Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452) in the United States
Series ID IPUHN452U100000000
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Industry Productivity
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Index 2017=100
Date Range 1987-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-12-02 2:17 PM CST
Notes Unit labor costs represent the cost of labor required to produce one unit of output. The unit labor cost indexes are computed by dividing an index of nominal industry labor compensation by an index of real industry output.
DATE VALUE
1987-01-01 125.877
1988-01-01 128.062
1989-01-01 129.940
1990-01-01 134.265
1991-01-01 131.192
1992-01-01 124.852
1993-01-01 116.509
1994-01-01 111.262
1995-01-01 109.645
1996-01-01 107.335
1997-01-01 107.739
1998-01-01 105.730
1999-01-01 101.933
2000-01-01 103.625
2001-01-01 102.767
2002-01-01 101.688
2003-01-01 99.111
2004-01-01 97.091
2005-01-01 96.418
2006-01-01 95.807
2007-01-01 96.891
2008-01-01 97.532
2009-01-01 99.609
2010-01-01 97.610
2011-01-01 99.646
2012-01-01 100.669
2013-01-01 98.450
2014-01-01 98.630
2015-01-01 98.749
2016-01-01 100.106
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 100.227
2019-01-01 98.747
2020-01-01 100.319
2021-01-01 103.404
2022-01-01 104.217
2023-01-01 109.894

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