Table Data - Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Unit Labor Costs: Total for United States
| Title | Unit Labor Costs: Early Estimate of Quarterly Unit Labor Costs (ULC) Indicators: Unit Labor Costs: Total for United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | ULQEUL01USQ659S |
| 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 | 1956-01-01 to 2026-04-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-15 3:39 PM CDT |
| Notes | OECD Data Filters: REF_AREA: USA 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 |
|---|---|
| 1956-01-01 | 5.542511933053970 |
| 1956-04-01 | 5.773886680923890 |
| 1956-07-01 | 6.056525082642610 |
| 1956-10-01 | 4.369352429967390 |
| 1957-01-01 | 3.147630972911570 |
| 1957-04-01 | 3.040106899721830 |
| 1957-07-01 | 2.345777029687230 |
| 1957-10-01 | 2.390020495604620 |
| 1958-01-01 | 2.921835751070660 |
| 1958-04-01 | 0.954210767985364 |
| 1958-07-01 | 1.088904168627970 |
| 1958-10-01 | 0.569455302161348 |
| 1959-01-01 | -0.396731757213009 |
| 1959-04-01 | 1.043402136917800 |
| 1959-07-01 | 0.745226711537805 |
| 1959-10-01 | 1.970995467889920 |
| 1960-01-01 | 1.461189081374340 |
| 1960-04-01 | 2.367034469853870 |
| 1960-07-01 | 2.165028484185140 |
| 1960-10-01 | 2.795816288980510 |
| 1961-01-01 | 2.609225325750670 |
| 1961-04-01 | 0.040217543646892 |
| 1961-07-01 | -0.154080060730832 |
| 1961-10-01 | -1.387586747786560 |
| 1962-01-01 | -0.967521614349032 |
| 1962-04-01 | 0.760841912428201 |
| 1962-07-01 | 0.193992640357066 |
| 1962-10-01 | 0.254739451935593 |
| 1963-01-01 | 0.228631129537371 |
| 1963-04-01 | -0.295313976782496 |
| 1963-07-01 | -0.017405934882020 |
| 1963-10-01 | 0.814172843267547 |
| 1964-01-01 | 0.127742470778891 |
| 1964-04-01 | 0.588707197934912 |
| 1964-07-01 | 1.868590904408320 |
| 1964-10-01 | 1.928688548742460 |
| 1965-01-01 | 1.304976752877820 |
| 1965-04-01 | 1.517051360240610 |
| 1965-07-01 | 0.093827474420394 |
| 1965-10-01 | -0.752444062236735 |
| 1966-01-01 | 0.680523699516766 |
| 1966-04-01 | 1.895669234014960 |
| 1966-07-01 | 4.169087494039330 |
| 1966-10-01 | 4.679984776428880 |
| 1967-01-01 | 3.177873314820400 |
| 1967-04-01 | 2.340648324107160 |
| 1967-07-01 | 1.993021877645030 |
| 1967-10-01 | 2.685286967433040 |
| 1968-01-01 | 4.473446778232140 |
| 1968-04-01 | 4.186053027432510 |
| 1968-07-01 | 4.866465583940770 |
| 1968-10-01 | 5.476701207453090 |
| 1969-01-01 | 5.073163428372700 |
| 1969-04-01 | 6.494756387657620 |
| 1969-07-01 | 6.840894714672150 |
| 1969-10-01 | 6.957553143108930 |
| 1970-01-01 | 8.438725792587490 |
| 1970-04-01 | 6.765581567523490 |
| 1970-07-01 | 5.065841208793030 |
| 1970-10-01 | 4.264706584260570 |
| 1971-01-01 | 2.669368734322150 |
| 1971-04-01 | 3.259120691409680 |
| 1971-07-01 | 3.346428023694180 |
| 1971-10-01 | 3.716120017451360 |
| 1972-01-01 | 5.517586581448010 |
| 1972-04-01 | 3.605517670060370 |
| 1972-07-01 | 3.996953515319300 |
| 1972-10-01 | 3.566975815174690 |
| 1973-01-01 | 2.554538362749570 |
| 1973-04-01 | 4.328676381629660 |
| 1973-07-01 | 6.306106099029480 |
| 1973-10-01 | 6.379267959785610 |
| 1974-01-01 | 8.452978180130510 |
| 1974-04-01 | 9.565702726973150 |
| 1974-07-01 | 10.294851706744600 |
| 1974-10-01 | 10.724950359527800 |
| 1975-01-01 | 9.682430938687240 |
| 1975-04-01 | 8.020626622211570 |
| 1975-07-01 | 5.281059679445390 |
| 1975-10-01 | 5.057849127004240 |
| 1976-01-01 | 3.790191409637570 |
| 1976-04-01 | 4.273563017363370 |
| 1976-07-01 | 5.041969637673270 |
| 1976-10-01 | 5.217493278392940 |
| 1977-01-01 | 6.084105784324540 |
| 1977-04-01 | 6.464878488989710 |
| 1977-07-01 | 5.694628689436180 |
| 1977-10-01 | 6.868441177505870 |
| 1978-01-01 | 8.016733602869450 |
| 1978-04-01 | 6.309279441712490 |
| 1978-07-01 | 7.293507652650160 |
| 1978-10-01 | 6.175113622194670 |
| 1979-01-01 | 6.600605836641620 |
| 1979-04-01 | 9.015613461165550 |
| 1979-07-01 | 9.620976762548850 |
| 1979-10-01 | 9.981914339499570 |
| 1980-01-01 | 9.182786494433710 |
| 1980-04-01 | 10.927600928540900 |
| 1980-07-01 | 10.722568852535200 |
