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PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS 

 Third Quarter 2023, Preliminary

Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 4.7 percent in the third quarter of 2023, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 5.9 percent and hours worked 

increased 1.1 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annual rates.) 

The increase in labor productivity is the highest rate since the third quarter of 2020, in which 

productivity increased 5.7 percent. From the same quarter a year ago, nonfarm business sector labor 

productivity increased 2.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023. (See chart 1 and table A1.)

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

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

Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector decreased 0.8 percent in the third quarter of 2023,

reflecting a 3.9-percent increase in hourly compensation and a 4.7-percent increase in productivity. Unit 

labor costs increased 1.9 percent over the last four quarters. (See chart 2 and tables A1 and 2.) 

Historical Revisions

Data in this release reflect the 2023 Comprehensive Update of the National Income and Product 

Accounts (NIPA) released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce 

on September 28, 2023. See “Revised measures” section on page 2.
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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 productivity tend to reduce them.

Real hourly compensation, which takes into account consumer prices, increased 0.3 percent in the third

quarter of 2023, and increased 0.6 percent over the last four quarters. 

Manufacturing sector labor productivity declined 0.7 percent in the third quarter of 2023, as output 

decreased 0.1 percent and hours worked increased 0.7 percent. In the durable manufacturing sector, 

productivity decreased 1.4 percent, reflecting a 2.3-percent increase in output and a 3.8-percent increase 

in hours worked. Nondurable manufacturing sector productivity increased 2.1 percent, as output 

decreased 2.4 percent and hours worked decreased 4.4 percent. Total manufacturing sector productivity 

decreased 0.7 percent from the same quarter a year ago. (See tables A1, 3, 4, and 5.)

Unit labor costs in the total manufacturing sector increased 7.0 percent in the third quarter of 2023, 

reflecting a 6.2-percent increase in hourly compensation and a 0.7-percent decrease in productivity. 

Manufacturing unit labor costs increased 5.8 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 8.)

Revised measures

Measures of output for the business, nonfarm business, and nonfinancial corporate sectors, and measures 

of compensation for all sectors, incorporate revised National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) data 

released on September 28, 2023, by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of 

Commerce. Measures of real output provided by BEA reflect a change in base year from 2012 to 2017, 

and BLS has also changed the base year of indexes of labor productivity and related measures to 2017. 

As a result, all indexes in this release were revised historically. Revisions to percent change measures 

affected shorter time periods. Quarterly and annual measures incorporating compensation were subject 

to revision back to 2008 for the business and nonfarm business sectors, back to 2013 for the nonfinancial 

corporate sector, and back to 2018 for the manufacturing sector. Source data on output and 

compensation released by BEA on October 26, 2023, are reflected in data for the third quarter of 2023.

Regular updates of source data on manufacturing output released in September and October by the 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are reflected in data for the first three quarters of 

2023; there were no historical revisions to manufacturing output.

Hours worked and related measures for the business and nonfarm business sectors were subject to 

revision back to 2008 due to revised NIPA data on government enterprises employment and on the 

proportion of industry compensation paid to employees of nonprofit institutions. Hours worked and 

related measures for the nonfinancial corporate sector were subject to revision back to 2006 due to the 

incorporation of revised NIPA data on the proportion of industry compensation paid to employees of 

corporations.

Chart 3 shows revisions to quarterly growth rates of nonfarm business labor productivity over the past 

decade. In second-quarter 2020, productivity was revised up 3.4 percentage points due to a 2.2-

percentage point upward revision to output and a 0.2-percentage point upward revision to hours worked. 

The revised figures now stand at an increase of 20.7 percent for productivity and decreases of 32.8 

percent and 44.4 percent in output and hours worked, respectively. The second-quarter 2020 change is 
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now the largest productivity increase in the series, topping the 17.9-percent increase in the fourth quarter 

of 1947. Other notably revised periods include the first and second quarters of 2021, which saw 

downward revisions to productivity of 1.8 percentage points and 1.5 percentage points, respectively. 

Because hours worked were not revised in these two quarters, these revisions can be attributed to 

downward revisions to output of 2.0 percentage points and 1.6 percentage points, respectively. 

Productivity in the first and second quarters of 2021 now stand at increases of 1.6 percent and 0.8 

percent, respectively. (See chart 3.)

