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)
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
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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
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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
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 2, 2023
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 02, 2023
United States Department of Labor
