Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Nonstore Retailers (NAICS 454) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN454U100000000
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 4:10 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
1987-01-01 333.655
1988-01-01 351.008
1989-01-01 355.713
1990-01-01 368.946
1991-01-01 360.345
1992-01-01 332.471
1993-01-01 319.266
1994-01-01 274.074
1995-01-01 255.628
1996-01-01 229.370
1997-01-01 219.226
1998-01-01 195.437
1999-01-01 182.719
2000-01-01 166.947
2001-01-01 152.391
2002-01-01 137.159
2003-01-01 136.345
2004-01-01 126.425
2005-01-01 128.158
2006-01-01 115.648
2007-01-01 112.777
2008-01-01 112.244
2009-01-01 107.171
2010-01-01 99.898
2011-01-01 97.678
2012-01-01 99.621
2013-01-01 97.257
2014-01-01 100.823
2015-01-01 98.007
2016-01-01 99.274
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 98.401
2019-01-01 94.521
2020-01-01 79.148
2021-01-01 81.741
2022-01-01 85.776
2023-01-01 84.532
2024-01-01 71.368
2025-01-01 67.759

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