Table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Durable 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             7.2 r          7.9            0.6 r          7.2 r          3.3 r          0.0  

2024 ANNUAL        0.4           -1.0           -1.5            4.4 r          1.4 r          3.9 r

2024 IV           -1.7           -3.7 r         -2.0            1.2 r         -1.8 r          3.0 r
     III           0.5           -3.1           -3.6            6.1            4.7            5.6  
     II           -0.5            0.3            0.8           -8.4          -10.9           -8.0  
     I             2.3            0.0           -2.3            9.6            5.7            7.1  

2023 ANNUAL       -0.7            0.2            0.9            4.9            0.7            5.7  

2023 IV           -0.1           -3.0           -2.9            8.4            5.4            8.5  
     III          -2.3           -0.1            2.3            5.8            2.2            8.2  
     II            6.2            1.8           -4.2           12.5            9.3            6.0  
     I            -1.9           -0.4            1.6            3.3           -0.4            5.2  
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                    Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2025 I             1.3            0.3           -1.1 r          1.3 r         -1.4 r          0.0 r

2024 ANNUAL        0.4           -1.0           -1.5            4.4 r          1.4 r          3.9 r

2024 IV            0.1 r         -1.6           -1.8            1.9 r         -0.8 r          1.7 r
     III           0.6           -1.5           -2.0            3.6            1.0            3.1  
     II           -0.1           -0.7           -0.6            3.6            0.4            3.7  
     I             1.5           -0.3           -1.8            9.0            5.6            7.4  

2023 ANNUAL       -0.7            0.2            0.9            4.9            0.7            5.7  

2023 IV            0.4           -0.4           -0.8            7.4            4.1            7.0  
     III          -0.5           -0.3            0.2            4.8            1.2            5.3  
     II           -0.5            0.2            0.7            5.3            1.3            5.9  
     I            -1.4            1.1            2.6            3.0           -2.7            4.5  
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                                         Indexes 2017=100

2025 I            97.8 r         97.1 r         99.3 r        132.7 r        101.5 r        135.7 r

2024 ANNUAL       96.2 r         96.3 r        100.1          129.7 r        101.1 r        134.8 r

2024 IV           96.1 r         95.3 r         99.2          130.4 r        100.7 r        135.7 r
     III          96.5           96.2           99.7          130.1          101.2          134.8  
     II           96.4           96.9          100.6          128.1          100.0          132.9  
     I            96.5           96.9          100.4          131.0          102.9          135.8  

2023 ANNUAL       95.8           97.3          101.6          124.3           99.6          129.7  

2023 IV           96.0           96.9          101.0          128.0          101.5          133.4  
     III          96.0           97.6          101.7          125.5          100.2          130.8  
     II           96.5           97.6          101.1          123.7           99.7          128.2  
     I            95.1           97.2          102.2          120.1           97.5          126.3  
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                                       June 5, 2025
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics