BLS published the September 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time under their revised schedule. (It was originally scheduled to be published on Wednesday, October 15, 2025).
In September, the final month of the six-month adjustment period for the third COLA under the 2024 HRSSC Agreement, the CPI-W Unadjusted Index (1967=100) rose from last month to 947.640, an increase over the March 2025 index level upon which employees received the last COLA.
The third COLA under the 2024 HRSSC Agreement will be $749.00:
| Monthly Tracking | Amount |
| Per Annum | $749.00 |
| Per Pay Period | $28.80 |
| Cents Per Hour | $0.36 |
Under the 2024-2029 HRSSC Agreement, employees accrued the following adjustments totaling $1,789.00:
| # | Amount | Effective Date | Pay Period | Pay Date |
| 1 | $374.00 | November 02, 2024 | 24-2024 | November 22, 2024 |
| 2 | $666.00 | May 03, 2025 | 11-2025 | May 23, 2025 |
| 3 | $749.00 | November 15, 2025 | 25-2025 | December 05, 2025 |
