Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Utilities: Utilities (NAICS 221) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Utilities: Utilities (NAICS 221) in the United States
Series ID IPUCN221U100000000
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Industry Productivity
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Index 2017=100
Date Range 1987-01-01 to 2024-01-01
Last Updated 2025-06-26 10:08 AM CDT
Notes Unit labor costs represent the cost of labor required to produce one unit of output. The unit labor cost indexes are computed by dividing an index of nominal industry labor compensation by an index of real industry output.
DATE VALUE
1987-01-01 61.813
1988-01-01 59.699
1989-01-01 60.065
1990-01-01 63.702
1991-01-01 64.867
1992-01-01 68.521
1993-01-01 64.315
1994-01-01 60.692
1995-01-01 55.400
1996-01-01 51.725
1997-01-01 49.382
1998-01-01 50.667
1999-01-01 55.566
2000-01-01 58.295
2001-01-01 64.145
2002-01-01 68.688
2003-01-01 68.210
2004-01-01 70.343
2005-01-01 67.759
2006-01-01 72.579
2007-01-01 73.186
2008-01-01 76.759
2009-01-01 79.630
2010-01-01 78.909
2011-01-01 83.815
2012-01-01 92.372
2013-01-01 91.478
2014-01-01 89.617
2015-01-01 94.421
2016-01-01 93.107
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 98.287
2019-01-01 98.558
2020-01-01 103.013
2021-01-01 105.317
2022-01-01 110.665
2023-01-01 116.925
2024-01-01 122.984

Back to Top