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Unit labor costs, nonfarm business, percent change from same quarter a year ago, and from previous quarter (annual rate), 1st quarter 2021
Quarter
Percent change from previous quarter (annual rate)
Percent change from same quarter a year ago
Q1 2011
10.7% 3.4%
Q2 2011
-3.2% 1.7%
Q3 2011
4.5% 3.0%
Q4 2011
-7.8% 0.8%
Q1 2012
8.3% 0.2%
Q2 2012
0.4% 1.2%
Q3 2012
1.1% 0.4%
Q4 2012
12.6% 5.5%
Q1 2013
-8.0% 1.3%
Q2 2013
4.6% 2.3%
Q3 2013
-2.7% 1.3%
Q4 2013
-0.4% -1.7%
Q1 2014
12.3% 3.3%
Q2 2014
-5.6% 0.7%
Q3 2014
-1.0% 1.1%
Q4 2014
6.2% 2.8%
Q1 2015
1.3% 0.1%
Q2 2015
1.8% 2.0%
Q3 2015
1.2% 2.6%
Q4 2015
1.5% 1.4%
Q1 2016
-1.0% 0.9%
Q2 2016
1.5% 0.8%
Q3 2016
0.4% 0.6%
Q4 2016
1.3% 0.6%
Q1 2017
3.2% 1.6%
Q2 2017
3.2% 2.0%
Q3 2017
1.8% 2.4%
Q4 2017
3.9% 3.0%
Q1 2018
0.4% 2.3%
Q2 2018
0.4% 1.6%
Q3 2018
3.9% 2.1%
Q4 2018
1.0% 1.4%
Q1 2019
5.2% 2.6%
Q2 2019
-0.7% 2.3%
Q3 2019
-0.6% 1.2%
Q4 2019
1.9% 1.4%
Q1 2020
9.8% 2.5%
Q2 2020
11.9% 5.6%
Q3 2020
-9.6% 3.1%
Q4 2020
14.0% 6.1%
Q1 2021
1.7% 4.1%
United States Department of Labor
