Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Wholesale Trade: Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 4246) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Wholesale Trade: Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 4246) in the United States
Series ID IPUGN4246U100000000
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 2025-01-01
Last Updated 2026-06-03 4:32 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 37.789
1988-01-01 34.105
1989-01-01 36.899
1990-01-01 38.681
1991-01-01 40.805
1992-01-01 41.242
1993-01-01 42.779
1994-01-01 43.579
1995-01-01 48.271
1996-01-01 49.612
1997-01-01 50.252
1998-01-01 53.364
1999-01-01 55.219
2000-01-01 60.036
2001-01-01 64.104
2002-01-01 62.473
2003-01-01 64.346
2004-01-01 64.842
2005-01-01 68.625
2006-01-01 77.086
2007-01-01 79.164
2008-01-01 85.575
2009-01-01 94.168
2010-01-01 89.728
2011-01-01 101.563
2012-01-01 103.720
2013-01-01 100.386
2014-01-01 100.201
2015-01-01 99.555
2016-01-01 98.472
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 105.168
2019-01-01 107.824
2020-01-01 106.891
2021-01-01 118.568
2022-01-01 124.473
2023-01-01 142.665
2024-01-01 141.063
2025-01-01 138.732

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