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United States Labour Costs

Price

122.553 Points

12/1/2025

Change +/-

+0.832 Points

Percentage Change

+0.68 %

The current value of the Labour Costs in United States is 122.553 Points. The Labour Costs in United States increased to 122.553 Points on 12/1/2025, after it was 121.721 Points on 9/1/2025. From 3/1/1947 to 12/1/2025, the average GDP in United States was 59.64 Points. The all-time high was reached on 3/1/2025 with 123.17 Points, while the lowest value was recorded on 6/1/1947 with 14.98 Points.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Labour Costs History

Labour Costs — History
Date	Value
12/1/2025	122.553 Points
9/1/2025	121.721 Points
6/1/2025	122.265 Points
3/1/2025	123.166 Points
12/1/2024	121.028 Points
9/1/2024	120.168 Points
6/1/2024	119.84 Points
3/1/2024	119.527 Points
12/1/2023	117.926 Points
9/1/2023	117.567 Points
6/1/2023	117.228 Points
3/1/2023	116.541 Points
12/1/2022	115.898 Points
9/1/2022	116.407 Points
6/1/2022	114.442 Points
3/1/2022	113.451 Points
12/1/2021	111.499 Points
9/1/2021	110.544 Points
6/1/2021	108.448 Points
3/1/2021	106.936 Points
12/1/2020	107.625 Points
9/1/2020	104.121 Points
6/1/2020	107.332 Points
3/1/2020	106.321 Points
12/1/2019	103.457 Points
9/1/2019	102.651 Points
6/1/2019	103.755 Points
3/1/2019	104.382 Points
12/1/2018	102.836 Points
9/1/2018	102.314 Points
6/1/2018	101.618 Points
3/1/2018	101.104 Points
12/1/2017	100.829 Points
9/1/2017	100.222 Points
6/1/2017	99.748 Points
3/1/2017	99.192 Points
12/1/2016	98.371 Points
9/1/2016	97.979 Points
6/1/2016	97.893 Points
3/1/2016	97.597 Points
12/1/2015	97.978 Points
9/1/2015	97.569 Points
6/1/2015	97.237 Points
3/1/2015	96.861 Points
12/1/2014	96.299 Points
9/1/2014	94.938 Points
6/1/2014	95.236 Points
3/1/2014	96.389 Points
12/1/2013	93.793 Points
9/1/2013	93.938 Points
6/1/2013	94.817 Points
3/1/2013	93.953 Points
12/1/2012	95.86 Points
9/1/2012	93.108 Points
6/1/2012	92.846 Points
3/1/2012	92.843 Points
12/1/2011	91.13 Points
9/1/2011	92.945 Points
6/1/2011	92.042 Points
3/1/2011	92.918 Points
12/1/2010	90.512 Points
9/1/2010	90.498 Points
6/1/2010	90.542 Points
3/1/2010	89.76 Points
12/1/2009	90.727 Points
9/1/2009	91.537 Points
6/1/2009	92.25 Points
3/1/2009	91.943 Points
12/1/2008	95.562 Points
9/1/2008	93.818 Points
6/1/2008	93.081 Points
3/1/2008	94.023 Points
12/1/2007	92.528 Points
9/1/2007	92.146 Points
6/1/2007	92.531 Points
3/1/2007	92.873 Points
12/1/2006	91.12 Points
9/1/2006	90.289 Points
6/1/2006	89.861 Points
3/1/2006	89.606 Points
12/1/2005	88.56 Points
9/1/2005	88.059 Points
6/1/2005	87.505 Points
3/1/2005	86.841 Points
12/1/2004	87.248 Points
