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 II 3.2 r 3.5 r 0.3 r 4.1 r 2.5 r 0.9 r
I 6.6 r 7.2 r 0.6 7.1 3.2 0.5 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.4 -1.0 -1.5 4.4 1.4 3.9
2024 IV -1.7 -3.7 -2.0 1.2 -1.8 3.0
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 II 2.1 r 0.9 r -1.2 r 4.6 r 2.1 r 2.5 r
I 1.2 0.1 r -1.1 1.3 -1.4 0.1
2024 ANNUAL 0.4 -1.0 -1.5 4.4 1.4 3.9
2024 IV 0.1 -1.6 -1.8 1.9 -0.8 1.7
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 II 98.4 r 97.8 r 99.4 r 134.0 r 102.1 r 136.2 r
I 97.6 r 97.0 r 99.3 132.7 101.5 135.9 r
2024 ANNUAL 96.2 96.3 100.1 129.7 101.1 134.8
2024 IV 96.1 95.3 99.2 130.4 100.7 135.8
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. September 4, 2025
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: September 04, 2025
United States Department of Labor
