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 I             3.6            3.3           -0.4            6.1            2.5            2.4  

2025 ANNUAL        1.9            1.0           -0.9            4.4            1.6 r          2.4  

2025 IV           -3.2 r         -3.4 r         -0.3            6.3            3.7            9.8 r
     III           3.5            2.8           -0.6            5.4            2.2            1.8  
     II            3.1 r          2.9           -0.3            4.3            2.6            1.1  
     I             4.5 r          3.9           -0.6            4.5 r          0.8            0.0  

2024 ANNUAL        0.3           -0.9           -1.2            5.0            2.0            4.7  

2024 IV            0.0           -2.1           -2.1            2.5 r         -0.7 r          2.5 r
     III          -0.5           -2.3           -1.8 r          5.0            3.6 r          5.5  
     II            0.9            1.1            0.2            5.1            2.3            4.1  
     I            -1.3           -2.0           -0.7            3.0           -0.6 r          4.4  
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                    Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2026 I             1.7            1.3           -0.4            5.5            2.7            3.7  

2025 ANNUAL        1.9            1.0           -0.9            4.4            1.6 r          2.4  

2025 IV            1.9 r          1.5 r         -0.4 r          5.1            2.3            3.1 r
     III           2.8            1.8           -0.9            4.2            1.2 r          1.4  
     II            1.8            0.5           -1.2            4.1            1.6            2.3  
     I             1.2            0.1           -1.1            4.3            1.5            3.0  

2024 ANNUAL        0.3           -0.9           -1.2            5.0            2.0            4.7  

2024 IV           -0.2           -1.4           -1.1            3.9            1.1 r          4.1  
     III           0.4           -1.0           -1.4            5.0            2.3            4.6  
     II            0.2           -0.6           -0.8            5.2            2.0            5.0  
     I             1.1           -0.7           -1.8            6.2            2.9            5.0  
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                                         Indexes 2017=100

2026 I           100.2           99.2           98.9          139.1          103.6          138.8  

2025 ANNUAL       99.2 r         98.5 r         99.3 r        134.1 r        101.7 r        135.2 r

2025 IV           99.4 r         98.4 r         99.0 r        137.1 r        103.0 r        138.0 r
     III         100.2 r         99.2           99.1 r        135.0 r        102.1 r        134.8 r
     II           99.3 r         98.6           99.2 r        133.3 r        101.5 r        134.2 r
     I            98.5 r         97.9           99.3 r        131.9 r        100.9 r        133.8 r

2024 ANNUAL       97.4 r         97.5          100.2 r        128.5 r        100.1 r        132.0  

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  
     II           97.6           98.0          100.4          128.1           99.9          131.2  
     I            97.4           97.8          100.4          126.5           99.4          129.9  
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                                        May 7, 2026
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics