Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Grocery Stores (NAICS 4451) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Grocery Stores (NAICS 4451) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN4451U100000000
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 2025-06-03 3:11 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 48.075
1988-01-01 48.993
1989-01-01 51.784
1990-01-01 53.620
1991-01-01 54.616
1992-01-01 56.888
1993-01-01 57.832
1994-01-01 59.284
1995-01-01 62.124
1996-01-01 65.276
1997-01-01 68.562
1998-01-01 72.485
1999-01-01 73.470
2000-01-01 77.451
2001-01-01 79.304
2002-01-01 82.433
2003-01-01 83.994
2004-01-01 84.939
2005-01-01 85.014
2006-01-01 86.573
2007-01-01 89.753
2008-01-01 95.407
2009-01-01 96.491
2010-01-01 95.788
2011-01-01 95.499
2012-01-01 97.398
2013-01-01 97.135
2014-01-01 99.263
2015-01-01 103.023
2016-01-01 100.842
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 98.579
2019-01-01 99.888
2020-01-01 104.443
2021-01-01 105.060
2022-01-01 112.849
2023-01-01 120.825
2024-01-01 125.050

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