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 II 5.5 4.3 -1.1 4.9 -5.1 -0.5
I -1.0 r 3.9 r 5.0 r 5.8 r -3.1 r 6.9 r
2021 ANNUAL 2.6 r 5.8 r 3.2 4.5 -0.1 1.9 r
2021 IV -0.2 r 5.9 r 6.1 9.6 1.6 9.8 r
III -2.5 3.8 6.4 -0.8 -7.0 1.7
II 9.4 r 5.7 r -3.3 11.3 2.9 1.7 r
I -1.5 r 2.6 r 4.2 0.2 -3.8 1.7 r
2020 ANNUAL 0.2 -6.7 -6.8 7.0 5.7 6.8
2020 IV 0.4 r 8.3 r 7.8 10.3 7.9 9.8 r
III 17.8 r 53.0 r 29.9 -11.4 -15.4 -24.8 r
II -8.3 r -43.2 r -38.0 27.2 31.5 38.6 r
I 2.0 r -5.4 r -7.3 8.0 6.6 5.8 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2022 II 0.4 4.5 4.1 4.8 -3.5 4.4
I 1.3 r 4.8 r 3.5 r 6.4 -1.5 5.0 r
2021 ANNUAL 2.6 r 5.8 r 3.2 4.5 -0.1 1.9 r
2021 IV 1.2 4.5 3.3 4.9 -1.7 3.7
III 1.4 r 5.1 r 3.7 5.1 -0.2 3.7 r
II 6.3 r 15.8 r 9.0 2.2 -2.5 -3.9 r
I 1.7 r -0.8 r -2.5 5.6 3.7 3.9 r
2020 ANNUAL 0.2 -6.7 -6.8 7.0 5.7 6.8
2020 IV 2.6 r -2.8 r -5.3 7.6 6.3 4.9 r
III 1.9 -5.4 -7.2 6.9 5.6 4.9 r
II -2.6 r -15.2 r -12.9 10.0 9.5 13.0 r
I -1.3 -3.2 r -1.9 3.7 1.6 5.1
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Indexes 2012=100
2022 II 99.2 103.9 104.8 135.5 106.5 136.7
I 97.9 r 102.8 r 105.1 r 133.9 r 107.9 r 136.8 r
2021 ANNUAL 97.9 r 100.0 r 102.1 129.1 109.2 131.8 r
2021 IV 98.1 r 101.8 r 103.8 132.0 108.7 134.6 r
III 98.2 r 100.4 r 102.3 129.0 108.3 131.4 r
II 98.8 r 99.5 r 100.7 129.3 110.3 130.9 r
I 96.6 r 98.1 r 101.6 125.9 109.5 130.3 r
2020 ANNUAL 95.4 94.5 99.0 123.5 109.3 129.4
2020 IV 97.0 r 97.5 r 100.5 125.8 110.5 129.8 r
III 96.8 r 95.5 r 98.7 122.8 108.5 126.8 r
II 93.0 r 85.9 r 92.4 126.6 113.1 136.2 r
I 95.0 r 98.9 r 104.2 119.2 105.6 125.5 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. August 9, 2022
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: August 09, 2022
United States Department of Labor
