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 III 4.7 3.0 -1.7 5.4 2.2 0.6
II 4.3 r 4.7 r 0.3 4.6 r 2.9 r 0.3 r
I 6.9 r 7.5 r 0.6 4.7 r 0.8 r -2.1 r
2024 ANNUAL -0.7 r -2.1 r -1.5 5.1 r 2.1 r 5.9 r
2024 IV -2.6 r -4.6 r -2.0 2.5 r -0.5 r 5.3 r
III -1.0 r -4.5 r -3.6 6.0 r 4.6 r 7.1 r
II -0.5 0.3 0.8 2.7 r 0.0 r 3.2 r
I -0.1 r -2.4 r -2.3 4.2 r 0.5 r 4.3 r
2023 ANNUAL -1.0 r -0.2 r 0.9 4.1 r -0.1 r 5.2 r
2023 IV -0.6 r -3.4 r -2.9 7.6 r 4.7 r 8.2 r
III -3.7 r -1.5 r 2.3 5.0 r 1.4 r 9.0 r
II 5.9 r 1.5 r -4.2 11.4 r 8.1 r 5.2 r
I -3.3 r -1.8 r 1.6 2.5 r -1.1 r 6.0 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 III 3.3 2.6 -0.7 4.3 1.3 1.0
II 1.8 r 0.6 r -1.2 4.5 r 1.9 r 2.6 r
I 0.6 r -0.4 r -1.1 4.0 r 1.2 r 3.3 r
2024 ANNUAL -0.7 r -2.1 r -1.5 5.1 r 2.1 r 5.9 r
2024 IV -1.0 r -2.8 r -1.8 3.9 r 1.1 r 5.0 r
III -0.5 r -2.5 r -2.0 5.1 r 2.4 r 5.7 r
II -1.2 r -1.8 r -0.6 4.9 r 1.6 r 6.2 r
I 0.3 r -1.5 r -1.8 7.0 r 3.6 r 6.7 r
2023 ANNUAL -1.0 r -0.2 r 0.9 4.1 r -0.1 r 5.2 r
2023 IV -0.5 r -1.3 r -0.8 6.6 r 3.2 r 7.1 r
III -1.0 r -0.8 r 0.2 4.0 r 0.4 r 5.0 r
II -0.5 0.2 0.7 4.5 r 0.5 r 5.1 r
I -1.3 r 1.2 r 2.6 2.2 r -3.4 r 3.5 r
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 III 98.6 97.6 99.0 134.7 101.8 136.6
II 97.4 r 96.9 r 99.4 r 132.9 r 101.2 r 136.4 r
I 96.4 r 95.8 r 99.3 131.4 r 100.5 r 136.3 r
2024 ANNUAL 95.3 r 95.4 r 100.1 128.0 r 99.7 r 134.3 r
2024 IV 94.8 r 94.0 r 99.2 129.9 r 100.3 r 137.0 r
III 95.5 r 95.1 r 99.7 129.1 r 100.4 r 135.3 r
II 95.7 r 96.2 r 100.6 127.2 r 99.3 r 133.0 r
I 95.8 r 96.2 r 100.4 126.4 r 99.3 r 131.9 r
2023 ANNUAL 96.0 r 97.5 r 101.6 121.7 r 97.6 r 126.8 r
2023 IV 95.8 r 96.8 r 101.0 125.1 r 99.2 r 130.5 r
III 96.0 r 97.6 r 101.7 122.8 r 98.1 r 128.0 r
II 96.9 r 98.0 r 101.1 121.3 r 97.7 r 125.2 r
I 95.5 r 97.6 r 102.2 118.1 r 95.8 r 123.7 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. January 8, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: January 08, 2026
United States Department of Labor
