Table Data - Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Unit Labor Costs: Total for Canada
| Title | Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Unit Labor Costs: Total for Canada |
|---|---|
| Series ID | ULQEUL01CAQ657S |
| 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 | 1981-04-01 to 2026-01-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-07-16 3:14 PM CDT |
| Notes | OECD Data Filters: REF_AREA: CAN MEASURE: ULC UNIT_MEASURE: GR ACTIVITY: _T ADJUSTMENT: Y TRANSFORMATION: G1 FREQ: Q All OECD data should be cited as follows: OECD (year), (dataset name), (data source) DOI or https://data-explorer.oecd.org/. (accessed on (date)). |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1981-04-01 | 3.008827641700000 |
| 1981-07-01 | 3.912918355100000 |
| 1981-10-01 | 3.389936408000000 |
| 1982-01-01 | 3.418907892400000 |
| 1982-04-01 | 2.225903760700000 |
| 1982-07-01 | 0.438779161000000 |
| 1982-10-01 | 2.194177737800000 |
| 1983-01-01 | -0.880517097600000 |
| 1983-04-01 | 0.998392392800000 |
| 1983-07-01 | 0.780100407300000 |
| 1983-10-01 | 0.204111922000000 |
| 1984-01-01 | -0.310541994400000 |
| 1984-04-01 | 0.178135164100000 |
| 1984-07-01 | 1.552668558000000 |
| 1984-10-01 | 0.693715630900000 |
| 1985-01-01 | 0.738097043000000 |
| 1985-04-01 | 1.308359786600000 |
| 1985-07-01 | 0.604354969500000 |
| 1985-10-01 | 0.081745738300000 |
| 1986-01-01 | 1.173766656300000 |
| 1986-04-01 | 0.829583431700000 |
| 1986-07-01 | 1.120944752300000 |
| 1986-10-01 | 2.939251388600000 |
| 1987-01-01 | 0.042238368800000 |
| 1987-04-01 | 1.136930856900000 |
| 1987-07-01 | 0.328204573200000 |
| 1987-10-01 | 1.323578646700000 |
| 1988-01-01 | 1.486147842700000 |
| 1988-04-01 | 1.316798649000000 |
| 1988-07-01 | 1.905162090400000 |
| 1988-10-01 | 1.283322235500000 |
| 1989-01-01 | 0.911233225400000 |
| 1989-04-01 | 1.603025704000000 |
| 1989-07-01 | 0.707426556600000 |
| 1989-10-01 | 1.815813751700000 |
| 1990-01-01 | 0.542433586400000 |
| 1990-04-01 | 1.988067589300000 |
| 1990-07-01 | 1.579971152600000 |
| 1990-10-01 | 1.762114671300000 |
| 1991-01-01 | 2.114878902500000 |
| 1991-04-01 | 0.638654308600000 |
| 1991-07-01 | 0.831785067400000 |
| 1991-10-01 | 0.773840293100000 |
| 1992-01-01 | 0.322188018100000 |
| 1992-04-01 | 0.662584665000000 |
| 1992-07-01 | 0.010720810800000 |
| 1992-10-01 | -0.057457497300000 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.250906180500000 |
| 1993-04-01 | -0.374975807200000 |
| 1993-07-01 | -0.381841276300000 |
| 1993-10-01 | -0.427375563300000 |
| 1994-01-01 | -1.109993357000000 |
| 1994-04-01 | 0.125300871100000 |
| 1994-07-01 | -0.455523772000000 |
| 1994-10-01 | -0.094382490300000 |
| 1995-01-01 | 0.013914708100000 |
| 1995-04-01 | 0.631280849300000 |
| 1995-07-01 | 0.972818927900000 |
| 1995-10-01 | 0.271797868000000 |
| 1996-01-01 | 0.136032851000000 |
| 1996-04-01 | -0.129543616600000 |
| 1996-07-01 | 0.522955887800000 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1.249425695400000 |
| 1997-01-01 | -0.014619030400000 |
| 1997-04-01 | 1.042919826300000 |
| 1997-07-01 | 1.325688086100000 |
| 1997-10-01 | -0.651981829500000 |
| 1998-01-01 | -0.059582172100000 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1.382898966000000 |
| 1998-07-01 | 0.232305669200000 |
| 1998-10-01 | 0.141045503300000 |
| 1999-01-01 | -1.219964995000000 |
| 1999-04-01 | 0.902447310600000 |
| 1999-07-01 | -0.303275542500000 |
| 1999-10-01 | 0.516721941000000 |
| 2000-01-01 | 1.014650539200000 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1.089610220500000 |
| 2000-07-01 | 0.109792225100000 |
| 2000-10-01 | 0.579143478200000 |
| 2001-01-01 | 0.222655645400000 |
| 2001-04-01 | 0.065227287800000 |
| 2001-07-01 | 0.317916042800000 |
| 2001-10-01 | -0.020508360100000 |
| 2002-01-01 | -0.386086820400000 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.621622084600000 |
| 2002-07-01 | 0.453776225000000 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1.267508513300000 |
| 2003-01-01 | 0.154546611200000 |
| 2003-04-01 | 0.401715197100000 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.833006499600000 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.822791434400000 |
| 2004-01-01 | 0.779191463800000 |
