Table Data - Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Unit Labor Costs: Total for Japan
| Title | Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Unit Labor Costs: Total for Japan |
|---|---|
| Series ID | ULQEUL01JPQ659S |
| 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 | 1981-01-01 to 2025-10-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-15 3:30 PM CDT |
| Notes | OECD Data Filters: REF_AREA: JPN 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 |
|---|---|
| 1981-01-01 | 2.9045000956 |
| 1981-04-01 | 1.5756872109 |
| 1981-07-01 | 2.9826094241 |
| 1981-10-01 | 4.9947929229 |
| 1982-01-01 | 2.8311535767 |
| 1982-04-01 | 2.3631430173 |
| 1982-07-01 | 1.7844766243 |
| 1982-10-01 | 0.1933880537 |
| 1983-01-01 | 3.0579127446 |
| 1983-04-01 | 1.8688650228 |
| 1983-07-01 | -0.2339011313 |
| 1983-10-01 | 0.0162042449 |
| 1984-01-01 | -1.2014431331 |
| 1984-04-01 | -0.1733354792 |
| 1984-07-01 | -0.0720273824 |
| 1984-10-01 | 1.4777480571 |
| 1985-01-01 | -0.6959876177 |
| 1985-04-01 | -1.9915507263 |
| 1985-07-01 | -1.0446702492 |
| 1985-10-01 | -3.6690910224 |
| 1986-01-01 | -0.2052748005 |
| 1986-04-01 | 0.4907038973 |
| 1986-07-01 | 0.8840744629 |
| 1986-10-01 | 1.7255596370 |
| 1987-01-01 | 1.6758599493 |
| 1987-04-01 | 0.0572305211 |
| 1987-07-01 | -1.7958185604 |
| 1987-10-01 | -3.1637770631 |
| 1988-01-01 | -4.8740740942 |
| 1988-04-01 | -2.0658774417 |
| 1988-07-01 | -1.6904938963 |
| 1988-10-01 | -0.1430394890 |
| 1989-01-01 | -1.2251914543 |
| 1989-04-01 | 1.2248894590 |
| 1989-07-01 | 1.7978709086 |
| 1989-10-01 | 0.3814698832 |
| 1990-01-01 | 3.9038404489 |
| 1990-04-01 | -1.0969318538 |
| 1990-07-01 | -1.2173488881 |
| 1990-10-01 | 2.6463987159 |
| 1991-01-01 | 0.9384105384 |
| 1991-04-01 | 3.1180704883 |
| 1991-07-01 | 5.1023433600 |
| 1991-10-01 | 3.1489985631 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.5825550614 |
| 1992-04-01 | 1.5280207037 |
| 1992-07-01 | 0.1663830970 |
| 1992-10-01 | 0.7747734195 |
| 1993-01-01 | -0.4967279574 |
| 1993-04-01 | 0.5377842352 |
| 1993-07-01 | 2.5067025561 |
| 1993-10-01 | 0.4536351743 |
| 1994-01-01 | 2.0797295664 |
| 1994-04-01 | 4.0524111355 |
| 1994-07-01 | -0.7752268830 |
| 1994-10-01 | 2.0599220418 |
| 1995-01-01 | 0.9218594456 |
| 1995-04-01 | -2.4715732436 |
| 1995-07-01 | -0.3613738677 |
| 1995-10-01 | -2.2120027958 |
| 1996-01-01 | -2.7560058206 |
| 1996-04-01 | -2.4404354079 |
| 1996-07-01 | -0.8435143619 |
| 1996-10-01 | -1.7872496100 |
| 1997-01-01 | 0.3729385394 |
| 1997-04-01 | 2.2376335484 |
| 1997-07-01 | 1.3621487502 |
| 1997-10-01 | 1.8845140641 |
| 1998-01-01 | 2.2454616243 |
| 1998-04-01 | 0.9441739199 |
| 1998-07-01 | -0.5825036009 |
| 1998-10-01 | -1.6652006750 |
| 1999-01-01 | -1.7621440209 |
| 1999-04-01 | -2.7694264380 |
| 1999-07-01 | -2.0507931707 |
| 1999-10-01 | -0.7516900594 |
| 2000-01-01 | -3.4749681712 |
| 2000-04-01 | -3.5818179391 |
| 2000-07-01 | -2.9733026239 |
| 2000-10-01 | -3.5405181599 |
| 2001-01-01 | -1.9698074038 |
| 2001-04-01 | -2.0688956617 |
| 2001-07-01 | -1.8694156713 |
| 2001-10-01 | -2.4748342425 |
| 2002-01-01 | -2.2180073644 |
| 2002-04-01 | -4.7444052067 |
| 2002-07-01 | -4.9762534780 |
| 2002-10-01 | -4.5893902014 |
| 2003-01-01 | -2.8794625487 |
| 2003-04-01 | -1.4998492944 |
