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 2026-04-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-15 3:39 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 | 14.451438060772700 |
| 1982-04-01 | 13.582040045224100 |
| 1982-07-01 | 9.784510348398600 |
| 1982-10-01 | 8.514918492663880 |
| 1983-01-01 | 4.003637007906670 |
| 1983-04-01 | 2.754324856862380 |
| 1983-07-01 | 3.103853816333400 |
| 1983-10-01 | 1.095741851880510 |
| 1984-01-01 | 1.677404876574000 |
| 1984-04-01 | 0.851540253655236 |
| 1984-07-01 | 1.624643912220790 |
| 1984-10-01 | 2.121509195711100 |
| 1985-01-01 | 3.195401326146600 |
| 1985-04-01 | 4.359889523587680 |
| 1985-07-01 | 3.385046973946500 |
| 1985-10-01 | 2.756618382730200 |
| 1986-01-01 | 3.201219722949820 |
| 1986-04-01 | 2.713303796286180 |
| 1986-07-01 | 3.240825100624020 |
| 1986-10-01 | 6.188834302967530 |
| 1987-01-01 | 5.000812577410870 |
| 1987-04-01 | 5.321374624934010 |
| 1987-07-01 | 4.495606260403860 |
| 1987-10-01 | 2.855114893190610 |
| 1988-01-01 | 4.339823782468730 |
| 1988-04-01 | 4.525285690860240 |
| 1988-07-01 | 6.168313129851750 |
| 1988-10-01 | 6.126135316061390 |
| 1989-01-01 | 5.524935377376150 |
| 1989-04-01 | 5.823048655524850 |
| 1989-07-01 | 4.579174132967200 |
| 1989-10-01 | 5.128995587964760 |
| 1990-01-01 | 4.744782212151730 |
| 1990-04-01 | 5.141819519631400 |
| 1990-07-01 | 6.052784996917660 |
| 1990-10-01 | 5.997035208024370 |
| 1991-01-01 | 7.654693622772820 |
| 1991-04-01 | 6.230122748183840 |
| 1991-07-01 | 5.447961997818010 |
| 1991-10-01 | 4.423617375052280 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.590484579664110 |
| 1992-04-01 | 2.614968975186470 |
| 1992-07-01 | 1.779116225645990 |
| 1992-10-01 | 0.939615775227898 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.868069560433860 |
| 1993-04-01 | -0.171782369222861 |
| 1993-07-01 | -0.563372844066601 |
| 1993-10-01 | -0.931333190643391 |
| 1994-01-01 | -2.276436194881810 |
| 1994-04-01 | -1.785544226810940 |
| 1994-07-01 | -1.858435626500520 |
| 1994-10-01 | -1.530149281816970 |
| 1995-01-01 | -0.411011881800627 |
| 1995-04-01 | 0.092256621153064 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1.528462652577710 |
| 1995-10-01 | 1.900590242697730 |
| 1996-01-01 | 2.024933420948520 |
| 1996-04-01 | 1.253650481035160 |
| 1996-07-01 | 0.802536809540366 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1.785101731347010 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1.632362107364190 |
| 1997-04-01 | 2.825115458030720 |
| 1997-07-01 | 3.646468373160230 |
| 1997-10-01 | 1.700277095826700 |
| 1998-01-01 | 1.654160420795890 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1.996575845662840 |
| 1998-07-01 | 0.895801930693785 |
| 1998-10-01 | 1.700891855160600 |
| 1999-01-01 | 0.520287731164326 |
| 1999-04-01 | 0.043709759711330 |
| 1999-07-01 | -0.490658310786896 |
| 1999-10-01 | -0.117139254048626 |
| 2000-01-01 | 2.142215165549380 |
| 2000-04-01 | 2.331815211105610 |
| 2000-07-01 | 2.755522987693240 |
| 2000-10-01 | 2.819469352730920 |
| 2001-01-01 | 2.013460045395240 |
| 2001-04-01 | 0.979519964032427 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1.189517954958500 |
| 2001-10-01 | 0.586161376464278 |
| 2002-01-01 | -0.024726582742107 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.531108349685305 |
| 2002-07-01 | 0.667257821193701 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1.964133130443480 |
| 2003-01-01 | 2.517458619135590 |
| 2003-04-01 | 2.293537740497340 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2.679900793326890 |
| 2003-10-01 | 2.228793506916200 |
| 2004-01-01 | 2.866375050247740 |
| 2004-04-01 | 3.131902694743280 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2.515145965877650 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1.783787832337460 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1.953880501167890 |
| 2005-04-01 | 2.305216553481080 |
| 2005-07-01 | 2.592589527261000 |
