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)
2025 III 3.3 2.6 -0.7 4.8 1.6 1.5
II 2.9 r 2.9 r 0.0 r 4.0 r 2.3 r 1.1 r
I 3.5 r 3.9 r 0.4 3.5 r -0.2 r 0.0 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.1 r -0.9 r -1.0 4.7 r 1.7 r 4.7 r
2024 IV -0.6 r -2.1 r -1.6 1.9 r -1.1 r 2.5 r
III -1.0 r -2.3 r -1.4 4.5 r 3.0 r 5.5 r
II 0.2 r 1.1 r 0.9 4.4 r 1.6 r 4.1 r
I -1.4 r -2.0 r -0.7 3.0 r -0.7 r 4.4 r
2023 ANNUAL -0.4 -0.4 0.0 4.1 r 0.0 r 4.5 r
2023 IV 2.2 r -0.8 r -2.9 6.6 r 3.7 r 4.3 r
III -0.7 r -0.6 r 0.1 6.3 r 2.7 r 7.0 r
II 4.3 r 0.7 r -3.4 8.9 r 5.8 r 4.4 r
I 0.1 r 0.4 r 0.3 2.4 r -1.2 r 2.3 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 III 2.3 1.8 -0.5 3.6 0.6 1.3
II 1.2 r 0.5 r -0.7 3.5 r 1.0 r 2.3 r
I 0.5 r 0.1 r -0.4 3.6 r 0.8 r 3.0 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.1 r -0.9 r -1.0 4.7 r 1.7 r 4.7 r
2024 IV -0.7 r -1.4 r -0.7 3.4 r 0.7 r 4.1 r
III 0.0 r -1.0 r -1.0 4.6 r 1.9 r 4.6 r
II 0.1 r -0.6 r -0.7 5.0 r 1.8 r 5.0 r
I 1.1 r -0.7 r -1.7 6.2 r 2.8 r 5.0 r
2023 ANNUAL -0.4 -0.4 0.0 4.1 r 0.0 r 4.5 r
2023 IV 1.5 r -0.1 r -1.5 6.0 r 2.7 r 4.5 r
III 0.1 r -0.6 r -0.7 4.2 r 0.6 r 4.1 r
II -0.6 -0.6 0.0 4.5 r 0.4 r 5.1 r
I -1.8 r -0.4 r 1.4 2.6 r -3.0 r 4.5 r
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 III 99.4 99.2 99.8 133.9 101.2 134.7
II 98.6 r 98.6 r 99.9 r 132.3 r 100.8 r 134.2 r
I 97.9 r 97.9 r 99.9 131.0 r 100.2 r 133.8 r
2024 ANNUAL 97.2 r 97.5 r 100.4 128.2 r 99.9 r 132.0 r
2024 IV 97.1 r 96.9 r 99.8 129.9 r 100.3 r 133.8 r
III 97.2 r 97.4 r 100.2 129.3 r 100.5 r 133.0 r
II 97.4 r 98.0 r 100.6 127.9 r 99.8 r 131.2 r
I 97.4 r 97.8 r 100.4 126.5 r 99.4 r 129.9 r
2023 ANNUAL 97.1 r 98.4 r 101.4 122.4 r 98.2 r 126.1 r
2023 IV 97.7 r 98.3 r 100.5 125.6 r 99.6 r 128.5 r
III 97.2 r 98.5 r 101.3 123.6 r 98.7 r 127.1 r
II 97.4 r 98.6 r 101.3 121.7 r 98.0 r 125.0 r
I 96.4 r 98.4 r 102.1 119.1 r 96.7 r 123.7 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
