Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Retail Trade (NAICS 44,45) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Retail Trade (NAICS 44,45) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN4445U100000000
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 4:22 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
1987-01-01 100.885
1988-01-01 102.393
1989-01-01 105.679
1990-01-01 108.762
1991-01-01 110.608
1992-01-01 109.819
1993-01-01 107.716
1994-01-01 104.488
1995-01-01 104.872
1996-01-01 104.853
1997-01-01 105.757
1998-01-01 105.663
1999-01-01 103.413
2000-01-01 104.935
2001-01-01 104.423
2002-01-01 101.998
2003-01-01 100.381
2004-01-01 98.347
2005-01-01 99.188
2006-01-01 98.739
2007-01-01 99.850
2008-01-01 103.490
2009-01-01 103.858
2010-01-01 102.134
2011-01-01 102.471
2012-01-01 102.635
2013-01-01 100.563
2014-01-01 101.316
2015-01-01 101.789
2016-01-01 100.333
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 100.095
2019-01-01 99.687
2020-01-01 99.186
2021-01-01 101.930
2022-01-01 107.881
2023-01-01 109.573
2024-01-01 106.951
2025-01-01 106.239

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