9/1/2004	87.291 Points
6/1/2004	86.096 Points
3/1/2004	85.366 Points
12/1/2003	85.291 Points
9/1/2003	84.893 Points
6/1/2003	85.495 Points
3/1/2003	85.123 Points
12/1/2002	85.446 Points
9/1/2002	85.142 Points
6/1/2002	85.361 Points
3/1/2002	84.723 Points
12/1/2001	86.134 Points
9/1/2001	86.408 Points
6/1/2001	86.812 Points
3/1/2001	87.935 Points
12/1/2000	85.541 Points
9/1/2000	85.935 Points
6/1/2000	84.228 Points
3/1/2000	85.706 Points
12/1/1999	82.458 Points
9/1/1999	82.023 Points
6/1/1999	82.057 Points
3/1/1999	82.016 Points
12/1/1998	81.7 Points
9/1/1998	81.866 Points
6/1/1998	81.666 Points
3/1/1998	81.061 Points
12/1/1997	80.442 Points
9/1/1997	79.392 Points
6/1/1997	79.245 Points
3/1/1997	79.69 Points
12/1/1996	78.628 Points
9/1/1996	78.247 Points
6/1/1996	77.937 Points
3/1/1996	77.965 Points
12/1/1995	77.605 Points
9/1/1995	77.401 Points
6/1/1995	76.978 Points
3/1/1995	76.704 Points
12/1/1994	76.312 Points
9/1/1994	76.515 Points
6/1/1994	76.106 Points
3/1/1994	75.545 Points
12/1/1993	76.194 Points
9/1/1993	75.94 Points
6/1/1993	76.247 Points
3/1/1993	75.243 Points
12/1/1992	75.146 Points
9/1/1992	75.189 Points
6/1/1992	75.008 Points
3/1/1992	74.951 Points
12/1/1991	74.493 Points
9/1/1991	73.857 Points
6/1/1991	73.61 Points
3/1/1991	73.401 Points
12/1/1990	73.201 Points
9/1/1990	71.898 Points
6/1/1990	71.191 Points
3/1/1990	70.319 Points
12/1/1989	69.646 Points
9/1/1989	68.667 Points
6/1/1989	68.374 Points
3/1/1989	68.293 Points
12/1/1988	68.22 Points
9/1/1988	67.786 Points
6/1/1988	67.099 Points
3/1/1988	66.478 Points
12/1/1987	65.587 Points
9/1/1987	65.465 Points
6/1/1987	64.817 Points
3/1/1987	64.781 Points
12/1/1986	64.193 Points
9/1/1986	63.208 Points
6/1/1986	62.694 Points
3/1/1986	62.464 Points
12/1/1985	62.314 Points
9/1/1985	61.404 Points
6/1/1985	61.28 Points
3/1/1985	60.896 Points
12/1/1984	60.326 Points
9/1/1984	59.913 Points
6/1/1984	59.299 Points
3/1/1984	59.008 Points
12/1/1983	58.62 Points
9/1/1983	58.288 Points
6/1/1983	58.113 Points
3/1/1983	58.816 Points
12/1/1982	59.015 Points
9/1/1982	58.673 Points
6/1/1982	57.888 Points
3/1/1982	57.459 Points
12/1/1981	55.71 Points
9/1/1981	54.229 Points
6/1/1981	53.547 Points
3/1/1981	51.954 Points
12/1/1980	51.463 Points
9/1/1980	50.638 Points
6/1/1980	49.582 Points
3/1/1980	47.777 Points
12/1/1979	46.696 Points
9/1/1979	45.494 Points
6/1/1979	44.452 Points
3/1/1979	43.376 Points
12/1/1978	41.906 Points
9/1/1978	41.157 Points
6/1/1978	40.412 Points
3/1/1978	40.522 Points
12/1/1977	39.498 Points
9/1/1977	38.332 Points
6/1/1977	37.997 Points
3/1/1977	37.388 Points
12/1/1976	36.929 Points
9/1/1976	36.263 Points
6/1/1976	35.601 Points
3/1/1976	35.267 Points
12/1/1975	35.113 Points
