Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Transportation and Warehousing: Postal Service (NAICS 491) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Transportation and Warehousing: Postal Service (NAICS 491) in the United States
Series ID IPUIN491U100000000
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 2025-06-26 10:07 AM 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 44.035
1988-01-01 48.215
1989-01-01 50.995
1990-01-01 51.961
1991-01-01 54.753
1992-01-01 57.828
1993-01-01 58.115
1994-01-01 57.841
1995-01-01 60.343
1996-01-01 60.289
1997-01-01 60.174
1998-01-01 60.817
1999-01-01 61.787
2000-01-01 63.149
2001-01-01 66.321
2002-01-01 69.038
2003-01-01 70.072
2004-01-01 72.182
2005-01-01 74.020
2006-01-01 77.113
2007-01-01 77.426
2008-01-01 81.776
2009-01-01 92.031
2010-01-01 95.923
2011-01-01 97.752
2012-01-01 103.266
2013-01-01 97.235
2014-01-01 101.228
2015-01-01 100.883
2016-01-01 103.746
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 105.003
2019-01-01 117.413
2020-01-01 117.997
2021-01-01 116.695
2022-01-01 124.713
2023-01-01 146.388
2024-01-01 169.335

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