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 | ULQEUL01CAQ659S |
| 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 same period previous year |
| Date Range | 1982-01-01 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: GY 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 |
|---|---|
| 1982-01-01 | 14.45168790390000 |
| 1982-04-01 | 13.58179197630000 |
| 1982-07-01 | 9.78439160020000 |
| 1982-10-01 | 8.51467771240000 |
| 1983-01-01 | 4.00340674030000 |
| 1983-04-01 | 2.75455141720000 |
| 1983-07-01 | 3.10374235570000 |
| 1983-10-01 | 1.09596424470000 |
| 1984-01-01 | 1.67730487480000 |
| 1984-04-01 | 0.85153386650000 |
| 1984-07-01 | 1.62464961760000 |
| 1984-10-01 | 2.12119416460000 |
| 1985-01-01 | 3.19541277190000 |
| 1985-04-01 | 4.35967876930000 |
| 1985-07-01 | 3.38515291120000 |
| 1985-10-01 | 2.75682570600000 |
| 1986-01-01 | 3.20122586670000 |
| 1986-04-01 | 2.71350395660000 |
| 1986-07-01 | 3.24092393470000 |
| 1986-10-01 | 6.18862954590000 |
| 1987-01-01 | 5.00101498820000 |
| 1987-04-01 | 5.32107771680000 |
| 1987-07-01 | 4.49541049010000 |
| 1987-10-01 | 2.85531320850000 |
| 1988-01-01 | 4.33982378730000 |
| 1988-04-01 | 4.52538779020000 |
| 1988-07-01 | 6.16831658290000 |
| 1988-10-01 | 6.12613533080000 |
| 1989-01-01 | 5.52493538600000 |
| 1989-04-01 | 5.82305072210000 |
| 1989-07-01 | 4.57926654530000 |
| 1989-10-01 | 5.12908630800000 |
| 1990-01-01 | 4.74487170830000 |
| 1990-04-01 | 5.14182015150000 |
| 1990-07-01 | 6.05278501410000 |
| 1990-10-01 | 5.99685129590000 |
| 1991-01-01 | 7.65460162480000 |
| 1991-04-01 | 6.23021392350000 |
| 1991-07-01 | 5.44777652970000 |
| 1991-10-01 | 4.42370842620000 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.59048458820000 |
| 1992-04-01 | 2.61487906050000 |
| 1992-07-01 | 1.77929522810000 |
| 1992-10-01 | 0.93970329640000 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.86798269620000 |
| 1993-04-01 | -0.17169487710000 |
| 1993-07-01 | -0.56354094610000 |
| 1993-10-01 | -0.93158584170000 |
| 1994-01-01 | -2.27643312680000 |
| 1994-04-01 | -1.78570480010000 |
| 1994-07-01 | -1.85834892930000 |
| 1994-10-01 | -1.53014135050000 |
| 1995-01-01 | -0.41100836570000 |
| 1995-04-01 | 0.09226139120000 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1.52846414480000 |
| 1995-10-01 | 1.90059266280000 |
| 1996-01-01 | 2.02501446120000 |
| 1996-04-01 | 1.25365264930000 |
| 1996-07-01 | 0.80253841400000 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1.78534084420000 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1.63220762460000 |
| 1997-04-01 | 2.82535374990000 |
| 1997-07-01 | 3.64647188680000 |
| 1997-10-01 | 1.70004917660000 |
| 1998-01-01 | 1.65431495350000 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1.99635125450000 |
| 1998-07-01 | 0.89573186420000 |
| 1998-10-01 | 1.70111353760000 |
| 1999-01-01 | 0.52028772370000 |
| 1999-04-01 | 0.04392396680000 |
| 1999-07-01 | -0.49065064630000 |
| 1999-10-01 | -0.11734399970000 |
| 2000-01-01 | 2.14221517830000 |
| 2000-04-01 | 2.33167772080000 |
| 2000-07-01 | 2.75566274040000 |
| 2000-10-01 | 2.81947467440000 |
| 2001-01-01 | 2.01332924410000 |
| 2001-04-01 | 0.97958588360000 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1.18951796370000 |
| 2001-10-01 | 0.58622707890000 |
| 2002-01-01 | -0.02472368370000 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.53117095670000 |
| 2002-07-01 | 0.66731994930000 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1.96419798460000 |
| 2003-01-01 | 2.51758708960000 |
| 2003-04-01 | 2.29353660210000 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2.67971228840000 |
| 2003-10-01 | 2.22879350530000 |
| 2004-01-01 | 2.86637504110000 |
| 2004-04-01 | 3.13171714890000 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2.51521073840000 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1.78366922760000 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1.95393968820000 |
