Table 1. Business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted
Table 1. Business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted.
Value-
Real added
Hourly hourly Unit output
Year Labor compen- compen- Unit nonlabor price
and produc- Hours sation sation labor payments deflator
quarter tivity Output worked (1) (2) costs (3) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)
2025 III 5.0 5.5 0.5 2.9 -0.3 -2.0 11.3 3.9
II 4.4 r 5.1 r 0.7 1.4 r -0.2 r -2.9 r 6.7 r 1.3
I -2.2 r -1.1 r 1.1 5.2 r 1.3 7.5 r -1.3 r 3.5 r
2024 ANNUAL 2.8 3.0 0.1 5.2 2.2 2.3 r 1.5 r 2.0 r
2024 IV 1.4 r 1.7 r 0.3 4.3 r 1.2 r 2.9 r 1.1 r 2.1 r
III 2.6 r 3.8 r 1.1 3.8 r 2.3 r 1.1 r 1.0 r 1.1 r
II 3.2 r 4.2 r 1.0 4.0 r 1.2 r 0.8 r 3.6 r 2.1 r
I 0.8 r 0.4 r -0.4 r 6.0 r 2.2 r 5.1 r -0.1 r 2.7 r
2023 ANNUAL 2.1 r 3.1 r 1.0 4.1 0.0 2.0 r 4.9 3.3 r
2023 IV 3.8 r 3.6 r -0.2 5.3 r 2.4 r 1.5 r 0.4 r 1.0 r
III 5.1 r 5.3 r 0.2 6.4 r 2.8 r 1.3 r 4.8 2.9 r
II 3.4 r 2.7 r -0.7 6.0 r 2.9 r 2.5 r 0.1 r 1.4 r
I 1.3 r 3.1 r 1.8 3.5 r -0.1 r 2.2 r 4.5 r 3.2 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 III 2.1 2.8 0.6 3.4 0.5 1.3 4.3 2.7
II 1.5 2.4 r 0.8 3.7 r 1.2 r 2.1 r 1.8 r 2.0 r
I 1.2 2.1 0.9 4.3 r 1.5 r 3.1 r 1.1 r 2.2 r
2024 ANNUAL 2.8 3.0 0.1 5.2 2.2 2.3 r 1.5 r 2.0 r
2024 IV 2.0 r 2.5 r 0.5 4.5 1.7 2.5 r 1.4 r 2.0
III 2.6 r 3.0 r 0.4 4.8 r 2.0 r 2.1 r 1.2 r 1.7
II 3.2 r 3.4 r 0.1 r 5.4 2.2 2.2 r 2.2 r 2.2 r
I 3.3 3.0 -0.3 5.9 r 2.6 r 2.6 r 1.3 r 2.0 r
2023 ANNUAL 2.1 r 3.1 r 1.0 4.1 0.0 2.0 r 4.9 3.3 r
2023 IV 3.4 r 3.7 r 0.3 5.3 r 2.0 r 1.8 r 2.4 r 2.1
III 3.0 r 3.5 r 0.5 4.1 0.6 r 1.1 r 4.8 r 2.7 r
II 1.9 r 2.9 r 1.1 4.4 r 0.3 r 2.5 r 3.8 r 3.1 r
I 0.3 r 2.2 r 1.9 3.1 -2.6 r 2.8 r 8.9 r 5.5 r
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 III 118.3 125.5 106.1 144.0 108.8 121.7 135.5 127.7
II 116.9 r 123.8 r 106.0 r 143.0 r 108.9 r 122.3 r 132.0 r 126.5 r
I 115.6 r 122.3 r 105.8 r 142.5 r 109.0 r 123.2 r 129.9 r 126.1 r
2024 ANNUAL 115.4 r 121.4 r 105.2 r 138.6 r 108.0 r 120.1 r 129.6 r 124.3 r
2024 IV 116.3 r 122.6 r 105.5 r 140.7 r 108.6 r 121.0 r 130.3 r 125.1 r
III 115.9 r 122.1 r 105.4 r 139.2 r 108.3 r 120.2 r 129.9 r 124.4 r
II 115.1 r 121.0 r 105.1 r 138.0 r 107.7 r 119.8 r 129.6 r 124.1 r
I 114.2 r 119.8 r 104.8 r 136.6 r 107.3 r 119.6 r 128.4 r 123.5 r
2023 ANNUAL 112.2 r 117.9 r 105.1 r 131.7 r 105.6 r 117.4 r 127.6 r 121.9 r
2023 IV 114.0 r 119.6 r 104.9 134.6 r 106.8 r 118.1 r 128.5 r 122.6 r
III 113.0 r 118.6 r 105.0 r 132.9 r 106.1 r 117.7 r 128.3 r 122.3 r
II 111.6 r 117.1 r 104.9 r 130.9 r 105.4 r 117.3 r 126.8 r 121.5 r
I 110.6 r 116.3 r 105.1 r 129.0 r 104.6 r 116.6 r 126.8 r 121.0 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. January 8, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: January 08, 2026
United States Department of Labor