9/1/1975	34.584 Points
6/1/1975	34.398 Points
3/1/1975	34.219 Points
12/1/1974	33.475 Points
9/1/1974	32.874 Points
6/1/1974	31.602 Points
3/1/1974	30.709 Points
12/1/1973	29.955 Points
9/1/1973	29.18 Points
6/1/1973	28.415 Points
3/1/1973	28.034 Points
12/1/1972	27.932 Points
9/1/1972	27.646 Points
6/1/1972	27.441 Points
3/1/1972	27.656 Points
12/1/1971	27.329 Points
9/1/1971	26.907 Points
6/1/1971	26.794 Points
3/1/1971	26.482 Points
12/1/1970	26.714 Points
9/1/1970	26.214 Points
6/1/1970	26.202 Points
3/1/1970	26.171 Points
12/1/1969	25.789 Points
9/1/1969	25.175 Points
6/1/1969	24.761 Points
3/1/1969	24.168 Points
12/1/1968	24.032 Points
9/1/1968	23.507 Points
6/1/1968	23.14 Points
3/1/1968	22.983 Points
12/1/1967	22.881 Points
9/1/1967	22.638 Points
6/1/1967	22.45 Points
3/1/1967	22.176 Points
12/1/1966	22.054 Points
9/1/1966	21.897 Points
6/1/1966	21.658 Points
3/1/1966	21.171 Points
12/1/1965	21.091 Points
9/1/1965	21.143 Points
6/1/1965	21.347 Points
3/1/1965	21.303 Points
12/1/1964	21.519 Points
9/1/1964	21.156 Points
6/1/1964	21.095 Points
3/1/1964	20.978 Points
12/1/1963	21.176 Points
9/1/1963	20.924 Points
6/1/1963	21.22 Points
3/1/1963	21.273 Points
12/1/1962	21.126 Points
9/1/1962	21.091 Points
6/1/1962	21.291 Points
3/1/1962	21.064 Points
12/1/1961	21.072 Points
9/1/1961	21.098 Points
6/1/1961	21.298 Points
3/1/1961	21.555 Points
12/1/1960	21.642 Points
9/1/1960	21.267 Points
6/1/1960	21.269 Points
3/1/1960	20.803 Points
12/1/1959	20.842 Points
9/1/1959	20.579 Points
6/1/1959	20.488 Points
3/1/1959	20.513 Points
12/1/1958	20.338 Points
9/1/1958	20.601 Points
6/1/1958	20.512 Points
3/1/1958	20.718 Points
12/1/1957	20.433 Points
9/1/1957	20.229 Points
6/1/1957	20.245 Points
3/1/1957	19.964 Points
12/1/1956	19.909 Points
9/1/1956	19.788 Points
6/1/1956	19.486 Points
3/1/1956	19.212 Points
12/1/1955	18.689 Points
9/1/1955	18.456 Points
6/1/1955	18.199 Points
3/1/1955	18.111 Points
12/1/1954	18.341 Points
9/1/1954	18.367 Points
6/1/1954	18.551 Points
3/1/1954	18.658 Points
12/1/1953	18.542 Points
9/1/1953	18.299 Points
6/1/1953	18.185 Points
3/1/1953	18.016 Points
12/1/1952	17.965 Points
9/1/1952	17.895 Points
6/1/1952	17.588 Points
3/1/1952	17.423 Points
12/1/1951	17.328 Points
9/1/1951	17.055 Points
6/1/1951	17.242 Points
3/1/1951	16.815 Points
12/1/1950	16.439 Points
9/1/1950	16.065 Points
6/1/1950	16.093 Points
3/1/1950	15.944 Points
12/1/1949	16.077 Points
9/1/1949	16.038 Points
6/1/1949	16.381 Points
3/1/1949	16.518 Points
12/1/1948	16.588 Points
9/1/1948	16.5 Points
6/1/1948	16.185 Points
3/1/1948	15.929 Points
12/1/1947	15.632 Points
9/1/1947	15.911 Points
6/1/1947	14.98 Points
3/1/1947	14.981 Points

