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 III 3.7 r 3.0 r -0.7 4.8 1.6 1.1 r
II 2.9 2.9 0.0 4.0 2.3 1.1
I 3.5 3.9 0.4 3.5 -0.2 0.0
2024 ANNUAL 0.1 -0.9 -1.0 4.7 1.7 4.7
2024 IV -0.6 -2.1 -1.6 1.9 -1.1 2.5
III -1.0 -2.3 -1.4 4.5 3.0 5.5
II 0.2 1.1 0.9 4.4 1.6 4.1
I -1.4 -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 2.2 -0.8 -2.9 6.6 3.7 4.3
III -0.7 -0.6 0.1 6.3 2.7 7.0
II 4.3 0.7 -3.4 8.9 5.8 4.4
I 0.1 0.4 0.3 2.4 -1.2 2.3
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 III 2.4 r 1.9 r -0.5 3.6 0.6 1.2 r
II 1.2 0.5 -0.7 3.5 1.0 2.3
I 0.5 0.1 -0.4 3.6 0.8 3.0
2024 ANNUAL 0.1 -0.9 -1.0 4.7 1.7 4.7
2024 IV -0.7 -1.4 -0.7 3.4 0.7 4.1
III 0.0 -1.0 -1.0 4.6 1.9 4.6
II 0.1 -0.6 -0.7 5.0 1.8 5.0
I 1.1 -0.7 -1.7 6.2 2.8 5.0
2023 ANNUAL -0.4 -0.4 0.0 4.1 0.0 4.5
2023 IV 1.5 -0.1 -1.5 6.0 2.7 4.5
III 0.1 -0.6 -0.7 4.2 0.6 4.1
II -0.6 -0.6 0.0 4.5 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 III 99.5 r 99.3 r 99.8 133.9 101.2 134.5 r
II 98.6 98.6 99.9 132.3 100.8 134.2
I 97.9 97.9 99.9 131.0 100.2 133.8
2024 ANNUAL 97.2 97.5 100.4 128.2 99.9 132.0
2024 IV 97.1 96.9 99.8 129.9 100.3 133.8
III 97.2 97.4 100.2 129.3 100.5 133.0
II 97.4 98.0 100.6 127.9 99.8 131.2
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 98.3 100.5 125.6 99.6 128.5
III 97.2 98.5 101.3 123.6 98.7 127.1
II 97.4 98.6 101.3 121.7 98.0 125.0
I 96.4 98.4 102.1 119.1 96.7 123.7
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See footnotes following Table 6. January 29, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: January 29, 2026
United States Department of Labor
