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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