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 III 5.4 r 3.6 r -1.7 5.4 2.2 0.0 r
II 4.3 4.7 0.3 4.6 2.9 0.3
I 6.9 7.5 0.6 4.7 0.8 -2.1
2024 ANNUAL -0.7 -2.1 -1.5 5.1 2.1 5.9
2024 IV -2.6 -4.6 -2.0 2.5 -0.5 5.3
III -1.0 -4.5 -3.6 6.0 4.6 7.1
II -0.5 0.3 0.8 2.7 0.0 3.2
I -0.1 -2.4 -2.3 4.2 0.5 4.3
2023 ANNUAL -1.0 -0.2 0.9 4.1 -0.1 5.2
2023 IV -0.6 -3.4 -2.9 7.6 4.7 8.2
III -3.7 -1.5 2.3 5.0 1.4 9.0
II 5.9 1.5 -4.2 11.4 8.1 5.2
I -3.3 -1.8 1.6 2.5 -1.1 6.0
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 III 3.4 r 2.7 r -0.7 4.3 1.3 0.8 r
II 1.8 0.6 -1.2 4.5 1.9 2.6
I 0.6 -0.4 -1.1 4.0 1.2 3.3
2024 ANNUAL -0.7 -2.1 -1.5 5.1 2.1 5.9
2024 IV -1.0 -2.8 -1.8 3.9 1.1 5.0
III -0.5 -2.5 -2.0 5.1 2.4 5.7
II -1.2 -1.8 -0.6 4.9 1.6 6.2
I 0.3 -1.5 -1.8 7.0 3.6 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 -0.5 0.2 0.7 4.5 0.5 5.1
I -1.3 1.2 2.6 2.2 -3.4 3.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 III 98.7 r 97.7 r 99.0 134.7 101.8 136.4 r
II 97.4 96.9 99.4 132.9 101.2 136.4
I 96.4 95.8 99.3 131.4 100.5 136.3
2024 ANNUAL 95.3 95.4 100.1 128.0 99.7 134.3
2024 IV 94.8 94.0 99.2 129.9 100.3 137.0
III 95.5 95.1 99.7 129.1 100.4 135.3
II 95.7 96.2 100.6 127.2 99.3 133.0
I 95.8 96.2 100.4 126.4 99.3 131.9
2023 ANNUAL 96.0 97.5 101.6 121.7 97.6 126.8
2023 IV 95.8 96.8 101.0 125.1 99.2 130.5
III 96.0 97.6 101.7 122.8 98.1 128.0
II 96.9 98.0 101.1 121.3 97.7 125.2
I 95.5 97.6 102.2 118.1 95.8 123.7
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See footnotes following Table 6. January 29, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: January 29, 2026
United States Department of Labor