| 2005-04-01 | 2.30522008330000 |
| 2005-07-01 | 2.59259132510000 |
| 2005-10-01 | 3.22983676880000 |
| 2006-01-01 | 2.89112783940000 |
| 2006-04-01 | 3.11556055660000 |
| 2006-07-01 | 3.58629425950000 |
| 2006-10-01 | 3.91957988890000 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4.79550402690000 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4.44073483300000 |
| 2007-07-01 | 3.62584140160000 |
| 2007-10-01 | 3.59371776810000 |
| 2008-01-01 | 3.70900982460000 |
| 2008-04-01 | 3.72934558100000 |
| 2008-07-01 | 3.29656575950000 |
| 2008-10-01 | 3.52558071340000 |
| 2009-01-01 | 3.21156536920000 |
| 2009-04-01 | 2.98634600690000 |
| 2009-07-01 | 3.07489239560000 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1.46532723130000 |
| 2010-01-01 | -0.72965773670000 |
| 2010-04-01 | -1.00113380880000 |
| 2010-07-01 | -0.19185621370000 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.31288479660000 |
| 2011-01-01 | 2.53512627330000 |
| 2011-04-01 | 2.43876171320000 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1.31062879550000 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1.66800187890000 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1.38040237920000 |
| 2012-04-01 | 2.06232276690000 |
| 2012-07-01 | 3.55726675070000 |
| 2012-10-01 | 3.58698684650000 |
| 2013-01-01 | 3.06084367520000 |
| 2013-04-01 | 2.14135541690000 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.08813041720000 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.49846168610000 |
| 2014-01-01 | 0.47409541430000 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.54262051300000 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.75642120160000 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.62150138230000 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1.88336535270000 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2.51227816220000 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2.04492995490000 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2.36677743030000 |
| 2016-01-01 | -0.81710891130000 |
| 2016-04-01 | -0.91368155250000 |
| 2016-07-01 | -1.34037025300000 |
| 2016-10-01 | -1.38218304220000 |
| 2017-01-01 | -0.13427109260000 |
| 2017-04-01 | -0.61984077160000 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2.15634426840000 |
| 2017-10-01 | 3.23344978200000 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4.01696715360000 |
| 2018-04-01 | 3.66357666630000 |
| 2018-07-01 | 1.72980930430000 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1.46441829900000 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1.19658359380000 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1.54718584060000 |
| 2019-07-01 | 2.47544885240000 |
| 2019-10-01 | 2.69460137840000 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3.42026293730000 |
| 2020-04-01 | 8.04145874120000 |
| 2020-07-01 | 3.87034343630000 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3.13558392170000 |
| 2021-01-01 | 2.60672241580000 |
| 2021-04-01 | -0.71024154310000 |
| 2021-07-01 | 2.63018365420000 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2.44409974700000 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4.14009987250000 |
| 2022-04-01 | 3.19735525690000 |
| 2022-07-01 | 2.87614188740000 |
| 2022-10-01 | 4.22633642470000 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2.66456007260000 |
| 2023-04-01 | 4.37419149930000 |
| 2023-07-01 | 5.44649057900000 |
| 2023-10-01 | 4.70707489060000 |
| 2024-01-01 | 4.78068475510000 |
| 2024-04-01 | 3.66844170880000 |
| 2024-07-01 | 3.30895609450000 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2.93356090480000 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.44850188433290 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.02603901599787 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.62386140073723 |
| 2025-10-01 | 1.94077695991774 |
| 2026-01-01 | 3.08636759965484 |