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)
2026 III 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 1.2 2.7
II 2.9 r 5.8 r 2.9 2.4 r -3.4 r -0.4 r
I 2.2 2.2 r 0.0 6.0 r 2.3 r 3.7 r
2025 ANNUAL 1.8 1.0 -0.9 4.4 r 1.6 r 2.5 r
2025 IV -3.6 -3.8 -0.3 6.4 r 3.8 r 10.3 r
III 3.5 2.8 -0.6 4.4 r 1.3 r 0.9 r
II 3.1 2.9 -0.3 3.5 r 1.8 r 0.3 r
I 4.5 3.9 -0.6 5.9 r 2.1 r 1.3 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 -0.9 -1.2 5.1 r 2.1 r 4.8 r
2024 IV 0.0 -2.1 -2.1 2.4 r -0.8 r 2.4 r
III -0.5 -2.3 -1.8 4.9 r 3.5 r 5.4 r
II 0.9 1.1 0.2 5.1 2.3 4.1
I -1.3 -2.0 -0.7 3.2 r -0.5 r 4.6 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2026 III 0.4 1.3 0.9 4.4 0.9 4.0
II 1.2 r 1.7 r 0.5 4.8 r 1.0 r 3.6 r
I 1.3 1.0 -0.3 5.1 r 2.3 3.7
2025 ANNUAL 1.8 1.0 -0.9 4.4 r 1.6 r 2.5 r
2025 IV 1.8 1.4 -0.4 5.0 r 2.2 r 3.1 r
III 2.8 1.8 -0.9 4.0 r 1.1 r 1.2 r
II 1.8 0.5 -1.2 4.1 1.6 2.3
I 1.2 0.1 -1.1 4.6 r 1.8 r 3.3 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 -0.9 -1.2 5.1 r 2.1 r 4.8 r
2024 IV -0.2 -1.4 -1.1 3.9 1.1 4.1
III 0.4 -1.0 -1.4 5.1 r 2.4 r 4.7 r
II 0.2 -0.6 -0.8 5.4 r 2.2 r 5.2 r
I 1.1 -0.7 -1.8 6.5 r 3.2 r 5.4 r
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Indexes 2017=100
2026 III 100.6 100.5 100.0 141.6 103.5 140.8
II 100.5 r 100.2 r 99.7 r 140.6 r 103.2 r 139.9 r
I 99.8 r 98.8 r 99.0 139.8 r 104.1 r 140.0 r
2025 ANNUAL 99.2 98.5 99.3 134.9 r 102.4 r 136.1 r
2025 IV 99.3 98.3 99.0 137.7 r 103.5 r 138.8 r
III 100.2 99.2 99.1 135.6 r 102.5 r 135.4 r
II 99.3 98.6 99.2 134.2 r 102.2 r 135.1 r
I 98.5 97.9 99.3 133.0 r 101.7 r 135.0 r
2024 ANNUAL 97.4 97.5 100.2 129.3 r 100.7 r 132.7 r
2024 IV 97.5 96.9 99.4 131.1 r 101.2 r 134.5 r
III 97.5 97.4 100.0 130.4 r 101.4 r 133.7 r
II 97.6 98.0 100.4 128.8 r 100.5 r 132.0 r
I 97.4 97.8 100.4 127.2 r 100.0 r 130.7 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. November 5, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: November 05, 2026
United States Department of Labor
