Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. 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 1.9 r 1.0 r -0.9 4.4 r 1.7 r 2.4 r
2025 IV -2.5 r -2.8 r -0.3 6.3 r 3.7 r 9.1 r
III 3.5 r 2.8 r -0.6 5.4 r 2.2 r 1.8 r
II 3.2 2.9 -0.3 4.3 2.6 1.1
I 4.6 3.9 -0.6 4.6 0.8 0.0
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 -0.9 -1.2 5.0 2.0 4.7
2024 IV 0.0 -2.1 -2.1 2.6 -0.5 2.6
III -0.5 -2.3 -1.9 5.0 3.5 5.5
II 0.9 1.1 0.2 5.1 2.3 4.1
I -1.3 -2.0 -0.7 3.0 -0.7 4.4
2023 ANNUAL -0.4 -0.4 0.0 4.1 0.0 4.5
2023 IV 2.4 -0.8 -3.2 6.9 4.0 4.3
III -1.0 -0.6 0.5 5.9 2.3 7.0
II 4.5 0.7 -3.6 9.2 6.0 4.4
I 0.0 0.4 0.5 2.3 -1.3 2.3
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 ANNUAL 1.9 r 1.0 r -0.9 4.4 r 1.7 r 2.4 r
2025 IV 2.1 r 1.7 r -0.5 5.1 r 2.3 r 2.9 r
III 2.8 1.8 r -0.9 4.2 r 1.3 r 1.4 r
II 1.8 0.5 -1.2 4.1 1.6 2.3
I 1.2 0.1 -1.1 4.3 1.5 3.0
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 -0.9 -1.2 5.0 2.0 4.7
2024 IV -0.2 -1.4 -1.1 3.9 1.2 4.1
III 0.4 -1.0 -1.4 5.0 2.3 4.6
II 0.2 -0.6 -0.8 5.2 2.0 5.0
I 1.1 -0.7 -1.8 6.2 2.9 5.0
2023 ANNUAL -0.4 -0.4 0.0 4.1 0.0 4.5
2023 IV 1.4 -0.1 -1.5 6.0 2.7 4.5
III 0.1 -0.6 -0.7 4.2 0.6 4.1
II -0.7 -0.6 0.1 4.4 0.4 5.1
I -1.8 -0.4 1.4 2.6 -3.0 4.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 ANNUAL 99.3 r 98.5 r 99.3 r 134.2 r 101.8 r 135.1 r
2025 IV 99.6 r 98.5 r 99.0 r 137.2 r 103.0 r 137.7 r
III 100.2 r 99.2 r 99.0 135.1 r 102.1 r 134.8 r
II 99.4 98.6 99.2 133.3 101.6 134.2
I 98.6 97.9 99.3 131.9 100.9 133.8
2024 ANNUAL 97.4 97.5 100.1 128.5 100.1 132.0
2024 IV 97.5 96.9 99.4 130.4 100.7 133.8
III 97.5 97.4 100.0 129.6 100.8 133.0
II 97.6 98.0 100.4 128.1 99.9 131.2
I 97.4 97.8 100.4 126.5 99.4 129.9
2023 ANNUAL 97.1 98.4 101.4 122.4 98.2 126.1
2023 IV 97.7 98.3 100.6 125.5 99.5 128.5
III 97.1 98.5 101.4 123.5 98.6 127.1
II 97.4 98.6 101.3 121.7 98.0 125.0
I 96.3 98.4 102.2 119.1 96.6 123.6
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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