Chart 4 shows indexes of nonfarm business sector labor productivity before and after the historical 

revision, rebased to the first quarter of 2012 for comparison. Over this period, growth was revised 

upward overall, causing the revised index to outpace the previously published index. The average annual 

rate of nonfarm business sector productivity growth from the first quarter of 2012 to the second quarter 

of 2023 was revised up 0.1 percentage point to an increase of 1.3 percent. (See chart 4.)

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-1.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

2013 

Q1

2015 

Q1

2017 

Q1

2019 

Q1

2021 

Q1

2023 

Q1

Chart 3. Revisions to percent changes in nonfarm business productivity, 2013 Q1 - 2023 Q2

Percentage points
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The average annual rate of nonfarm business sector productivity growth during the portion of the current 

business cycle subject to revision—from the fourth quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2023—was 

revised down 0.1 percentage point to an increase of 1.2 percent. The rate of growth for this business 

cycle through the current quarter—the third quarter of 2023—is 1.4 percent. 

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

business, business, and manufacturing sectors for the second quarter of 2023. Table A2 presents these 

measures for the nonfinancial corporate sector.

Nonfarm business sector productivity in the second quarter of 2023 was revised up 0.1 percentage 

point to an increase of 3.6 percent. As hours worked were unrevised, this stems from a 0.1-percentage 

point upward revision to output. Second-quarter unit labor costs were revised up 1.0 percentage point to 

an increase of 3.2 percent, reflecting a 1.2-percentage point upward revision to hourly compensation and 

the aforementioned revision to productivity. Real hourly compensation in the second quarter of 2023 

was also revised upward 1.2 percentage point, to an increase of 4.1 percent. (See table B1.)

Manufacturing sector productivity was revised up 0.2 percentage point to an increase of 3.1 percent in 

the second quarter of 2023, reflecting a 0.2-percentage point upward revision to output. Hours worked 

were unrevised. Productivity was revised up 0.9 percentage point in the durable manufacturing sector 

and down 0.5 percentage point in the nondurable manufacturing sector. In the second quarter of 2023, 

total manufacturing unit labor costs increased 6.3 percent rather than 4.9 percent as previously reported, 

reflecting a 1.7-percentage point upward revision to hourly compensation which was partially offset by 
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the 0.2-percentage point upward revision to productivity. (See table B1.) 

Nonfinancial corporate sector productivity increased 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2023, rather

than the previously published estimate of a 3.7-percent increase, as a result of a 1.6-percentage point 

downward revision to output and a 0.1-percentage point downward revision to hours worked. Unit labor 

costs in the nonfinancial corporate sector were revised up 2.8 percentage points to an increase of 4.9

percent in the second quarter of 2023, as hourly compensation was revised up 1.3 percentage points and 

productivity was revised down 1.6 percentage points. (See table A2.)

Annual averages

Table C1 presents annual data for the nonfarm business, total manufacturing, and nonfinancial corporate 

sectors from 2020 to 2022. Annual average percent changes compare average annual indexes from one 

year to the next.

Annual average productivity in the nonfarm business sector was revised down to a 1.9-percent 

decrease in 2022, as output increased 2.1 percent and hours worked increased 4.0 percent. Annual 

average productivity in 2021 was revised down 0.5 percentage point to an increase of 1.7 percent, and in 

2020 was revised up 0.7 percentage point to an increase of 5.2 percent. Unit labor costs were revised 

down 0.5 percentage point in 2022, revised up 0.7 percentage point in 2021, and revised down 0.6 

percentage point in 2020. (See table C1.)

Annual average manufacturing sector productivity, output, and hours worked were not revised for 

2022, 2021, or 2020. Unit labor costs were revised down in 2022, 2021, and 2020 by 0.3 percentage 

point, 0.4 percentage point, and 0.2 percentage point, respectively. (See table C1.)

In the nonfinancial corporate sector, productivity was revised up 1.2 percentage points to a decrease of 

1.0 percent in 2022. This stemmed from a 1.1-percentage point upward revision to output, as hours 

worked were unrevised. Unit labor costs were revised down 2.5 percentage points to an increase of 5.2 

percent, reflecting a 1.2-percentage point downward revision to hourly compensation and the 

aforementioned revision to productivity. (See tables C1 and 6.) 

