NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Benchmarked Unit Labor Costs - Business Sector for the United States (DISCONTINUED) Series ID: ULQBBU08USQ657S Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Release: Main Economic Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Quarterly Units: Growth Rate Previous Period Date Range: 1955-01-01 to 2011-07-01 Last Updated: 2013-07-23 6:10 PM CDT Notes: OECD descriptor ID: ULQBBU08 OECD unit ID: GPSA OECD country ID: USA All OECD data should be cited as follows: OECD, "Main Economic Indicators - complete database", Main Economic Indicators (database),http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/data-00052-en (Accessed on date) Copyright, 2016, OECD. Reprinted with permission. DATE VALUE 1955-01-01 -1.46199321811872000 1955-04-01 1.33126533197832000 1955-07-01 1.08562557873798000 1955-10-01 1.64731029412504000 1956-01-01 2.42716074025192000 1956-04-01 1.32016106643731000 1956-07-01 1.32691538187099000 1956-10-01 0.92255065951186600 1957-01-01 0.03541640247392880 1957-04-01 0.98660258837358000 1957-07-01 -0.19204875572514200 1957-10-01 0.77483521311552300 1958-01-01 2.03507902706652000 1958-04-01 -1.23637725256368000 1958-07-01 -0.90347735199953800 1958-10-01 -0.32917117230033100 1959-01-01 0.70944167367743700 1959-04-01 -0.44942575429173400 1959-07-01 0.35949529157812600 1959-10-01 1.30477921429219000 1960-01-01 -0.16496710398280300 1960-04-01 2.00817733563455000 1960-07-01 -0.02092395209584700 1960-10-01 1.71253319465373000 1961-01-01 -0.70222814283046800 1961-04-01 -1.20546825579519000 1961-07-01 -0.33307862077980300 1961-10-01 -0.16922690088034600 1962-01-01 -0.47187617428524000 1962-04-01 0.97658802477198300 1962-07-01 -0.18386401179069500 1962-10-01 0.75686680010542100 1963-01-01 -0.25272552744498600 1963-04-01 -0.00945291853347815 1963-07-01 -0.85432866546085900 1963-10-01 0.57966698001419500 1964-01-01 -1.02030169467207000 1964-04-01 1.03004130437660000 1964-07-01 0.43048292866976700 1964-10-01 1.49451626423382000 1965-01-01 -0.94563501285551100 1965-04-01 0.06077383826343120 1965-07-01 -0.21103601363759300 1965-10-01 -0.04906890586166720 1966-01-01 -0.52192658720690400 1966-04-01 2.33018572576073000 1966-07-01 1.64905489374167000 1966-10-01 1.18478150051762000 1967-01-01 0.51878277293053400 1967-04-01 1.23454588379317000 1967-07-01 1.09090016200430000 1967-10-01 1.07286924807513000 1968-01-01 0.48542368365762200 1968-04-01 0.64372999820289400 1968-07-01 1.77547658392887000 1968-10-01 2.20348492686404000 1969-01-01 0.36412655161030400 1969-04-01 2.49747328073888000 1969-07-01 1.88845027827600000 1969-10-01 2.75847161307837000 1970-01-01 1.01529605838934000 1970-04-01 0.27543148622268700 1970-07-01 0.13997809289484400 1970-10-01 1.54092324629382000 1971-01-01 -1.09568305708781000 1971-04-01 1.23934628954466000 1971-07-01 0.43016052084098400 1971-10-01 1.51910254744964000 1972-01-01 0.79943425613846900 1972-04-01 -0.72405414359658200 1972-07-01 0.60907335694773600 1972-10-01 1.36433242528298000 1973-01-01 -0.57468393131994100 1973-04-01 1.53877491867180000 1973-07-01 2.73023625756546000 1973-10-01 2.93449497972701000 1974-01-01 2.56653668254249000 1974-04-01 2.57781175507499000 1974-07-01 4.00147537118993000 1974-10-01 1.51614324845398000 1975-01-01 1.91299012795819000 1975-04-01 0.10043476470861200 1975-07-01 0.70818483202336000 1975-10-01 1.29488132978978000 1976-01-01 0.15610779296046700 1976-04-01 1.23692621819190000 1976-07-01 1.86001258234136000 1976-10-01 1.58487269890997000 1977-01-01 0.86615949376352100 1977-04-01 1.30368764823070000 1977-07-01 0.80222210402946400 1977-10-01 3.38929105346944000 1978-01-01 2.16618156649151000 1978-04-01 -0.45097359517679800 1978-07-01 2.18728956124010000 1978-10-01 1.66159408773077000 1979-01-01 3.42691850767078000 1979-04-01 2.37360111340528000 1979-07-01 2.26185549459068000 1979-10-01 2.62415253314039000 1980-01-01 2.54818683789442000 