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
04 Mar 2021
4 Q 2020
6.0%
6.8%
04 Feb 2021
4 Q 2020 prelim.
6.8%
-2.9%
08 Dec 2020
3 Q 2020
-6.6%
-8.9%
05 Nov 2020
3 Q 2020 prelim.
-8.9%
7.5%
03 Sept 2020
2 Q 2020
9.0%
12.2%
14 Aug 2020
2 Q 2020 prelim.
12.2%
2.0%
04 Jun 2020
1 Q 2020
5.1%
4.8%
07 May 2020
1 Q 2020 prelim.
4.8%
0.9%
05 Mar 2020
4 Q 2019
0.9%
1.4%
06 Feb 2020
4 Q 2019 prelim.
1.4%
1.0%
10 Dec 2019
3 Q 2019
2.5%
3.6%
06 Nov 2019
3 Q 2019 prelim.
3.6%
4.4%
05 Sept 2019
2 Q 2019
2.6%
2.4%
15 Aug 2019
2 Q 2019 prelim.
2.4%
0.7%
06 Jun 2019
1 Q 2019
-1.6%
-0.9%
02 May 2019
1 Q 2019 prelim.
-0.9%
2.3%
07 Mar 2019
4 Q 2018
2.0%
1.7%
06 Dec 2018
3 Q 2018
0.9%
0.3%
01 Nov 2018
3 Q 2018 prelim.
1.2%
-0.4%
06 Sept 2018
2 Q 2018
-1.0%
0.2%

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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