NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Labor Productivity: Total for United States Series ID: ULQELP01USQ657S Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Release: Main Economic Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Quarterly Units: Growth rate previous period Date Range: 1960-01-01 to 2023-07-01 Last Updated: 2024-01-12 2:02 PM CST Notes: OECD Descriptor ID: ULQELP01 OECD unit ID: PC OECD country ID: USA All OECD data should be cited as follows: OECD, "Main Economic Indicators - complete database", Main Economic Indicators (database), https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/data-00052-en (Accessed on date) Copyright, 2016, OECD. Reprinted with permission DATE VALUE 1960-01-01 1.8002050114129300 1960-04-01 -1.8151022906013300 1960-07-01 0.5472508895391790 1960-10-01 -1.0072503186300700 1961-01-01 0.8307213230138380 1961-04-01 1.9035126127922800 1961-07-01 1.8246490423639400 1961-10-01 1.4984833918914300 1962-01-01 1.1503871863620100 1962-04-01 0.6061777616436180 1962-07-01 0.7689396649418010 1962-10-01 0.1970712521756330 1963-01-01 0.8215992006991630 1963-04-01 0.3952963576651510 1963-07-01 1.6572328441975000 1963-10-01 0.2690627438472970 1964-01-01 1.5794166130309700 1964-04-01 -0.0587164885590473 1964-07-01 1.4481025646383600 1964-10-01 -0.0222406404251939 1965-01-01 1.7233595425106600 1965-04-01 0.2498553108830050 1965-07-01 1.5471091454051400 1965-10-01 1.6520378380810500 1966-01-01 1.9422976064151500 1966-04-01 -0.2399914589170230 1966-07-01 0.1652113350701040 1966-10-01 0.0420144564998752 1967-01-01 1.0018972763046100 1967-04-01 -0.5191697473913850 1967-07-01 -0.0163706873535900 1967-10-01 0.0805297242019878 1968-01-01 2.1936967122152800 1968-04-01 0.5360957878998920 1968-07-01 0.5749973644544300 1968-10-01 -0.1295399058396610 1969-01-01 0.6856729585036200 1969-04-01 -0.2636207564625510 1969-07-01 -0.0458638173383092 1969-10-01 -1.0230692695152300 1970-01-01 -0.4087215087016070 1970-04-01 0.3259414334836130 1970-07-01 0.9467183206665600 1970-10-01 -1.1055376274518200 1971-01-01 2.6191579858188000 1971-04-01 0.2305523580451290 1971-07-01 0.1250295363327330 1971-10-01 -0.6617668648890030 1972-01-01 0.6025043972904070 1972-04-01 1.4428017318484300 1972-07-01 0.2397120890860620 1972-10-01 0.9986601245343150 1973-01-01 1.4486604727349600 1973-04-01 -0.0505196329059408 1973-07-01 -1.1471851726611900 1973-10-01 -0.1109608128369350 1974-01-01 -1.4008935825719900 1974-04-01 0.0941633432852853 1974-07-01 -1.2243468886799800 1974-10-01 0.1760631009303050 1975-01-01 0.2077526972380680 1975-04-01 0.7442080101025390 1975-07-01 0.7626530185619190 1975-10-01 0.9237285229484970 1976-01-01 0.8633702784664140 1976-04-01 -0.2960414228576560 1976-07-01 -0.0976258418909588 1976-10-01 0.2645574868609980 1977-01-01 0.3026947569220010 1977-04-01 0.4938931816131350 1977-07-01 0.9794879631252670 1977-10-01 -1.3119364378619300 1978-01-01 -0.6492064184161970 1978-04-01 2.4746466603675800 1978-07-01 0.4172252426808560 1978-10-01 0.3008496734050460 1979-01-01 -0.6897915059920850 1979-04-01 -0.0140186211580932 1979-07-01 0.0616255839087985 1979-10-01 -0.3499539272669070 1980-01-01 0.0882207387739649 1980-04-01 -1.1607474558866800 1980-07-01 -0.0639852480194690 1980-10-01 1.2509921355471700 1981-01-01 1.2063857993180200 1981-04-01 -1.2941549671640900 1981-07-01 1.5184412150722200 1981-10-01 -0.6889903607458180 1982-01-01 -1.1903035055351600 1982-04-01 0.4195880884897920 1982-07-01 -0.1804460841149610 1982-10-01 0.4676025161880000 1983-01-01 1.2939486254264700 1983-04-01 1.4548191774013600 1983-07-01 0.3269196252677980 1983-10-01 1.1136333025441400 1984-01-01 0.8965313879409460 1984-04-01 0.3951511599613250 1984-07-01 0.6548107912368530 1984-10-01 0.2672425372755390 1985-01-01 0.3335154190975280 1985-04-01 0.7145263009293230 1985-07-01 1.1528134612964200 1985-10-01 -0.0371439721056078 1986-01-01 0.2734410966818670 1986-04-01 0.0170579589300777 1986-07-01 0.2549838630284450 1986-10-01 0.0614263799144461 1987-01-01 0.0950302302370660 1987-04-01 0.2202234374838650 1987-07-01 0.2338507542273630 1987-10-01 1.1256139614166800 1988-01-01 0.0176517876442807 1988-04-01 0.8458627144595120 1988-07-01 0.0537919970146272 1988-10-01 