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Data extracted on: September 30, 2021 (11:13:59 AM)

Major Sector Productivity and Costs

Series Id:	PRS85006112
Sector:	Nonfarm Business
Measure:	Unit labor costs
Duration:	Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate
Base Year:	-

Year	Qtr1	Qtr2	Qtr3	Qtr4
2011	10.6	-3.3	4.3	-7.8
2012	8.0	0.3	0.8	12.5
2013	-7.7	4.3	-2.9	0.0
2014	12.5	-5.4	-0.9	6.7
2015	1.8	2.2	1.4	1.5
2016	-1.0	1.4	0.1	2.0
2017	3.6	2.5	1.8	4.0
2018	1.1	-0.4	4.1	1.6
2019	5.6	-2.8	-0.5	3.5
2020	11.3	10.3	-9.9	13.3
2021	-2.8	1.3(R)
R : revised