Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted.
                                                                             Real
Year              Labor                                       Hourly         hourly          Unit
and               produc-                      Hours          compensa-      compensa-       labor
quarter           tivity        Output         worked         tion (1)       tion (2)        costs
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                      Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)

2026 II            1.9            4.6            2.6            1.9           -3.9            0.0  
     I             1.9 r          1.9 r          0.0            5.5            1.9            3.5 r

2025 ANNUAL        1.8            1.0           -0.9            4.3            1.5            2.4  

2025 IV           -3.6 r         -3.8 r         -0.3            5.0            2.4            8.9 r
     III           3.5            2.8           -0.6            5.4            2.2            1.8  
     II            3.1            2.9           -0.3            4.3            2.6            1.1  
     I             4.5            3.9           -0.6            4.5            0.8            0.0  

2024 ANNUAL        0.3           -0.9           -1.2            5.0            2.0            4.7  

2024 IV            0.0           -2.1           -2.1            2.5           -0.7            2.5  
     III          -0.5           -2.3           -1.8            5.0            3.6            5.5  
     II            0.9            1.1            0.2            5.1            2.3            4.1  
     I            -1.3           -2.0           -0.7            3.0           -0.6            4.4  
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                    Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2026 II            0.9            1.3            0.4            4.5            0.6            3.5  
     I             1.2 r          0.9 r         -0.3            5.0            2.3            3.8 r

2025 ANNUAL        1.8            1.0           -0.9            4.3            1.5            2.4  

2025 IV            1.8 r          1.4           -0.4            4.8            2.0            2.9  
     III           2.8            1.8           -0.9            4.2            1.2            1.4  
     II            1.8            0.5           -1.2            4.1            1.6            2.3  
     I             1.2            0.1           -1.1            4.3            1.5            3.0  

2024 ANNUAL        0.3           -0.9           -1.2            5.0            2.0            4.7  

2024 IV           -0.2           -1.4           -1.1            3.9            1.1            4.1  
     III           0.4           -1.0           -1.4            5.0            2.3            4.6  
     II            0.2           -0.6           -0.8            5.2            2.0            5.0  
     I             1.1           -0.7           -1.8            6.2            2.9            5.0  
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                                         Indexes 2017=100

2026 II          100.2           99.8           99.6          139.2          102.1          138.9  
     I            99.7 r         98.7 r         99.0 r        138.5 r        103.2 r        138.9 r

2025 ANNUAL       99.2 r         98.5 r         99.3          134.0          101.6          135.1 r

2025 IV           99.3 r         98.3 r         99.0          136.7          102.7          137.7 r
     III         100.2           99.2           99.1          135.0          102.1          134.8  
     II           99.3           98.6           99.2          133.3          101.5          134.2  
     I            98.5           97.9           99.3          131.9          100.9          133.8  

2024 ANNUAL       97.4           97.5          100.2          128.5          100.1          132.0  

2024 IV           97.5           96.9           99.4          130.4          100.7          133.8  
     III          97.5           97.4          100.0          129.6          100.8          133.0  
     II           97.6           98.0          100.4          128.1           99.9          131.2  
     I            97.4           97.8          100.4          126.5           99.4          129.9  
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                                     August 6, 2026
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics