Table 5. Nondurable manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Nondurable 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 1.2 2.1 1.0 4.0 0.9 2.8
II 1.6 r 0.9 r -0.7 r 2.8 r 1.1 r 1.2 r
I 0.2 r 0.2 r 0.0 1.3 r -2.4 r 1.1 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.6 r 0.4 r -0.1 4.1 r 1.1 r 3.5 r
2024 IV 1.4 r 0.5 r -0.9 1.0 r -2.0 r -0.4 r
III -2.3 r 0.1 r 2.4 2.0 r 0.6 r 4.5 r
II 1.0 r 2.0 r 1.1 7.6 r 4.7 r 6.6 r
I -3.6 r -1.7 2.0 1.1 r -2.5 r 4.9 r
2023 ANNUAL 1.0 r -0.5 r -1.5 4.0 r -0.1 r 3.0 r
2023 IV 5.2 r 2.1 r -2.9 4.5 r 1.7 r -0.6 r
III 4.0 r 0.5 r -3.4 8.3 r 4.7 r 4.2 r
II 2.1 r -0.1 r -2.2 4.6 r 1.6 r 2.5 r
I 4.7 r 2.9 r -1.8 2.1 r -1.5 r -2.5 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 III 1.1 0.9 -0.1 2.3 -0.6 1.2
II 0.2 r 0.4 r 0.2 1.8 r -0.7 r 1.6 r
I 0.0 r 0.7 r 0.7 2.9 r 0.2 r 2.9 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.6 r 0.4 r -0.1 4.1 r 1.1 r 3.5 r
2024 IV -0.9 r 0.2 r 1.2 2.9 r 0.2 r 3.8 r
III 0.0 r 0.6 r 0.6 3.8 r 1.1 r 3.8 r
II 1.6 r 0.7 r -0.8 5.4 r 2.1 r 3.7 r
I 1.9 r 0.2 r -1.6 4.6 r 1.3 r 2.7 r
2023 ANNUAL 1.0 r -0.5 r -1.5 4.0 r -0.1 r 3.0 r
2023 IV 4.0 r 1.3 r -2.6 4.9 r 1.6 r 0.8 r
III 2.0 r -0.3 r -2.3 4.5 r 0.9 r 2.4 r
II -0.2 -1.3 -1.1 4.2 r 0.2 r 4.4 r
I -1.3 r -1.8 r -0.5 3.2 r -2.4 r 4.5 r
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 III 99.3 100.4 101.1 132.6 100.3 133.6
II 99.0 r 99.9 r 100.9 r 131.3 r 100.0 r 132.7 r
I 98.6 r 99.6 r 101.0 130.4 r 99.8 r 132.3 r
2024 ANNUAL 98.5 r 99.4 r 100.9 128.8 r 100.3 r 130.8 r
2024 IV 98.6 r 99.6 r 101.0 130.0 r 100.4 r 131.9 r
III 98.2 r 99.5 r 101.2 129.7 r 100.9 r 132.0 r
II 98.8 r 99.4 r 100.6 129.1 r 100.7 r 130.6 r
I 98.6 r 98.9 r 100.4 126.7 r 99.6 r 128.5 r
2023 ANNUAL 97.9 r 98.9 r 101.0 123.7 r 99.2 r 126.3 r
2023 IV 99.5 r 99.4 r 99.9 126.4 r 100.2 r 127.0 r
III 98.2 r 98.8 r 100.6 125.0 r 99.8 r 127.2 r
II 97.3 r 98.7 r 101.5 122.5 r 98.7 r 125.9 r
I 96.8 r 98.8 r 102.0 121.1 r 98.3 r 125.1 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
