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)
2026 I 0.9 r 0.5 r -0.4 r 1.4 r -2.1 r 0.5 r
2025 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 2.8 r 0.1 r 1.9 r
2025 IV -2.5 r -4.3 r -1.9 1.8 r -0.7 r 4.3 r
III 0.3 1.8 1.5 2.6 -0.5 2.3
II 2.3 0.9 -1.4 3.6 1.9 1.2
I 1.5 0.2 -1.3 2.6 -1.0 1.2
2024 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 4.4 1.4 3.5
2024 IV 1.9 0.5 -1.3 1.4 -1.7 -0.4
III -2.0 0.1 2.1 2.4 1.1 4.5
II 2.2 2.0 -0.1 8.9 6.0 6.6
I -3.4 -1.7 1.8 1.3 -2.3 4.9
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2026 I 0.3 r -0.3 r -0.6 r 2.3 r -0.4 r 2.1 r
2025 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 2.8 r 0.1 r 1.9 r
2025 IV 0.4 -0.4 -0.8 2.6 r -0.1 r 2.2 r
III 1.5 0.8 -0.6 2.6 -0.3 1.0
II 0.9 0.4 -0.5 2.5 0.0 1.6
I 0.9 0.7 -0.2 3.8 1.0 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 1.8 0.7 -1.1 5.6 2.4 3.7
I 1.9 0.2 -1.7 4.7 1.4 2.7
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Indexes 2017=100
2026 I 99.6 r 99.3 r 99.7 r 134.5 r 100.2 r 135.0 r
2025 ANNUAL 99.5 r 99.7 r 100.2 132.7 r 100.7 r 133.3 r
2025 IV 99.4 r 99.2 r 99.8 134.0 r 100.7 r 134.8 r
III 100.0 100.3 100.3 133.5 100.9 133.4
II 100.0 99.9 99.9 132.6 101.0 132.7
I 99.4 99.6 100.3 131.5 100.6 132.3
2024 ANNUAL 98.7 99.4 100.6 129.1 100.6 130.8
2024 IV 99.0 99.6 100.6 130.6 100.8 131.9
III 98.6 99.5 100.9 130.1 101.2 132.0
II 99.1 99.4 100.4 129.4 101.0 130.6
I 98.5 98.9 100.4 126.6 99.5 128.5
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See footnotes following Table 6. June 4, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: June 04, 2026
United States Department of Labor
