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)
2022 ANNUAL -1.0 r 3.1 r 4.2 4.1 r -3.3 r 5.2 r
2022 IV -2.7 r -3.0 r -0.4 r 4.8 r 0.6 r 7.7 r
III -3.9 r -0.8 r 3.2 r 7.7 r 2.0 r 12.1 r
II 2.5 r 3.3 0.7 3.5 -5.7 r 0.9
I -3.3 3.7 7.2 r 1.4 -6.5 r 4.9
2021 ANNUAL 2.6 r 5.8 3.2 r 2.7 -1.9 r 0.1
2021 IV -1.2 r 5.9 7.2 r 8.2 r 0.2 r 9.5
III -1.4 r 3.8 5.2 r -1.4 r -7.6 r 0.0
II 5.1 5.7 0.6 6.6 -1.4 1.4
I 1.3 r 2.6 1.3 r -1.0 r -4.9 r -2.3
2020 ANNUAL 0.9 r -6.6 -7.4 7.0 5.7 6.1
2020 IV -0.1 r 8.3 8.5 r 7.8 r 5.4 r 7.9
III 17.2 r 53.1 30.7 r -12.9 r -16.8 r -25.6
II -5.8 r -43.1 -39.6 r 29.4 r 33.8 r 37.4
I 1.2 r -5.3 -6.5 r 6.4 r 5.0 r 5.1
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2022 ANNUAL -1.0 r 3.1 r 4.2 4.1 r -3.3 r 5.2 r
2022 IV -1.9 r 0.7 r 2.7 r 4.3 r -2.4 r 6.3 r
III -1.5 r 3.0 r 4.6 r 5.2 r -2.5 r 6.8 r
II -0.9 r 4.1 5.1 r 2.9 r -4.9 3.8
I -0.2 r 4.8 5.0 r 3.6 r -3.8 r 3.9
2021 ANNUAL 2.6 r 5.8 3.2 r 2.7 -1.9 r 0.1
2021 IV 0.9 r 4.5 3.5 r 3.0 r -3.4 r 2.1
III 1.2 5.1 3.8 r 2.9 -2.2 1.7
II 5.7 r 15.8 9.6 r -0.2 r -4.8 r -5.6
I 2.8 -0.8 -3.5 4.7 r 2.8 1.9
2020 ANNUAL 0.9 r -6.6 -7.4 7.0 5.7 6.1
2020 IV 2.8 -2.8 -5.4 6.6 r 5.4 3.8
III 2.7 r -5.4 -7.8 r 7.0 r 5.6 r 4.1 r
II -1.8 r -15.2 -13.6 r 10.4 r 9.9 r 12.4
I -1.2 r -3.2 -2.0 r 3.5 r 1.4 r 4.8
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Indexes 2012=100
2022 ANNUAL 97.5 r 103.1 r 105.7 r 132.0 r 103.7 r 135.4 r
2022 IV 96.5 r 102.6 r 106.3 r 134.4 r 103.5 r 139.3 r
III 97.2 r 103.4 r 106.4 r 132.9 r 103.3 r 136.7 r
II 98.1 r 103.6 105.5 r 130.4 r 102.8 r 132.9 r
I 97.5 r 102.7 105.3 r 129.3 r 104.3 r 132.6 r
2021 ANNUAL 98.5 r 99.9 101.4 r 126.8 r 107.2 r 128.7 r
2021 IV 98.4 r 101.8 103.5 r 128.8 r 106.1 r 131.0 r
III 98.7 r 100.4 101.7 r 126.3 r 106.0 r 128.0 r
II 99.0 r 99.4 100.4 r 126.8 r 108.1 r 128.1 r
I 97.8 r 98.1 100.3 r 124.8 r 108.5 r 127.6 r
2020 ANNUAL 96.1 r 94.4 98.3 r 123.5 r 109.3 r 128.6 r
2020 IV 97.5 r 97.4 100.0 r 125.1 r 109.9 r 128.3 r
III 97.5 r 95.5 98.0 r 122.8 r 108.4 r 125.9 r
II 93.7 r 85.9 91.6 r 127.1 r 113.5 r 135.6
I 95.1 r 98.9 103.9 r 119.1 r 105.6 r 125.2 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 2, 2023
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 02, 2023
United States Department of Labor
