). Should White need to file the arbitration award under seal due to confidential information, he must also file, by May 8, 2026, a motion for a protective order as required by Sec. 1104.14(b)./1
White will also be directed to (1) serve copies of the arbitration award, this decision, any motion for protective order filed with the Board, and his April Filings on all parties to the arbitration referenced in his April Filings, and (2) certify to the Board that he has done so, by May 8, 2026./2
Replies to White's Motion for Stay will be due May 14, 2026. Replies to the Petition will be due May 28, 2026.
It is ordered:
1. White is directed to file and serve the documents specified above by May 8, 2026.
2. Replies to the Motion for Stay are due by May 14, 2026.
3. Replies to the Petition are due by May 28, 2026.
4. This decision is effective on its date of service.
By the Board, Anika S. Cooper, Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel.
* * *
Footnotes:
1/ Questions concerning the Board's procedural requirements may be directed to the Board's Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance, which can be reached by telephone at (202) 245-0238 or email at rcpa@stb.gov.
2/ The Board will address additional service requirements, if any, in a subsequent decision.
* * *
Original text here: https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/756/53030.pdf
Office of Finance Publishes the First Quarter 2026 Combined Financial Report
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news:
* * *
Office of Finance Publishes the First Quarter 2026 Combined Financial Report
The Office of Finance is announcing the publication of the First Quarter 2026 Combined Financial Report of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). This report has been prepared from the unaudited financial information of the FHLBanks. Each of the FHLBanks has filed its First Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q with the SEC. Current financial reports and other SEC filings
... Show Full Article
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news:
* * *
Office of Finance Publishes the First Quarter 2026 Combined Financial Report
The Office of Finance is announcing the publication of the First Quarter 2026 Combined Financial Report of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). This report has been prepared from the unaudited financial information of the FHLBanks. Each of the FHLBanks has filed its First Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q with the SEC. Current financial reports and other SEC filingsfor individual FHLBanks can be obtained by searching the EDGAR database.
The First Quarter 2026 Combined Financial Report for the FHLBanks has been filed with the Federal Housing Finance Agency. A copy of this Combined Financial Report can be obtained on the Office of Finance website (https://www.fhlb-of.com/ofweb_userWeb/pageBuilder/fhlbank-financial-data-36).
The FHLBanks have delivered innovation and service to the U.S. housing market since 1932, and currently have approximately 6,400 members serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Please contact Tom Heinle at 703-467-3646 or [email protected] for additional information.
* * *
Original text here: https://www.fhlbc.com/news/news-detail/2026/05/01/office-of-finance-publishes-the-first-quarter-2026-combined-financial-report
National Gallery of Art: American Icon - US Flag in Art
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release:
* * *
American Icon: The US Flag in Art
As part of its yearlong commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, the National Gallery of Art presents American Icon: The US Flag in Art. Exploring myriad ways artists have interpreted the United States flag from the late 1800s to today, the exhibition encompasses over 30 works drawn from the National Gallery's collection--including paintings, prints, photographs, and a video performance--that illustrate different ways artists have interpreted
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release:
* * *
American Icon: The US Flag in Art
As part of its yearlong commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, the National Gallery of Art presents American Icon: The US Flag in Art. Exploring myriad ways artists have interpreted the United States flag from the late 1800s to today, the exhibition encompasses over 30 works drawn from the National Gallery's collection--including paintings, prints, photographs, and a video performance--that illustrate different ways artists have interpretedthe American flag.
Artists featured in American Icon include Nancy Andrews, Holly Bass, Mitch Epstein, Jasper Johns, Gordon Parks, and Juan Sanchez, among many others. The works highlight how artists engage with the flag as a visual motif, experimenting with form, materials, and technique to place this powerful emblem in new artistic contexts. Through a range of artistic approaches and perspectives, the exhibition invites us to consider the evolving meanings of the flag and how our relationship with it has transformed over time.
Among the photographs included in the exhibition are Robert Frank's Parade--Hoboken, New Jersey (1955, printed 1977) and Dorothea Lange's Children of the Weill public school shown in a flag pledge ceremony, San Francisco, California (April 1942, printed circa 1965). Frank's photograph shows two women observing Hoboken's centennial parade from their windows, partially concealed by a billowing flag that both reveals and obscures their presence. Lange's picture of fifth graders pledging allegiance to an unseen flag conveys a sense of innocence, humanity, and shared civic ritual.
