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Table 1. Recent labor productivity, unit labor costs, and related data

Table 1. Recent labor productivity, unit labor costs, and related data
Industry 2017 NAICS code 2024
Employment
(thousands)
Percent change, 2023-2024
Labor productivity Unit labor costs Output Hours
worked
Labor compen-
sation
Hourly compen-
sation

Mining

Mining

21

597.2 4.9 4.5 0.6 -4.2 5.1 9.7

Oil and gas extraction

211

123.2 0.2 6.4 2.1 1.9 8.6 6.7

Oil and gas extraction

2111

123.2 0.2 6.4 2.1 1.9 8.6 6.7

Mining, except oil and gas

212

193.5 -5.7 10.7 -5.2 0.5 4.9 4.5

Coal mining

2121

42.5 -6.6 12.6 -11.6 -5.4 -0.5 5.1

Metal ore mining

2122

45.9 -10.6 10.9 -2.1 9.5 8.5 -0.9

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

2123

105.1 -2.8 9.6 -3.3 -0.5 6.0 6.5

Support activities for mining

213

280.5 -5.2 18.5 -13.7 -8.9 2.3 12.4

Support activities for mining

2131

280.5 -5.2 18.5 -13.7 -8.9 2.3 12.4

Nondurable Manufacturing

Food

311

1,826.6 -4.6 7.5 -1.9 2.8 5.4 2.5

Animal food

3111

76.2 -3.1 8.5 -1.7 1.5 6.7 5.1

Grain and oilseed milling

3112

67.6 -11.3 6.0 -1.7 10.8 4.2 -5.9

Sugar and confectionery products

3113

88.1 -5.0 7.9 -1.9 3.2 5.9 2.6

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty

3114

174.1 -7.8 4.9 -1.4 6.9 3.4 -3.4

Dairy products

3115

171.4 -6.7 11.2 -3.7 3.2 7.1 3.8

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

562.6 -3.7 5.1 -1.2 2.6 3.8 1.1

Seafood product preparation and packaging

3117

32.8 -7.1 -4.4 -1.2 6.4 -5.5 -11.2

Bakeries and tortilla products

3118

378.6 -1.4 8.2 -1.0 0.5 7.2 6.7

Other food products

3119

275.2 -4.0 10.8 -3.1 1.0 7.5 6.4

Beverages and tobacco products

312

352.9 -4.2 8.6 -4.1 0.1 4.2 4.1

Beverages

3121

340.6 -2.1 7.0 -2.5 -0.3 4.4 4.7

Tobacco

3122

12.3 -19.5 9.9 -8.0 14.3 1.2 -11.4

Textile mills

313

93.5 1.4 -0.9 -0.8 -2.2 -1.7 0.5

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

3131

20.8 12.5 -4.5 2.4 -8.9 -2.2 7.4

Fabric mills

3132

46.3 1.7 3.5 -1.9 -3.5 1.5 5.2

Textile and fabric finishing mills

3133

26.4 -7.0 -6.8 -0.5 7.0 -7.3 -13.3

Textile product mills

314

108.3 -3.0 9.4 -7.0 -4.2 1.8 6.2

Textile furnishings mills

3141

42.6 -1.9 10.2 -7.5 -5.8 1.9 8.2

Other textile product mills

3149

65.7 -3.5 8.6 -6.4 -3.0 1.6 4.8

Apparel

315

102.7 -3.4 7.1 -9.8 -6.6 -3.4 3.5

Apparel knitting mills

3151

6.1 7.0 -0.4 -11.2 -17.0 -11.5 6.6

Cut and sew apparel

3152

81.0 -3.8 8.6 -9.6 -6.0 -1.8 4.4

Accessories and other apparel

3159

15.6 -5.4 5.0 -10.0 -4.9 -5.5 -0.7

Leather and allied products

316

28.1 2.1 0.1 -2.1 -4.2 -2.0 2.2

Leather and hide tanning and finishing

3161

3.8 2.2 -1.6 -2.4 -4.5 -4.0 0.6

Footwear

3162

11.9 -0.4 7.0 -1.7 -1.3 5.1 6.5

Other leather products

3169

12.4 4.6 -4.9 -2.3 -6.5 -7.1 -0.6

