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 2025-04-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-17 12:04 PM CST |
| 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 | 5.5425119330546120 |
| 1956-04-01 | 5.7738866809234160 |
| 1956-07-01 | 6.0565250826420570 |
| 1956-10-01 | 4.3693524299673560 |
| 1957-01-01 | 3.1476309729113580 |
| 1957-04-01 | 3.0401068997219327 |
| 1957-07-01 | 2.3457770296875620 |
| 1957-10-01 | 2.3900204956039260 |
| 1958-01-01 | 2.9218357510705280 |
| 1958-04-01 | 0.9542107679853026 |
| 1958-07-01 | 1.0889041686275645 |
| 1958-10-01 | 0.5694553021624289 |
| 1959-01-01 | -0.3967317572129710 |
| 1959-04-01 | 1.0434021369175877 |
| 1959-07-01 | 0.7452267115380518 |
| 1959-10-01 | 1.9709954678892347 |
| 1960-01-01 | 1.4611890813745234 |
| 1960-04-01 | 2.3670344698547810 |
| 1960-07-01 | 2.1650284841850547 |
| 1960-10-01 | 2.7958162889808515 |
| 1961-01-01 | 2.6092253257506530 |
| 1961-04-01 | 0.0402175436463710 |
| 1961-07-01 | -0.1540800607304748 |
| 1961-10-01 | -1.3875867477866233 |
| 1962-01-01 | -0.9675216143486340 |
| 1962-04-01 | 0.7608419124286294 |
| 1962-07-01 | 0.1939926403572918 |
| 1962-10-01 | 0.2547394519358257 |
| 1963-01-01 | 0.2286311295367553 |
| 1963-04-01 | -0.2953139767825370 |
| 1963-07-01 | -0.0174059348824306 |
| 1963-10-01 | 0.8141728432669517 |
| 1964-01-01 | 0.1277424707787147 |
| 1964-04-01 | 0.5887071979341849 |
| 1964-07-01 | 1.8685909044080560 |
| 1964-10-01 | 1.9286885487426460 |
| 1965-01-01 | 1.3049767528784980 |
| 1965-04-01 | 1.5170513602411009 |
| 1965-07-01 | 0.0938274744210066 |
| 1965-10-01 | -0.7524440622368085 |
| 1966-01-01 | 0.6805236995165101 |
| 1966-04-01 | 1.8956692340147705 |
| 1966-07-01 | 4.1690874940391000 |
| 1966-10-01 | 4.6799847764289380 |
| 1967-01-01 | 3.1778733148207370 |
| 1967-04-01 | 2.3406483241072453 |
| 1967-07-01 | 1.9930218776447215 |
| 1967-10-01 | 2.6852869674333983 |
| 1968-01-01 | 4.4734467782316120 |
| 1968-04-01 | 4.1860530274322220 |
| 1968-07-01 | 4.8664655839405330 |
| 1968-10-01 | 5.4767012074530380 |
| 1969-01-01 | 5.0731634283729560 |
| 1969-04-01 | 6.4947563876579020 |
| 1969-07-01 | 6.8408947146723800 |
| 1969-10-01 | 6.9575531431086170 |
| 1970-01-01 | 8.4387257925872860 |
| 1970-04-01 | 6.7655815675238140 |
| 1970-07-01 | 5.0658412087927690 |
| 1970-10-01 | 4.2647065842607620 |
| 1971-01-01 | 2.6693687343224070 |
| 1971-04-01 | 3.2591206914097275 |
| 1971-07-01 | 3.3464280236948287 |
| 1971-10-01 | 3.7161200174512290 |
| 1972-01-01 | 5.5175865814477610 |
| 1972-04-01 | 3.6055176700599545 |
| 1972-07-01 | 3.9969535153186850 |
| 1972-10-01 | 3.5669758151749530 |
| 1973-01-01 | 2.5545383627495920 |
| 1973-04-01 | 4.3286763816297230 |
| 1973-07-01 | 6.3061060990300920 |
| 1973-10-01 | 6.3792679597854430 |
| 1974-01-01 | 8.4529781801305450 |
| 1974-04-01 | 9.5657027269730740 |
| 1974-07-01 | 10.2948517067444850 |
| 1974-10-01 | 10.7249503595277280 |
| 1975-01-01 | 9.6824309386876660 |
| 1975-04-01 | 8.0206266222117300 |
| 1975-07-01 | 5.2810596794453880 |
| 1975-10-01 | 5.0578491270040690 |
| 1976-01-01 | 3.7901914096371920 |
| 1976-04-01 | 4.2735630173634760 |
| 1976-07-01 | 5.0419696376733920 |
| 1976-10-01 | 5.2174932783931520 |
| 1977-01-01 | 6.0841057843244390 |
| 1977-04-01 | 6.4648784889897390 |
| 1977-07-01 | 5.6946286894357610 |
| 1977-10-01 | 6.8684411775059170 |
| 1978-01-01 | 8.0167336028698500 |
| 1978-04-01 | 6.3092794417122490 |
| 1978-07-01 | 7.2935076526504750 |
| 1978-10-01 | 6.1751136221946600 |
| 1979-01-01 | 6.6006058366415440 |
| 1979-04-01 | 9.0156134611658110 |
| 1979-07-01 | 9.6209767625485160 |
| 1979-10-01 | 9.9819143394992920 |
| 1980-01-01 | 9.1827864944337700 |
| 1980-04-01 | 10.9276009285407930 |
| 1980-07-01 | 10.7225688525352640 |
| 1980-10-01 | 10.3278817961473800 |
| 1981-01-01 | 8.9340369606901970 |
| 1981-04-01 | 7.7353029121760150 |
