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PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS

Third Quarter 2017, Revised

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 3.0 percent during the third quarter of 2017, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 4.1 percent and hours worked 

increased 1.1 percent. The productivity increase was the largest since the third quarter of 2014, when 

output per hour increased 4.4 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally 

adjusted annual rates.) From the third quarter of 2016 to the third quarter of 2017, productivity increased 

1.5 percent, reflecting a 3.0-percent increase in output and a 1.5-percent increase in hours worked. (See 

chart 1 and tables A1 and 2.) 

Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of 

hours worked by all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers. 

Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector declined 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2017, as the 

3.0-percent increase in productivity was greater than a 2.7-percent increase in hourly compensation. Unit 

labor costs decreased 0.7 percent over the last four quarters. (See chart 2 and tables A1 and 2.) 

BLS calculates unit labor costs as the ratio of hourly compensation to labor productivity. Increases in 

hourly compensation tend to increase unit labor costs, and increases in output per hour tend to reduce 

them.

Chart 1. Labor productivity, nonfarm business, 2013Q1 – 2017Q3

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Chart 2. Unit labor costs, nonfarm business, 2013Q1 – 2017Q3

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Manufacturing sector labor productivity fell 4.4 percent in the third quarter of 2017, as output 

decreased 1.1 percent and hours worked increased 3.5 percent. This was the largest quarterly decline in 

manufacturing sector productivity since the fourth quarter of 2008 (-5.4 percent). Productivity decreased 

4.7 percent in the durable goods manufacturing sector and 4.4 percent in the nondurable goods sector in 

the third quarter of 2017. Over the last four quarters, total manufacturing sector productivity increased 

0.3 percent, as output increased 1.5 percent and hours worked increased 1.2 percent. Unit labor costs in 

manufacturing increased 4.8 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and rose 0.3 percent from the same 

quarter a year ago. (See tables A1 and 3.)

The concepts, sources, and methods used for the manufacturing output series differ from those used in 

the business and nonfarm business output series; these output measures are not directly comparable. See 

the Technical Notes for a more detailed explanation. (See page 6.) 

Preliminary third-quarter 2017 measures of productivity and costs were announced for the nonfinancial 

corporate sector. Productivity was unchanged in the third quarter of 2017 and increased 0.2 percent

over the last four quarters. Unit labor costs increased 2.5 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and 

increased 0.6 percent over the last four quarters. (See tables A2 and 6.) 

Revised measures

Measures released today are based on more recent source data than were available for the preliminary 

report. Regular updates of source data from the BLS, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and the 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are reflected in data for the second and third quarters 

of 2017. 

Table B1 presents revised and previous productivity and related measures for the nonfarm business, 

business, and manufacturing sectors for the third quarter of 2017. Revised quarterly and annual series for 

all sectors in recent years appear in tables 1-6. Historical annual indexes for the manufacturing sectors 

appear in appendix tables 1-3. 

In the third quarter of 2017, nonfarm business labor productivity increased 3.0 percent—the same as 

the preliminary estimate; output and hours worked were both revised up by 0.3 percentage points. Unit 

labor costs were revised from a 0.5-percent increase to a 0.2-percent decline for the third quarter of 

2017. In the manufacturing sector, productivity decreased 4.4 percent rather than declining 5.0 percent 

as previously reported, as an upward revision to output was greater than an upward revision to hours 

worked. Unit labor costs increased 4.8 percent, a smaller increase than the preliminary estimate. 

Table B2 shows previous and revised productivity and related measures for the nonfarm business, 

business, manufacturing and nonfinancial corporate sectors for the second quarter of 2017. 

In the second quarter of 2017, nonfarm business labor productivity, output, and hours were unrevised. 

Unit labor costs decreased 1.2 percent, rather than increasing 0.3 percent as previously reported. In the 

manufacturing sector, productivity was revised up 0.2 percentage point to an increase of 3.6 percent, 

due to a slight upward revision to output. Unit labor costs decreased 1.2 percent instead of a decline of 

1.0 percent. 

Second-quarter 2017 measures of productivity and costs were revised for the nonfinancial corporate 

sector. Productivity increased 3.3 percent rather than 4.4 percent as reported on November 2. Unit labor 

costs decreased 3.0 percent rather than the preliminary estimate of a 2.3-percent decline.
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There were historical revisions to manufacturing output and all related measures--including 

productivity--back to 1987 to reflect revised output indexes constructed by the BLS using an improved 

methodology for estimating the sectoral output of manufacturing industries. A new technique for 

benchmarking output estimates to the Economic Census was an important component of the revisions, 

and the period between Census years 2007 and 2012 saw the largest revisions. For more complete 

information see www.bls.gov/mfp/sectoraloutputrevisions.htm. 

Revisions to labor productivity mirrored revisions to output; hours worked were not revised. (See chart 

3.) A large upward revision to the change in the annual manufacturing productivity index from 2008 to 

2009 was more than offset by downward revisions in adjacent years, and the average annual rate of 

growth from 2007 to 2012 was revised down from 2.9 percent to 1.2 percent. The average annual rate 

of manufacturing productivity growth during the current business cycle from 2007 to 2016 was revised 

down from 1.6 percent to 0.9 percent, and the long-term rate for the entire series from 1987 to 2016 is 

now 2.8 percent, compared to the previous estimate of 3.2 percent. 

Hourly compensation and all related measures for the manufacturing sectors also were revised, from 

1987 to 2000, to incorporate source data on compensation published by the BEA November 2, 2017. 

Full historical annual and quarterly measures can be found on the productivity and costs home page: 

www.bls.gov/lpc/#data. 

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The preliminary Productivity and Costs news release for fourth-quarter and annual averages 2017 

is scheduled to be released on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 

Calendar year 2018 release dates for Productivity and Costs news releases are now available at 

www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/prod2.htm.

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Chart 3. Labor productivity, revised and previous annual average percent changes, manufacturing, all persons, 1988-2016

Annual average percent change
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Table A1. Labor productivity growth and related measures - revised third-quarter 2017

(percent change from previous quarter at annual rate and from same quarter a year ago)

Sector Percent change from:

Labor 

productivity Output

Hours 

worked

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs

Nonfarm business Previous quarter 3.0 4.1 1.1 2.7 0.7 -0.2

A year ago 1.5 3.0 1.5 0.8 -1.1 -0.7

Business Previous quarter 3.6 4.1 0.5 3.3 1.3 -0.3

A year ago 1.5 2.8 1.3 1.0 -0.9 -0.5

Manufacturing Previous quarter -4.4 -1.1 3.5 0.2 -1.8 4.8

A year ago 0.3 1.5 1.2 0.6 -1.3 0.3

Durable 

manufacturing

Previous quarter -4.7 -1.7 3.1 0.1 -1.9 5.0

A year ago 0.3 1.4 1.0 0.9 -1.0 0.6

Nondurable 

manufacturing

Previous quarter -4.4 -0.4 4.1 0.5 -1.5 5.1

A year ago 0.2 1.6 1.4 0.1 -1.8 -0.1

Table A2. Labor productivity growth and related measures - preliminary third-quarter 2017

(percent change from previous quarter at annual rate and from same quarter a year ago)

Sector Percent change from:

Labor 

productivity Output

Hours 

worked

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs

Nonfinancial 

corporate

Previous quarter 0.0 1.3 1.2 2.5 0.5 2.5

A year ago 0.2 1.9 1.7 0.8 -1.1 0.6

Table B1. Labor productivity growth and related measures - revised and previously published third-quarter 2017

(percent change from previous quarter at annual rate)

Sector

Labor 

productivity Output

Hours 

worked

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs

Nonfarm business Revised 3.0 4.1 1.1 2.7 0.7 -0.2

Previously published 3.0 3.8 0.8 3.5 1.5 0.5

Business Revised 3.6 4.1 0.5 3.3 1.3 -0.3

Previously published 3.6 3.8 0.1 4.1 2.0 0.4

Manufacturing Revised -4.4 -1.1 3.5 0.2 -1.8 4.8

Previously published -5.0 -2.1 3.1 0.9 -1.1 6.2

Durable 

manufacturing

Revised -4.7 -1.7 3.1 0.1 -1.9 5.0

Previously published -5.7 -3.4 2.5 0.5 -1.4 6.7

Nondurable 

manufacturing

Revised -4.4 -0.4 4.1 0.5 -1.5 5.1

Previously published -4.6 -0.7 4.1 1.6 -0.4 6.5
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Table B2. Labor productivity growth and related measures - revised and previously published second-quarter 2017

(percent change from previous quarter at annual rate)

Sector

Labor 

productivity Output

Hours 

worked

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs

Nonfarm business Revised 1.5 3.9 2.4 0.3 0.6 -1.2

Previously published 1.5 3.9 2.4 1.8 2.1 0.3

Business Revised 1.4 3.7 2.3 0.3 0.7 -1.0

Previously published 1.4 3.7 2.3 1.9 2.2 0.4

Manufacturing Revised 3.6 2.9 -0.6 2.3 2.6 -1.2

Previously published 3.4 2.8 -0.6 2.4 2.7 -1.0

Durable 

manufacturing

Revised 5.3 2.6 -2.6 5.6 5.9 0.2

Previously published 5.0 2.3 -2.6 3.0 3.4 -1.9

Nondurable 

manufacturing

Revised 0.4 3.3 2.9 -3.3 -3.0 -3.6

Previously published 0.4 3.3 2.9 1.5 1.9 1.1

Nonfinancial 

corporate

Revised 3.3 6.4 3.0 0.2 0.5 -3.0

Previously published 4.4 7.5 3.0 2.0 2.3 -2.3
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TECHNICAL NOTES

Labor Hours 

Hours data for the labor productivity and cost measures include hours worked for all persons working in the 

sector—wage and salary workers, the self-employed and unpaid family workers. The primary source of 

hours and employment data is the BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, which provides 

monthly survey data on the number of jobs held by wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, 

counting a person who is employed by two or more establishments at each place of employment. The CES 

also provides average weekly paid hours of production and nonsupervisory workers in these establishments. 

Weekly paid hours are adjusted to hours worked using data from the National Compensation Survey (NCS) 

for 1996 forward and data from the BLS Hours at Work survey, conducted for this purpose, prior to 1990. 

Between 1990 and 1995, weekly paid hours are adjusted to hours at work using a combination of NCS and 

Hours at Work survey data. The Office of Productivity and Technology estimates average weekly hours at 

work for nonproduction and supervisory workers using information from the Current Population Survey 

(CPS), the CES, and the NCS. 

Data from the CPS are used to estimate hours worked for farm labor, nonfarm proprietors, and nonfarm 

unpaid family workers. Using CPS information on employment and hours worked at primary jobs and all 

other jobs, separately, the BLS productivity measures assign all hours worked to the appropriate industrial 

sector. Hours for government enterprises are derived from the CPS, the CES, and the National Income and 

Product Accounts (NIPA) prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the Department of 

Commerce.

Output

Business sector output is a chain-type, current-weighted index constructed after excluding from gross 

domestic product (GDP) the following outputs: general government, nonprofit institutions, and private 

households (including owner-occupied housing). Corresponding exclusions also are made in labor hours. 

Business output accounted for about 75 percent of the value of GDP in 2016. Nonfarm business, which 

excludes farming, also accounted for about 75 percent of GDP in 2016. 

Annual indexes for manufacturing and its durable and nondurable goods components are constructed by 

deflating current-dollar industry value of production data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census with deflators 

from the BLS. These deflators are based on data from the BLS producer price program and other sources. 

The industry shipments are aggregated using annual weights, and intrasector transactions are removed. 

Quarterly manufacturing output measures are based on the indexes of industrial production prepared monthly 

by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, adjusted to be consistent with annual indexes of 

manufacturing sector output prepared by BLS. 

