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 1.5 r -1.1 r 5.1 r 2.4 r 2.3 r
2025 IV -3.3 r -2.6 r 0.7 6.3 r 3.7 r 9.9 r
III 5.8 3.8 -1.9 7.0 r 3.8 r 1.2 r
II 4.3 4.7 0.3 4.6 2.9 0.3
I 7.7 7.5 -0.2 5.6 1.7 -2.0
2024 ANNUAL -0.5 -2.1 -1.7 5.4 2.3 5.9
2024 IV -2.0 -4.6 -2.6 3.2 0.1 5.3
III -0.4 -4.5 -4.1 6.7 5.2 7.1
II -0.1 0.3 0.4 3.2 0.4 3.3
I -0.2 -2.4 -2.2 4.1 0.3 4.3
2023 ANNUAL -1.0 -0.2 0.9 4.1 -0.1 5.2
2023 IV 0.2 -3.4 -3.6 8.5 5.5 8.3
III -4.3 -1.5 3.0 4.2 0.7 9.0
II 6.1 1.5 -4.3 11.5 8.3 5.2
I -3.5 -1.8 1.8 2.2 -1.4 5.9
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 ANNUAL 2.7 1.5 r -1.1 r 5.1 r 2.4 r 2.3 r
2025 IV 3.6 3.3 r -0.3 5.9 r 3.0 r 2.2 r
III 3.9 2.8 -1.1 5.1 r 2.1 r 1.1 r
II 2.3 0.6 -1.7 5.0 2.5 2.6
I 1.2 -0.4 -1.7 4.6 1.8 3.3
2024 ANNUAL -0.5 -2.1 -1.7 5.4 2.3 5.9
2024 IV -0.7 -2.8 -2.1 4.3 1.5 5.0
III -0.1 -2.5 -2.4 5.6 2.8 5.7
II -1.1 -1.8 -0.6 5.0 1.7 6.2
I 0.4 -1.5 -1.8 7.0 3.7 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 0.2 0.8 4.4 0.4 5.1
I -1.4 1.2 2.6 2.1 -3.5 3.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 ANNUAL 98.1 r 96.9 r 98.7 r 134.8 r 102.3 r 137.4 r
2025 IV 98.6 r 97.1 r 98.5 r 138.1 r 103.7 r 140.1 r
III 99.4 r 97.8 r 98.3 136.0 r 102.8 r 136.8 r
II 98.0 96.9 98.8 133.7 101.9 136.4
I 97.0 95.8 98.7 132.2 101.1 136.3
2024 ANNUAL 95.5 95.4 99.9 128.3 99.9 134.3
2024 IV 95.2 94.0 98.8 130.4 100.7 137.0
III 95.7 95.1 99.4 129.4 100.7 135.3
II 95.8 96.2 100.5 127.4 99.4 133.0
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 95.9 96.8 100.9 125.1 99.2 130.5
III 95.8 97.6 101.9 122.6 97.9 128.0
II 96.9 98.0 101.1 121.3 97.7 125.2
I 95.5 97.6 102.3 118.1 95.8 123.7
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 24, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 24, 2026
United States Department of Labor
