Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Food and Beverage Stores (NAICS 445) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN445U100000000
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 4:23 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 51.255
1988-01-01 52.728
1989-01-01 55.663
1990-01-01 57.463
1991-01-01 58.806
1992-01-01 61.491
1993-01-01 62.514
1994-01-01 64.106
1995-01-01 66.806
1996-01-01 70.091
1997-01-01 73.263
1998-01-01 77.324
1999-01-01 78.894
2000-01-01 82.871
2001-01-01 84.725
2002-01-01 88.253
2003-01-01 88.740
2004-01-01 88.584
2005-01-01 88.062
2006-01-01 88.610
2007-01-01 91.443
2008-01-01 97.233
2009-01-01 97.343
2010-01-01 96.428
2011-01-01 96.024
2012-01-01 97.868
2013-01-01 97.254
2014-01-01 99.362
2015-01-01 102.639
2016-01-01 100.974
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 99.172
2019-01-01 99.894
2020-01-01 103.104
2021-01-01 104.345
2022-01-01 111.859
2023-01-01 121.403
2024-01-01 124.040
2025-01-01 128.074

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