0.7078771954491380 1989-01-01 0.2486258316323170 1989-04-01 0.4455709806439050 1989-07-01 0.4929429351904770 1989-10-01 -0.0417915816146203 1990-01-01 -0.0443821145921681 1990-04-01 0.4633369187815400 1990-07-01 0.3054106497920430 1990-10-01 -0.6165539942491070 1991-01-01 0.0210649752856742 1991-04-01 0.8250585514254300 1991-07-01 0.5645804959256790 1991-10-01 0.3326243149718250 1992-01-01 0.9573299708487560 1992-04-01 0.7015534208059870 1992-07-01 0.6935895281806980 1992-10-01 0.9742628708353970 1993-01-01 -0.2223642853572210 1993-04-01 0.0268209880744178 1993-07-01 -0.0776009269353568 1993-10-01 0.9198025954558760 1994-01-01 0.2734676552081600 1994-04-01 0.8574843353960080 1994-07-01 0.0549128162081530 1994-10-01 0.1664833317185080 1995-01-01 0.0340597410508646 1995-04-01 0.4748417814080110 1995-07-01 0.6050518685001330 1995-10-01 0.4478007774948930 1996-01-01 0.4917083705293920 1996-04-01 1.0737808187600000 1996-07-01 0.1528429311613140 1996-10-01 0.5467729485132210 1997-01-01 0.1321419645877830 1997-04-01 1.0018062094382800 1997-07-01 0.7727837002471680 1997-10-01 0.4262364905595830 1998-01-01 0.7885428020594280 1998-04-01 0.5589211681237400 1998-07-01 1.0211245995569700 1998-10-01 1.0520934436003700 1999-01-01 0.4461685947336730 1999-04-01 0.6293563580993300 1999-07-01 1.0558238695079700 1999-10-01 1.1075181485146000 2000-01-01 -1.3593897533995600 2000-04-01 1.5779070939291500 2000-07-01 0.2859887626469240 2000-10-01 0.1238696191085310 2001-01-01 -0.6049789954075020 2001-04-01 1.0915780146322500 2001-07-01 -0.1320649119173400 2001-10-01 0.6381551952069640 2002-01-01 0.9255149294989760 2002-04-01 0.4247992994284810 2002-07-01 0.0786869497123149 2002-10-01 0.2371723417929160 2003-01-01 -0.0531087459596256 2003-04-01 0.7307339852355190 2003-07-01 1.7457388557236800 2003-10-01 0.6273839681751930 2004-01-01 0.4097985975651920 2004-04-01 0.4753162105528440 2004-07-01 0.4879979779359390 2004-10-01 0.6662353369140950 2005-01-01 0.8223175329987720 2005-04-01 -0.2867941372601250 2005-07-01 0.2445536263981510 2005-10-01 0.3350343225558270 2006-01-01 0.7451082742033480 2006-04-01 -0.1715588843511890 2006-07-01 -0.1823776222077400 2006-10-01 0.1261223525304120 2007-01-01 -0.0622473939207590 2007-04-01 0.8079005547384310 2007-07-01 0.5119355013341120 2007-10-01 0.4028210590109260 2008-01-01 -0.3827279865915330 2008-04-01 0.7891386551377460 2008-07-01 -0.0765100046386956 2008-10-01 -1.3880224857599800 2009-01-01 0.6752071631977100 2009-04-01 0.6717893143435380 2009-07-01 0.9995419056591080 2009-10-01 1.8374937277966900 2010-01-01 0.3235401452976180 2010-04-01 0.5061165982274190 2010-07-01 0.6905622017567470 2010-10-01 0.6573091490987600 2011-01-01 -0.4325408802327430 2011-04-01 0.6017880861567960 2011-07-01 -0.2736595778349510 2011-10-01 0.5368101157105660 2012-01-01 0.0370567589465015 2012-04-01 0.2065825203957420 2012-07-01 -0.1208357528189680 2012-10-01 -0.4586229387780870 2013-01-01 1.0156890995964100 2013-04-01 -0.0915989476996952 2013-07-01 0.5038958931264040 2013-10-01 0.9216166408065980 2014-01-01 -1.0624488964233100 2014-04-01 0.8737086280976440 2014-07-01 0.7623809107843930 2014-10-01 -0.1164562478666340 2015-01-01 0.4753711896569250 2015-04-01 0.2075827989205600 2015-07-01 0.2445342068097070 2015-10-01 -0.2619345023103230 2016-01-01 -0.3029797206397890 2016-04-01 0.1841725899978960 2016-07-01 0.3409363993521750 2016-10-01 0.3756453176165050 2017-01-01 0.0932367768100746 2017-04-01 0.1343502032062390 2017-07-01 0.4136458305065270 2017-10-01 1.1358129466409700 2018-01-01 0.0504319642071701 2018-04-01 0.1237270657705200 2018-07-01 0.4216603635347550 2018-10-01 -0.3408152154804900 2019-01-01 0.4868606048799160 2019-04-01 0.7291964946649860 2019-07-01 0.5026717730199530 2019-10-01 0.1463078613560190 2020-01-01 -0.6937289269806800 2020-04-01 5.5194695664826600 2020-07-01 1.3853824650784600 2020-10-01 -1.4669342793120600 2021-01-01 1.0419784536695200 2021-04-01 0.7354512791297410 2021-07-01 -0.3964262441754930 2021-10-01 0.3544524387322740 2022-01-01 -1.9762050733159000 2022-04-01 -0.4145323361140790 2022-07-01 0.3459528084099850 2022-10-01 0.5196512264994440 2023-01-01 -0.4841834601125830 2023-04-01 0.2194240195682260 2023-07-01 0.9361180857051940