Nonfinancial corporate output is a chain-type, current-weighted index calculated on the basis of the costs 

incurred and the incomes earned from production. The output measure excludes the following outputs from 

GDP: general government; nonprofit institutions; private households; unincorporated business; and those 

corporations classified as offices of bank holding companies, offices of other holding companies, or offices 

in the finance and insurance sector. Nonfinancial corporations accounted for about 50 percent of the value of 

GDP in 2016. 

Labor Productivity

The measure describes the relationship between real output and the labor time involved in its production. 

Measures of labor productivity growth show the changes from period to period in the amount of goods and 

services produced per hour worked. They reflect the joint effects of many influences, including changes in 

technology; capital investment; level of output; utilization of capacity, energy, and materials; the 

organization of production; managerial skill; and the characteristics and effort of the work force.
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Labor Compensation 

The measure includes accrued wages and salaries, supplements, employer contributions to employee benefit 

plans, and taxes. Estimates of labor compensation by major sector, required for measures of hourly 

compensation and unit labor costs, are based primarily on employee compensation data from the NIPA, 

prepared by the BEA. The compensation of employees in general government, nonprofit institutions and 

private households are subtracted from compensation of employees in domestic industries to derive 

employee compensation for the business sector. The labor compensation of proprietors cannot be explicitly 

identified and must be estimated. This is done by assuming that proprietors have the same hourly 

compensation as employees in the same sector. The quarterly labor productivity and cost measures do not 

contain estimates of compensation for unpaid family workers. 

Unit Labor Costs 

These measures describe the relationship between compensation per hour and labor productivity, or real 

output per hour, and can be used as an indicator of inflationary pressure on producers. Increases in hourly 

compensation increase unit labor costs; labor productivity increases offset compensation increases and lower 

unit labor costs. 

Presentation of the data

The quarterly data in this release are presented in three ways: as percent changes from the previous quarter 

presented at a compound annual rate, as percent changes from the corresponding quarter of the previous 

year, and as index number series where 2009=100. Annual data are presented both as index number series 

and percent changes from the previous year. 

The index numbers and rates of change reported in the productivity and costs news release are rounded to 

one decimal place. All percent changes in this release and on the BLS web site are calculated using index 

numbers to three decimal places. A complete historical series of these index numbers are available at the 

BLS web site, www.bls.gov/data/home.htm, or by contacting the BLS Division of Major Sector Productivity 

(Telephone 202-691-5606 or email productivity@bls.gov). 

For a more detailed explanation of methodology see "Technical Information About the Major Sector 

Productivity and Costs Methods" at www.bls.gov/lpc/lpcmethods.pdf. 

Information in this release will be made available to sensory-impaired individuals upon request. Voice 

phone: 202-691-5606; Federal Relay Service number: 1-800-877-8339. 
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Table 1. Business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,

seasonally adjusted.

 Real

 Hourly hourly Unit Implicit

Year Labor compen- compen- Unit nonlabor price

and produc- Hours sation sation labor payments deflator

quarter tivity Output worked (1) (2) costs (3) (4)

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)

2017 III 3.6 4.1 r 0.5 r 3.3 r 1.3 r -0.3 r 5.0 r 2.0 

 II 1.4 3.7 2.3 0.3 r 0.7 r -1.0 r 2.8 r 0.6 

 I -0.8 1.4 2.1 4.3 1.1 5.1 -3.0 1.5 

2016 ANNUAL 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 -0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 

2016 IV 2.0 2.2 0.2 -3.7 -6.5 -5.5 13.3 2.2 

 III 2.7 3.3 0.6 2.8 1.0 0.1 2.5 1.1 

 II 0.6 2.6 2.0 4.4 2.0 3.7 0.0 2.1 

 I -1.1 0.4 1.5 -3.8 -3.9 -2.8 5.2 0.5 

2015 ANNUAL 1.2 3.5 2.3 2.9 2.8 1.7 -0.8 0.6 

2015 IV -2.7 0.2 3.0 4.3 3.9 7.2 -9.3 -0.2 

 III 1.6 1.6 0.0 1.2 -0.3 -0.4 3.1 1.1 

 II 1.6 3.3 1.7 3.9 1.5 2.3 1.6 2.0 

 I 2.4 4.0 1.5 3.0 5.6 0.5 -2.4 -0.7 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2017 III 1.5 2.8 1.3 r 1.0 r -0.9 r -0.5 r 4.4 r 1.6 

 II 1.3 2.6 1.3 0.9 r -1.0 r -0.4 r 3.7 r 1.4 

 I 1.1 2.4 1.2 1.9 -0.7 0.8 3.0 1.7 

2016 ANNUAL 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 -0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 

2016 IV 1.0 2.1 1.1 -0.1 -1.9 -1.2 5.1 1.5 

 III -0.1 1.6 1.8 1.9 0.7 2.0 -0.6 0.9 

 II -0.4 1.2 1.6 1.5 0.4 1.9 -0.4 0.9 

 I -0.2 1.4 1.5 1.3 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.8 

2015 ANNUAL 1.2 3.5 2.3 2.9 2.8 1.7 -0.8 0.6 

2015 IV 0.7 2.3 1.6 3.1 2.6 2.4 -1.9 0.5 

 III 0.9 2.8 1.9 3.2 3.0 2.3 -1.6 0.6 

 II 1.4 4.1 2.7 3.5 3.5 2.1 -1.1 0.7 

 I 1.6 4.8 3.1 1.9 1.9 0.3 1.5 0.8 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2017 III 108.8 r 124.2 r 114.1 r 117.9 r 103.1 r 108.3 r 117.8 r 112.3 r

 II 107.9 123.0 114.0 116.9 r 102.8 r 108.4 r 116.4 r 111.7 

 I 107.5 121.8 113.3 116.8 102.7 108.7 115.6 111.6 

2016 ANNUAL 106.9 120.3 112.5 115.7 103.4 108.2 113.4 110.4 

2016 IV 107.7 121.4 112.7 115.6 102.4 107.3 116.5 111.2 

 III 107.2 120.8 112.7 116.7 104.1 108.9 112.9 110.5 

 II 106.5 119.8 112.5 115.9 103.9 108.8 112.2 110.2 

 I 106.3 119.0 112.0 114.6 103.3 107.8 112.2 109.7 

2015 ANNUAL 106.9 118.4 110.7 114.5 103.7 107.1 112.3 109.3 

2015 IV 106.6 118.9 111.5 115.8 104.4 108.6 110.8 109.5 

 III 107.3 118.8 110.7 114.6 103.4 106.7 113.5 109.6 

 II 106.9 118.4 110.7 114.2 103.5 106.9 112.6 109.3 

 I 106.5 117.4 110.3 113.1 103.1 106.3 112.2 108.7 

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See footnotes following Table 6. December 6, 2017

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Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and

prices, seasonally adjusted.

 Real

 Hourly hourly Unit Implicit

Year Labor compen- compen- Unit nonlabor price

and produc- Hours sation sation labor payments deflator

quarter tivity Output worked (1) (2) costs (3) (4)

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)

2017 III 3.0 4.1 r 1.1 r 2.7 r 0.7 r -0.2 r 5.2 r 2.1 

 II 1.5 3.9 2.4 0.3 r 0.6 r -1.2 r 3.0 r 0.6 

 I 0.1 1.8 1.6 4.9 1.7 4.8 -3.9 0.9 

2016 ANNUAL -0.1 1.5 1.6 1.0 -0.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 

2016 IV 1.3 2.2 1.0 -4.5 -7.3 -5.7 13.9 2.3 

 III 2.5 3.3 0.8 2.5 0.7 0.1 3.1 1.3 

 II 0.8 2.5 1.7 4.8 2.4 3.9 0.0 2.2 

 I -1.2 0.2 1.4 -3.8 -3.9 -2.7 5.8 0.9 

2015 ANNUAL 1.3 3.4 2.1 3.1 3.0 1.8 -0.3 0.9 

2015 IV -2.6 0.3 2.9 4.5 4.1 7.2 -8.8 0.1 

 III 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.1 -0.4 -0.2 3.0 1.2 

 II 1.3 3.3 2.0 3.6 1.2 2.3 1.5 1.9 

 I 2.7 4.0 1.2 3.3 6.0 0.6 -0.9 0.0 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2017 III 1.5 3.0 r 1.5 r 0.8 r -1.1 r -0.7 r 4.4 r 1.5 

 II 1.3 2.8 1.4 0.8 r -1.1 r -0.6 r 3.8 r 1.3 

 I 1.2 2.5 1.3 1.9 -0.7 0.7 3.1 1.7 

2016 ANNUAL -0.1 1.5 1.6 1.0 -0.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 

2016 IV 0.8 2.1 1.2 -0.3 -2.1 -1.2 5.6 1.7 

 III -0.1 1.6 1.7 1.9 0.8 2.1 -0.1 1.1 

 II -0.4 1.1 1.5 1.6 0.5 2.0 -0.2 1.1 

 I -0.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.2 1.6 0.2 1.0 

2015 ANNUAL 1.3 3.4 2.1 3.1 3.0 1.8 -0.3 0.9 

2015 IV 0.7 2.2 1.5 3.1 2.7 2.4 -1.4 0.8 

 III 0.8 2.7 1.9 3.3 3.1 2.4 -1.3 0.8 

 II 1.6 4.1 2.5 3.8 3.8 2.2 -0.5 1.0 

 I 1.9 4.7 2.8 2.3 2.3 0.4 2.0 1.1 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2017 III 108.9 r 124.4 r 114.3 r 118.0 r 103.2 r 108.4 r 117.8 r 112.3 r 

 II 108.1 123.1 113.9 117.2 r 103.0 r 108.4 r 116.3 r 111.7 

 I 107.7 122.0 113.3 117.1 102.9 108.7 115.5 111.5 

2016 ANNUAL 107.0 120.2 112.4 116.0 103.7 108.4 113.4 110.5 

2016 IV 107.6 121.4 112.8 115.7 102.4 107.5 116.6 111.3 

 III 107.3 120.8 112.5 117.0 104.4 109.1 112.9 110.7 

 II 106.6 119.8 112.3 116.3 104.2 109.1 112.0 110.3 

 I 106.4 119.0 111.9 114.9 103.6 108.0 112.0 109.7 

2015 ANNUAL 107.1 118.5 110.7 114.8 103.9 107.2 111.8 109.1 

2015 IV 106.7 119.0 111.5 116.1 104.6 108.7 110.4 109.5 

 III 107.4 118.9 110.7 114.8 103.6 106.9 113.0 109.4 

 II 107.1 118.5 110.7 114.5 103.7 106.9 112.2 109.1 

 I 106.7 117.6 110.1 113.5 103.4 106.3 111.8 108.6 

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See footnotes following Table 6. December 6, 2017

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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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)

2017 III -4.4 r -1.1 r 3.5 r 0.2 r -1.8 r 4.8 r

 II 3.6 r 2.9 r -0.6 2.3 r 2.6 r -1.2 r

 I 0.2 2.3 2.1 4.4 1.2 4.2 

2016 ANNUAL 0.4 r 0.4 r 0.0 0.7 -0.5 0.3 r

2016 IV 2.0 1.8 -0.2 -4.2 -7.1 -6.1 

 III -0.5 0.2 0.7 2.6 0.8 3.1 

 II -0.8 -0.9 -0.1 7.1 4.7 8.0 

 I 1.3 1.0 -0.3 -10.1 -10.2 -11.3 

2015 ANNUAL 0.2 r 1.2 r 1.0 2.5 2.4 2.2 r

2015 IV -1.2 r -0.3 r 1.0 9.1 8.7 10.5 r

 III 3.1 r 1.9 r -1.2 1.8 0.3 -1.3 r

 II 0.7 r 0.8 r 0.0 3.5 1.1 2.7 r

 I -0.4 r -0.8 r -0.4 0.0 2.6 0.4 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2017 III 0.3 r 1.5 r 1.2 r 0.6 r -1.3 r 0.3 r

 II 1.3 1.8 0.5 1.2 -0.7 -0.1 r

 I 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.4 -0.2 2.2 

2016 ANNUAL 0.4 r 0.4 r 0.0 0.7 -0.5 0.3 r

2016 IV 0.5 0.5 0.0 -1.4 -3.1 -1.9 

 III -0.3 r 0.0 r 0.3 1.9 0.7 2.2 r

 II 0.6 r 0.4 r -0.2 1.7 0.6 1.1 r

 I 1.0 r 0.8 r -0.1 0.8 -0.3 -0.1 r

2015 ANNUAL 0.2 r 1.2 r 1.0 2.5 2.4 2.2 r

2015 IV 0.6 r 0.4 r -0.2 3.5 3.1 3.0 r

 III 0.5 r 1.1 r 0.6 2.6 2.4 2.0 r

 II -0.1 r 1.2 r 1.3 2.7 2.7 2.8 r

 I -0.1 r 2.2 r 2.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 r

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 Indexes 2009=100

2017 III 107.7 r 117.7 r 109.2 r 113.4 r 99.2 r 105.2 r

 II 109.0 r 118.0 r 108.3 113.3 r 99.6 r 104.0 r

 I 108.0 r 117.2 r 108.5 112.7 99.0 104.3 r

2016 ANNUAL 107.7 r 116.1 r 107.8 111.5 99.7 103.5 r

2016 IV 108.0 r 116.5 r 107.9 111.4 98.7 103.2 r

 III 107.4 r 116.0 r 107.9 112.6 100.5 104.9 r

 II 107.6 r 115.9 r 107.8 111.9 100.3 104.1 r

 I 107.8 r 116.2 r 107.8 110.0 99.2 102.1 r

2015 ANNUAL 107.2 r 115.6 r 107.8 110.7 100.2 103.2 r

2015 IV 107.5 r 115.9 r 107.9 113.0 101.9 105.2 r

 III 107.8 r 116.0 r 107.6 110.6 99.8 102.6 r

 II 107.0 r 115.4 r 107.9 110.1 99.7 102.9 r

 I 106.8 r 115.2 r 107.9 109.1 99.4 102.2 r

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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)

2017 III -4.7 r -1.7 r 3.1 r 0.1 r -1.9 r 5.0 r

 II 5.3 r 2.6 r -2.6 5.6 r 5.9 r 0.2 r

 I -1.0 2.6 3.6 2.5 -0.6 3.6 

2016 ANNUAL 0.5 r 0.2 r -0.3 1.0 -0.3 0.5 r

2016 IV 1.8 2.0 0.2 -4.3 -7.1 -6.0 

 III 0.7 1.0 0.3 2.5 0.7 1.7 

 II 1.9 0.2 -1.6 9.5 7.0 7.5 

 I -0.6 0.1 0.7 -11.4 -11.5 -10.9 

2015 ANNUAL 0.2 r 0.8 r 0.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 r

2015 IV -2.5 r -1.9 r 0.7 10.8 10.4 13.7 r

 III 3.9 r 1.8 r -2.0 1.4 -0.2 -2.4 r

 II 1.1 r 0.6 r -0.5 2.8 0.5 1.7 r

 I -1.4 r -2.5 r -1.1 2.0 4.6 3.4 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2017 III 0.3 r 1.4 r 1.0 r 0.9 r -1.0 r 0.6 r

 II 1.7 r 2.0 0.3 1.5 r -0.4 r -0.2 r

 I 0.8 1.4 0.6 2.4 -0.1 1.6 

2016 ANNUAL 0.5 r 0.2 r -0.3 1.0 -0.3 0.5 r

2016 IV 1.0 0.8 -0.1 -1.2 -3.0 -2.2 

 III -0.1 r -0.2 r 0.0 2.4 1.3 2.6 r

 II 0.6 r 0.0 r -0.6 2.2 1.1 1.5 r

 I 0.4 r 0.1 r -0.3 0.6 -0.5 0.1 r 

2015 ANNUAL 0.2 r 0.8 r 0.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 r

2015 IV 0.2 r -0.5 r -0.7 4.2 3.7 3.9 r

 III 0.9 r 0.5 r -0.3 3.0 2.9 2.1 r

 II -0.1 r 0.8 r 0.9 3.3 3.3 3.4 r

 I -0.1 r 2.3 r 2.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 r

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 Indexes 2009=100

2017 III 112.7 r 125.6 r 111.5 r 113.2 r 99.0 r 100.4 r

 II 114.0 r 126.2 r 110.6 113.2 r 99.5 r 99.2 r

 I 112.6 r 125.4 r 111.4 111.6 98.1 99.2 r

2016 ANNUAL 112.2 r 123.9 r 110.4 110.9 99.1 98.8 r

2016 IV 112.9 r 124.6 r 110.4 111.0 98.3 98.3 r

 III 112.3 r 123.9 r 110.3 112.2 100.1 99.8 r

 II 112.2 r 123.6 r 110.2 111.5 99.9 99.4 r

 I 111.6 r 123.6 r 110.7 109.0 98.2 97.6 r

2015 ANNUAL 111.7 r 123.7 r 110.7 109.8 99.4 98.3 r

2015 IV 111.8 r 123.5 r 110.5 112.3 101.3 100.5 r

 III 112.5 r 124.1 r 110.3 109.5 98.8 97.3 r

 II 111.4 r 123.6 r 110.9 109.1 98.9 97.9 r

 I 111.1 r 123.4 r 111.0 108.4 98.7 97.5 r

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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

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)