Quarterly and annual data for all sectors for recent years appear in tables 1-6. Full historical annual and 

quarterly measures can be found at www.bls.gov/productivity/tables/.

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The revised Productivity and Costs news release for third-quarter 2023 is scheduled to be released 

on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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Table A1. Labor productivity growth and related measures - preliminary third-quarter 2023

(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 4.7 5.9 1.1 3.9 0.3 -0.8

A year ago 2.2 3.1 0.8 4.2 0.6 1.9

Business Previous quarter 4.7 5.7 1.0 4.0 0.4 -0.7

A year ago 2.4 3.2 0.8 4.2 0.6 1.8

Manufacturing Previous quarter -0.7 -0.1 0.7 6.2 2.5 7.0

A year ago -0.7 -0.8 -0.1 5.0 1.4 5.8

Durable 

manufacturing

Previous quarter -1.4 2.3 3.8 4.2 0.6 5.7

A year ago -0.7 0.5 1.1 4.5 0.9 5.2

Nondurable 

manufacturing

Previous quarter 2.1 -2.4 -4.4 9.4 5.6 7.1

A year ago 0.1 -2.1 -2.2 5.7 2.1 5.6

Table A2. Labor productivity growth and related measures - revised and previously published second-quarter 2023

(percent change from previous quarter at annual rate)

Sector

Labor 

productivity Output

Hours 

worked

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs

Nonfinancial 

corporate

Revised 2.1 1.2 -0.9 7.1 4.3 4.9

Previously published 3.7 2.8 -0.8 5.8 3.0 2.1

Table B1. Labor productivity growth and related measures - revised and previously published second-quarter 2023

(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 3.6 2.0 -1.5 6.9 4.1 3.2

Previously published 3.5 1.9 -1.5 5.7 2.9 2.2

Business Revised 3.4 2.0 -1.4 6.5 3.7 3.0

Previously published 3.4 2.0 -1.3 5.4 2.6 1.9

Manufacturing Revised 3.1 1.0 -2.1 9.7 6.8 6.3

Previously published 2.9 0.8 -2.1 8.0 5.1 4.9

Durable 

manufacturing

Revised 5.4 4.2 -1.2 10.2 7.3 4.5

Previously published 4.5 3.2 -1.3 7.5 4.6 2.9

Nondurable 

manufacturing

Revised 1.5 -2.1 -3.6 8.5 5.7 6.9

Previously published 2.0 -1.5 -3.5 8.8 5.9 6.6
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Table C1. Labor productivity growth and related measures - revised and previous annual average changes: 2020-2022

Sector Year

Labor 

productivity Output

Hours 

worked

Hourly 

compensation

Real hourly 

compensation

Unit labor 

costs

Nonfarm 

business

2022 Revised -1.9 2.1 4.0 3.7 -4.1 5.6

Previously 

published

-1.6 2.3 4.0 4.4 -3.4 6.1

2021 Revised 1.7 7.2 5.5 4.9 0.0 3.1

Previously 

published

2.2 7.8 5.5 4.7 -0.1 2.4

2020 Revised 5.2 -2.8 -7.6 8.2 6.7 2.9

Previously 

published

4.5 -3.5 -7.6 8.2 6.8 3.5

Nonfinancial 

corporate

2022 Revised -1.0 3.1 4.2 4.1 -3.7 5.2

Previously 

published

-2.2 2.0 4.2 5.3 -2.5 7.7

2021 Revised 3.6 9.0 5.1 4.7 -0.2 1.0

Previously 

published

3.0 8.3 5.2 4.5 -0.3 1.5

2020 Revised 3.4 -4.2 -7.4 8.0 6.6 4.5

Previously 

published

3.6 -4.0 -7.4 8.1 6.7 4.4

Manufacturing 2022 Revised -1.3 2.9 4.2 3.5 -4.3 4.8

Previously 

published

-1.3 2.9 4.2 3.8 -4.0 5.1

2021 Revised 1.8 5.1 3.2 2.3 -2.4 0.4

Previously 

published

1.8 5.1 3.2 2.7 -2.1 0.8

2020 Revised 0.4 -7.0 -7.4 6.8 5.4 6.3

Previously 

published

0.4 -7.0 -7.4 7.0 5.6 6.5
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TECHNICAL NOTES

