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Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sectors
NONFARM BUSINESS SECTOR:
Labor productivity (output per hour)
+2.5%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Hourly compensation
+3.0%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Unit labor costs
+0.4%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Real value-added output
+3.5%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Hours worked
+1.0% in 2nd Qtr of 2024
MANUFACTURING SECTOR:
Labor productivity (output per hour)
+1.3%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Hourly compensation
+4.9%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Unit labor costs
+3.6%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Real sectoral output
+2.4%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Hours worked
+1.1%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2024
Total Factor Productivity
PRIVATE BUSINESS SECTOR:
Total factor productivity
+0.7% in 2023
PRIVATE NONFARM BUSINESS SECTOR:
Total factor productivity
+0.7% in 2023
MANUFACTURING SECTOR:
Total factor productivity
-1.3% in 2022