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 June 2025 12:30

Previous
5.7%
Revised
-
Forecast
5.7%
Actual
6.6%

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

Next event - Thursday 7 August 2025 12:30

Previous
6.6%
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 6.6% against a forecast of 5.7%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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%
Thursday 1 September 2022 12:30
10.7%
10.2%
Tuesday 9 August 2022 12:30
9.5%
10.8%

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
Factory Orders (MoM)Bullish change-3.9%8.2%
ISM Services Employment IndexBearish change50.747.2
ISM Services New Orders IndexBullish change46.451.3
ISM Services PMIBullish change49.950.8
ISM Services Prices PaidBearish change68.767.5
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change52.852.9
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bearish change3.8%3.7%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change237K233K
Labor Force Participation RateBearish change62.4%62.3%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change144K147K
U6 Underemployment RateBullish change7.8%7.7%
Unemployment RateBullish change4.2%4.1%
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0.2%
ADP Employment ChangeBearish change29K-33K
Challenger Job CutsBearish change93.816K47.999K
ISM Manufacturing Employment IndexBearish change46.845
ISM Manufacturing New Orders IndexBearish change47.646.4
ISM Manufacturing PMIBullish change48.549
ISM Manufacturing Prices PaidBullish change69.469.7
JOLTS Job OpeningsBullish change7.395M7.769M
Chicago PMIBearish change40.540.4
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change58.458.1
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change60.560.7
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change5.1%5%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBearish change4.1%4%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.6%2.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)(no change)0.1%0.1%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.2%2.3%
Personal Income (MoM)Bearish change0.7%-0.4%
Personal SpendingBearish change0.2%-0.1%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bullish change-6.3%1.8%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)Bullish change3.4%3.5%
Durable Goods OrdersBullish change-6.6%16.4%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBullish change-7.7%15.5%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBullish change0%0.5%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBearish change-0.2%-0.5%
Gross Domestic Product Price IndexBullish change3.7%3.8%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change245K236K
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBullish change-1.4%1.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)Bullish change3.6%3.7%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change9.6%-13.7%
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0%-0.4%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change-0.5%0.8%
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change5352.8
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI(no change)5252
S&P Global Services PMIBearish change53.753.1
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey(no change)-4-4

About Unit Labor Costs

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