| 2005-10-01 | 3.229832885986680 |
| 2006-01-01 | 2.891187579681560 |
| 2006-04-01 | 3.115556953926220 |
| 2006-07-01 | 3.586177525315430 |
| 2006-10-01 | 3.919462688833100 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4.795446207865780 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4.440675157106090 |
| 2007-07-01 | 3.625955626798620 |
| 2007-10-01 | 3.593661456637890 |
| 2008-01-01 | 3.709010688240700 |
| 2008-04-01 | 3.729345035857930 |
| 2008-07-01 | 3.296620434307160 |
| 2008-10-01 | 3.525580745590970 |
| 2009-01-01 | 3.211678799684450 |
| 2009-04-01 | 2.986348143617980 |
| 2009-07-01 | 3.074839331608280 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1.465438470542680 |
| 2010-01-01 | -0.729604435180453 |
| 2010-04-01 | -1.001135628754510 |
| 2010-07-01 | -0.191912033098984 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.312936417932885 |
| 2011-01-01 | 2.535014247464140 |
| 2011-04-01 | 2.438760188693130 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1.310734486719590 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1.667945957924830 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1.380454785339700 |
| 2012-04-01 | 2.062216175995110 |
| 2012-07-01 | 3.557158719384800 |
| 2012-10-01 | 3.587039682466500 |
| 2013-01-01 | 3.060842864809720 |
| 2013-04-01 | 2.141511480766220 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.088231948203670 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.498458295658244 |
| 2014-01-01 | 0.474094130064273 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.542568144696798 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.756369094698695 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.621498703557699 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1.883314785810340 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2.512327760507340 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2.044979387554770 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2.366777846209180 |
| 2016-01-01 | -0.817108915714326 |
| 2016-04-01 | -0.913778193540871 |
| 2016-07-01 | -1.340513495090100 |
| 2016-10-01 | -1.382184655656430 |
| 2017-01-01 | -0.134223993872751 |
| 2017-04-01 | -0.619748006840148 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2.156440980774250 |
| 2017-10-01 | 3.233351201725410 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4.016870402267530 |
| 2018-04-01 | 3.663479899804530 |
| 2018-07-01 | 1.729715783366510 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1.464510012650000 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1.196630001805850 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1.547276421009200 |
| 2019-07-01 | 2.475449682431450 |
| 2019-10-01 | 2.694599628072460 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3.420262935127630 |
| 2020-04-01 | 8.041472158887880 |
| 2020-07-01 | 3.870341262156680 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3.135492452839130 |
| 2021-01-01 | 2.606676305267670 |
| 2021-04-01 | -0.710253082971191 |
| 2021-07-01 | 2.630322021488900 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2.444099747271710 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4.140235992658690 |
| 2022-04-01 | 3.197349901395770 |
| 2022-07-01 | 2.876137678902160 |
| 2022-10-01 | 4.226292606812820 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2.664472021649030 |
| 2023-04-01 | 4.374146343443730 |
| 2023-07-01 | 5.446489415596360 |
| 2023-10-01 | 4.707162393251640 |
| 2024-01-01 | 4.780684750254100 |
| 2024-04-01 | 3.668356278065900 |
| 2024-07-01 | 3.308828417972440 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2.933476742440870 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.448501884332900 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.026039015997870 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.623861400737230 |
| 2025-10-01 | 1.940776959917740 |
| 2026-01-01 | 2.957077326141030 |
| 2026-04-01 | 3.071071538411260 |