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 2025-10-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-15 3:30 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 | 14.4516879039 |
| 1982-04-01 | 13.5817919763 |
| 1982-07-01 | 9.7843916002 |
| 1982-10-01 | 8.5146777124 |
| 1983-01-01 | 4.0034067403 |
| 1983-04-01 | 2.7545514172 |
| 1983-07-01 | 3.1037423557 |
| 1983-10-01 | 1.0959642447 |
| 1984-01-01 | 1.6773048748 |
| 1984-04-01 | 0.8515338665 |
| 1984-07-01 | 1.6246496176 |
| 1984-10-01 | 2.1211941646 |
| 1985-01-01 | 3.1954127719 |
| 1985-04-01 | 4.3596787693 |
| 1985-07-01 | 3.3851529112 |
| 1985-10-01 | 2.7568257060 |
| 1986-01-01 | 3.2012258667 |
| 1986-04-01 | 2.7135039566 |
| 1986-07-01 | 3.2409239347 |
| 1986-10-01 | 6.1886295459 |
| 1987-01-01 | 5.0010149882 |
| 1987-04-01 | 5.3210777168 |
| 1987-07-01 | 4.4954104901 |
| 1987-10-01 | 2.8553132085 |
| 1988-01-01 | 4.3398237873 |
| 1988-04-01 | 4.5253877902 |
| 1988-07-01 | 6.1683165829 |
| 1988-10-01 | 6.1261353308 |
| 1989-01-01 | 5.5249353860 |
| 1989-04-01 | 5.8230507221 |
| 1989-07-01 | 4.5792665453 |
| 1989-10-01 | 5.1290863080 |
| 1990-01-01 | 4.7448717083 |
| 1990-04-01 | 5.1418201515 |
| 1990-07-01 | 6.0527850141 |
| 1990-10-01 | 5.9968512959 |
| 1991-01-01 | 7.6546016248 |
| 1991-04-01 | 6.2302139235 |
| 1991-07-01 | 5.4477765297 |
| 1991-10-01 | 4.4237084262 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.5904845882 |
| 1992-04-01 | 2.6148790605 |
| 1992-07-01 | 1.7792952281 |
| 1992-10-01 | 0.9397032964 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.8679826962 |
| 1993-04-01 | -0.1716948771 |
| 1993-07-01 | -0.5635409461 |
| 1993-10-01 | -0.9315858417 |
| 1994-01-01 | -2.2764331268 |
| 1994-04-01 | -1.7857048001 |
| 1994-07-01 | -1.8583489293 |
| 1994-10-01 | -1.5301413505 |
| 1995-01-01 | -0.4110083657 |
| 1995-04-01 | 0.0922613912 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1.5284641448 |
| 1995-10-01 | 1.9005926628 |
| 1996-01-01 | 2.0250144612 |
| 1996-04-01 | 1.2536526493 |
| 1996-07-01 | 0.8025384140 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1.7853408442 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1.6322076246 |
| 1997-04-01 | 2.8253537499 |
| 1997-07-01 | 3.6464718868 |
| 1997-10-01 | 1.7000491766 |
| 1998-01-01 | 1.6543149535 |
| 1998-04-01 | 1.9963512545 |
| 1998-07-01 | 0.8957318642 |
| 1998-10-01 | 1.7011135376 |
| 1999-01-01 | 0.5202877237 |
| 1999-04-01 | 0.0439239668 |
| 1999-07-01 | -0.4906506463 |
| 1999-10-01 | -0.1173439997 |
| 2000-01-01 | 2.1422151783 |
| 2000-04-01 | 2.3316777208 |
| 2000-07-01 | 2.7556627404 |
| 2000-10-01 | 2.8194746744 |
| 2001-01-01 | 2.0133292441 |
| 2001-04-01 | 0.9795858836 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1.1895179637 |
| 2001-10-01 | 0.5862270789 |
| 2002-01-01 | -0.0247236837 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.5311709567 |
| 2002-07-01 | 0.6673199493 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1.9641979846 |
| 2003-01-01 | 2.5175870896 |
| 2003-04-01 | 2.2935366021 |
| 2003-07-01 | 2.6797122884 |
| 2003-10-01 | 2.2287935053 |
| 2004-01-01 | 2.8663750411 |
| 2004-04-01 | 3.1317171489 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2.5152107384 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1.7836692276 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1.9539396882 |
| 2005-04-01 | 2.3052200833 |
| 2005-07-01 | 2.5925913251 |
| 2005-10-01 | 3.2298367688 |
| 2006-01-01 | 2.8911278394 |
| 2006-04-01 | 3.1155605566 |
| 2006-07-01 | 3.5862942595 |
| 2006-10-01 | 3.9195798889 |
| 2007-01-01 | 4.7955040269 |
| 2007-04-01 | 4.4407348330 |
| 2007-07-01 | 3.6258414016 |
| 2007-10-01 | 3.5937177681 |
| 2008-01-01 | 3.7090098246 |
| 2008-04-01 | 3.7293455810 |
| 2008-07-01 | 3.2965657595 |
| 2008-10-01 | 3.5255807134 |
| 2009-01-01 | 3.2115653692 |
| 2009-04-01 | 2.9863460069 |
| 2009-07-01 | 3.0748923956 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1.4653272313 |
| 2010-01-01 | -0.7296577367 |
| 2010-04-01 | -1.0011338088 |
| 2010-07-01 | -0.1918562137 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.3128847966 |
| 2011-01-01 | 2.5351262733 |
| 2011-04-01 | 2.4387617132 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1.3106287955 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1.6680018789 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1.3804023792 |
| 2012-04-01 | 2.0623227669 |
| 2012-07-01 | 3.5572667507 |
| 2012-10-01 | 3.5869868465 |
| 2013-01-01 | 3.0608436752 |
| 2013-04-01 | 2.1413554169 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.0881304172 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.4984616861 |
| 2014-01-01 | 0.4740954143 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.5426205130 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.7564212016 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.6215013823 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1.8833653527 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2.5122781622 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2.0449299549 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2.3667774303 |
| 2016-01-01 | -0.8171089113 |
| 2016-04-01 | -0.9136815525 |
| 2016-07-01 | -1.3403702530 |
| 2016-10-01 | -1.3821830422 |
| 2017-01-01 | -0.1342710926 |
| 2017-04-01 | -0.6198407716 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2.1563442684 |
| 2017-10-01 | 3.2334497820 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4.0169671536 |
| 2018-04-01 | 3.6635766663 |
| 2018-07-01 | 1.7298093043 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1.4644182990 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1.1965835938 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1.5471858406 |
| 2019-07-01 | 2.4754488524 |
| 2019-10-01 | 2.6946013784 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3.4202629373 |
| 2020-04-01 | 8.0414587412 |
| 2020-07-01 | 3.8703434363 |
| 2020-10-01 | 3.1355839217 |
| 2021-01-01 | 2.6067224158 |
| 2021-04-01 | -0.7102415431 |
| 2021-07-01 | 2.6301836542 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2.4440997470 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4.1400998725 |
| 2022-04-01 | 3.1973552569 |
| 2022-07-01 | 2.8761418874 |
| 2022-10-01 | 4.2263364247 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2.6645600726 |
| 2023-04-01 | 4.3741914993 |
| 2023-07-01 | 5.4464905790 |
| 2023-10-01 | 4.7070748906 |
| 2024-01-01 | 4.7806847551 |
| 2024-04-01 | 3.6684417088 |
| 2024-07-01 | 3.3089560945 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2.9335609048 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.7211518623 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.3103940872 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.7288864693 |
| 2025-10-01 | 1.7828123918 |