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U.S. Unit Labor Costs QoQ

Latest Release

Mar 02, 2023

Actual

3.2%

Forecast

1.6%

2.0%

Unit Labor Costs measure the annualized change in the price businesses pay for labor, excluding the farming industry. It is a leading indicator of consumer inflation.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics of...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Mar 03, 2023 (Q4)	00:30	3.2%	1.6%	2.0%
Feb 03, 2023 (Q4)	00:30	1.1%	1.5%	2.0%
Dec 08, 2022 (Q3)	00:30	2.4%	3.1%	3.5%
Nov 03, 2022 (Q3)	23:30	3.5%	4.1%	8.9%
Sep 01, 2022 (Q2)	23:30	10.2%	10.7%	10.8%
Aug 09, 2022 (Q2)	23:30	10.8%	9.5%	12.7%

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