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
24 Mar 2026
4 Q 2025
4.4%
2.8%
05 Mar 2026
4 Q 2025 prelim.
2.8%
-0.1%
29 Jan 2026
3 Q 2025
-1.9%
-1.9%
08 Jan 2026
3 Q 2025 prelim.
-1.9%
1.6%
04 Sept 2025
2 Q 2025
1.0%
1.6%
07 Aug 2025
2 Q 2025 prelim.
1.6%
3.7%
05 Jun 2025
1 Q 2025
6.6%
5.7%
08 May 2025
1 Q 2025 prelim.
5.7%
3.3%
06 Mar 2025
4 Q 2024
2.2%
3.0%
06 Feb 2025
4 Q 2024 prelim.
3.0%
3.2%
10 Dec 2024
3 Q 2024
0.8%
1.9%
07 Nov 2024
3 Q 2024 prelim.
1.9%
-0.3%
05 Sept 2024
2 Q 2024
0.4%
0.9%
01 Aug 2024
2 Q 2024 prelim.
0.9%
2.8%
06 Jun 2024
1 Q 2024
4.0%
4.7%
02 May 2024
1 Q 2024 prelim.
4.7%
0.8%
07 Mar 2024
4 Q 2023
0.4%
0.5%
01 Feb 2024
4 Q 2023 prelim.
0.5%
4.6%
06 Dec 2023
3 Q 2023
-1.2%
-0.8%
02 Nov 2023
3 Q 2023 prelim.
-0.8%
1.8%

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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