| 1981-07-01 | 6.6707686958691740 |
| 1981-10-01 | 7.5520487893463530 |
| 1982-01-01 | 9.7300513080581150 |
| 1982-04-01 | 7.7159679546475850 |
| 1982-07-01 | 8.0137617627783320 |
| 1982-10-01 | 6.0036066391622080 |
| 1983-01-01 | 3.1399191732970930 |
| 1983-04-01 | 2.1651526830312640 |
| 1983-07-01 | 0.8025016161239620 |
| 1983-10-01 | 0.8636175147837247 |
| 1984-01-01 | 1.2935575989526025 |
| 1984-04-01 | 2.0705098190261640 |
| 1984-07-01 | 3.0306342600405176 |
| 1984-10-01 | 3.0737694650703280 |
| 1985-01-01 | 3.1922480670978928 |
| 1985-04-01 | 3.3878859712909493 |
| 1985-07-01 | 2.5922388750386958 |
| 1985-10-01 | 3.0536616624271600 |
| 1986-01-01 | 2.5635739787410870 |
| 1986-04-01 | 2.4400886136328586 |
| 1986-07-01 | 2.9528614517533830 |
| 1986-10-01 | 3.0885060662400385 |
| 1987-01-01 | 3.5962580004851827 |
| 1987-04-01 | 3.6436161455907980 |
| 1987-07-01 | 3.7631089964106710 |
| 1987-10-01 | 3.1336986524259190 |
| 1988-01-01 | 3.4344592810834103 |
| 1988-04-01 | 4.0856494186703390 |
| 1988-07-01 | 4.2743876297576950 |
| 1988-10-01 | 4.1547511919589160 |
| 1989-01-01 | 3.3741110526723963 |
| 1989-04-01 | 2.3880390841207637 |
| 1989-07-01 | 1.9686952094096280 |
| 1989-10-01 | 2.7822621693008407 |
| 1990-01-01 | 3.1498361786913440 |
| 1990-04-01 | 4.4983467820414330 |
| 1990-07-01 | 4.9822340162565150 |
| 1990-10-01 | 4.8156177334341140 |
| 1991-01-01 | 4.7938399986211800 |
| 1991-04-01 | 3.6513171834310807 |
| 1991-07-01 | 3.2809794908214185 |
| 1991-10-01 | 2.9643722319968195 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.9426528455478480 |
| 1992-04-01 | 2.7862245272063390 |
| 1992-07-01 | 2.1841086470701234 |
| 1992-10-01 | 1.4497484768394984 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.9967462317228550 |
| 1993-04-01 | 1.5177681454018217 |
| 1993-07-01 | 1.7165878838731812 |
| 1993-10-01 | 1.4498171380849830 |
| 1994-01-01 | 1.1564053723494770 |
| 1994-04-01 | 0.7164881006570630 |
| 1994-07-01 | 0.8019290288239694 |
| 1994-10-01 | 0.8598213668610449 |
| 1995-01-01 | 1.7008533396773164 |
| 1995-04-01 | 1.6669715730592350 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1.6356515958394156 |
| 1995-10-01 | 1.8767723208261613 |
| 1996-01-01 | 1.6243367573206775 |
| 1996-04-01 | 1.0276002374422335 |
| 1996-07-01 | 1.1613006926128693 |
| 1996-10-01 | 1.2985565549769510 |
| 1997-01-01 | 1.9699298039151232 |
| 1997-04-01 | 1.7086090304229400 |
| 1997-07-01 | 1.4628340867009375 |
| 1997-10-01 | 2.3587054872325712 |
| 1998-01-01 | 2.0005176297401475 |
| 1998-04-01 | 3.3749447209698995 |
| 1998-07-01 | 3.5017315235258857 |
| 1998-10-01 | 2.0727962836284783 |
| 1999-01-01 | 1.8730934398250167 |
| 1999-04-01 | 1.1969129063453852 |
| 1999-07-01 | 0.9243883695124544 |
| 1999-10-01 | 1.5912527537193617 |
| 2000-01-01 | 4.2951123361286940 |
| 2000-04-01 | 2.8588289082153100 |
| 2000-07-01 | 4.5558984659609730 |
| 2000-10-01 | 3.8006544586017914 |
| 2001-01-01 | 2.8388925032353310 |
| 2001-04-01 | 3.1523606754771410 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1.4147035621250280 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1.4547108634785415 |
| 2002-01-01 | -1.5096858148650587 |
| 2002-04-01 | -0.1233350991252282 |
| 2002-07-01 | -0.0627254134709198 |
| 2002-10-01 | 0.8041597681399298 |
| 2003-01-01 | 1.1510492608549240 |
| 2003-04-01 | 1.1436639556756325 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.9166821598452060 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.6797549750301479 |
| 2004-01-01 | 0.9256953345195776 |
| 2004-04-01 | 1.4715352714139631 |
| 2004-07-01 | 2.8385368190474720 |
| 2004-10-01 | 2.1629502059400134 |
| 2005-01-01 | 2.0540322532293240 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1.5116325778740396 |
| 2005-07-01 | 0.8536184780634299 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1.6919884718385654 |
| 2006-01-01 | 3.0622828243126000 |
