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 2.0 1.1 -0.9 4.3 1.6 2.3
2025 IV -1.9 -2.2 -0.3 6.2 3.6 8.3
III 3.6 r 2.9 r -0.6 r 4.8 1.6 1.2 r
II 3.2 r 2.9 -0.3 r 4.3 r 2.6 r 1.1
I 4.6 r 3.9 -0.6 r 4.6 r 0.8 r 0.0
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 r -0.9 -1.2 r 5.0 r 2.0 r 4.7
2024 IV 0.0 r -2.1 -2.1 r 2.6 r -0.5 r 2.6 r
III -0.5 r -2.3 -1.9 r 5.0 r 3.5 r 5.5
II 0.9 r 1.1 0.2 r 5.1 r 2.3 r 4.1
I -1.3 r -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 r -0.8 -3.2 r 6.9 r 4.0 r 4.3
III -1.0 r -0.6 0.5 r 5.9 r 2.3 r 7.0
II 4.5 r 0.7 -3.6 r 9.2 r 6.0 r 4.4
I 0.0 r 0.4 0.5 r 2.3 r -1.3 r 2.3
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 ANNUAL 2.0 1.1 -0.9 4.3 1.6 2.3
2025 IV 2.3 1.8 -0.5 5.0 2.2 2.6
III 2.8 r 1.9 -0.9 r 4.1 r 1.1 r 1.2
II 1.8 r 0.5 -1.2 r 4.1 r 1.6 r 2.3
I 1.2 r 0.1 -1.1 r 4.3 r 1.5 r 3.0
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 r -0.9 -1.2 r 5.0 r 2.0 r 4.7
2024 IV -0.2 r -1.4 -1.1 r 3.9 r 1.2 r 4.1
III 0.4 r -1.0 -1.4 r 5.0 r 2.3 r 4.6
II 0.2 r -0.6 -0.8 r 5.2 r 2.0 r 5.0
I 1.1 -0.7 -1.8 r 6.2 2.9 r 5.0
2023 ANNUAL -0.4 -0.4 0.0 4.1 0.0 4.5
2023 IV 1.4 r -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 r -0.6 0.1 r 4.4 r 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 98.6 99.2 134.1 101.8 135.0
2025 IV 99.7 98.7 99.0 136.9 102.9 137.3
III 100.2 r 99.3 r 99.0 r 134.9 r 102.0 r 134.6 r
II 99.4 r 98.6 99.2 r 133.3 r 101.6 r 134.2 r
I 98.6 r 97.9 99.3 r 131.9 r 100.9 r 133.8 r
2024 ANNUAL 97.4 r 97.5 100.1 r 128.5 r 100.1 r 132.0 r
2024 IV 97.5 r 96.9 99.4 r 130.4 r 100.7 r 133.8 r
III 97.5 r 97.4 100.0 r 129.6 r 100.8 r 133.0 r
II 97.6 r 98.0 100.4 r 128.1 r 99.9 r 131.2 r
I 97.4 r 97.8 100.4 r 126.5 r 99.4 r 129.9
2023 ANNUAL 97.1 98.4 101.4 122.4 98.2 126.1
2023 IV 97.7 r 98.3 100.6 r 125.5 r 99.5 r 128.5 r
III 97.1 r 98.5 101.4 r 123.5 r 98.6 r 127.1 r
II 97.4 r 98.6 101.3 r 121.7 r 98.0 r 125.0
I 96.3 r 98.4 102.2 r 119.1 r 96.6 r 123.6 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 5, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 05, 2026
United States Department of Labor
