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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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5) 2022 ANNUAL -1.4 r 1.9 r 3.4 5.4 r -2.1 r 6.9 r 2022 IV -2.2 r -2.5 r -0.3 r 6.2 r 2.0 r 8.6 r III -1.6 r -2.6 r -1.1 r 7.1 r 1.4 r 8.8 r II 2.1 r 1.4 -0.7 r 2.2 r -6.8 r 0.1 I -2.7 r 1.8 4.7 r 5.1 r -3.1 r 8.1 2021 ANNUAL 0.2 r 3.5 3.3 r 1.3 r -3.2 r 1.2 2021 IV -5.0 r 5.1 10.6 r 5.5 r -2.2 r 11.0 r III -3.2 r 0.8 4.2 r 10.2 r 3.3 r 13.8 r II 8.8 r 11.2 2.1 r 1.6 r -6.0 r -6.6 r I 1.7 r -1.3 -2.9 r -4.7 r -8.4 r -6.3 2020 ANNUAL -0.1 -4.9 -4.9 r 7.2 5.9 7.3 2020 IV -4.8 r 7.7 13.2 r 0.4 r -1.8 r 5.5 III -0.9 r 19.8 20.9 r -6.7 r -10.9 r -5.8 II -0.8 r -30.7 -30.1 r 25.5 r 29.8 r 26.4 I 2.6 r -1.8 -4.2 r 8.1 r 6.7 r 5.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year 2022 ANNUAL -1.4 r 1.9 r 3.4 5.4 r -2.1 r 6.9 r 2022 IV -1.1 r -0.5 r 0.6 r 5.1 r -1.7 r 6.3 r III -1.8 r 1.4 r 3.3 r 5.0 r -2.7 r 6.9 r II -2.2 r 2.3 4.6 r 5.7 r -2.3 r 8.1 r I -0.7 r 4.7 5.3 r 5.6 r -2.1 6.3 2021 ANNUAL 0.2 r 3.5 3.3 r 1.3 r -3.2 r 1.2 2021 IV 0.4 r 3.9 3.4 r 3.0 r -3.4 r 2.6 III 0.5 r 4.5 4.0 r 1.7 r -3.3 r 1.3 II 1.1 9.1 7.9 -2.4 -6.8 r -3.4 I -1.2 -3.0 -1.8 2.9 1.0 4.2 2020 ANNUAL -0.1 -4.9 -4.9 r 7.2 5.9 7.3 2020 IV -1.0 r -3.2 -2.2 r 6.2 r 4.9 r 7.3 III 0.3 -5.4 -5.7 7.5 6.2 7.2 II 0.3 r -9.5 -9.8 r 10.0 r 9.5 r 9.7 I -0.4 r -1.6 -1.1 4.7 2.6 r 5.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indexes 2012=100 2022 ANNUAL 96.4 r 103.6 r 107.4 r 131.0 r 102.9 r 135.8 r 2022 IV 95.8 r 102.8 r 107.4 r 133.5 r 102.8 r 139.4 r III 96.3 r 103.5 r 107.4 r 131.5 r 102.3 r 136.5 r II 96.7 r 104.2 107.7 r 129.3 r 101.9 r 133.7 r I 96.2 r 103.8 107.9 r 128.6 r 103.8 r 133.6 r 2021 ANNUAL 97.8 r 101.6 103.9 r 124.2 r 105.1 r 127.0 r 2021 IV 96.9 r 103.4 106.7 r 127.0 r 104.6 r 131.1 r III 98.1 r 102.1 104.0 r 125.3 r 105.2 r 127.7 r II 98.9 r 101.9 103.0 r 122.3 r 104.3 r 123.6 r I 96.9 r 99.2 102.4 r 121.8 r 105.9 r 125.7 2020 ANNUAL 97.6 r 98.2 100.6 r 122.6 r 108.5 r 125.6 r 2020 IV 96.5 r 99.5 103.2 r 123.3 r 108.3 r 127.8 r III 97.7 r 97.7 100.0 r 123.1 r 108.8 r 126.1 r II 97.9 r 93.4 95.4 r 125.3 r 112.0 r 128.0 r I 98.1 r 102.3 104.3 r 118.4 r 104.9 r 120.7 r --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes following Table 6. March 2, 2023 r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics