Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (NAICS 4541) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (NAICS 4541) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN4541U100000000
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 4:08 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
1987-01-01 481.078
1988-01-01 474.985
1989-01-01 463.467
1990-01-01 498.177
1991-01-01 449.482
1992-01-01 403.587
1993-01-01 355.762
1994-01-01 322.964
1995-01-01 289.636
1996-01-01 241.713
1997-01-01 218.705
1998-01-01 195.883
1999-01-01 181.478
2000-01-01 185.127
2001-01-01 157.242
2002-01-01 130.596
2003-01-01 118.064
2004-01-01 107.526
2005-01-01 111.194
2006-01-01 97.123
2007-01-01 92.216
2008-01-01 96.871
2009-01-01 91.728
2010-01-01 87.289
2011-01-01 86.227
2012-01-01 89.236
2013-01-01 87.483
2014-01-01 92.845
2015-01-01 93.477
2016-01-01 96.532
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 101.127
2019-01-01 98.068
2020-01-01 83.442
2021-01-01 86.918
2022-01-01 93.269
2023-01-01 89.742
2024-01-01 75.360
2025-01-01 70.882

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