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 III -1.7 -1.6 0.1 3.2 1.4 5.0
II 2.0 r 1.5 r -0.5 r 2.5 r -3.4 r 0.5 r
I -0.6 -1.1 r -0.5 0.3 r -3.1 r 0.9 r
2025 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 3.3 r 0.6 r 2.5 r
2025 IV -2.6 -4.5 -1.9 6.5 r 3.9 r 9.4 r
III 0.3 1.8 1.5 3.2 r 0.1 r 2.9 r
II 2.3 0.9 -1.4 4.7 r 3.0 r 2.3 r
I 1.5 0.2 -1.3 3.2 r -0.4 r 1.8 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 4.3 r 1.3 r 3.4 r
2024 IV 1.9 0.5 -1.3 0.8 r -2.3 r -1.1 r
III -2.0 0.1 2.1 1.9 r 0.6 r 4.0 r
II 2.2 2.0 -0.1 8.6 r 5.7 r 6.3 r
I -3.4 -1.7 1.8 1.2 r -2.4 r 4.8 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2026 III -0.7 -1.4 -0.7 3.1 -0.3 3.9
II -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 3.1 r -0.7 r 3.4 r
I -0.2 -0.8 -0.6 3.7 r 0.9 r 3.8 r
2025 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 3.3 r 0.6 r 2.5 r
2025 IV 0.4 -0.4 -0.8 4.4 r 1.6 r 4.1 r
III 1.5 0.8 -0.6 3.0 r 0.1 r 1.5 r
II 0.9 0.4 -0.5 2.7 r 0.2 r 1.7 r
I 0.9 0.7 -0.2 3.6 r 0.8 r 2.7 r
2024 ANNUAL 0.8 0.4 -0.4 4.3 r 1.3 r 3.4 r
2024 IV -0.4 0.2 0.6 3.1 r 0.3 r 3.5 r
III 0.3 0.6 0.3 3.9 r 1.2 r 3.6 r
II 1.8 0.7 -1.1 5.7 r 2.4 3.7
I 1.9 0.2 -1.7 5.0 r 1.7 r 3.0 r
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Indexes 2017=100
2026 III 99.3 98.9 99.6 138.9 101.5 139.9
II 99.7 r 99.2 r 99.5 r 137.8 r 101.1 r 138.2 r
I 99.2 r 98.9 r 99.7 136.9 r 102.0 r 138.0 r
2025 ANNUAL 99.5 99.7 100.2 134.1 r 101.7 r 134.7 r
2025 IV 99.4 99.2 99.8 136.8 r 102.8 r 137.7 r
III 100.0 100.3 100.3 134.7 r 101.8 r 134.7 r
II 100.0 99.9 99.9 133.6 r 101.8 r 133.7 r
I 99.4 99.6 100.3 132.1 r 101.0 r 132.9 r
2024 ANNUAL 98.7 99.4 100.6 129.8 r 101.1 r 131.5 r
2024 IV 99.0 99.6 100.6 131.0 r 101.1 r 132.3 r
III 98.6 99.5 100.9 130.8 r 101.7 r 132.7 r
II 99.1 99.4 100.4 130.2 r 101.6 r 131.4 r
I 98.5 98.9 100.4 127.5 r 100.2 r 129.4 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. November 5, 2026
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: November 05, 2026
United States Department of Labor
