Table Data - Business Sector: Unit Labor Costs for All Workers
| Title | Business Sector: Unit Labor Costs for All Workers |
|---|---|
| Series ID | ULCBS |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Release | Productivity and Costs |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Units | Index 2017=100 |
| Date Range | 1947-01-01 to 2026-01-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-04 7:38 AM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1947-01-01 | 16.012 |
| 1947-04-01 | 16.403 |
| 1947-07-01 | 16.818 |
| 1947-10-01 | 17.213 |
| 1948-01-01 | 17.043 |
| 1948-04-01 | 16.890 |
| 1948-07-01 | 17.440 |
| 1948-10-01 | 17.704 |
| 1949-01-01 | 17.403 |
| 1949-04-01 | 17.167 |
| 1949-07-01 | 16.913 |
| 1949-10-01 | 17.030 |
| 1950-01-01 | 16.867 |
| 1950-04-01 | 16.878 |
| 1950-07-01 | 16.910 |
| 1950-10-01 | 17.137 |
| 1951-01-01 | 17.741 |
| 1951-04-01 | 18.176 |
| 1951-07-01 | 17.932 |
| 1951-10-01 | 18.215 |
| 1952-01-01 | 18.266 |
| 1952-04-01 | 18.467 |
| 1952-07-01 | 18.730 |
| 1952-10-01 | 18.855 |
| 1953-01-01 | 18.881 |
| 1953-04-01 | 18.907 |
| 1953-07-01 | 19.196 |
| 1953-10-01 | 19.232 |
| 1954-01-01 | 19.350 |
| 1954-04-01 | 19.370 |
| 1954-07-01 | 19.116 |
| 1954-10-01 | 19.114 |
| 1955-01-01 | 18.730 |
| 1955-04-01 | 18.791 |
| 1955-07-01 | 18.923 |
| 1955-10-01 | 19.213 |
| 1956-01-01 | 19.784 |
| 1956-04-01 | 20.064 |
| 1956-07-01 | 20.271 |
| 1956-10-01 | 20.310 |
| 1957-01-01 | 20.582 |
| 1957-04-01 | 20.781 |
| 1957-07-01 | 20.755 |
| 1957-10-01 | 20.904 |
| 1958-01-01 | 21.189 |
| 1958-04-01 | 20.962 |
| 1958-07-01 | 21.143 |
| 1958-10-01 | 20.954 |
| 1959-01-01 | 21.087 |
| 1959-04-01 | 21.024 |
| 1959-07-01 | 21.136 |
| 1959-10-01 | 21.389 |
| 1960-01-01 | 21.367 |
| 1960-04-01 | 21.736 |
| 1960-07-01 | 21.595 |
| 1960-10-01 | 21.974 |
| 1961-01-01 | 21.933 |
| 1961-04-01 | 21.719 |
| 1961-07-01 | 21.576 |
| 1961-10-01 | 21.616 |
| 1962-01-01 | 21.622 |
| 1962-04-01 | 21.810 |
| 1962-07-01 | 21.595 |
| 1962-10-01 | 21.663 |
| 1963-01-01 | 21.694 |
| 1963-04-01 | 21.685 |
| 1963-07-01 | 21.464 |
| 1963-10-01 | 21.649 |
| 1964-01-01 | 21.525 |
| 1964-04-01 | 21.659 |
| 1964-07-01 | 21.674 |
| 1964-10-01 | 21.977 |
| 1965-01-01 | 21.801 |
| 1965-04-01 | 21.918 |
| 1965-07-01 | 21.635 |
| 1965-10-01 | 21.579 |
| 1966-01-01 | 21.705 |
| 1966-04-01 | 22.225 |
| 1966-07-01 | 22.507 |
| 1966-10-01 | 22.694 |
| 1967-01-01 | 22.690 |
| 1967-04-01 | 22.910 |
| 1967-07-01 | 23.112 |
| 1967-10-01 | 23.332 |
| 1968-01-01 | 23.510 |
| 1968-04-01 | 23.678 |
| 1968-07-01 | 24.075 |
| 1968-10-01 | 24.600 |
| 1969-01-01 | 24.645 |
| 1969-04-01 | 25.301 |
| 1969-07-01 | 25.758 |
| 1969-10-01 | 26.376 |
| 1970-01-01 | 26.754 |
