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 II 1.9 r 1.3 r -0.6 r 5.1 3.4 3.1 r
I -0.2 r -0.2 r 0.0 4.8 1.0 5.0 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.4 0.2 -0.1 2.8 -0.2 2.4
2024 IV 1.8 0.9 -0.9 4.0 0.9 2.2
III -0.6 1.9 2.4 1.1 -0.3 1.6
II 1.5 2.6 1.1 1.4 -1.3 -0.1
I -3.7 -1.7 2.0 1.9 -1.7 5.8
2023 ANNUAL 0.6 -0.9 -1.5 4.1 0.0 3.5
2023 IV 3.4 0.3 -2.9 2.2 -0.6 -1.1
III 2.7 -0.7 -3.4 7.8 4.2 4.9
II 1.0 -1.2 -2.2 5.3 2.3 4.3
I 3.2 1.3 -1.8 2.5 -1.1 -0.6
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 II 0.8 r 1.0 r 0.2 3.7 1.2 2.9 r
I 0.6 r 1.3 0.7 2.8 0.1 2.2 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.4 0.2 -0.1 2.8 -0.2 2.4
2024 IV -0.3 0.9 1.2 2.1 -0.6 2.4
III 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.6 -1.0 1.5
II 0.9 0.1 -0.8 3.3 0.1 2.3
I 0.8 -0.8 -1.6 4.3 1.0 3.4
2023 ANNUAL 0.6 -0.9 -1.5 4.1 0.0 3.5
2023 IV 2.6 -0.1 -2.6 4.5 1.2 1.8
III 1.1 -1.2 -2.3 4.7 1.1 3.5
II -0.2 -1.3 -1.1 4.6 0.5 4.8
I -0.5 -1.0 -0.5 3.4 -2.2 3.9
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 II 100.5 r 101.3 r 100.9 r 131.7 r 100.3 r 131.1 r
I 100.0 r 101.0 r 101.0 130.1 99.5 130.1 r
2024 ANNUAL 99.6 100.5 100.9 127.3 99.2 127.8
2024 IV 100.0 101.0 101.0 128.6 99.3 128.6
III 99.6 100.8 101.2 127.3 99.0 127.9
II 99.7 100.3 100.6 127.0 99.1 127.4
I 99.3 99.7 100.4 126.6 99.4 127.4
2023 ANNUAL 99.2 100.2 101.0 123.9 99.3 124.8
2023 IV 100.3 100.1 99.9 126.0 99.9 125.6
III 99.4 100.0 100.6 125.3 100.0 126.0
II 98.8 100.2 101.5 122.9 99.0 124.5
I 98.5 100.5 102.0 121.3 98.4 123.2
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See footnotes following Table 6. September 4, 2025
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: September 04, 2025
United States Department of Labor