| 2004-04-01 | 0.660699755700000 |
| 2004-07-01 | 0.230241447200000 |
| 2004-10-01 | 0.103326911700000 |
| 2005-01-01 | 0.947781567500000 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1.007524316800000 |
| 2005-07-01 | 0.511784157600000 |
| 2005-10-01 | 0.725110494200000 |
| 2006-01-01 | 0.616560322800000 |
| 2006-04-01 | 1.227848397400000 |
| 2006-07-01 | 0.970631339200000 |
| 2006-10-01 | 1.049190355200000 |
| 2007-01-01 | 1.464643753900000 |
| 2007-04-01 | 0.885156957400000 |
| 2007-07-01 | 0.182813210800000 |
| 2007-10-01 | 1.017865474100000 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1.577566310400000 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.904938999200000 |
| 2008-07-01 | -0.235169759900000 |
| 2008-10-01 | 1.241828406900000 |
| 2009-01-01 | 1.269459712600000 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.684752957700000 |
| 2009-07-01 | -0.149393190600000 |
| 2009-10-01 | -0.339112561200000 |
| 2010-01-01 | -0.921288081200000 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.409408875700000 |
| 2010-07-01 | 0.666847056000000 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.164883757200000 |
| 2011-01-01 | 1.273612639000000 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.315042107200000 |
| 2011-07-01 | -0.441772200900000 |
| 2011-10-01 | 0.518215226700000 |
| 2012-01-01 | 0.987128791700000 |
| 2012-04-01 | 0.989796505500000 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1.016493392700000 |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.547063139300000 |
| 2013-01-01 | 0.474190923600000 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.088785716300000 |
| 2013-07-01 | -0.025132653700000 |
| 2013-10-01 | -0.039449430400000 |
| 2014-01-01 | 0.449830536300000 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.157048027000000 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.187460725700000 |
| 2014-10-01 | -0.173303523900000 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1.709541634400000 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.775304503400000 |
| 2015-07-01 | -0.269288758400000 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.141547691800000 |
| 2016-01-01 | -1.453902879100000 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.677181357200000 |
| 2016-07-01 | -0.698752364000000 |
| 2016-10-01 | 0.099106853100000 |
| 2017-01-01 | -0.206898473800000 |
| 2017-04-01 | 0.187666213500000 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2.075228280400000 |
| 2017-10-01 | 1.154521479300000 |
| 2018-01-01 | 0.550507471500000 |
| 2018-04-01 | -0.152714487300000 |
| 2018-07-01 | 0.171090382800000 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.890631275200000 |
| 2019-01-01 | 0.285085208400000 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.193213027100000 |
| 2019-07-01 | 1.086774232500000 |
| 2019-10-01 | 1.106394533100000 |
| 2020-01-01 | 0.993720621500000 |
| 2020-04-01 | 4.670212432000000 |
| 2020-07-01 | -2.815844225600000 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.391186679600000 |
| 2021-01-01 | 0.475842221500000 |
| 2021-04-01 | 1.286542102900000 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.453741759600000 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.209162409400000 |
| 2022-01-01 | 2.139257112600000 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.369629767300000 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.141068195600000 |
| 2022-10-01 | 1.524354262400000 |
| 2023-01-01 | 0.608754536700000 |
| 2023-04-01 | 2.041044647100000 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1.169877844200000 |
| 2023-10-01 | 0.812441519800000 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0.679483251000000 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.957882778000000 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.819056368600000 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.446117949800000 |
| 2025-01-01 | 0.205086556723466 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.541525626186679 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.421636908435907 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.759360995550162 |
| 2026-01-01 | 1.331171845033220 |