Labour Costs in the United States increased to 123.62 points in the second quarter of 2025 from 123.13 points in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Labour Costs - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Nonfarm Business Sector: Unit Labor Costs for All Workers (ULCNFB) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2025 about unit labor cost, headline figure, sector, nonfarm, business, and USA.

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures the change in the cost of labor, free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries. The Employment Cost Index is based on figures from December 2005. In the second quarter of 2025, the ECI came to 171.4, indicating an increase of labor costs of 0.9 percent.

Manufacturing sector unit labor costs in the United States increased by 1.7 percent in the second quarter of 2025. The data are seasonally adjusted at annual rates. Unit labor costs describe the relationship between compensation per hour and productivity, or real output per hour, and can be used as an indicator of inflationary pressure on producers. Increases in hourly compensation increase unit labor costs; labor productivity increases offset compensation increases and lower unit labor costs.

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The Industry Productivity program produces annual measures of output per hour, unit labor costs, and related series for a select group of U.S. industries. Indexes and annual percent changes are available by industry for labor productivity (output per hour), output per person, real output, the implicit price deflator for output, labor hours, employment, labor compensation, and unit labor costs. Level data underlying the productivity and cost measures - including nominal value of production, labor compensation, total annual hours, and total annual employment - also are available. For more information and data visit: https://www.bls.gov/lpc/

Labor cost index in the USA, June, 2025 The most recent value is 127.6 index points as of Q2 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 127.18 index points. Historically, the average for the USA from Q1 1960 to Q2 2025 is 65.45 index points. The minimum of 18.32 index points was recorded in Q1 1960, while the maximum of 127.6 index points was reached in Q2 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Slovenia had the highest hourly labor costs in the economy among Central and Eastern European countries, reaching **** euros in 2024. However, hourly labor costs amounted to **** euros in the European Union. The lowest costs were in ********, at **** euros per hour in 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Business Sector: Unit Labor Costs for All Workers (ULCBS) from Q1 1947 to Q2 2025 about unit labor cost, sector, business, and USA.

Labor cost index in Hong Kong, June, 2025 The most recent value is 282 index points as of Q2 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 277.4 index points. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from Q1 2004 to Q2 2025 is 203.6 index points. The minimum of 144.8 index points was recorded in Q3 2004, while the maximum of 282 index points was reached in Q2 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Labour Costs in Brazil increased to 160.35 points in August from 156.82 points in July of 2025. This dataset provides - Brazil Labour Costs - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labour Costs in Norway increased to 153.09 points in the second quarter of 2025 from 133.22 points in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Norway Labour Costs - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program provides international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and consumer prices. The comparisons relate primarily to the major industrial countries, but other countries are included in certain measures. The ILC program adjusts data to a common conceptual framework because direct comparisons of national statistics across countries can be misleading due to differing concepts and methods. ILC data are used to assess U.S. economic and labor market performance relative to that of other countries and to evaluate the competitive position of the United States in increasingly global markets. The ILC program was eliminated in 2013 under sequestration. For more information and data visit: https://www.bls.gov/ilc/

Labour Costs in China increased to 62.90 points in September from 58.40 points in August of 2025. This dataset provides - China Labour Costs - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor cost index in Taiwan, September, 2025 The most recent value is 111.77 index points as of September 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 111.69 index points. Historically, the average for Taiwan from January 1980 to September 2025 is 70.69 index points. The minimum of 16.22 index points was recorded in January 1980, while the maximum of 111.77 index points was reached in September 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

According to the forecasts of the staff of the Eurosystem - the group of central banks of countries which use the Euro as their currency - the rate of increase in unit labor costs (the labor cost at which one unit of production is produced) will decrease considerably over the coming years, declining from a rate of 4.7 percent in 2024, to 2.8 percent in 2025 and 2.2 percent in 2026. This decrease in unit labor costs is set to be driven by a slowing in the growth of compensation per employee, which will decline from 4.5 percent in 2024 to 2.7 percent in 2026, coupled with an increase in labor productivity, the total output per person employed.

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Labor cost index in Mexico, September, 2025 The most recent value is 158.14 index points as of September 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 175.6 index points. Historically, the average for Mexico from January 2008 to September 2025 is 100.09 index points. The minimum of 58.09 index points was recorded in February 2008, while the maximum of 212.45 index points was reached in May 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

In the United States, nonfarm business sector unit labor costs decreased by 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter. The data are seasonally adjusted at annual rates. Unit labor costs describe the relationship between compensation per hour and productivity, or real output per hour, and can be used as an indicator of inflationary pressure on producers. Increases in hourly compensation increase unit labor costs; labor productivity increases offset compensation increases and lower unit labor costs.