Federal Reserve Economic Data

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 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2025-03-06 7:37 AM CST
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 21.623
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 73.819
1991-07-01 74.158
1991-10-01 74.732
1992-01-01 75.052
1992-04-01 75.076
1992-07-01 75.237
1992-10-01 75.237
1993-01-01 75.415
1993-04-01 76.368
1993-07-01 76.481
1993-10-01 76.435
1994-01-01 75.726
1994-04-01 76.284
1994-07-01 76.690
1994-10-01 76.472
1995-01-01 77.124
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 80.662
1998-01-01 81.282
1998-04-01 81.904
1998-07-01 82.043
1998-10-01 81.901
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 86.008
2000-10-01 85.649
2001-01-01 88.065
2001-04-01 87.052
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 85.480
2004-01-01 85.355
2004-04-01 86.277
2004-07-01 87.398
2004-10-01 87.248
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 92.727
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 95.660
2009-01-01 92.025
2009-04-01 92.325
2009-07-01 91.569
2009-10-01 90.741
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
2018-04-01 101.526
2018-07-01 102.224
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
2020-01-01 106.354
2020-04-01 107.463
2020-07-01 104.181
2020-10-01 107.626
2021-01-01 106.948
2021-04-01 108.631
2021-07-01 110.757
2021-10-01 111.558
2022-01-01 113.476
2022-04-01 114.574
2022-07-01 116.621
2022-10-01 115.981
2023-01-01 116.858
2023-04-01 117.652
2023-07-01 117.993
2023-10-01 118.352
2024-01-01 120.699
2024-04-01 120.358
2024-07-01 119.923
2024-10-01 120.598

Subscribe to the FRED newsletter


Follow us

Back to Top