United States Unit Labor Costs q/q

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Last release
24 Mar 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
4.4%
Forecast
2.8%
Previous
2.8%
Next release
07 May 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 9 days
Forecast
4.5%
Previous
4.4%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
07 Sept 2023
2 Q 2023
2.2%
1.6%
03 Aug 2023
2 Q 2023 prelim.
1.6%
-0.5%
01 Jun 2023
1 Q 2023
4.2%
6.3%
04 May 2023
1 Q 2023 prelim.
6.3%
8.4%
02 Mar 2023
4 Q 2022
3.2%
1.1%
02 Feb 2023
4 Q 2022 prelim.
1.1%
11.1%
07 Dec 2022
3 Q 2022
2.4%
3.5%
03 Nov 2022
3 Q 2022 prelim.
3.5%
3.9%
01 Sept 2022
2 Q 2022
10.2%
10.8%
09 Aug 2022
2 Q 2022 prelim.
10.8%
5.0%
02 Jun 2022
1 Q 2022
12.6%
11.6%
05 May 2022
1 Q 2022 prelim.
11.6%
3.2%
03 Mar 2022
4 Q 2021
0.9%
0.3%
03 Feb 2022
4 Q 2021 prelim.
0.3%
3.1%
07 Dec 2021
3 Q 2021
9.6%
8.3%
04 Nov 2021
3 Q 2021 prelim.
8.3%
2.2%
02 Sept 2021
2 Q 2021
1.3%
1.0%
10 Aug 2021
2 Q 2021 prelim.
1.0%
2.3%
03 Jun 2021
1 Q 2021
1.7%
-0.3%
06 May 2021
1 Q 2021 prelim.
-0.3%
12.3%

Unit Labor Costs q/q shows the average change in the pay for labor in the given month compared to the previous one. It is considered to be a leading indicator of consumer inflation. Farming industry is excluded from the indicator calculation.

A faster than expected growth can have a positive effect on USD quotes.

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