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 6 March 2025 13:30

Previous
3%
Revised
-
Forecast
3%
Actual
2.2%

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

Next event - Thursday 8 May 2025 12:30

Previous
-
Forecast
-
Actual
-

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

The most recent announced value for Unit Labor Costs was 2.2% against a forecast of 3%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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%
Thursday 1 September 2022 12:30
10.7%
10.2%
Tuesday 9 August 2022 12:30
9.5%
10.8%
Thursday 2 June 2022 12:30
11.6%
12.6%
Thursday 5 May 2022 12:30
9.9%
11.6%

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
Industrial Production (MoM)Bullish change0.3%0.7%
Building Permits (MoM)Bearish change1.473M1.456M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.35M1.501M
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBearish change5.7-20
Retail Sales (MoM)Bullish change-1.2%0.2%
Retail Sales Control GroupBullish change-1%1%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bullish change-0.6%0.3%
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change64.757.9
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.5%3.9%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change222K220K
Producer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.6%0%
Producer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change3.7%3.2%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bearish change0.3%-0.1%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change3.6%3.4%
Monthly Budget StatementBearish change$-129B$-307B
Consumer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.5%0.2%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change3%2.8%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0.2%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change3.3%3.1%
JOLTS Job OpeningsBullish change7.508M7.74M
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0.3%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bullish change3.9%4%
Labor Force Participation RateBearish change62.6%62.4%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change125K151K
U6 Underemployment RateBearish change7.5%8%
Unemployment RateBearish change4%4.1%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change242K221K
Nonfarm ProductivityBullish change1.2%1.5%
Challenger Job CutsBullish change49.795K172.017K
Factory Orders (MoM)Bullish change-0.6%1.7%
ISM Services Employment IndexBullish change52.353.9
ISM Services New Orders IndexBullish change51.352.2
ISM Services PMIBullish change52.853.5
ISM Services Prices PaidBullish change60.462.6
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change50.451.6
ADP Employment ChangeBearish change186K77K

About Unit Labor Costs

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