| 2003-07-01 | -3.0991592466 |
| 2003-10-01 | -3.0219299976 |
| 2004-01-01 | -5.0047142163 |
| 2004-04-01 | -1.9186932520 |
| 2004-07-01 | -0.5928593156 |
| 2004-10-01 | 0.4200369291 |
| 2005-01-01 | 0.8710810597 |
| 2005-04-01 | -0.5768403103 |
| 2005-07-01 | -0.5748512524 |
| 2005-10-01 | -0.9273411659 |
| 2006-01-01 | -1.3918185538 |
| 2006-04-01 | -0.7738425503 |
| 2006-07-01 | 0.0339808859 |
| 2006-10-01 | -0.5214502032 |
| 2007-01-01 | -1.8739849770 |
| 2007-04-01 | -1.3775331508 |
| 2007-07-01 | -1.7015118379 |
| 2007-10-01 | -1.1142399317 |
| 2008-01-01 | 0.5448188858 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.8587967434 |
| 2008-07-01 | 0.2744504666 |
| 2008-10-01 | 2.0952694218 |
| 2009-01-01 | 5.1681835053 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.0678164935 |
| 2009-07-01 | 0.7623241572 |
| 2009-10-01 | -3.0045223770 |
| 2010-01-01 | -6.5244132581 |
| 2010-04-01 | -4.2427164016 |
| 2010-07-01 | -6.5336023566 |
| 2010-10-01 | -4.3749990878 |
| 2011-01-01 | -1.7015451026 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.7823443118 |
| 2011-07-01 | 0.4279170531 |
| 2011-10-01 | 0.3284751096 |
| 2012-01-01 | -2.6363017898 |
| 2012-04-01 | -3.2739099486 |
| 2012-07-01 | -0.3706194167 |
| 2012-10-01 | -0.8585236556 |
| 2013-01-01 | -0.3173749887 |
| 2013-04-01 | -1.0798943896 |
| 2013-07-01 | -3.1627045618 |
| 2013-10-01 | -1.8360638429 |
| 2014-01-01 | -2.1292481385 |
| 2014-04-01 | 1.2571597132 |
| 2014-07-01 | 2.6278327189 |
| 2014-10-01 | 1.0342353061 |
| 2015-01-01 | 0.3384288682 |
| 2015-04-01 | -2.4720290253 |
| 2015-07-01 | -1.8900403464 |
| 2015-10-01 | -0.9311248196 |
| 2016-01-01 | 0.3306697913 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.8091753787 |
| 2016-07-01 | 1.2759877554 |
| 2016-10-01 | 1.0427226121 |
| 2017-01-01 | 0.7010971715 |
| 2017-04-01 | 0.1672191442 |
| 2017-07-01 | -0.8743869929 |
| 2017-10-01 | -1.1079141327 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1.5397041850 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2.0123351845 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2.7020708048 |
| 2018-10-01 | 3.3946501928 |
| 2019-01-01 | 0.9778708339 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1.3446938117 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.8633633716 |
| 2019-10-01 | 4.3108912596 |
| 2020-01-01 | 3.5155815598 |
| 2020-04-01 | 7.6360829349 |
| 2020-07-01 | 3.3380066074 |
| 2020-10-01 | -1.7390069952 |
| 2021-01-01 | 0.4048076843 |
| 2021-04-01 | -5.2515594697 |
| 2021-07-01 | -0.3769461311 |
| 2021-10-01 | -0.7621475679 |
| 2022-01-01 | 0.4777762940 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.3877431913 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.8384375948 |
| 2022-10-01 | 2.5178222773 |
| 2023-01-01 | -0.0982602155 |
| 2023-04-01 | 1.1332449841 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1.1474750247 |
| 2023-10-01 | 1.0110569139 |
| 2024-01-01 | 2.9370619646 |
| 2024-04-01 | 4.4223960739 |
| 2024-07-01 | 3.1888849134 |
| 2024-10-01 | 3.5799670642 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.0436091644 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1.5175527374 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2.4881586308 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2.6223770279 |