Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Manufacturing: Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Manufacturing: Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) in the United States
Series ID IPUEN325U100000000
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 2025-04-24 3:24 PM 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 53.224
1988-01-01 54.300
1989-01-01 58.035
1990-01-01 60.679
1991-01-01 63.990
1992-01-01 64.925
1993-01-01 64.777
1994-01-01 64.182
1995-01-01 66.951
1996-01-01 68.779
1997-01-01 66.298
1998-01-01 69.357
1999-01-01 70.126
2000-01-01 70.668
2001-01-01 74.280
2002-01-01 71.512
2003-01-01 72.441
2004-01-01 68.860
2005-01-01 68.977
2006-01-01 68.948
2007-01-01 70.971
2008-01-01 78.312
2009-01-01 85.157
2010-01-01 80.572
2011-01-01 81.751
2012-01-01 88.926
2013-01-01 85.854
2014-01-01 85.967
2015-01-01 91.854
2016-01-01 93.488
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 101.861
2019-01-01 106.317
2020-01-01 112.628
2021-01-01 111.922
2022-01-01 130.935
2023-01-01 134.908
2024-01-01 142.743

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