Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. 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)
2021 III -1.0 5.7 6.7 1.9 -4.5 2.9
II 8.5 r 5.8 r -2.5 r 4.7 -3.5 r -3.5 r
I -0.8 r 2.9 3.8 0.6 -3.1 1.4 r
2020 ANNUAL 0.3 -6.4 -6.6 6.8 5.4 6.5
2020 IV 3.1 11.0 7.6 10.5 7.9 7.2
III 19.4 56.2 30.8 -12.0 -16.0 -26.3
II -10.3 -44.5 -38.1 27.2 31.3 41.9
I 1.8 -5.5 -7.2 7.8 6.7 6.0
2019 ANNUAL -1.4 -1.7 -0.2 2.8 1.0 4.3
2019 IV -1.6 -1.5 0.1 6.7 4.0 8.5
III -1.3 -0.2 1.1 -1.1 -2.4 0.2
II -2.0 -3.3 -1.4 1.7 -1.7 3.8
I -1.1 -4.2 -3.1 6.2 5.4 7.4
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2021 III 2.4 6.3 3.8 4.3 -0.9 1.9
II 7.3 r 17.2 r 9.2 r 0.6 -4.0 -6.2 r
I 2.3 -0.2 r -2.5 5.6 3.7 3.2 r
2020 ANNUAL 0.3 -6.4 -6.6 6.8 5.4 6.5
2020 IV 3.0 -2.4 -5.2 7.5 6.2 4.4
III 1.7 -5.2 -6.8 6.5 5.2 4.7
II -3.0 -15.3 -12.7 9.7 9.2 13.1
I -0.8 -2.7 -1.9 3.7 1.6 4.6
2019 ANNUAL -1.4 -1.7 -0.2 2.8 1.0 4.3
2019 IV -1.5 -2.3 -0.8 3.3 1.3 4.9
III -1.8 -2.5 -0.7 2.3 0.5 4.2
II -1.7 -1.8 -0.1 3.5 1.6 5.4
I -0.7 -0.1 0.6 2.1 0.5 2.9
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Indexes 2012=100
2021 III 99.8 102.5 102.7 127.7 107.2 128.1
II 100.0 r 101.1 r 101.1 r 127.2 r 108.4 r 127.2 r
I 98.0 r 99.7 r 101.7 125.7 109.4 128.3 r
2020 ANNUAL 96.2 95.4 99.2 123.2 109.1 128.1
2020 IV 98.2 99.0 100.8 125.5 110.2 127.8
III 97.4 96.4 99.0 122.4 108.1 125.6
II 93.2 86.2 92.5 126.4 113.0 135.6
I 95.8 99.9 104.3 119.0 105.5 124.3
2019 ANNUAL 95.9 101.9 106.2 115.4 103.5 120.3
2019 IV 95.4 101.3 106.3 116.8 103.8 122.5
III 95.8 101.7 106.2 114.9 102.8 120.0
II 96.1 101.8 105.9 115.2 103.4 119.9
I 96.6 102.7 106.3 114.7 103.9 118.8
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See footnotes following Table 6. November 4, 2021
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: September 19, 2023
United States Department of Labor
