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 3.1 r 0.5 r 2.1 r
2025 IV -1.2 r -3.1 r -1.9 r 6.0 r 3.4 r 7.3 r
III 0.3 r 1.8 r 1.4 2.6 r -0.4 r 2.3 r
II 2.3 0.9 -1.4 3.6 1.9 1.2
I 1.5 0.2 -1.3 2.7 -1.0 1.2
2024 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 4.4 1.4 3.5
2024 IV 1.9 0.5 -1.4 1.5 -1.5 -0.4
III -2.0 0.1 2.1 2.4 1.0 4.5
II 2.2 2.0 -0.2 8.9 6.0 6.6
I -3.5 -1.7 1.9 1.3 -2.4 4.9
2023 ANNUAL 1.0 -0.5 -1.5 4.0 -0.1 3.0
2023 IV 4.7 2.1 -2.4 4.0 1.2 -0.6
III 4.2 0.5 -3.6 8.6 4.9 4.2
II 2.4 -0.1 -2.4 4.9 1.9 2.5
I 4.7 2.9 -1.7 2.0 -1.6 -2.5
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 ANNUAL 1.0 0.5 -0.5 3.1 r 0.5 r 2.1 r
2025 IV 0.8 r -0.1 r -0.8 3.7 r 1.0 r 3.0
III 1.5 r 0.8 r -0.7 2.6 r -0.3 r 1.0 r
II 0.9 0.4 -0.5 2.5 0.1 1.6
I 0.9 0.7 -0.2 3.8 1.1 2.9
2024 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 4.4 1.4 3.5
2024 IV -0.4 0.2 0.6 3.5 0.7 3.9
III 0.3 0.6 0.3 4.1 1.4 3.8
II 1.9 0.7 -1.1 5.7 2.4 3.7
I 1.9 0.2 -1.7 4.7 1.4 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 -1.3 -1.2 4.2 0.2 4.4
I -1.3 -1.8 -0.5 3.2 -2.5 4.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 ANNUAL 99.7 r 99.8 r 100.1 133.1 r 101.0 r 133.5 r
2025 IV 99.8 r 99.5 r 99.7 r 135.5 r 101.8 r 135.8 r
III 100.1 r 100.3 r 100.2 133.5 r 101.0 r 133.4 r
II 100.0 99.9 99.9 132.7 101.1 132.7
I 99.4 99.6 100.2 131.5 100.6 132.3
2024 ANNUAL 98.7 99.4 100.6 129.1 100.6 130.8
2024 IV 99.0 99.6 100.5 130.6 100.9 131.9
III 98.6 99.5 100.9 130.2 101.2 132.0
II 99.1 99.4 100.4 129.4 101.0 130.6
I 98.5 98.9 100.4 126.7 99.5 128.5
2023 ANNUAL 97.9 98.9 101.0 123.7 99.2 126.3
2023 IV 99.4 99.4 99.9 126.3 100.1 127.0
III 98.3 98.8 100.6 125.0 99.8 127.2
II 97.3 98.7 101.5 122.5 98.6 125.9
I 96.7 98.8 102.1 121.0 98.2 125.1
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 24, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 24, 2026
United States Department of Labor
