Unit Labor Costs

The Unit Labor Cost released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor shows a total cost of employing a labor force. It can serve as an indicator of trends in production costs, share prices, and inflation. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative ,or bearish.

Most recent - Thursday 4 September 2025 12:30

Previous
1.6%
Revised
-
Forecast
1.6%
Actual
1%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/USD pairs and bearish for USD/xxx pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Unit Labor Costs was 1% against a forecast of 1.6%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Thursday 4 September 2025 12:30
1.6%
1%
Thursday 7 August 2025 12:30
1.5%
1.6%
Thursday 5 June 2025 12:30
5.7%
6.6%
Thursday 8 May 2025 12:30
5.3%
5.7%
Thursday 6 March 2025 13:30
3%
2.2%
Thursday 6 February 2025 13:30
3.8%
3%
Tuesday 10 December 2024 13:30
1.9%
0.8%
Thursday 7 November 2024 13:30
0.5%
1.9%
Thursday 5 September 2024 12:30
0.9%
0.4%
Thursday 1 August 2024 12:30
1.8%
0.9%
Thursday 6 June 2024 12:30
4.9%
4%
Thursday 2 May 2024 12:30
3.2%
4.7%
Thursday 7 March 2024 13:30
0.6%
0.4%
Thursday 1 February 2024 13:30
1.7%
0.5%
Wednesday 6 December 2023 13:30
-0.9%
-1.2%
Thursday 2 November 2023 12:30
0.7%
-0.8%
Thursday 7 September 2023 12:30
1.6%
2.2%
Thursday 3 August 2023 12:30
2.6%
1.6%
Thursday 1 June 2023 12:30
6%
4.2%
Thursday 4 May 2023 12:30
5.5%
6.3%
Thursday 2 March 2023 13:30
1.6%
3.2%
Thursday 2 February 2023 13:30
1.5%
1.1%
Wednesday 7 December 2022 13:30
3.2%
2.4%
Thursday 3 November 2022 12:30
4.1%
3.5%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Unit Labor Costs result:

PreviousLatest
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)(no change)0.3%0.3%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bearish change3.9%3.7%
Labor Force Participation RateBullish change62.2%62.3%
Nonfarm PayrollsBearish change79K22K
U6 Underemployment RateBearish change7.9%8.1%
Unemployment RateBearish change4.2%4.3%
ISM Services Employment IndexBullish change46.446.5
ISM Services New Orders IndexBullish change50.356
ISM Services PMIBullish change50.152
ISM Services Prices PaidBearish change69.969.2
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change55.454.6
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change229K237K
Nonfarm ProductivityBullish change2.4%3.3%
ADP Employment ChangeBearish change106K54K
Challenger Job CutsBullish change62.075K85.979K
Factory Orders (MoM)Bullish change-4.8%-1.3%
JOLTS Job OpeningsBearish change7.357M7.181M
ISM Manufacturing Employment IndexBullish change43.443.8
ISM Manufacturing New Orders IndexBullish change47.151.4
ISM Manufacturing PMIBullish change4848.7
ISM Manufacturing Prices PaidBearish change64.863.7
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change57.255.9
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change58.658.2
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change4.9%4.8%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBearish change3.9%3.5%
Chicago PMIBearish change47.141.5
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)(no change)0.3%0.3%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.8%2.9%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)(no change)2.6%2.6%
Personal Income (MoM)Bullish change0.3%0.4%
Personal SpendingBullish change0.3%0.5%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bullish change-0.8%-0.4%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)(no change)2.5%2.5%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBullish change3%3.3%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index(no change)2%2%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change234K229K
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)Bearish change2.1%2%

About Unit Labor Costs

Country:United States
Currency:USD
Source:US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Category:Labor Market
Frequency:Quarterly
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