Labor Hours

Hours worked 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 and hours paid to wage and 

salary workers in nonfarm establishments, counting a person who is employed by two or more 

establishments at each place of employment. As of the February 3, 2023 Employment Situation release, 

the CES program has updated the national nonfarm payroll series to the 2022 North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). The BLS Major Sector Productivity program will be remaining on a 

NAICS 2017 basis for the time being by converting NAICS 2022 data from CES back to a NAICS 2017 

basis using ratios published on the CES website and based on the Quarterly Census of Employment and 

Wages (QCEW). Hours of paid time off are removed from hours paid 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, hours of paid time off are removed using a 

combination of NCS and Hours at Work survey data. Off-the-clock hours are added, yielding hours 

worked, using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). 

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. 

Detailed hours data are presented in the table “Hours Worked in Total U.S. Economy and Subsectors” 

on the BLS website (www.bls.gov/productivity/tables/total-economy-hours-employment.xlsx).

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

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

worked. Business output accounted for about 77 percent of the value of GDP in 2022. Nonfarm 

business, which excludes farming, accounted for about 76 percent of GDP in 2022.

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 Index program 

and other sources. The industry shipments are aggregated using annual weights, and intrasectoral

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; 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 

52 percent of the value of GDP in 2022.
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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.

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 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 2017=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 the Handbook of Methods at 

www.bls.gov/opub/hom/msp/home.htm.

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access 

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Table 1. Business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,

seasonally adjusted.

 Value-

 Real added

 Hourly hourly Unit output

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)

2023 III 4.7 5.7 1.0 4.0 0.4 -0.7 8.5 3.3 

 II 3.4 2.0 -1.4 r 6.5 r 3.7 r 3.0 r -1.4 r 1.1 r

 I -0.6 r 2.1 r 2.7 6.5 r 2.7 r 7.1 r -1.3 r 3.3 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.8 r 1.9 r 3.8 r 3.8 r -4.0 r 5.7 r 10.5 r 7.8 r

2022 IV 2.0 r 2.9 r 0.9 -0.1 r -4.1 r -2.0 r 10.9 r 3.5 r

 III 0.2 r 2.7 r 2.5 6.9 r 1.3 r 6.7 r 0.7 r 4.0 r

 II -3.4 r -1.3 r 2.1 1.9 r -7.2 r 5.4 r 17.2 r 10.5 r

 I -6.7 r -3.0 r 4.0 0.9 r -7.7 r 8.2 r 11.4 r 9.6 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.8 r 7.2 r 5.3 r 4.9 r 0.1 r 3.1 r 7.9 r 5.1 r

2021 IV 2.8 r 8.8 r 5.8 6.1 r -2.4 r 3.2 r 14.5 r 8.0 r

 III -2.0 r 3.3 r 5.4 6.1 r -0.5 r 8.3 r 4.3 r 6.6 r

 II 1.1 r 7.2 r 6.0 7.3 r -0.6 r 6.2 r 8.7 r 7.3 

 I 1.9 r 6.7 r 4.6 r -0.3 r -4.5 r -2.2 r 19.9 r 6.6 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2023 III 2.4 3.2 0.8 4.2 0.6 1.8 4.0 2.8 

 II 1.2 r 2.4 r 1.2 4.9 r 0.8 r 3.6 r 2.1 r 3.0 r

 I -0.5 r 1.6 r 2.0 r 3.8 r -1.9 r 4.2 r 6.6 r 5.3 

2022 ANNUAL -1.8 r 1.9 r 3.8 r 3.8 r -4.0 r 5.7 r 10.5 r 7.8 r

2022 IV -2.0 r 0.3 r 2.4 2.4 r -4.5 r 4.5 r 9.9 r 6.9 r

 III -1.8 r 1.7 r 3.6 3.9 r -4.1 r 5.9 r 10.8 r 8.0 r

 II -2.4 1.8 4.3 3.7 r -4.5 r 6.3 r 11.8 r 8.6 r

 I -1.3 r 4.0 r 5.3 5.1 r -2.8 r 6.5 9.7 r 7.8 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.8 r 7.2 r 5.3 r 4.9 r 0.1 r 3.1 r 7.9 r 5.1 r