| 1970-04-01 | 26.778 |
| 1970-07-01 | 26.776 |
| 1970-10-01 | 27.274 |
| 1971-01-01 | 27.009 |
| 1971-04-01 | 27.295 |
| 1971-07-01 | 27.434 |
| 1971-10-01 | 27.865 |
| 1972-01-01 | 28.278 |
| 1972-04-01 | 27.930 |
| 1972-07-01 | 28.144 |
| 1972-10-01 | 28.412 |
| 1973-01-01 | 28.706 |
| 1973-04-01 | 29.029 |
| 1973-07-01 | 29.983 |
| 1973-10-01 | 30.420 |
| 1974-01-01 | 31.415 |
| 1974-04-01 | 32.279 |
| 1974-07-01 | 33.601 |
| 1974-10-01 | 34.164 |
| 1975-01-01 | 34.799 |
| 1975-04-01 | 34.957 |
| 1975-07-01 | 35.060 |
| 1975-10-01 | 35.656 |
| 1976-01-01 | 35.911 |
| 1976-04-01 | 36.326 |
| 1976-07-01 | 36.953 |
| 1976-10-01 | 37.607 |
| 1977-01-01 | 38.082 |
| 1977-04-01 | 38.650 |
| 1977-07-01 | 38.940 |
| 1977-10-01 | 40.023 |
| 1978-01-01 | 41.223 |
| 1978-04-01 | 41.098 |
| 1978-07-01 | 41.787 |
| 1978-10-01 | 42.684 |
| 1979-01-01 | 44.065 |
| 1979-04-01 | 45.156 |
| 1979-07-01 | 46.158 |
| 1979-10-01 | 47.352 |
| 1980-01-01 | 48.459 |
| 1980-04-01 | 50.287 |
| 1980-07-01 | 51.445 |
| 1980-10-01 | 52.217 |
| 1981-01-01 | 52.507 |
| 1981-04-01 | 53.956 |
| 1981-07-01 | 54.377 |
| 1981-10-01 | 55.952 |
| 1982-01-01 | 57.695 |
| 1982-04-01 | 58.160 |
| 1982-07-01 | 58.983 |
| 1982-10-01 | 59.322 |
| 1983-01-01 | 59.318 |
| 1983-04-01 | 58.913 |
| 1983-07-01 | 58.927 |
| 1983-10-01 | 59.240 |
| 1984-01-01 | 59.569 |
| 1984-04-01 | 59.640 |
| 1984-07-01 | 60.188 |
| 1984-10-01 | 60.578 |
| 1985-01-01 | 61.109 |
| 1985-04-01 | 61.490 |
| 1985-07-01 | 61.492 |
| 1985-10-01 | 62.481 |
| 1986-01-01 | 62.661 |
| 1986-04-01 | 62.959 |
| 1986-07-01 | 63.381 |
| 1986-10-01 | 64.371 |
| 1987-01-01 | 64.934 |
| 1987-04-01 | 65.022 |
| 1987-07-01 | 65.626 |
| 1987-10-01 | 65.856 |
| 1988-01-01 | 66.831 |
| 1988-04-01 | 67.576 |
| 1988-07-01 | 68.252 |
| 1988-10-01 | 68.557 |
| 1989-01-01 | 68.633 |
| 1989-04-01 | 68.692 |
| 1989-07-01 | 68.989 |
| 1989-10-01 | 69.918 |
| 1990-01-01 | 70.670 |
| 1990-04-01 | 71.556 |
| 1990-07-01 | 72.149 |
| 1990-10-01 | 73.400 |
| 1991-01-01 | 73.638 |
| 1991-04-01 | 73.818 |
| 1991-07-01 | 74.159 |
| 1991-10-01 | 74.732 |
| 1992-01-01 | 75.052 |
| 1992-04-01 | 75.076 |
| 1992-07-01 | 75.238 |
| 1992-10-01 | 75.237 |
| 1993-01-01 | 75.415 |
| 1993-04-01 | 76.368 |
| 1993-07-01 | 76.482 |
| 1993-10-01 | 76.435 |
| 1994-01-01 | 75.727 |
| 1994-04-01 | 76.284 |
| 1994-07-01 | 76.690 |
| 1994-10-01 | 76.472 |
| 1995-01-01 | 77.125 |
| 1995-04-01 | 77.433 |
| 1995-07-01 | 77.841 |
| 1995-10-01 | 77.988 |
| 1996-01-01 | 78.225 |
| 1996-04-01 | 78.125 |
| 1996-07-01 | 78.556 |
| 1996-10-01 | 78.886 |
| 1997-01-01 | 79.883 |
| 1997-04-01 | 79.376 |
| 1997-07-01 | 79.555 |
| 1997-10-01 | 80.663 |
| 1998-01-01 | 81.282 |
| 1998-04-01 | 81.904 |
