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)

2026 I             5.3            5.4            0.1            7.7            4.0            2.3  

2025 ANNUAL        2.7            1.5           -1.1            5.1            2.3 r          2.3  

2025 IV           -3.5 r         -2.7 r          0.7            6.3            3.6 r         10.1 r
     III           5.8            3.8           -1.9            7.0            3.8            1.2  
     II            4.3            4.7            0.4 r          4.6            2.9            0.3  
     I             7.7            7.5           -0.1 r          5.5 r          1.7           -2.0  

2024 ANNUAL       -0.5           -2.1           -1.7            5.4            2.4 r          5.9  

2024 IV           -2.0           -4.6           -2.6            3.1 r         -0.1 r          5.3  
     III          -0.4           -4.5           -4.1            6.6 r          5.3 r          7.1  
     II           -0.1            0.3            0.4            3.2            0.4            3.3  
     I            -0.2           -2.4           -2.2            4.1            0.4 r          4.3  
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                    Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2026 I             2.9            2.7           -0.2            6.4            3.6            3.4  

2025 ANNUAL        2.7            1.5           -1.1            5.1            2.3 r          2.3  

2025 IV            3.5 r          3.2 r         -0.2 r          5.8 r          3.0            2.3 r
     III           3.9            2.8           -1.1            5.0 r          2.1            1.1  
     II            2.3            0.6           -1.6 r          4.9 r          2.4 r          2.6  
     I             1.2           -0.4           -1.6 r          4.6            1.8            3.3  

2024 ANNUAL       -0.5           -2.1           -1.7            5.4            2.4 r          5.9  

2024 IV           -0.7           -2.8           -2.1            4.2 r          1.5            5.0  
     III          -0.1           -2.5           -2.4            5.6            2.8            5.7  
     II           -1.1           -1.8           -0.6            5.0            1.7            6.2  
     I             0.4           -1.5           -1.8            7.0            3.7            6.7  
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                                         Indexes 2017=100

2026 I            99.8           98.4           98.6          140.6          104.7          140.9  

2025 ANNUAL       98.1 r         96.9 r         98.8 r        134.7 r        102.2 r        137.4 r

2025 IV           98.5 r         97.1 r         98.6 r        138.0 r        103.7 r        140.1 r
     III          99.4 r         97.8           98.4 r        135.9 r        102.8 r        136.8 r
     II           98.0 r         96.9           98.8 r        133.7 r        101.8 r        136.4 r
     I            97.0 r         95.8           98.8 r        132.2 r        101.1 r        136.3  

2024 ANNUAL       95.5           95.4           99.9          128.3           99.9          134.3  

2024 IV           95.2 r         94.0           98.8 r        130.4 r        100.7 r        137.0 r
     III          95.7           95.1           99.4          129.4          100.7 r        135.3  
     II           95.8 r         96.2          100.5 r        127.4 r         99.4 r        133.0  
     I            95.8 r         96.2          100.4 r        126.4 r         99.3 r        131.9 r
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                                        May 7, 2026
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics