Table 4. Durable manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Durable 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 1.4 9.9 8.4 0.8 -5.5 -0.6
II 5.7 r -0.1 r -5.4 r 5.2 r -3.0 r -0.4 r
I 1.1 r 6.7 r 5.5 1.8 -1.9 0.7
2020 ANNUAL -0.2 -8.1 -8.0 6.8 5.5 7.0
2020 IV 4.8 11.0 6.0 12.3 9.6 7.2
III 44.6 97.9 36.9 -16.1 -19.9 -42.0
II -20.3 -54.4 -42.8 29.7 33.9 62.7
I -2.6 -10.0 -7.6 6.9 5.8 9.7
2019 ANNUAL -1.7 -1.8 0.0 2.3 0.4 4.1
2019 IV -1.0 -2.0 -1.1 10.2 7.4 11.3
III -1.0 -0.2 0.8 -2.4 -3.6 -1.4
II -1.0 -3.3 -2.4 0.9 -2.4 1.9
I -2.9 -5.7 -2.9 5.8 5.0 8.9
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2021 III 3.2 6.8 3.5 4.9 -0.3 1.7
II 12.8 r 23.7 r 9.7 0.2 -4.4 -11.1 r
I 5.1 1.7 r -3.3 5.6 3.6 0.5
2020 ANNUAL -0.2 -8.1 -8.0 6.8 5.5 7.0
2020 IV 4.1 -2.6 -6.4 6.9 5.6 2.6
III 2.7 -5.6 -8.0 6.4 5.1 3.6
II -6.6 -20.4 -14.8 10.5 10.1 18.3
I -1.4 -4.0 -2.6 3.8 1.7 5.3
2019 ANNUAL -1.7 -1.8 0.0 2.3 0.4 4.1
2019 IV -1.5 -2.9 -1.4 3.5 1.5 5.1
III -2.0 -2.4 -0.4 1.3 -0.5 3.4
II -2.0 -1.7 0.3 2.6 0.8 4.7
I -1.5 -0.1 1.4 1.6 0.0 3.1
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Indexes 2012=100
2021 III 102.2 103.5 101.2 128.4 107.7 125.6
II 101.9 r 101.1 r 99.2 r 128.1 r 109.3 r 125.8 r
I 100.5 r 101.1 r 100.6 126.5 110.1 125.9 r
2020 ANNUAL 96.4 94.4 97.9 123.8 109.6 128.5
2020 IV 100.2 99.5 99.3 126.0 110.6 125.7
III 99.0 96.9 97.8 122.4 108.1 123.5
II 90.3 81.7 90.5 127.9 114.3 141.6
I 95.6 99.4 104.0 119.8 106.2 125.3
2019 ANNUAL 96.6 102.7 106.4 116.0 104.0 120.1
2019 IV 96.2 102.1 106.1 117.8 104.7 122.5
III 96.4 102.6 106.4 115.0 102.9 119.2
II 96.7 102.7 106.2 115.7 103.8 119.6
I 96.9 103.5 106.8 115.4 104.5 119.1
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See footnotes following Table 6. November 4, 2021
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: September 12, 2024
United States Department of Labor
