Table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Durable 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 ANNUAL 2.7 1.6 -1.2 4.9 2.2 2.1
2025 IV -3.0 -2.3 0.7 5.9 3.3 9.1
III 5.8 r 3.8 r -1.9 r 5.6 r 2.4 r -0.2 r
II 4.3 4.7 0.3 4.6 2.9 0.3
I 7.7 r 7.5 -0.2 r 5.6 r 1.7 r -2.0 r
2024 ANNUAL -0.5 r -2.1 -1.7 r 5.4 r 2.3 r 5.9
2024 IV -2.0 r -4.6 -2.6 r 3.2 r 0.1 r 5.3
III -0.4 r -4.5 -4.1 r 6.7 r 5.2 r 7.1
II -0.1 r 0.3 0.4 r 3.2 r 0.4 r 3.3 r
I -0.2 r -2.4 -2.2 r 4.1 r 0.3 r 4.3
2023 ANNUAL -1.0 -0.2 0.9 4.1 -0.1 5.2
2023 IV 0.2 r -3.4 -3.6 r 8.5 r 5.5 r 8.3 r
III -4.3 r -1.5 3.0 r 4.2 r 0.7 r 9.0
II 6.1 r 1.5 -4.3 r 11.5 r 8.3 r 5.2
I -3.5 r -1.8 1.8 r 2.2 r -1.4 r 5.9 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 ANNUAL 2.7 1.6 -1.2 4.9 2.2 2.1
2025 IV 3.6 3.4 -0.3 5.4 2.6 1.7
III 3.9 r 2.8 r -1.1 r 4.7 r 1.8 r 0.8
II 2.3 r 0.6 -1.7 r 5.0 r 2.5 r 2.6
I 1.2 r -0.4 -1.7 r 4.6 r 1.8 r 3.3
2024 ANNUAL -0.5 r -2.1 -1.7 r 5.4 r 2.3 r 5.9
2024 IV -0.7 r -2.8 -2.1 r 4.3 r 1.5 r 5.0
III -0.1 r -2.5 -2.4 r 5.6 r 2.8 r 5.7
II -1.1 r -1.8 -0.6 5.0 r 1.7 r 6.2
I 0.4 r -1.5 -1.8 7.0 3.7 r 6.7
2023 ANNUAL -1.0 -0.2 0.9 4.1 -0.1 5.2
2023 IV -0.5 -1.3 -0.8 6.6 3.2 7.1
III -1.0 -0.8 0.2 4.0 0.4 5.0
II -0.6 r 0.2 0.8 r 4.4 r 0.4 r 5.1
I -1.4 r 1.2 2.6 2.1 r -3.5 r 3.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 ANNUAL 98.1 96.9 98.7 134.6 102.1 137.1
2025 IV 98.7 97.2 98.5 137.5 103.3 139.4
III 99.4 r 97.8 r 98.3 r 135.5 r 102.5 r 136.3 r
II 98.0 r 96.9 98.8 r 133.7 r 101.9 r 136.4 r
I 97.0 r 95.8 98.7 r 132.2 r 101.1 r 136.3 r
2024 ANNUAL 95.5 r 95.4 99.9 r 128.3 r 99.9 r 134.3 r
2024 IV 95.2 r 94.0 98.8 r 130.4 r 100.7 r 137.0 r
III 95.7 r 95.1 99.4 r 129.4 r 100.7 r 135.3 r
II 95.8 r 96.2 100.5 r 127.4 r 99.4 r 133.0 r
I 95.8 r 96.2 100.4 r 126.4 r 99.3 r 131.9 r
2023 ANNUAL 96.0 97.5 101.6 121.7 97.6 126.8
2023 IV 95.9 r 96.8 100.9 r 125.1 r 99.2 r 130.5 r
III 95.8 r 97.6 101.9 r 122.6 r 97.9 r 128.0 r
II 96.9 r 98.0 101.1 r 121.3 r 97.7 r 125.2
I 95.5 r 97.6 102.3 r 118.1 r 95.8 r 123.7 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 5, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 05, 2026
United States Department of Labor
