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 ANNUAL 1.0 0.5 -0.5 3.2 0.6 2.2
2025 IV -0.2 -2.1 -2.0 6.5 3.9 6.7
III 0.5 r 1.9 r 1.4 r 3.5 r 0.4 r 3.1 r
II 2.3 r 0.9 -1.4 r 3.6 r 1.9 r 1.2
I 1.5 r 0.2 -1.3 r 2.7 r -1.0 r 1.2 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.8 r 0.4 -0.4 r 4.4 r 1.4 r 3.5
2024 IV 1.9 r 0.5 -1.4 r 1.5 r -1.5 r -0.4
III -2.0 r 0.1 2.1 r 2.4 r 1.0 r 4.5
II 2.2 r 2.0 -0.2 r 8.9 r 6.0 r 6.6
I -3.5 r -1.7 1.9 r 1.3 r -2.4 r 4.9
2023 ANNUAL 1.0 -0.5 -1.5 4.0 -0.1 3.0
2023 IV 4.7 r 2.1 -2.4 r 4.0 r 1.2 r -0.6
III 4.2 r 0.5 -3.6 r 8.6 r 4.9 r 4.2
II 2.4 r -0.1 -2.4 r 4.9 r 1.9 r 2.5
I 4.7 2.9 -1.7 r 2.0 r -1.6 r -2.5
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 ANNUAL 1.0 0.5 -0.5 3.2 0.6 2.2
2025 IV 1.0 0.2 -0.8 4.1 1.3 3.0
III 1.6 r 0.9 r -0.7 r 2.8 r -0.1 r 1.2 r
II 0.9 r 0.4 -0.5 r 2.5 r 0.1 r 1.6
I 0.9 r 0.7 -0.2 r 3.8 r 1.1 r 2.9
2024 ANNUAL 0.8 r 0.4 -0.4 r 4.4 r 1.4 r 3.5
2024 IV -0.4 r 0.2 0.6 r 3.5 r 0.7 r 3.9 r
III 0.3 r 0.6 0.3 r 4.1 r 1.4 r 3.8
II 1.9 r 0.7 -1.1 r 5.7 r 2.4 r 3.7
I 1.9 0.2 -1.7 r 4.7 r 1.4 r 2.7
2023 ANNUAL 1.0 -0.5 -1.5 4.0 -0.1 3.0
2023 IV 4.0 1.3 -2.6 4.9 1.6 0.8
III 2.0 -0.3 -2.3 4.5 0.9 2.4
II -0.1 r -1.3 -1.2 r 4.2 0.2 4.4
I -1.3 -1.8 -0.5 3.2 -2.5 r 4.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 ANNUAL 99.8 99.9 100.1 133.3 101.2 133.6
2025 IV 100.1 99.8 99.7 136.0 102.2 135.9
III 100.1 r 100.3 r 100.2 r 133.8 r 101.2 r 133.7 r
II 100.0 r 99.9 99.9 r 132.7 r 101.1 r 132.7 r
I 99.4 r 99.6 100.2 r 131.5 r 100.6 r 132.3 r
2024 ANNUAL 98.7 r 99.4 100.6 r 129.1 r 100.6 r 130.8 r
2024 IV 99.0 r 99.6 100.5 r 130.6 r 100.9 r 131.9 r
III 98.6 r 99.5 100.9 r 130.2 r 101.2 r 132.0 r
II 99.1 r 99.4 100.4 r 129.4 r 101.0 r 130.6 r
I 98.5 r 98.9 100.4 r 126.7 r 99.5 r 128.5 r
2023 ANNUAL 97.9 98.9 101.0 123.7 99.2 126.3
2023 IV 99.4 r 99.4 99.9 r 126.3 r 100.1 r 127.0 r
III 98.3 r 98.8 100.6 r 125.0 r 99.8 r 127.2 r
II 97.3 r 98.7 101.5 r 122.5 r 98.6 r 125.9 r
I 96.7 r 98.8 102.1 r 121.0 r 98.2 r 125.1 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 5, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 05, 2026
United States Department of Labor