Also in the exhibition is Faith Ringgold's painting The American People Series #18: The Flag is Bleeding (1967), which was created as part of her series American People (1963-1967) and reflects the social climate of the 1960s. This composition responds in part to Jasper Johns's flag works, including Flag (1969) and Flag II (1967-1970), which will also be on view. Among other highlights are Childe Hassam's Allies Day, May 1917 (1917), a painting that commemorates the nation's entry into World War I in the spring of 1917, and James Rosenquist's Mirrored Flag (1971), which presents the American flag as a reflective foil banner beneath a full moon, referencing the Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s.
Together, these works underscore the breadth of artistic engagement with the American flag and the varied contexts in which the flag has been reimagined.
Exhibition Tour
National Gallery of Art, Washington, June 6-December 6, 2026
Exhibition Organization
The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Exhibition Curator
The exhibition is curated by Kanitra Fletcher, associate curator of African American and Afro-Diasporic art, National Gallery of Art, with the assistance of Claudia Watts, curatorial research assistant.
* * *
About the National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through its doors each year--with even more online-- making it one of the most visited art museums in the world. The National Gallery's renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.
* * *
Original text here: https://www.nga.gov/press/american-icon-us-flag-art
BLS: Labor Force Participation Rate Was 73.9% for Mothers and 93.7% for Fathers in 2025
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 1, 2026, from Economics Daily:
* * *
Labor force participation rate was 73.9 percent for mothers and 93.7 percent for fathers in 2025
The labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population working or looking for work) for all mothers with children under age 18 was 73.9 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year. The participation rate for fathers with children under age 18 was also little changed at 93.7 percent in 2025.
* * *
Chart: Labor force
... Show Full Article
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 1, 2026, from Economics Daily:
* * *
Labor force participation rate was 73.9 percent for mothers and 93.7 percent for fathers in 2025
The labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population working or looking for work) for all mothers with children under age 18 was 73.9 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year. The participation rate for fathers with children under age 18 was also little changed at 93.7 percent in 2025.
* * *
Chart: Labor forceparticipation rate by sex and age of children, annual averages, 1995-2025
* * *
Mothers of younger children remained less likely to participate in the labor force than mothers with older children. In 2025, 68.0 percent of mothers with children under age 6 participated in the labor force compared with 78.2 percent of mothers whose youngest child was ages 6 to 17. Conversely, fathers with children under age 6 were more likely to participate in the labor force than those whose youngest child was ages 6 to 17 (95.3 percent versus 92.5 percent).
These data are from the Current Population Survey (https://www.bls.gov/cps/). For more information, see "Employment Characteristics of Families -- 2025 (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/famee_04232026.htm)." Parents are people with biological, step-, or adopted children who are under age 18 and living in the household. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, other related and unrelated children, and children not living in the household.
* * *
SUGGESTED CITATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Labor force participation rate was 73.9 percent for mothers and 93.7 percent for fathers in 2025 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/labor-force-participation-rate-was-73-9-percent-for-mothers-and-93-7-percent-for-fathers-in-2025.htm (visited May 02, 2026).
* * *
View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/labor-force-participation-rate-was-73-9-percent-for-mothers-and-93-7-percent-for-fathers-in-2025.htm
BLS Southwest Region Issues Report on Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area March 2026
DALLAS, Texas, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - May 1, 2026
* * *
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.3 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that one year ago, Dallas experienced an annual gain of 4.4 percent in compensation costs. (See chart 1 and table 1.)
... Show Full Article
DALLAS, Texas, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - May 1, 2026
* * *
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.3 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that one year ago, Dallas experienced an annual gain of 4.4 percent in compensation costs. (See chart 1 and table 1.)Nationwide, compensation costs rose 3.4 percent in March 2026.
* * *
Chart 1. Twelve-month percent changes in total compensation for private industry workers in the United States and Dallas, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
Locally, wages and salaries, the largest component of compensation costs, advanced at a 1.8-percent pace for the 12-month period ended March 2026. (See chart 2.) Nationwide, wages and salaries rose 3.4 percent over the same period.
* * *
Chart 2. Twelve-month percent changes in wages and salaries for private industry workers in the United States and Dallas, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
Dallas is 1 of 15 metropolitan areas in the United States and 1 of 5 areas in the South region of the country for which locality compensation cost data are available. Among these 15 largest areas, over-the-year percentage changes in compensation costs ranged from 4.7 percent in Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale to 0.3 in Houston-Pasadena in 2026; for wages and salaries, Miami registered the largest increase (4.6 percent), and Minneapolis-St. Paul registered the smallest (1.0 percent). (See chart 3.)
