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)
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 r 0.2 -0.1 r 2.8 r -0.1 r 2.4 r
2024 IV 1.4 r 0.6 r -0.8 r 3.8 r 0.7 r 2.4 r
III -0.6 r 1.8 r 2.4 r 1.1 r -0.3 r 1.7 r
II 1.5 r 2.6 1.0 r 1.5 r -1.3 r -0.1
I -3.7 r -1.7 2.0 r 1.9 r -1.8 r 5.8
2023 ANNUAL 0.6 r -0.9 -1.5 r 4.1 r 0.0 r 3.5
2023 IV 3.4 r 0.3 -3.0 r 2.2 r -0.4 r -1.1
III 2.7 r -0.7 -3.4 r 7.8 r 4.2 r 4.9 r
II 1.0 -1.2 -2.2 r 5.3 r 2.3 4.3
I 3.2 r 1.3 -1.8 r 2.5 r -1.2 r -0.6
2022 ANNUAL -1.3 1.7 3.0 4.9 -2.9 6.3
2022 IV -2.3 r -4.0 -1.7 r 3.2 r -0.8 r 5.6
III -2.5 r -1.4 1.2 r 7.3 r 1.9 r 10.1
II 0.0 r 0.0 0.0 r 0.9 r -8.4 r 0.9
I -1.3 r 0.8 2.2 r 5.6 r -3.4 r 7.0
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2024 ANNUAL 0.3 r 0.2 -0.1 r 2.8 r -0.1 r 2.4 r
2024 IV -0.4 r 0.8 r 1.2 r 2.1 r -0.7 r 2.4 r
III 0.1 r 0.7 0.6 r 1.7 r -0.9 r 1.5 r
II 1.0 r 0.1 -0.9 r 3.3 r 0.1 r 2.3 r
I 0.8 r -0.8 -1.7 r 4.3 r 1.0 r 3.4 r
2023 ANNUAL 0.6 r -0.9 -1.5 r 4.1 r 0.0 r 3.5
2023 IV 2.6 r -0.1 -2.6 r 4.5 r 1.2 r 1.8
III 1.1 r -1.2 -2.3 r 4.7 r 1.1 r 3.5
II -0.2 -1.3 -1.1 r 4.6 0.5 r 4.8
I -0.4 r -1.0 -0.6 r 3.5 r -2.2 3.9
2022 ANNUAL -1.3 1.7 3.0 4.9 -2.9 6.3
2022 IV -1.5 r -1.1 0.4 4.2 -2.7 5.9
III -2.2 r 0.9 3.2 r 4.8 r -3.3 r 7.1
II -2.2 1.7 4.0 5.5 r -2.9 r 7.8
I 0.7 5.3 4.5 5.2 r -2.7 4.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2024 ANNUAL 99.6 r 100.4 r 100.8 r 127.4 r 99.2 r 127.8 r
2024 IV 100.0 r 100.9 r 100.9 r 128.6 r 99.3 r 128.7 r
III 99.6 r 100.8 r 101.1 r 127.5 r 99.1 r 127.9 r
II 99.8 r 100.3 100.5 r 127.1 r 99.2 r 127.4 r
I 99.4 r 99.7 100.3 r 126.6 r 99.5 r 127.4 r
2023 ANNUAL 99.3 r 100.2 100.9 r 123.9 r 99.4 r 124.8 r
2023 IV 100.3 r 100.1 99.8 r 126.0 r 100.0 r 125.6 r
III 99.5 r 100.0 100.5 r 125.4 r 100.1 r 126.0 r
II 98.8 100.2 101.4 123.0 r 99.1 124.5
I 98.6 r 100.5 102.0 r 121.4 r 98.5 r 123.2
2022 ANNUAL 98.7 r 101.1 102.5 r 119.0 r 99.4 r 120.6
2022 IV 97.8 r 100.2 102.4 r 120.7 r 98.8 r 123.3 r
III 98.4 r 101.2 102.9 r 119.7 r 99.0 r 121.7 r
II 99.0 r 101.6 102.6 r 117.6 r 98.5 r 118.8 r
I 99.0 r 101.6 102.6 r 117.3 r 100.7 r 118.5 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 6, 2025
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 06, 2025
United States Department of Labor