Paper

322

355.7 -1.8 2.8 -0.5 1.4 2.3 0.9

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

3221

85.4 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 0.4 -0.9 -1.3

Converted paper products

3222

270.3 -2.6 4.9 -0.9 1.7 3.9 2.1

Printing and related support activities

323

377.6 2.0 0.4 -0.9 -2.8 -0.5 2.4

Printing and related support activities

3231

377.6 2.0 0.4 -0.9 -2.8 -0.5 2.4

Petroleum and coal products

324

110.0 -0.2 4.7 1.0 1.2 5.8 4.5

Petroleum and coal products

3241

110.0 -0.2 4.7 1.0 1.2 5.8 4.5

Chemicals

325

905.7 0.7 5.8 -1.0 -1.8 4.7 6.6

Basic chemicals

3251

155.0 -2.5 8.9 -3.8 -1.3 4.8 6.2

Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers

3252

96.0 0.2 1.2 0.9 0.6 2.0 1.4

Agricultural chemicals

3253

39.9 -6.5 -2.9 -0.2 6.8 -3.0 -9.2

Pharmaceuticals and medicines

3254

352.0 2.4 4.7 1.2 -1.2 5.9 7.2

Paints, coatings, and adhesives

3255

65.1 -3.6 8.5 -2.7 0.9 5.5 4.6

Soaps, cleaning compounds, and toiletries

3256

116.7 9.1 8.6 0.0 -8.4 8.6 18.5

Other chemical products and preparations

3259

81.0 2.5 1.9 -1.6 -4.0 0.3 4.5

Plastics and rubber products

326

729.9 -0.2 6.5 -2.6 -2.4 3.7 6.3

Plastics products

3261

597.0 -0.6 6.3 -2.3 -1.7 3.8 5.7

Rubber products

3262

132.9 1.6 7.4 -3.9 -5.4 3.2 9.1

Durable Manufacturing

Wood products

321

446.6 1.0 2.2 -0.6 -1.5 1.5 3.1

Sawmills and wood preservation

3211

101.8 1.4 1.1 -2.9 -4.2 -1.8 2.5

Plywood and engineered wood products

3212

82.4 -0.7 2.6 -1.9 -1.2 0.7 1.9

Other wood products

3219

262.4 1.5 2.3 0.9 -0.5 3.3 3.8

Nonmetallic mineral products

327

440.2 -7.2 12.1 -7.7 -0.6 3.4 4.0

Clay products and refractories

3271

43.3 -8.6 6.9 -5.2 3.7 1.3 -2.3

Glass and glass products

3272

84.1 2.5 1.0 -2.8 -5.2 -1.8 3.5

Cement and concrete products

3273

210.0 -12.8 22.7 -13.5 -0.9 6.1 7.0

Lime and gypsum products

3274

17.0 -5.0 11.0 -3.0 2.2 7.6 5.4

Other nonmetallic mineral products

3279

85.8 -3.2 3.6 -1.1 2.2 2.4 0.3

Primary metals

331

373.5 2.0 5.8 -2.3 -4.2 3.4 8.0

Iron and steel mills and ferroalloys

3311

85.7 -1.2 6.2 -3.2 -2.0 2.8 4.9

Steel products from purchased steel

3312

60.1 0.0 6.9 -3.8 -3.7 2.8 6.9

Alumina and aluminum production

3313

59.0 4.3 3.7 0.4 -3.8 4.1 8.1

Other nonferrous metal production

3314

62.7 3.5 7.7 -1.0 -4.4 6.6 11.5

Foundries

3315

106.0 4.4 4.6 -2.3 -6.4 2.2 9.2

Fabricated metal products

332

1,458.0 -1.4 6.5 -2.1 -0.8 4.2 5.0

Forging and stamping

3321

90.8 -3.6 5.0 -2.2 1.4 2.7 1.2

Cutlery and handtools

3322

35.0 3.0 2.9 -1.8 -4.6 1.0 5.9

Architectural and structural metals

3323

416.6 1.9 2.9 3.3 1.4 6.3 4.8

Boilers, tanks, and shipping containers

3324

97.7 -2.7 10.9 -2.6 0.1 8.0 7.9

Hardware

3325

23.1 -4.9 5.9 -4.7 0.2 0.9 0.7

Spring and wire products

3326

39.5 -6.7 3.2 -4.0 3.0 -0.9 -3.8

Machine shops and threaded products

3327

343.0 -2.4 10.6 -7.9 -5.6 1.9 8.0

Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals

3328

129.6 -4.7 10.3 -6.8 -2.2 2.8 5.1

Other fabricated metal products

3329

282.7 -5.1 8.9 -3.4 1.7 5.2 3.4

Machinery

333

1,131.5 -2.9 8.5 -4.7 -1.8 3.4 5.4

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery

3331

218.3 -6.5 8.2 -8.6 -2.3 -1.2 1.2

Industrial machinery

3332

136.0 -3.7 12.1 -6.0 -2.4 5.4 8.0

Commercial and service industry machinery

3333

89.4 5.3 1.4 1.2 -3.9 2.6 6.8

HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment

3334

147.6 -2.1 3.2 1.9 4.1 5.1 1.0

Metalworking machinery

3335

157.1 -0.3 5.8 -5.0 -4.7 0.5 5.4

Turbine and power transmission equipment

3336

92.9 -5.4 11.6 -3.4 2.1 7.8 5.5

Other general purpose machinery

3339

290.2 -2.6 10.8 -5.6 -3.1 4.5 7.9

Computer and electronic products

334

1,034.4 2.2 6.2 0.1 -2.1 6.3 8.6

Computer and peripheral equipment

3341

110.7 1.4 7.0 -0.3 -1.6 6.7 8.5

Communications equipment

3342

83.0 3.5 -4.5 4.0 0.5 -0.7 -1.2

Audio and video equipment

3343

19.3 -1.1 -3.3 2.7 3.8 -0.8 -4.4

Semiconductors and electronic components

3344

395.1 1.6 18.5 0.4 -1.2 18.9 20.4

Electronic instruments

3345

415.4 2.8 1.5 -1.1 -3.7 0.4 4.3

Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing

3346

10.9 3.5 -3.5 -0.7 -4.1 -4.2 -0.1

Electrical equipment and appliances

335

415.1 2.3 8.0 -0.5 -2.8 7.4 10.5

Electric lighting equipment

3351

34.9 5.9 17.4 -16.5 -21.2 -2.0 24.3

Household appliances

3352

60.1 17.2 7.3 -4.4 -18.4 2.6 25.8

Electrical equipment

3353

153.6 -1.9 7.8 1.9 3.9 9.8 5.7

Other electrical equipment and components

3359

166.5 0.1 6.2 2.3 2.2 8.7 6.3

Transportation equipment

336

1,809.6 -2.5 9.5 -2.4 0.1 6.9 6.8

Motor vehicles

3361

302.6 -5.0 12.4 -2.4 2.7 9.6 6.8

Motor vehicle bodies and trailers

3362

165.8 -2.8 11.8 -7.3 -4.5 3.7 8.6

Motor vehicle parts

3363

558.8 2.4 3.9 -0.8 -3.2 3.0 6.4

Aerospace products and parts

3364

563.0 -7.0 13.4 -2.8 4.6 10.2 5.4

Railroad rolling stock

3365

23.6 -3.5 5.4 2.6 6.4 8.2 1.7

Ship and boat building

3366

152.7 -1.0 7.2 -4.2 -3.2 2.6 6.0

Other transportation equipment

3369

43.1 6.7 -1.4 3.6 -3.0 2.2 5.3

Furniture and related products

337

365.8 1.0 9.4 -6.8 -7.7 2.0 10.5

Household and institutional furniture

3371

235.7 1.2 7.4 -5.5 -6.6 1.4 8.7

Office furniture and fixtures

3372

102.1 -2.2 16.1 -9.8 -7.8 4.7 13.6

Other furniture related products

3379

28.0 13.3 -1.2 -4.5 -15.7 -5.6 11.9

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

661.7 -1.9 7.5 -2.9 -1.1 4.4 5.5

Medical equipment and supplies

3391

333.3 -4.9 8.5 -3.3 1.7 5.0 3.2

Other miscellaneous manufacturing

3399

328.4 1.6 6.0 -2.4 -3.9 3.5 7.7
Last Modified Date: April 24, 2025