US Labor Costs Rise More than Expected in World Economy News 06/03/2026 Unit labor costs in the US nonfarm business sector rose by 2.8% in Q4 2025, more than market expectations of 2% and after a 1.8% fall in Q3, preliminary estimates showed. It reflects a 5.7% increase in hourly compensation and a 2.8% increase in productivity. In the manufacturing sector, unit labor costs rose 8.3%, the most since the third quarter of 2022, reflecting a 6.2% increase in hourly compensation and a 1.9 decrease in productivity. On an annual basis, nonfarm unit labor costs rose 1.3%, while manufacturing unit labor costs advanced 2.6%. For 2025, unit labour costs rose 1.9% in the nonfarm business sector and 2.3% in the manufacturing sector. Source: Trading Economics 2026-03-06 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share