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Labour Costs

Labor Costs pertain to the relationship between hourly compensation and labor productivity, measured as real output per hour. This metric serves as an indicator of inflationary pressures affecting producers, as detailed by Eulerpool.

What is Labour Costs?

Labour Costs: A Comprehensive Insight The study of labor costs forms a critical aspect of macroeconomic analysis and understanding. At Eulerpool, our dedication to providing precise and comprehensive macroeconomic data has positioned us as a key resource for understanding various economic indicators, including labor costs. This analysis not only helps economists and policymakers but also provides invaluable insights for businesses, investors, and academic researchers. Labor costs, in essence, represent the total expenses borne by employers to compensate their workforce. These costs encompass not just salaries and wages but also other associated expenses such as benefits, taxes, bonuses, and in some cases, training and development costs. Understanding labor costs within an economy is pivotal because it reflects how efficiently the labor market operates, influences business decisions, affects competitiveness, and plays a prominent role in shaping economic policy. To begin with, labor costs can be broadly divided into two categories: direct and indirect costs. Direct labor costs primarily include wages, salaries, and any additional monetary compensation promised to the employees. Indirect labor costs, on the other hand, hinge heavily on supplementary benefits such as health insurance, retirement benefits, social security taxes, paid leave, and other employee perks and amenities. An exhaustive analysis of labor costs must account for both these dimensions to provide a holistic understanding of the economic picture. A high labor cost can indicate a well-compensated workforce, which often correlates with higher living standards, greater consumer spending, and economic growth. However, if labor costs rise faster than productivity, it can lead to inflationary pressures and decreased competitiveness of businesses on a global scale. Hence, labor costs have a dual-edge effect on the economy, providing both potential benefits and challenges. From the standpoint of enterprises, labor costs are a significant part of the operating expenses, often accounting for the largest share of the total costs in labor-intensive industries. A deep dive into labor costs helps businesses optimize their workforce management. By analyzing labor cost patterns, businesses can make informed decisions regarding hiring, wage adjustments, and investments in staff training to ensure maximum productivity and cost efficiency. For policymakers, labor cost statistics are paramount when devising fiscal and monetary policies. High labor costs might prompt policymakers to implement measures aimed at boosting productivity, such as investing in education and skills development, or encouraging technological advancements. Conversely, low labor costs may indicate underemployment or wage suppression, prompting interventions to stimulate wage growth and improve labor market conditions. Understanding labor costs also involves delving into various underlying factors that impact these costs. Economic conditions, labor market policies, collective bargaining agreements, consumer price index, and labor productivity are some of the key determinants. For instance, in a tight labor market with low unemployment rates, labor costs are likely to rise as employers compete to attract and retain talent. On the contrary, in scenarios of high unemployment, labor costs might stagnate or even decrease as the supply of available workers exceeds demand. Globalization has further added layers of complexity to the analysis of labor costs. With industries increasingly operating on an international scale, the comparison of labor costs across different regions and countries becomes pertinent. Businesses often make strategic decisions on location and outsourcing based on the labor cost dynamics of various geographies. Therefore, a granular analysis of international labor cost trends can provide strategic insights for multinational corporations looking to optimize their labor expenditures. Additionally, the rise of the gig economy and remote work have introduced new paradigms in the labor cost dynamics. The flexibility offered by gig and remote work arrangements has implications for both direct and indirect labor costs. Employers may save on office space and related overheads while potentially facing new challenges in managing a dispersed and diverse workforce. At Eulerpool, our commitment to accuracy and depth ensures that our labor cost data is meticulously collected, analyzed, and presented. By offering a comprehensive view of labor cost trends, factors influencing these costs, and their broader economic implications, we strive to be an indispensable resource for all stakeholders seeking to understand this critical economic indicator. Our data services encompass historical labor cost trends, real-time analytics, and predictive modeling to cater to a wide range of needs. Whether you are an economist, policymaker, business leader, investor, or researcher, leveraging our robust database allows you to gain granular insights, identify emerging trends, and make well-informed decisions. In conclusion, comprehensively grasping the nuances of labor costs is essential for a myriad of economic, business, and policy decisions. With Eulerpool’s expertise and extensive data resources, stakeholders are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of labor cost analysis, gaining the critical insights necessary to foster sustainable economic growth and competitiveness.

Labour Costs United States — FAQ

What is the current Labour Costs in United States?

The current Labour Costs in United States is 122.553 Points as of 12/1/2025.

How has the Labour Costs in United States changed recently?

The Labour Costs in United States increased from 121.721 Points (9/1/2025) to 122.553 Points (12/1/2025).

What is the all-time high for Labour Costs in United States?

The all-time high for Labour Costs in United States was 123.17 Points, recorded on 3/1/2025.

What is the all-time low for Labour Costs in United States?

The all-time low for Labour Costs in United States was 14.98 Points, recorded on 6/1/1947.

What is the historical average of Labour Costs in United States?

The historical average of Labour Costs in United States is 59.64 Points, calculated over the period from 3/1/1947 to 12/1/2025.

Where does the Labour Costs data for United States come from?

The Labour Costs data for United States is sourced from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and published on Eulerpool.

Key Figures

Country

United States

Continent

Americas

Highest Value

123.17

Lowest Value

14.98

Average Value

59.64

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