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 8 May 2025 12:30

Previous
2.2%
Revised
2%
Forecast
5.3%
Actual
5.7%

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

Next event - Thursday 5 June 2025 12:30

Previous
5.7%
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 5.7% against a forecast of 5.3%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
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%
Thursday 2 June 2022 12:30
11.6%
12.6%

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
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBullish change46.547.9
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change50.852.2
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change7.3%6.6%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBearish change4.6%4.2%
Chicago PMIBearish change44.640.5
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)(no change)0.1%0.1%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.7%2.5%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0%0.1%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.3%2.1%
Personal Income (MoM)Bullish change0.7%0.8%
Personal SpendingBearish change0.7%0.2%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bearish change5.5%-6.3%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)Bearish change3.5%3.4%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBullish change-0.3%-0.2%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index(no change)3.7%3.7%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change226K240K
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)(no change)3.6%3.6%
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0%-0.1%
Durable Goods OrdersBearish change7.6%-6.3%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBearish change9%-7.5%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBullish change-0.2%0.2%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBearish change0.3%-1.3%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change2.6%10.9%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change-5.9%-0.5%
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change50.652.1
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBullish change50.252.3
S&P Global Services PMIBullish change50.852.3
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change229K227K

About Unit Labor Costs

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