1980-04-01 4.01326065698681000 1980-07-01 1.94761810900010000 1980-10-01 1.63293988162336000 1981-01-01 0.57227110645107800 1981-04-01 3.36591026709705000 1981-07-01 1.48745573924072000 1981-10-01 2.94488640187482000 1982-01-01 3.39207544964832000 1982-04-01 0.32333709412170200 1982-07-01 1.55696354392433000 1982-10-01 0.45914339450527200 1983-01-01 -0.57356496611777100 1983-04-01 -1.17281573007089000 1983-07-01 -0.42358088202101700 1983-10-01 0.87173305483328200 1984-01-01 0.51492215594479400 1984-04-01 0.48660718374766000 1984-07-01 1.15033569021881000 1984-10-01 0.91383195190301100 1985-01-01 0.61331387591200600 1985-04-01 0.64288611335268500 1985-07-01 0.02460059427034880 1985-10-01 1.19141304481168000 1986-01-01 0.21349566084783200 1986-04-01 0.25268187262119000 1986-07-01 0.41025272207085800 1986-10-01 1.31232368811016000 1987-01-01 1.28738387113939000 1987-04-01 0.39406081290736500 1987-07-01 1.24743299895097000 1987-10-01 0.83057569770784900 1988-01-01 1.10370591525320000 1988-04-01 0.74892023943425800 1988-07-01 1.26249299643772000 1988-10-01 0.14414133389317100 1989-01-01 0.71895704152928000 1989-04-01 -0.03460634705303330 1989-07-01 0.16249591829657200 1989-10-01 1.57281601629108000 1990-01-01 0.78454759753270200 1990-04-01 1.52211228037499000 1990-07-01 1.48148905970771000 1990-10-01 1.36248126997914000 1991-01-01 0.55208248942742000 1991-04-01 0.19127052591403100 1991-07-01 0.50019244958807800 1991-10-01 0.63086546203086900 1992-01-01 0.33979697348468700 1992-04-01 0.23638239693704500 1992-07-01 0.07841226132647260 1992-10-01 2.45062887278979000 1993-01-01 -4.47795784950659000 1993-04-01 3.59348327661202000 1993-07-01 0.26782586348135100 1993-10-01 1.53231126792175000 1994-01-01 -3.18979287527387000 1994-04-01 1.63807128695449000 1994-07-01 0.40255993246624300 1994-10-01 0.11837484937160400 1995-01-01 1.12593341102423000 1995-04-01 0.84119544165440000 1995-07-01 0.20691553201908300 1995-10-01 0.42107278126911800 1996-01-01 0.70998252194500000 1996-04-01 0.10341705078377200 1996-07-01 0.61558184249551800 1996-10-01 0.35363506397667100 1997-01-01 1.27634767816842000 1997-04-01 -0.04855107447907620 1997-07-01 0.53291413936666300 1997-10-01 1.64143989271557000 1998-01-01 1.24520685101751000 1998-04-01 0.84249057427913500 1998-07-01 0.30845770141161500 1998-10-01 -0.41366300006478000 1999-01-01 0.85401774188110900 1999-04-01 0.09417283865095840 1999-07-01 -0.15667231623873800 1999-10-01 0.52510946237195000 2000-01-01 3.97689511573791000 2000-04-01 -1.87851011682376000 2000-07-01 2.18091083047799000 2000-10-01 -0.08414914541655000 2001-01-01 2.33997255883786000 2001-04-01 -1.61936576007201000 2001-07-01 -0.49449873719507800 2001-10-01 -0.73921105883010900 2002-01-01 -1.02457548773717000 2002-04-01 0.35185444802230500 2002-07-01 -0.74115027863993800 2002-10-01 0.11427329477631000 2003-01-01 0.09324429387550730 2003-04-01 0.24407082001912800 2003-07-01 -1.18698943831468000 2003-10-01 0.96832059230235000 2004-01-01 -0.03916881591572600 2004-04-01 1.30281323314216000 2004-07-01 1.62585802117356000 2004-10-01 0.14950903587278900 2005-01-01 -0.82065738445274100 2005-04-01 0.89791029558093800 2005-07-01 1.13749578710447000 2005-10-01 0.32367940456728500 2006-01-01 1.49503102130535000 2006-04-01 0.30968422707378700 2006-07-01 0.92352580103525500 2006-10-01 1.29725208415860000 2007-01-01 2.47903147246509000 2007-04-01 -0.73110799285136300 2007-07-01 -0.22866255468493200 2007-10-01 1.24941783910305000 2008-01-01 1.82893859728201000 2008-04-01 -1.16507912169695000 2008-07-01 1.01594700190474000 2008-10-01 2.31686871999145000 2009-01-01 -1.90634065483267000 2009-04-01 0.15525616599364700 2009-07-01 -0.85965672315648100 2009-10-01 -0.99986657940378700 2010-01-01 -0.87026172243664200 2010-04-01 0.59968206553245300 2010-07-01 0.27970018269945900 2010-10-01 -0.47981325004808100 2011-01-01 1.63028215785440000 2011-04-01 0.24128025152226000 2011-07-01 -0.19405301644051900