* * *
Chart 3. Twelve-month percent changes in total compensation and wages and salaries for private industry workers by area, not seasonally adjusted, March 2026
* * *
The annual increase in compensation costs in Dallas was 2.3 percent in March 2026, compared to advances that ranged from 4.7 percent to 0.3 percent in the four other metropolitan areas in the South (Miami, Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, Atlanta-Athens-Clark County-Sandy Springs, and Houston). Dallas' 1.8-percent gain in wages and salaries over this 12-month period compared to rates ranging from 4.6 percent to 2.5 percent in the four other southern localities. (See table 2.)
The Employment Cost Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. (CT).
* * *
Updated Fixed Employment Weights
Beginning with the publication of Employment Cost Index (ECI) data for December 2026, the ECI will introduce updated employment weights and remove workers' compensation (WC) costs. For more information, see the notice on weights and workers' compensation.
* * *
Technical Note
Locality compensation costs are part of the national Employment Cost Index (ECI), which measures quarterly changes in compensation costs (wages and salaries and employer costs for employee benefits) free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries. More information can be found in the national Employment Cost Index Technical Note. For information on survey concepts, coverage, methods, nonresponse adjustment, and imputation see the Employment Cost Index Handbook of Methods.
In addition to the data presented here, ECI national data by industry, occupational group, and union status, as well as data for civilian, private, and state and local government employees, are available on the Employment Cost Index website. The national Employment Cost Index Summary is also available online. Additional information for regions, states, and local areas may be accessed via our Southwest Information Office regional homepage.
The substate area data published in this news release reflect the Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 23-01, dated July 21, 2023. See the Tracking Wage Growth in American Cities page for more information on available geographies and their historical timelines.
The Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise Counties in Texas and Bryan County in Oklahoma.
Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.
* * *
Table 1. Employment Cost Index 12-month percent changes for total compensation and for wages and salaries, private industry workers, United States, South Census region, and the Dallas area, not seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Employment Cost Index 12-month percent changes for total compensation and for wages and salaries, private industry workers, United States, Census regions, and localities, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southwest/news-release/2026/employmentcostindex_dallasfortworth_20260501.htm
BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area March 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 1, 2026
* * *
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.7 percent in the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that one year ago, Miami experienced an annual gain of 1.1 percent in compensation costs. (See chart 1 and
... Show Full Article
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 1, 2026
* * *
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.7 percent in the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that one year ago, Miami experienced an annual gain of 1.1 percent in compensation costs. (See chart 1 andtable 1.) Nationwide, compensation costs rose 3.4 percent in March 2026.
* * *
Chart 1. Twelve-month percent changes in total compensation for private industry workers in the United States and Miami, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
Locally, wages and salaries, the largest component of compensation costs, advanced at a 4.6-percent pace for the 12-month period ended March 2026. (See chart 2.) Nationwide, wages and salaries rose 3.4 percent over the same period.
* * *
Chart 2. Twelve-month percent changes in wages and salaries for private industry workers in the United States and Miami, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
Miami is 1 of 15 metropolitan areas in the United States and 1 of 5 areas in the South region of the country for which locality compensation cost data are available. Among these 15 largest areas, over-the-year percentage changes in compensation costs ranged from 4.7 percent in Miami to 0.3 percent in Houston-Pasadena in March 2026; for wages and salaries, Miami registered the largest increase (4.6 percent), and Minneapolis-St. Paul registered the smallest (1.0 percent). (See chart 3.)
* * *
Chart 3. Twelve-month percent changes in total compensation and wages and salaries for private industry workers by area, not seasonally adjusted, March 2026
* * *
The annual increase in compensation costs in Miami was 4.7 percent in March 2026, compared to advances that ranged from 3.7 percent to 0.3 percent in the four other metropolitan areas in the South (Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Washington-Baltimore-Arlington). Miami's 4.6-percent gain in wages and salaries over this 12-month period compared to rates ranging from 3.8 percent to 1.8 percent in the four other southern localities. (See table 2.)
The Employment Cost Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
* * *
Fixed Employment Weights
Beginning with the publication of Employment Cost Index (ECI) data for December 2026, the ECI will introduce updated employment weights and remove workers' compensation (WC) costs. For more information, see the notice on weights and workers' compensation.