| 2006-04-01 | 2.7406022876459293 |
| 2006-07-01 | 2.6917308279193835 |
| 2006-10-01 | 3.1326958482764704 |
| 2007-01-01 | 3.9491264224011320 |
| 2007-04-01 | 3.5151195635315570 |
| 2007-07-01 | 2.7164590250840810 |
| 2007-10-01 | 2.0109162209630920 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1.4936391773390805 |
| 2008-04-01 | 1.0610180524864820 |
| 2008-07-01 | 2.0164936386091110 |
| 2008-10-01 | 3.2107565142854410 |
| 2009-01-01 | -0.9024705798275964 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.3196821374835519 |
| 2009-07-01 | -0.9162182122829134 |
| 2009-10-01 | -2.9377720093908530 |
| 2010-01-01 | -1.2074260304880593 |
| 2010-04-01 | -0.9648760665463528 |
| 2010-07-01 | -0.4353759649393178 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.1869079207490641 |
| 2011-01-01 | 2.9250607289513300 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1.6863716892384144 |
| 2011-07-01 | 2.5816207959156547 |
| 2011-10-01 | 0.6989456269368930 |
| 2012-01-01 | 0.5709539749332115 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1.0442036901766545 |
| 2012-07-01 | 0.6100199537094377 |
| 2012-10-01 | 4.7392772391002540 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1.4774424917129518 |
| 2013-04-01 | 2.0592591139172183 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1.0831492419891071 |
| 2013-10-01 | -1.2545267420640570 |
| 2014-01-01 | 2.5747328641363240 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.9578286640608292 |
| 2014-07-01 | 1.5363260205519975 |
| 2014-10-01 | 2.7983077364261337 |
| 2015-01-01 | 0.8616400326595280 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2.3027559532076690 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2.6175455101901490 |
| 2015-10-01 | 1.6390169372626255 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1.1530490097434285 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.8735878025257130 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.6027935884389891 |
| 2016-10-01 | 0.8052749322220462 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1.5015620537136120 |
| 2017-04-01 | 1.7013363662868606 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2.1263587283457888 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2.3820753753474860 |
| 2018-01-01 | 2.1172051748431290 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2.0478748650238803 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2.2958161754743480 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2.0043767747976142 |
| 2019-01-01 | 2.8690129038581170 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1.9557115468870263 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.7347627719574833 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.9884856605680120 |
| 2020-01-01 | 2.5077857892621034 |
| 2020-04-01 | 5.1562299261457100 |
| 2020-07-01 | 2.7404393665037270 |
| 2020-10-01 | 4.4445068082471320 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1.2763898292557860 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.1401357408002496 |
| 2021-07-01 | 4.7329843735159970 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2.9903088323858604 |
| 2022-01-01 | 4.6975954673257520 |
| 2022-04-01 | 4.4339300228827530 |
| 2022-07-01 | 4.1654482765321440 |
| 2022-10-01 | 3.3277767027299623 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2.8753011915349440 |
| 2023-04-01 | 2.7766204021043346 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1.8145520058026390 |
| 2023-10-01 | 2.4042741744815680 |
| 2024-01-01 | 3.1633965163132020 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2.9833101952207190 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2.8035190832412390 |
| 2024-10-01 | 3.0606386706483133 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.8968932496972410 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.8010137420627750 |