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 Feb 2016
4 Q 2015 prelim.
4.5%
02 Dec 2015
3 Q 2015
1.8%
05 Nov 2015
3 Q 2015 prelim.
1.4%
02 Sept 2015
2 Q 2015
-1.4%
11 Aug 2015
2 Q 2015 prelim.
0.5%
04 Jun 2015
1 Q 2015
6.7%
06 May 2015
1 Q 2015 prelim.
5.0%
05 Mar 2015
4 Q 2014
4.1%
05 Feb 2015
4 Q 2014 prelim.
2.7%
03 Dec 2014
3 Q 2014
-2.3%
06 Nov 2014
3 Q 2014 prelim.
0.3%
04 Sept 2014
2 Q 2014
-0.5%
08 Aug 2014
2 Q 2014 prelim.
0.6%
04 Jun 2014
1 Q 2014
11.8%
07 May 2014
1 Q 2014 prelim.
4.2%
06 Mar 2014
4 Q 2013
-0.4%
06 Feb 2014
4 Q 2013 prelim.
-1.6%
16 Dec 2013
3 Q 2013
-2.0%
14 Nov 2013
3 Q 2013 prelim.
-0.6%
05 Sept 2013
2 Q 2013
0.5%

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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