* * *
Technical Note
Locality compensation costs are part of the national Employment Cost Index (ECI), which measures quarterly changes in compensation costs (wages and salaries and employer costs for employee benefits) free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries. More information can be found in the national Employment Cost Index Technical Note. For information on survey concepts, coverage, methods, nonresponse adjustment, and imputation see Employment Cost Index Handbook of Methods.
In addition to the data presented here, ECI national data by industry, occupational group, and union status, as well as data for civilian, private, and state and local government employees, are available on the Employment Cost Index website. The national Employment Cost Index Summary is also available online. Additional information for regions, states, and local areas may be accessed via our Southeast Information Office regional homepage.
The substate area data published in this news release reflect the Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 23-01, dated July 21, 2023. See the Tracking Wage Growth in American Cities page for more information on available geographies and their historical timelines.
The Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA includes Broward, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties in Florida.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
* * *
Table 1. Employment Cost Index 12-month percent changes for total compensation and for wages and salaries, private industry workers, United States, South Census region, and the Miami area, not seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Employment Cost Index 12-month percent changes for total compensation and for wages and salaries, private industry workers, United States, Census regions, and localities, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/news-release/2026/employmentcostindex_miami_20260501.htm
BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area March 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 1, 2026
* * *
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.5 percent in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that one year ago, Atlanta experienced an annual gain of 3.6 percent in compensation costs. (See
... Show Full Article
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - May 1, 2026
* * *
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.5 percent in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that one year ago, Atlanta experienced an annual gain of 3.6 percent in compensation costs. (Seechart 1 and table 1.) Nationwide, compensation costs rose 3.4 percent in March 2026.
* * *
Chart 1. Twelve-month percent changes in total compensation for private industry workers in the United States and Atlanta, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
Locally, wages and salaries, the largest component of compensation costs, advanced at a 2.5-percent pace for the 12-month period ended March 2026. (See chart 2.) Nationwide, wages and salaries rose 3.4 percent over the same period.
* * *
Chart 2. Twelve-month percent changes in wages and salaries for private industry workers in the United States and Atlanta, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
Atlanta is 1 of 15 metropolitan areas in the United States and 1 of 5 areas in the South region of the country for which locality compensation cost data are available. Among these 15 largest areas, over-the-year percentage changes in compensation costs ranged from 4.7 percent in Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale to 0.3 percent in Houston-Pasadena in March 2026; for wages and salaries, Miami registered the largest increase (4.6 percent), and Minneapolis-St. Paul registered the smallest (1.0 percent). (See chart 3.)
* * *
Chart 3. Twelve-month percent changes in total compensation and wages and salaries for private industry workers by area, not seasonally adjusted, March 2026
* * *
The annual increase in compensation costs in Atlanta was 2.5 percent in March 2026, compared to advances that ranged from 4.7 percent to 0.3 percent in the four other metropolitan areas in the South (Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, and Washington-Baltimore-Arlington). Atlanta's 2.5-percent gain in wages and salaries over this 12-month period compared to rates ranging from 4.6 percent to 1.8 percent in the four other southern localities. (See table 2.)
The Employment Cost Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
* * *
Updated Fixed Employment Weights
Beginning with the publication of Employment Cost Index (ECI) data for December 2026, the ECI will introduce updated employment weights and remove workers' compensation (WC) costs. For more information, see the notice on weights and workers' compensation.
* * *
Technical Note
Locality compensation costs are part of the national Employment Cost Index (ECI), which measures quarterly changes in compensation costs (wages and salaries and employer costs for employee benefits) free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries. More information can be found in the national Employment Cost Index Technical Note. For information on survey concepts, coverage, methods, nonresponse adjustment, and imputation see the Employment Cost Index Handbook of Methods.
In addition to the data presented here, ECI national data by industry, occupational group, and union status, as well as data for civilian, private, and state and local government employees, are available on the Employment Cost Index website. The national Employment Cost Index Summary is also available online. Additional information for regions, states, and local areas may be accessed via our Southeast Information Office regional homepage.
The substate area data published in this news release reflect the Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 23-01, dated July 21, 2023. See the Tracking Wage Growth in American Cities page for more information on available geographies and their historical timelines.
The Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Upson, and Walton Counties in Georgia and Chambers County in Alabama
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
* * *
Table 1. Employment Cost Index 12-month percent changes for total compensation and for wages and salaries, private industry workers, United States, South Census region, and the Atlanta area, not seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Employment Cost Index 12-month percent changes for total compensation and for wages and salaries, private industry workers, United States, Census regions, and localities, not seasonally adjusted
* * *
View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/news-release/2026/employmentcostindex_atlanta_20260501.htm