| 1998-07-01 | 82.043 |
| 1998-10-01 | 81.902 |
| 1999-01-01 | 82.277 |
| 1999-04-01 | 82.315 |
| 1999-07-01 | 82.264 |
| 1999-10-01 | 82.657 |
| 2000-01-01 | 85.712 |
| 2000-04-01 | 84.350 |
| 2000-07-01 | 86.007 |
| 2000-10-01 | 85.649 |
| 2001-01-01 | 88.065 |
| 2001-04-01 | 87.051 |
| 2001-07-01 | 86.707 |
| 2001-10-01 | 86.301 |
| 2002-01-01 | 85.122 |
| 2002-04-01 | 85.503 |
| 2002-07-01 | 85.262 |
| 2002-10-01 | 85.532 |
| 2003-01-01 | 85.210 |
| 2003-04-01 | 85.519 |
| 2003-07-01 | 85.034 |
| 2003-10-01 | 85.481 |
| 2004-01-01 | 85.355 |
| 2004-04-01 | 86.276 |
| 2004-07-01 | 87.398 |
| 2004-10-01 | 87.249 |
| 2005-01-01 | 86.872 |
| 2005-04-01 | 87.508 |
| 2005-07-01 | 88.063 |
| 2005-10-01 | 88.529 |
| 2006-01-01 | 89.628 |
| 2006-04-01 | 89.760 |
| 2006-07-01 | 90.286 |
| 2006-10-01 | 91.156 |
| 2007-01-01 | 92.929 |
| 2007-04-01 | 92.726 |
| 2007-07-01 | 92.406 |
| 2007-10-01 | 92.762 |
| 2008-01-01 | 94.149 |
| 2008-04-01 | 93.291 |
| 2008-07-01 | 94.045 |
| 2008-10-01 | 95.661 |
| 2009-01-01 | 92.025 |
| 2009-04-01 | 92.325 |
| 2009-07-01 | 91.569 |
| 2009-10-01 | 90.742 |
| 2010-01-01 | 89.821 |
| 2010-04-01 | 90.542 |
| 2010-07-01 | 90.497 |
| 2010-10-01 | 90.530 |
| 2011-01-01 | 92.827 |
| 2011-04-01 | 92.096 |
| 2011-07-01 | 93.007 |
| 2011-10-01 | 91.185 |
| 2012-01-01 | 92.952 |
| 2012-04-01 | 93.003 |
| 2012-07-01 | 93.357 |
| 2012-10-01 | 96.165 |
| 2013-01-01 | 94.175 |
| 2013-04-01 | 94.865 |
| 2013-07-01 | 93.964 |
| 2013-10-01 | 93.847 |
| 2014-01-01 | 96.481 |
| 2014-04-01 | 95.333 |
| 2014-07-01 | 95.026 |
| 2014-10-01 | 96.370 |
| 2015-01-01 | 96.868 |
| 2015-04-01 | 97.240 |
| 2015-07-01 | 97.545 |
| 2015-10-01 | 97.914 |
| 2016-01-01 | 97.557 |
| 2016-04-01 | 97.817 |
| 2016-07-01 | 97.900 |
| 2016-10-01 | 98.397 |
| 2017-01-01 | 99.174 |
| 2017-04-01 | 99.745 |
| 2017-07-01 | 100.242 |
| 2017-10-01 | 100.832 |
| 2018-01-01 | 101.096 |
| 2018-04-01 | 101.525 |
| 2018-07-01 | 102.225 |
| 2018-10-01 | 102.709 |
| 2019-01-01 | 104.336 |
| 2019-04-01 | 103.735 |
| 2019-07-01 | 102.678 |
| 2019-10-01 | 103.480 |
| 2020-01-01 | 106.280 |
| 2020-04-01 | 107.381 |
| 2020-07-01 | 104.134 |
| 2020-10-01 | 107.591 |
| 2021-01-01 | 106.871 |
| 2021-04-01 | 108.389 |
| 2021-07-01 | 110.494 |
| 2021-10-01 | 111.448 |
| 2022-01-01 | 113.437 |
| 2022-04-01 | 114.482 |
| 2022-07-01 | 116.444 |
| 2022-10-01 | 115.955 |
| 2023-01-01 | 116.562 |
| 2023-04-01 | 117.288 |
| 2023-07-01 | 117.690 |
| 2023-10-01 | 118.073 |
| 2024-01-01 | 119.592 |
| 2024-04-01 | 119.850 |
| 2024-07-01 | 120.198 |
| 2024-10-01 | 121.064 |
| 2025-01-01 | 123.272 |
| 2025-04-01 | 122.376 |
| 2025-07-01 | 122.634 |
| 2025-10-01 | 123.259 |
| 2026-01-01 | 123.821 |