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)
2023 I 2.7 2.8 0.1 5.0 1.2 2.3
2022 ANNUAL -1.6 r 1.7 r 3.4 5.4 -2.5 r 7.1 r
2022 IV -3.9 r -4.2 r -0.4 r 6.1 r 1.8 r 10.3 r
III -0.2 r -1.2 r -1.1 7.1 1.4 7.2 r
II 1.3 r 0.6 r -0.7 2.2 -6.9 r 0.8 r
I -3.9 r 0.6 r 4.7 5.1 -3.9 r 9.3 r
2021 ANNUAL 1.2 r 4.5 r 3.3 1.3 -3.3 r 0.1 r
2021 IV -6.2 r 3.8 r 10.7 r 5.5 -3.0 r 12.5 r
III -1.4 r 2.7 r 4.2 10.2 3.3 11.8 r
II 12.2 r 14.6 r 2.1 1.6 -5.9 r -9.4 r
I 1.8 r -1.1 r -2.9 -4.7 -8.7 r -6.4 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2023 I 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 5.1 -0.7 5.1
2022 ANNUAL -1.6 r 1.7 r 3.4 5.4 -2.5 r 7.1 r
2022 IV -1.7 r -1.1 r 0.6 5.1 -2.0 r 6.9 r
III -2.3 r 0.9 r 3.3 4.9 r -3.2 r 7.4 r
II -2.6 r 1.9 r 4.6 5.7 -2.7 r 8.5 r
I -0.1 r 5.3 r 5.4 r 5.5 r -2.4 r 5.6 r
2021 ANNUAL 1.2 r 4.5 r 3.3 1.3 -3.3 r 0.1 r
2021 IV 1.4 r 4.8 r 3.4 3.0 -3.7 r 1.6 r
III 1.9 r 6.0 r 4.0 1.7 -3.5 r -0.2 r
II 2.3 r 10.4 r 7.9 -2.4 -7.0 r -4.6 r
I -0.7 r -2.5 r -1.8 2.9 0.8 r 3.6 r
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Indexes 2012=100
2023 I 97.0 104.2 107.4 135.0 102.4 139.2
2022 ANNUAL 97.1 r 104.4 r 107.5 r 130.9 r 102.2 r 134.7 r
2022 IV 96.3 r 103.4 r 107.4 r 133.4 r 102.1 r 138.5 r
III 97.3 r 104.6 r 107.5 r 131.5 r 101.7 r 135.1 r
II 97.3 r 104.9 r 107.8 r 129.2 r 101.3 r 132.8 r
I 97.0 r 104.7 r 107.9 r 128.5 r 103.1 r 132.5 r
2021 ANNUAL 98.7 r 102.6 r 104.0 r 124.2 r 104.8 r 125.8 r
2021 IV 98.0 r 104.6 r 106.7 r 127.0 r 104.2 r 129.6 r
III 99.6 r 103.6 r 104.0 r 125.3 r 105.0 r 125.8 r
II 99.9 r 102.9 r 103.0 r 122.3 r 104.1 r 122.4 r
I 97.1 r 99.5 r 102.4 r 121.8 r 105.7 r 125.5 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