2017 III -4.4 r -0.4 r 4.1 0.5 r -1.5 r 5.1 r

 II 0.4 3.3 2.9 -3.3 r -3.0 r -3.6 r

 I 2.5 2.0 -0.5 8.0 4.7 5.3 

2016 ANNUAL 0.2 0.7 r 0.5 0.4 -0.9 0.1 r

2016 IV 2.3 1.5 -0.8 -4.3 -7.2 -6.5 

 III -2.2 -0.8 1.5 2.8 1.0 5.2 

 II -4.5 -2.2 2.5 3.0 0.7 7.9 

 I 4.0 2.1 -1.8 -7.7 -7.8 -11.3 

2015 ANNUAL 0.2 r 1.9 r 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 r

2015 IV 0.1 r 1.6 r 1.4 6.1 5.7 5.9 r

 III 1.8 r 2.0 r 0.2 2.8 1.2 1.0 r

 II 0.1 r 1.0 r 1.0 4.8 2.4 4.7 r

 I 0.6 r 1.3 r 0.7 -3.5 -1.0 -4.1 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2017 III 0.2 r 1.6 r 1.4 0.1 r -1.8 r -0.1 r

 II 0.7 1.5 0.8 0.7 r -1.2 r 0.0 r

 I -0.5 0.1 0.7 2.3 -0.3 2.8 

2016 ANNUAL 0.2 0.7 r 0.5 0.4 -0.9 0.1 r

2016 IV -0.2 0.2 0.3 -1.7 -3.4 -1.5 

 III -0.7 0.2 r 0.9 0.9 -0.2 1.6 

 II 0.3 r 0.9 r 0.6 0.9 -0.2 0.6 r

 I 1.5 r 1.7 r 0.2 1.3 0.2 -0.2 r

2015 ANNUAL 0.2 r 1.9 r 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 r

2015 IV 0.7 r 1.5 r 0.8 2.5 2.0 1.8 r

 III -0.3 r 1.9 r 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.2 r

 II -0.1 r 1.8 r 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 r

 I 0.4 r 2.3 r 1.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.6 r

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 Indexes 2009=100

2017 III 105.1 r 111.0 r 105.6 113.1 r 99.0 r 107.6 r

 II 106.3 r 111.1 r 104.6 113.0 r 99.4 r 106.3 r

 I 106.2 r 110.2 r 103.8 113.9 100.1 107.3 r

2016 ANNUAL 105.7 r 109.6 r 103.7 112.1 100.2 106.1 r

2016 IV 105.5 r 109.7 r 103.9 111.8 99.0 105.9 r

 III 104.9 r 109.2 r 104.1 113.0 100.8 107.7 r

 II 105.5 r 109.5 r 103.8 112.2 100.6 106.4 r

 I 106.7 r 110.1 r 103.1 111.4 100.4 104.4 r

2015 ANNUAL 105.4 r 108.8 r 103.2 111.7 101.1 106.0 r

2015 IV 105.7 r 109.5 r 103.6 113.6 102.5 107.5 r

 III 105.6 r 109.1 r 103.2 112.0 101.1 106.0 r

 II 105.2 r 108.5 r 103.2 111.2 100.8 105.7 r

 I 105.2 r 108.2 r 102.9 109.9 100.2 104.5 r

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Table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs,

unit profits, and prices, seasonally adjusted.

 Real

 Hourly hourly Unit Total Implicit

Year Labor compen- compen- Unit nonlabor unit Unit price

and produc- Hours sation sation labor costs costs profits deflator

quarter tivity Output worked (1) (2) costs (6) (7) (8) (4)

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)

2017 III 0.0 1.3 1.2 2.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.6 

 II 3.3 r 6.4 r 3.0 0.2 r 0.5 r -3.0 r -1.8 r -2.6 r 13.7 r -0.6 

 I 2.0 4.1 2.0 4.3 1.1 2.3 -1.0 1.2 -2.7 0.7 

2016 ANNUAL -0.1 1.4 1.5 1.1 -0.2 1.2 -0.5 0.7 -5.3 -0.2 

2016 IV -4.5 -3.9 0.6 -3.6 -6.5 0.9 9.2 3.5 -2.8 2.7 

 III 5.9 7.4 1.5 1.9 0.1 -3.7 -4.5 -4.0 7.3 -2.6 

 II -2.0 -0.6 1.4 3.7 1.4 5.9 1.7 4.5 -28.8 -0.8 

 I 0.5 1.1 0.6 -1.8 -1.9 -2.3 -13.0 -5.9 47.7 0.0 

2015 ANNUAL 1.4 3.6 2.2 3.0 2.9 1.6 0.4 1.2 -5.1 0.3 

2015 IV -1.4 1.5 3.0 3.4 3.0 4.9 13.8 7.7 -41.5 -0.9 

 III 0.7 2.5 1.8 0.5 -1.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 5.3 0.6 

 II -2.0 -0.9 1.1 2.7 0.4 4.8 4.0 4.5 -1.3 3.7 

 I 3.3 4.6 1.3 7.1 9.9 3.7 -2.2 1.8 -23.7 -2.5 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2017 III 0.2 1.9 1.7 0.8 -1.1 0.6 2.3 1.1 2.5 1.3 

 II 1.6 r 3.4 r 1.8 0.7 r -1.2 r -0.9 r 0.4 r -0.5 3.7 r 0.0 

 I 0.3 1.7 1.4 1.5 -1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 -7.8 0.0 

