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)
2023 I -4.4 -1.8 2.7 0.6 -3.1 5.2
2022 ANNUAL -1.0 r 3.7 r 4.7 3.4 -4.3 r 4.4 r
2022 IV -2.1 r -2.6 r -0.5 r 4.1 r -0.1 6.3 r
III -3.7 r 2.0 r 5.9 7.7 2.0 11.8 r
II 3.7 r 5.4 r 1.6 4.0 -5.2 r 0.3 r
I -3.0 5.6 r 8.9 -0.7 -9.2 r 2.4 r
2021 ANNUAL 1.0 r 4.1 r 3.1 3.4 -1.4 r 2.4 r
2021 IV 0.3 r 5.4 r 5.1 9.9 1.0 r 9.6 r
III -2.8 r 2.9 r 5.9 -7.0 -12.8 r -4.4 r
II -2.3 r -2.6 r -0.3 9.4 1.4 r 12.0 r
I -3.9 r -0.2 r 3.9 0.7 -3.5 r 4.8 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2023 I -1.7 0.7 2.4 4.1 -1.6 5.8
2022 ANNUAL -1.0 r 3.7 r 4.7 3.4 -4.3 r 4.4 r
2022 IV -1.3 r 2.5 r 3.9 3.7 -3.2 r 5.1 r
III -0.7 r 4.6 r 5.3 5.2 -2.9 r 5.9 r
II -0.5 r 4.8 r 5.3 1.4 -6.7 r 1.9 r
I -2.0 r 2.8 r 4.8 2.7 -5.1 r 4.7 r
2021 ANNUAL 1.0 r 4.1 r 3.1 3.4 -1.4 r 2.4 r
2021 IV -2.2 r 1.3 r 3.6 3.0 -3.7 r 5.3 r
III -2.4 r 1.3 r 3.8 3.6 r -1.7 r 6.1 r
II 7.0 r 18.4 r 10.7 0.8 -3.9 r -5.8 r
I 2.5 r -2.1 r -4.5 5.8 r 3.8 r 3.2 r
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Indexes 2012=100
2023 I 95.3 101.3 106.3 135.2 102.5 141.9
2022 ANNUAL 97.2 r 101.7 r 104.6 132.8 r 103.6 r 136.6 r
2022 IV 96.4 r 101.8 r 105.6 r 135.0 r 103.3 r 140.1 r
III 96.9 r 102.4 r 105.7 r 133.7 r 103.4 r 138.0 r
II 97.8 r 101.9 r 104.2 r 131.2 r 102.8 r 134.2 r
I 96.9 r 100.6 r 103.8 r 129.9 r 104.2 r 134.0 r
2021 ANNUAL 98.2 r 98.1 r 99.9 r 128.4 r 108.4 r 130.8 r
2021 IV 97.7 r 99.2 r 101.6 r 130.1 r 106.8 r 133.2 r
III 97.6 r 98.0 r 100.4 r 127.1 r 106.5 r 130.2 r
II 98.3 r 97.2 r 98.9 r 129.4 r 110.2 r 131.7 r
I 98.9 r 97.9 r 99.0 r 126.6 r 109.8 r 128.0 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. May 4, 2023
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: May 04, 2023
United States Department of Labor
