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 I             1.7 r          1.7 r          0.0 r          4.9 r          1.0 r          3.1 r

2024 ANNUAL        0.4            0.2           -0.1            2.8           -0.2            2.4  

2024 IV            1.8 r          0.9 r         -0.9            4.0 r          0.9 r          2.2 r
     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 I             1.1 r          1.8 r          0.6 r          2.8 r          0.1 r          1.7 r

2024 ANNUAL        0.4            0.2           -0.1            2.8           -0.2            2.4  

2024 IV           -0.3 r          0.9            1.2            2.1 r         -0.6 r          2.4 r
     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 I           100.4 r        101.5 r        101.0 r        130.1 r         99.5 r        129.6 r

2024 ANNUAL       99.6 r        100.5 r        100.9          127.3 r         99.2 r        127.8 r

2024 IV          100.0 r        101.0 r        101.0          128.6 r         99.3 r        128.6 r
     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.                                                       June 5, 2025
r=revised                                                        Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics