Table 5. Nondurable manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Nondurable 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             2.2            2.3            0.1            4.6            0.8            2.4  

2024 ANNUAL        0.4 r          0.2           -0.1            2.8           -0.2 r          2.4  

2024 IV            2.0 r          1.1 r         -0.9 r          3.8            0.7            1.8 r
     III          -0.6            1.9 r          2.4            1.1           -0.3            1.6 r
     II            1.5            2.6            1.1 r          1.4 r         -1.3           -0.1  
     I            -3.7           -1.7            2.0            1.9           -1.7 r          5.8  

2023 ANNUAL        0.6           -0.9           -1.5            4.1            0.0            3.5  

2023 IV            3.4            0.3           -2.9 r          2.2           -0.6 r         -1.1  
     III           2.7           -0.7           -3.4            7.8            4.2            4.9  
     II            1.0           -1.2           -2.2            5.3            2.3            4.3  
     I             3.2            1.3           -1.8            2.5           -1.1 r         -0.6  
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                    Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2025 I             1.3            2.0            0.7            2.7            0.0            1.4  

2024 ANNUAL        0.4 r          0.2           -0.1            2.8           -0.2 r          2.4  

2024 IV           -0.2 r          0.9 r          1.2            2.0 r         -0.7            2.3 r
     III           0.1            0.7            0.6            1.6 r         -1.0 r          1.5  
     II            0.9 r          0.1           -0.8 r          3.3            0.1            2.3  
     I             0.8           -0.8           -1.6 r          4.3            1.0            3.4  

2023 ANNUAL        0.6           -0.9           -1.5            4.1            0.0            3.5  

2023 IV            2.6           -0.1           -2.6            4.5            1.2            1.8  
     III           1.1           -1.2           -2.3            4.7            1.1            3.5  
     II           -0.2           -1.3           -1.1            4.6            0.5            4.8  
     I            -0.5 r         -1.0           -0.5 r          3.4 r         -2.2            3.9  
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                                         Indexes 2017=100

2025 I           100.6          101.7          101.0          130.0           99.4          129.2  

2024 ANNUAL       99.6 r        100.5 r        100.9 r        127.3 r         99.2 r        127.8 r

2024 IV          100.1 r        101.1 r        101.0 r        128.5 r         99.2 r        128.5 r
     III          99.6 r        100.8 r        101.2 r        127.3 r         99.0 r        127.9 r
     II           99.7 r        100.3          100.6 r        127.0 r         99.1 r        127.4 r
     I            99.3 r         99.7          100.4 r        126.6 r         99.4 r        127.4 r

2023 ANNUAL       99.2 r        100.2          101.0 r        123.9 r         99.3 r        124.8 r

2023 IV          100.3 r        100.1           99.9 r        126.0 r         99.9 r        125.6 r
     III          99.4 r        100.0          100.6 r        125.3 r        100.0 r        126.0 r
     II           98.8 r        100.2          101.5 r        122.9 r         99.0 r        124.5 r
     I            98.5 r        100.5          102.0 r        121.3 r         98.4 r        123.2 r
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See footnotes following Table 6.                                                        May 8, 2025
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics