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 I             4.4 r          4.8 r          0.4 r          6.4 r          2.6 r          2.0 r

2024 ANNUAL        0.6           -0.4           -1.0            3.8 r          0.8 r          3.2 r

2024 IV            0.1 r         -1.4 r         -1.6            2.1 r         -0.9 r          2.0 r
     III           0.7           -0.7           -1.4            4.2            2.7            3.4  
     II            0.5            1.4            0.9           -5.2           -7.8           -5.7  
     I            -0.2           -0.9           -0.7            6.8            2.9            7.0  

2023 ANNUAL       -0.4           -0.4            0.0            4.7            0.6            5.1  

2023 IV            1.6           -1.4           -2.9            6.3            3.4            4.6  
     III          -0.5           -0.4            0.1            6.7            3.1            7.2  
     II            3.8            0.3           -3.4           10.0            6.8            5.9  
     I             0.2            0.5            0.3            3.1           -0.5            2.9  
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                    Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2025 I             1.4 r          1.0 r         -0.4            1.8 r         -0.9 r          0.3 r

2024 ANNUAL        0.6           -0.4           -1.0            3.8 r          0.8 r          3.2 r

2024 IV            0.3           -0.4           -0.7            1.8 r         -0.9 r          1.5 r
     III           0.7           -0.4           -1.0            2.9            0.2            2.2  
     II            0.4           -0.3           -0.7            3.5            0.3            3.1  
     I             1.2           -0.6           -1.7            7.4            4.0            6.2  

2023 ANNUAL       -0.4           -0.4            0.0            4.7            0.6            5.1  

2023 IV            1.3           -0.3           -1.5            6.5            3.1            5.1  
     III           0.0           -0.7           -0.7            4.8            1.2            4.8  
     II           -0.6           -0.6            0.0            5.1            1.1            5.8  
     I            -1.3            0.0            1.4            3.2           -2.4            4.6  
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                                         Indexes 2017=100

2025 I            99.8 r         99.8 r         99.9 r        131.8 r        100.8 r        132.0 r

2024 ANNUAL       98.5 r         98.9 r        100.4          128.9 r        100.4 r        130.8 r

2024 IV           98.7 r         98.6 r         99.8          129.7 r        100.2 r        131.4 r
     III          98.7           99.0          100.2          129.1          100.4          130.7  
     II           98.5           99.1          100.6          127.8           99.7          129.7  
     I            98.4           98.8          100.4          129.5          101.7          131.6  

2023 ANNUAL       97.9           99.3          101.4          124.1           99.6          126.8  

2023 IV           98.5           99.0          100.5          127.4          101.0          129.4  
     III          98.1           99.3          101.3          125.5          100.2          128.0  
     II           98.2           99.4          101.3          123.5           99.4          125.7  
     I            97.3           99.4          102.1          120.6           97.8          123.9  
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                                       June 5, 2025
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics