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 III 1.3 r 2.3 r 1.0 4.0 0.9 2.7 r
II 1.6 0.9 -0.7 2.8 1.1 1.2
I 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.3 -2.4 1.1
2024 ANNUAL 0.6 0.4 -0.1 4.1 1.1 3.5
2024 IV 1.4 0.5 -0.9 1.0 -2.0 -0.4
III -2.3 0.1 2.4 2.0 0.6 4.5
II 1.0 2.0 1.1 7.6 4.7 6.6
I -3.6 -1.7 2.0 1.1 -2.5 4.9
2023 ANNUAL 1.0 -0.5 -1.5 4.0 -0.1 3.0
2023 IV 5.2 2.1 -2.9 4.5 1.7 -0.6
III 4.0 0.5 -3.4 8.3 4.7 4.2
II 2.1 -0.1 -2.2 4.6 1.6 2.5
I 4.7 2.9 -1.8 2.1 -1.5 -2.5
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2025 III 1.1 1.0 r -0.1 2.3 -0.6 1.1 r
II 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.8 -0.7 1.6
I 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.9 0.2 2.9
2024 ANNUAL 0.6 0.4 -0.1 4.1 1.1 3.5
2024 IV -0.9 0.2 1.2 2.9 0.2 3.8
III 0.0 0.6 0.6 3.8 1.1 3.8
II 1.6 0.7 -0.8 5.4 2.1 3.7
I 1.9 0.2 -1.6 4.6 1.3 2.7
2023 ANNUAL 1.0 -0.5 -1.5 4.0 -0.1 3.0
2023 IV 4.0 1.3 -2.6 4.9 1.6 0.8
III 2.0 -0.3 -2.3 4.5 0.9 2.4
II -0.2 -1.3 -1.1 4.2 0.2 4.4
I -1.3 -1.8 -0.5 3.2 -2.4 4.5
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Indexes 2017=100
2025 III 99.3 r 100.4 r 101.1 132.6 100.3 133.5 r
II 99.0 99.9 100.9 131.3 100.0 132.7
I 98.6 99.6 101.0 130.4 99.8 132.3
2024 ANNUAL 98.5 99.4 100.9 128.8 100.3 130.8
2024 IV 98.6 99.6 101.0 130.0 100.4 131.9
III 98.2 99.5 101.2 129.7 100.9 132.0
II 98.8 99.4 100.6 129.1 100.7 130.6
I 98.6 98.9 100.4 126.7 99.6 128.5
2023 ANNUAL 97.9 98.9 101.0 123.7 99.2 126.3
2023 IV 99.5 99.4 99.9 126.4 100.2 127.0
III 98.2 98.8 100.6 125.0 99.8 127.2
II 97.3 98.7 101.5 122.5 98.7 125.9
I 96.8 98.8 102.0 121.1 98.3 125.1
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See footnotes following Table 6. January 29, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: January 29, 2026
United States Department of Labor