| 1980-10-01 | 10.327881796147200 |
| 1981-01-01 | 8.934036960690280 |
| 1981-04-01 | 7.735302912175970 |
| 1981-07-01 | 6.670768695868960 |
| 1981-10-01 | 7.552048789346340 |
| 1982-01-01 | 9.730051308058200 |
| 1982-04-01 | 7.715967954647750 |
| 1982-07-01 | 8.013761762778390 |
| 1982-10-01 | 6.003606639162220 |
| 1983-01-01 | 3.139919173296950 |
| 1983-04-01 | 2.165152683031210 |
| 1983-07-01 | 0.802501616124029 |
| 1983-10-01 | 0.863617514783677 |
| 1984-01-01 | 1.293557598952710 |
| 1984-04-01 | 2.070509819026030 |
| 1984-07-01 | 3.030634260040530 |
| 1984-10-01 | 3.073769465070590 |
| 1985-01-01 | 3.192248067097990 |
| 1985-04-01 | 3.387885971290870 |
| 1985-07-01 | 2.592238875038630 |
| 1985-10-01 | 3.053661662426930 |
| 1986-01-01 | 2.563573978741100 |
| 1986-04-01 | 2.440088613633050 |
| 1986-07-01 | 2.952861451753530 |
| 1986-10-01 | 3.088506066240000 |
| 1987-01-01 | 3.596258000485260 |
| 1987-04-01 | 3.643616145590860 |
| 1987-07-01 | 3.763108996410750 |
| 1987-10-01 | 3.133698652425990 |
| 1988-01-01 | 3.434459281083210 |
| 1988-04-01 | 4.085649418670160 |
| 1988-07-01 | 4.274387629757580 |
| 1988-10-01 | 4.154751191958830 |
| 1989-01-01 | 3.374111052672360 |
| 1989-04-01 | 2.388039084120770 |
| 1989-07-01 | 1.968695209409650 |
| 1989-10-01 | 2.782262169301000 |
| 1990-01-01 | 3.149836178691420 |
| 1990-04-01 | 4.498346782041600 |
| 1990-07-01 | 4.982234016256460 |
| 1990-10-01 | 4.815617733433970 |
| 1991-01-01 | 4.793839998621170 |
| 1991-04-01 | 3.651317183430860 |
| 1991-07-01 | 3.280979490821310 |
| 1991-10-01 | 2.964372231996790 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.942652845547930 |
| 1992-04-01 | 2.786224527206430 |
| 1992-07-01 | 2.184108647070170 |
| 1992-10-01 | 1.449748476839740 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.996746231722723 |
| 1993-04-01 | 1.517768145401810 |
| 1993-07-01 | 1.716587883873190 |
| 1993-10-01 | 1.449817138084830 |
| 1994-01-01 | 1.156405372349670 |
| 1994-04-01 | 0.716488100657098 |
| 1994-07-01 | 0.801929028823944 |
| 1994-10-01 | 0.859821366861047 |
| 1995-01-01 | 1.700853339677160 |
| 1995-04-01 | 1.666971573059310 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1.635651595839380 |
| 1995-10-01 | 1.876772320826150 |
| 1996-01-01 | 1.624336757320880 |
| 1996-04-01 | 1.027600237442260 |
| 1996-07-01 | 1.161300692612840 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1.298556554977020 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1.969929803915060 |
| 1997-04-01 | 1.708609030422960 |
| 1997-07-01 | 1.462834086700940 |
| 1997-10-01 | 2.358705487232670 |
| 1998-01-01 | 2.000517629739960 |
| 1998-04-01 | 3.374944720969820 |
| 1998-07-01 | 3.501731523525970 |
| 1998-10-01 | 2.072796283628350 |
| 1999-01-01 | 1.873093439825160 |
| 1999-04-01 | 1.196912906345270 |
| 1999-07-01 | 0.924388369512497 |
| 1999-10-01 | 1.591252753719450 |
| 2000-01-01 | 4.295112336128560 |
| 2000-04-01 | 2.858828908215520 |
| 2000-07-01 | 4.555898465960870 |
| 2000-10-01 | 3.800654458601690 |
| 2001-01-01 | 2.838892503235300 |
| 2001-04-01 | 3.152360675477080 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1.414703562124960 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1.454710863478570 |
| 2002-01-01 | -1.509685814864900 |
| 2002-04-01 | -0.123335099125188 |
| 2002-07-01 | -0.062725413470843 |
| 2002-10-01 | 0.804159768139812 |
| 2003-01-01 | 1.151049260854960 |
| 2003-04-01 | 1.143663955675470 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.916682159845195 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.679754975030211 |
| 2004-01-01 | 0.925695334519450 |
| 2004-04-01 | 1.471535271414080 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2.838536819047470 |
| 2004-10-01 | 2.162950205940080 |
| 2005-01-01 | 2.054032253229310 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1.511632577874080 |
| 2005-07-01 | 0.853618478063423 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1.691988471838650 |
| 2006-01-01 | 3.062282824312710 |
| 2006-04-01 | 2.740602287645770 |
| 2006-07-01 | 2.691730827919470 |
| 2006-10-01 | 3.132695848276290 |
| 2007-01-01 | 3.949126422401110 |
| 2007-04-01 | 3.515119563531570 |
| 2007-07-01 | 2.716459025084060 |
| 2007-10-01 | 2.010916220963100 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1.493639177339130 |
| 2008-04-01 | 1.061018052486480 |
| 2008-07-01 | 2.016493638609100 |
| 2008-10-01 | 3.210756514285530 |
| 2009-01-01 | -0.902470579827663 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.319682137483590 |
| 2009-07-01 | -0.916218212282915 |
| 2009-10-01 | -2.937772009390850 |
| 2010-01-01 | -1.207426030488080 |
| 2010-04-01 | -0.964876066546327 |
| 2010-07-01 | -0.435375964939344 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.186907920749135 |
| 2011-01-01 | 2.925060728951420 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1.686371689238530 |
| 2011-07-01 | 2.581620795915680 |
| 2011-10-01 | 0.698945626936753 |
| 2012-01-01 | 0.570953974933142 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1.044203690176570 |
| 2012-07-01 | 0.610019953709484 |
| 2012-10-01 | 4.739277239100280 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1.477442491713000 |
| 2013-04-01 | 2.059259113917130 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.083149241989050 |
| 2013-10-01 | -1.254526742064120 |
| 2014-01-01 | 2.574732864136320 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.957828664060911 |
| 2014-07-01 | 1.536326020552090 |
| 2014-10-01 | 2.798307736426310 |
| 2015-01-01 | 0.861640032659494 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2.302755953207750 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2.617545510190090 |
| 2015-10-01 | 1.639016937262540 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1.153049009743330 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.873587802525666 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.602793588439021 |
| 2016-10-01 | 0.805274932222089 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1.501562053713680 |
| 2017-04-01 | 1.701336366286750 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2.126358728345700 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2.382075375347510 |
| 2018-01-01 | 2.117205174843220 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2.047874865023870 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2.295816175474320 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2.004376774797460 |
| 2019-01-01 | 2.869012903858040 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1.955711546887140 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.734762771957498 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.988485660568017 |
| 2020-01-01 | 2.507785789262100 |
| 2020-04-01 | 5.156229926145710 |
| 2020-07-01 | 2.740439366503720 |
| 2020-10-01 | 4.444506808247280 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1.297704971129330 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.124679562485119 |
| 2021-07-01 | 4.729028710005070 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2.979572394367970 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4.705970838275860 |
| 2022-04-01 | 4.436194490822180 |
| 2022-07-01 | 4.168486708413740 |
| 2022-10-01 | 3.321380709950720 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2.875434365373210 |
| 2023-04-01 | 2.773990448840150 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1.818125464137000 |
| 2023-10-01 | 2.405569730420830 |
| 2024-01-01 | 3.165596616648280 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2.977535336612070 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2.800848584274850 |
| 2024-10-01 | 3.061216833917850 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.909099881982820 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.232979281030480 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2.176063853167690 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2.031953299021900 |
| 2026-01-01 | 0.774452568616524 |
| 2026-04-01 | 1.543054672639070 |