2016 ANNUAL -0.1 1.4 1.5 1.1 -0.2 1.2 -0.5 0.7 -5.3 -0.2 

2016 IV -0.1 0.9 1.0 0.0 -1.8 0.1 -2.0 -0.6 2.3 -0.2 

 III 0.7 2.3 1.6 1.8 0.6 1.1 -1.0 0.4 -9.9 -1.1 

 II -0.6 1.1 1.7 1.4 0.3 2.0 0.1 1.4 -10.3 -0.3 

 I -0.6 1.1 1.6 1.2 0.1 1.7 0.7 1.4 -2.6 0.8 

2015 ANNUAL 1.4 3.6 2.2 3.0 2.9 1.6 0.4 1.2 -5.1 0.3 

2015 IV 0.1 1.9 1.8 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.4 -17.5 0.2 

 III 1.0 2.8 1.8 3.3 3.1 2.3 0.1 1.6 -6.1 0.4 

 II 1.8 3.9 2.1 3.5 3.5 1.6 -0.4 1.0 -2.1 0.5 

 I 2.7 6.0 3.2 1.9 2.0 -0.8 -1.8 -1.1 7.6 0.1 

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 Indexes 2009=100

2017 III 108.9 127.2 116.9 117.1 102.5 107.6 101.2 105.4 140.0 109.0 

 II 108.9 r 126.8 r 116.5 116.4 r 102.4 r 106.9 r 100.4 r 104.8 r 139.0 r 108.3 r

 I 108.0 124.9 115.7 116.3 102.2 107.7 100.9 105.4 134.6 108.5 

2016 ANNUAL 107.7 123.5 114.6 115.4 103.1 107.1 99.9 104.7 138.0 108.2 

2016 IV 107.4 123.6 115.1 115.1 101.9 107.1 101.1 105.1 135.5 108.3 

 III 108.7 124.9 114.9 116.2 103.7 106.9 98.9 104.2 136.5 107.6 

 II 107.1 122.6 114.5 115.6 103.6 107.9 100.1 105.3 134.1 108.3 

 I 107.7 122.8 114.1 114.6 103.3 106.4 99.7 104.1 146.0 108.5 

2015 ANNUAL 107.9 121.8 112.9 114.1 103.3 105.8 100.5 104.0 145.8 108.4 

2015 IV 107.5 122.5 113.9 115.1 103.8 107.0 103.2 105.7 132.4 108.5 

 III 107.9 122.0 113.1 114.1 103.0 105.7 99.9 103.8 151.4 108.8 

 II 107.8 121.3 112.6 114.0 103.3 105.8 99.9 103.8 149.5 108.6 

 I 108.3 121.6 112.2 113.2 103.2 104.6 98.9 102.7 150.0 107.6 

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SOURCES: Output data are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau of the U.S. 

Department of Commerce; the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal 

Reserve Board. Hours and compensation data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis.

RELIABILITY: Productivity and cost measures are regularly revised as more complete information 

becomes available. The measures are first published within 40 days of the close of the reference period; 

revisions appear 30 days later, and second revisions after an additional 60 days. In the business sector, the 

third publication (second revision) of a quarterly index of output per hour of all persons has differed from the 

initial value by between –1.5 and 1.4 index points approximately 95 percent of the time. This interval is 

based on the performance of this measure between the fourth quarter of 1995 and the second quarter of 2017. 

Table Footnotes 

(1) Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social insurance and private benefit 

plans. Except for nonfinancial corporations, where there are no self-employed, data also include an estimate

of wages, salaries, and supplemental payments for the self-employed. 

(2) The change for recent quarters is based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 

(CPI-U). The trend from 1978-2016 is based on the Consumer Price Index research series (CPI-U-RS).

(3) Unit nonlabor payments include profits, consumption of fixed capital, taxes on production and imports 

less subsidies, net interest and miscellaneous payments, business current transfer payments, rental income of 

persons, and the current surplus of government enterprises.

(4) Current dollar output divided by the output index. 

(5) Quarterly changes: Percent change compounded at annual rate is calculated using index numbers to three 

decimal places. Indexes published in the news release are rounded to one decimal place for convenience. 

Annual changes: Percent change is calculated using annual indexes to three decimal places.

(6) Unit nonlabor costs include consumption of fixed capital, taxes on production and imports less subsidies, 

net interest and miscellaneous payments, and business current transfer payments. 

(7) Total unit costs are the sum of unit labor and nonlabor costs.

(8) Unit profits include corporate profits before tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption 

adjustments. 
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Appendix table 1.

Manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs.

 Real

 Labor Hourly hourly Unit

produc- Hours compensa- compensa- labor

 Year tivity Output worked tion (1) tion (2) costs

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 Indexes 2009=100

 2016 107.7 r 116.1 r 107.8 111.5 99.7 103.5 r

 2015 107.2 r 115.6 r 107.8 110.7 100.2 103.2 r

 2014 107.0 r 114.2 r 106.8 108.0 97.9 101.0 r

 2013 107.0 r 112.5 r 105.2 105.1 96.8 98.2 r

 2012 106.0 r 110.5 r 104.3 104.9 98.0 99.0 r

 2011 106.8 r 108.9 r 101.9 103.1 98.4 96.5 r

 2010 106.1 r 106.1 r 100.0 101.3 99.6 95.5 r

 2009 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

 2008 99.0 r 113.6 r 114.7 96.8 96.5 97.8 r

 2007 99.7 r 119.3 r 119.6 94.1 97.4 94.4 r

 2006 95.2 r 115.9 r 121.7 90.5 96.4 95.1 r

 2005 94.5 r 114.0 r 120.7 88.4 97.2 93.6 r

 2004 89.8 r 109.7 r 122.1 85.2 96.8 94.9 r

 2003 87.4 r 107.3 r 122.8 82.2 95.9 94.1 r

 2002 82.3 r 106.2 r 129.2 78.0 93.0 94.8 r

 2001 76.1 r 105.8 r 139.1 75.5 91.5 99.2 r

 2000 74.2 r 110.3 r 148.7 73.3 91.4 98.9 r

 1999 71.8 r 107.6 r 149.9 68.9 r 88.8 r 96.0 r

 1998 67.8 r 103.3 r 152.3 65.1 r 85.7 r 96.0 r

 1997 65.0 r 98.6 r 151.8 61.8 r 82.4 r 95.1 r

 1996 62.0 r 92.3 r 148.7 60.7 r 82.7 r 97.9 r

 1995 59.5 r 88.5 r 148.9 59.1 r 82.7 r 99.4 r

 1994 57.5 r 85.1 r 147.9 57.6 r 82.5 r 100.2 r

 1993 56.0 r 80.8 r 144.2 56.7 83.0 r 101.3 r

 1992 54.7 r 78.0 r 142.6 56.0 r 83.9 r 102.3 r

 1991 51.7 r 74.4 r 143.8 53.1 r 81.6 r 102.6 r

 1990 50.7 r 75.7 r 149.4 50.6 r 80.6 r 99.9 r

 1989 49.0 r 75.4 r 154.0 48.1 r 80.3 r 98.1 r

 1988 48.8 r 74.6 r 153.0 46.5 r 81.2 r 95.4 r

 1987 48.3 r 71.7 r 148.5 44.7 r 80.9 r 92.6 r

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Appendix table 2.

