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
16 Aug 2013
2 Q 2013 prelim.
1.4%
05 Jun 2013
1 Q 2013
-4.2%
02 May 2013
1 Q 2013 prelim.
0.5%
07 Mar 2013
4 Q 2012
4.4%
07 Feb 2013
4 Q 2012 prelim.
4.5%
05 Dec 2012
3 Q 2012
-2.3%
01 Nov 2012
3 Q 2012 prelim.
-0.1%
05 Sept 2012
2 Q 2012
1.5%
08 Aug 2012
2 Q 2012 prelim.
1.7%
06 Jun 2012
1 Q 2012
5.6%
03 May 2012
1 Q 2012 prelim.
2.0%
07 Mar 2012
4 Q 2011
2.7%
02 Feb 2012
4 Q 2011 prelim.
1.2%
30 Nov 2011
3 Q 2011
-2.5%
03 Nov 2011
3 Q 2011 prelim.
-2.4%
01 Sept 2011
2 Q 2011
2.8%
09 Aug 2011
2 Q 2011 prelim.
3.3%
02 Jun 2011
1 Q 2011
4.8%
05 May 2011
1 Q 2011 prelim.
1.0%
03 Mar 2011
4 Q 2010
-0.6%

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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