# United States Unit Labor Costs

United States Unit Labor Costs was up 2.4% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 2.6% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 124.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3% (Q3 2019) to 6.1% (Q1 2022), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.ULC.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-07-01 (123 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unit-labor-costs

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 124.4 | 2.4 |
| Q2 2026 | 124.6 | 2.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 124.0 | 1.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 122.9 | 2.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 121.5 | 1.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 121.5 | 1.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 121.8 | 2.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 120.3 | 1.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 119.7 | 1.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 119.5 | 1.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 119.2 | 2.4 |
| Q4 2023 | 118.0 | 1.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 117.8 | 1.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 117.4 | 2.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 116.4 | 2.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 115.8 | 4.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 116.2 | 5.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 114.2 | 5.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 113.3 | 6.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 111.2 | 3.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 110.4 | 6.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 108.2 | 0.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 106.7 | 0.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 107.6 | 4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.ULC.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.ULC.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```