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 5 February 2026 13:30

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Next event - Thursday 5 March 2026 13:30

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The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

There is no forecast value for Unit Labor Costs yet - check back for updates.

Trading range

Forecast history

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Thursday 5 February 2026 13:30
-
-
Thursday 29 January 2026 13:30
-1.9%
-1.9%
Thursday 8 January 2026 13:30
-
-1.9%
Thursday 6 November 2025 13:30
-
-
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%

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:

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New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change15.5%-1.7%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change-8.8%15.5%
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index(no change)56.656.6
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change57.356.6
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change3.5%3.4%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBearish change3.4%3.3%
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change5352.3
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBearish change52.451.2
S&P Global Services PMIBearish change52.752.3
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)Bearish change2.9%2.7%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBearish change4.4%1.4%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index(no change)3.7%3.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)Bullish change2.8%2.9%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.4%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.8%3%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.4%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.8%2.9%
Personal Income (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0.3%
Personal Spending(no change)0.4%0.4%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bullish change-7.4%-0.8%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change229K206K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyBullish change12.616.3
Industrial Production (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.7%
Building Permits (MoM)Bullish change1.388M1.448M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.322M1.404M
Building Permits (MoM)Bearish change1.411M1.388M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.272M1.322M
Durable Goods OrdersBearish change5.4%-1.4%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBearish change6.6%-2.5%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBullish change0.5%0.9%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBearish change0.8%0.6%
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBearish change7.77.1
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change7.8K10.3K
Consumer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.7%2.4%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change2.6%2.5%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change4.4%-8.4%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change232K227K
Monthly Budget StatementBullish change$-145B$-95B
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)(no change)3.7%3.7%
Labor Force Participation RateBullish change62.4%62.5%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change48K130K
U6 Underemployment RateBullish change8.4%8%
Unemployment RateBullish change4.4%4.3%
Employment Cost IndexBearish change0.8%0.7%
Retail Sales (MoM)Bearish change0.6%0%
Retail Sales Control GroupBearish change0.2%-0.1%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0%
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change5K6.5K

About Unit Labor Costs

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