Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores (NAICS 448) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN448U100000000
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 4:14 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
1987-01-01 137.590
1988-01-01 141.136
1989-01-01 144.999
1990-01-01 151.980
1991-01-01 150.652
1992-01-01 149.004
1993-01-01 144.618
1994-01-01 137.932
1995-01-01 131.109
1996-01-01 126.925
1997-01-01 127.069
1998-01-01 126.694
1999-01-01 121.839
2000-01-01 118.785
2001-01-01 117.423
2002-01-01 114.836
2003-01-01 110.803
2004-01-01 111.407
2005-01-01 110.322
2006-01-01 105.689
2007-01-01 105.989
2008-01-01 107.267
2009-01-01 106.261
2010-01-01 102.897
2011-01-01 101.558
2012-01-01 101.984
2013-01-01 100.879
2014-01-01 101.081
2015-01-01 98.711
2016-01-01 97.422
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 99.457
2019-01-01 98.878
2020-01-01 103.317
2021-01-01 86.823
2022-01-01 92.415
2023-01-01 102.675
2024-01-01 99.201
2025-01-01 97.800

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