Labour Costs in the United States increased to 121.23 points in the first quarter of 2024 from 119.86 points in the fourth quarter of 2023. Labour Costs in the United States averaged 58.31 points from 1947 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 121.23 points in the first quarter of 2024 and a record low of 14.98 points in the second quarter of 1947. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labour Costs in the United States is expected to be 125.59 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Nonfarm Unit Labor Costs is projected to trend around 126.66 points in 2025 and 129.06 points in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.20 0.30 percent Apr 2024
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.40 Hours Apr 2024
Continuing Jobless Claims 1774.00 1774.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Employed Persons 161491.00 161466.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Employment Cost Index 1.20 0.90 percent Mar 2024
Employment Rate 60.20 60.30 percent Apr 2024
Full Time Employment 132940.00 132946.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Government Payrolls 8.00 72.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Initial Jobless Claims 208.00 208.00 Thousand Apr 2024
JOLTs Job Openings 8488.00 8813.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Job Openings 8352.00 8845.00 Thousand Feb 2024
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 210.00 213.50 Thousand Apr 2024
Participation Rate 62.70 62.70 percent Apr 2024
Labour Costs 121.23 119.86 points Mar 2024
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.74 0.74 percent Apr 2024
Manufacturing Payrolls 8.00 -4.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Non Farm Payrolls 175.00 315.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 167.00 243.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Part Time Employment 28632.00 27941.00 Thousand Mar 2024
Productivity 111.91 111.83 points Mar 2024
Unemployed Persons 6492.00 6429.00 Thousand Apr 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.90 3.80 percent Apr 2024
Wages 29.83 29.77 USD/Hour Apr 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 27.54 27.45 USD/Hour Apr 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.20 8.80 percent Apr 2024

United States Nonfarm Unit Labor Costs
Labor Costs refers to the relationship between compensation per hour and labor productivity, or real output per hour, and can be used as an indicator of inflationary pressure on producers.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
121.23 119.86 121.23 14.98 1947 - 2024 points Quarterly
2017=100, SA