Durable manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs.

 Real

 Labor Hourly hourly Unit

produc- Hours compensa- compensa- labor

 Year tivity Output worked tion (1) tion (2) costs

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 Indexes 2009=100

 2016 112.2 r 123.9 r 110.4 110.9 99.1 98.8 r

 2015 111.7 r 123.7 r 110.7 109.8 99.4 98.3 r

 2014 111.5 r 122.7 r 110.1 106.6 96.6 95.6 r

 2013 110.8 r 119.4 r 107.8 104.2 95.9 94.0 r

 2012 109.8 r 116.9 r 106.5 104.8 98.0 95.5 r

 2011 109.7 r 113.4 r 103.4 103.4 98.6 94.3 r

 2010 108.5 r 108.2 r 99.8 101.4 99.7 93.4 r

 2009 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

 2008 103.2 r 121.8 r 118.0 96.3 96.0 93.3 r

 2007 104.5 r 129.0 r 123.4 94.0 97.2 89.9 r

 2006 98.7 r 124.2 r 125.8 90.3 96.1 91.5 r

 2005 97.0 r 120.7 r 124.4 87.7 96.3 90.4 r

 2004 92.1 r 114.8 r 124.6 84.9 96.4 92.1 r

 2003 90.6 r 112.4 r 124.0 81.8 95.4 90.2 r

 2002 84.5 r 110.7 r 131.0 77.8 92.8 92.0 r

 2001 78.4 r 111.9 r 142.7 75.3 91.2 96.0 r

 2000 77.0 r 118.2 r 153.5 73.8 92.0 95.8 r

 1999 74.2 r 114.0 r 153.6 69.0 r 89.0 r 93.0 r

 1998 69.1 r 107.4 r 155.5 65.2 r 85.8 r 94.3 r

 1997 64.9 r 100.0 r 154.1 61.6 r 82.2 r 95.0 r

 1996 61.1 r 91.4 r 149.6 60.9 r 83.0 r 99.6 r

 1995 57.7 r 85.5 r 148.2 59.4 r 83.2 r 103.1 r

 1994 54.8 r 79.9 r 145.8 58.0 r 83.1 r 105.8 r

 1993 52.7 r 74.2 r 140.8 57.2 r 83.7 r 108.6 r

 1992 50.8 r 70.8 r 139.3 56.4 r 84.6 r 111.0 r

 1991 47.3 r 67.0 r 141.6 53.2 r 81.8 r 112.5 r

 1990 46.4 r 69.4 r 149.5 50.6 r 80.7 r 109.1 r

 1989 45.2 r 70.0 r 154.9 48.3 r 80.8 r 107.0 r

 1988 44.9 r 69.3 r 154.5 46.9 r 81.8 r 104.5 r

 1987 44.2 r 65.7 r 148.7 45.3 r 81.8 r 102.5 r

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Appendix table 3.

Nondurable manufacturing sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs.

 Real

 Labor Hourly hourly Unit

produc- Hours compensa- compensa- labor

 Year tivity Output worked tion (1) tion (2) costs

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 Indexes 2009=100

 2016 105.7 r 109.6 r 103.7 112.1 100.2 106.1 r

 2015 105.4 r 108.8 r 103.2 111.7 101.1 106.0 r

 2014 105.2 r 106.8 r 101.5 110.1 99.8 104.6 r

 2013 105.1 r 106.1 r 101.0 106.2 97.8 101.1 r

 2012 103.6 r 104.5 r 100.8 104.6 97.7 100.9 r

 2011 104.5 r 104.1 r 99.6 102.4 97.6 97.9 r

 2010 103.5 r 103.7 r 100.3 101.1 99.5 97.7 r

 2009 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 

 2008 97.9 r 107.1 r 109.4 97.2 96.8 99.3 r

 2007 99.1 r 112.5 r 113.6 93.8 97.1 94.7 r

 2006 96.4 r 110.9 r 115.1 90.3 96.0 93.6 r

 2005 96.3 r 110.7 r 114.9 89.3 98.1 92.7 r

 2004 91.4 r 107.9 r 118.1 85.5 97.1 93.6 r

 2003 87.7 r 106.1 r 121.0 82.8 96.6 94.4 r

 2002 83.8 r 105.8 r 126.3 78.1 93.2 93.3 r

 2001 78.4 r 104.4 r 133.2 75.4 91.4 96.2 r

 2000 76.6 r 108.0 r 140.9 71.9 89.6 93.8 r

 1999 74.6 r 107.3 r 143.9 68.2 r 87.9 r 91.4 r

 1998 72.2 r 106.3 r 147.2 64.7 r 85.2 r 89.7 r

 1997 70.9 r 104.9 r 148.1 62.0 r 82.7 r 87.4 r 

 1996 68.6 r 101.1 r 147.4 60.2 r 82.1 r 87.8 r

 1995 67.1 r 100.7 r 150.1 58.5 r 81.9 r 87.2 r

 1994 66.0 r 99.8 r 151.3 57.1 r 81.7 r 86.5 r

 1993 64.9 r 97.2 r 149.7 56.2 r 82.2 r 86.6 r

 1992 64.3 r 95.1 r 147.9 55.5 r 83.2 r 86.4 r

 1991 62.4 r 91.8 r 147.2 52.9 r 81.3 r 84.8 r

 1990 61.5 r 91.8 r 149.3 50.6 r 80.5 r 82.2 r

 1989 59.3 r 90.5 r 152.5 47.5 r 79.4 r 80.1 r

 1988 59.3 r 89.5 r 150.8 45.8 r 79.8 r 77.1 r

 1987 58.9 r 87.3 r 148.3 43.7 r 79.0 r 74.3 r

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