2021 IV 0.9 r 6.5 r 5.5 4.8 r -2.0 r 3.8 r 11.7 r 7.1 r

 III -0.8 r 5.6 r 6.4 r 5.6 r 0.2 r 6.4 r 4.9 r 5.8 r

 II 1.4 r 15.2 r 13.6 r 2.7 r -2.1 r 1.3 r 11.1 r 5.3 r

 I 5.7 r 2.5 r -3.1 6.5 r 4.4 r 0.8 r 4.2 r 2.2 r

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 Indexes 2017=100

2023 III 111.0 116.7 105.2 132.9 106.1 119.7 124.9 122.0 

 II 109.7 r 115.1 r 104.9 r 131.6 r 106.0 r 119.9 r 122.4 r 121.0 r

 I 108.8 r 114.6 r 105.3 r 129.5 r 105.0 r 119.1 r 122.8 r 120.7 r

2022 ANNUAL 108.8 r 113.1 r 103.9 r 126.4 r 105.6 r 116.2 r 119.6 r 117.6 r

2022 IV 108.9 r 114.0 r 104.6 r 127.5 r 104.4 r 117.0 r 123.2 r 119.7 r

 III 108.4 r 113.2 r 104.4 r 127.5 r 105.5 r 117.6 r 120.1 r 118.7 r

 II 108.4 r 112.4 r 103.7 r 125.4 r 105.1 r 115.7 r 119.8 r 117.5 r

 I 109.3 r 112.8 r 103.2 r 124.8 r 107.1 r 114.2 r 115.2 r 114.6 r

2021 ANNUAL 110.9 r 110.9 r 100.0 r 121.8 r 109.9 r 109.8 r 108.2 r 109.1 r

2021 IV 111.2 r 113.6 r 102.2 r 124.5 r 109.3 r 112.0 r 112.1 r 112.0 r

 III 110.4 r 111.3 r 100.7 r 122.7 r 109.9 r 111.1 r 108.4 r 109.9 r

 II 111.0 r 110.4 r 99.4 r 120.9 r 110.1 r 108.9 r 107.2 r 108.2 r

 I 110.7 r 108.5 r 98.0 r 118.8 r 110.2 r 107.3 r 105.0 r 106.3 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. November 2, 2023

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and

prices, seasonally adjusted.

 Value-

 Real added

 Hourly hourly Unit output

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)

2023 III 4.7 5.9 1.1 3.9 0.3 -0.8 8.8 3.3 

 II 3.6 r 2.0 r -1.5 6.9 r 4.1 r 3.2 r -0.9 r 1.4 r

 I -0.8 r 1.8 r 2.6 6.5 r 2.7 r 7.4 r -0.3 r 3.9 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.9 r 2.1 r 4.0 3.7 r -4.1 r 5.6 r 10.1 r 7.5 r

2022 IV 1.6 2.8 r 1.3 -0.5 r -4.5 r -2.0 r 11.0 r 3.5 r

 III 0.4 r 2.8 r 2.4 7.1 r 1.4 r 6.6 r 0.6 r 3.9 r

 II -3.6 r -1.1 r 2.6 1.5 r -7.6 r 5.3 r 16.1 r 9.9 r

 I -6.3 r -2.8 r 3.7 r 1.1 r -7.5 r 8.0 r 10.3 r 9.0 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.7 r 7.2 r 5.5 4.9 r 0.0 r 3.1 r 7.2 r 4.8 r

2021 IV 2.8 r 8.9 r 5.9 6.0 r -2.6 r 3.1 r 15.8 r 8.4 r

 III -2.4 r 3.4 r 5.9 5.6 r -0.9 r 8.2 r 4.2 r 6.4 r

 II 0.8 r 7.3 r 6.4 7.0 r -0.8 r 6.1 r 6.5 r 6.3 r

 I 1.6 r 6.5 r 4.9 -0.4 r -4.6 r -2.0 r 19.3 r 6.5 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2023 III 2.2 3.1 0.8 4.2 0.6 1.9 4.5 3.0 

 II 1.2 2.4 r 1.2 5.0 r 0.9 r 3.7 r 2.5 r 3.2 r

 I -0.6 1.6 2.2 3.6 r -2.1 r 4.2 r 6.6 r 5.3 

2022 ANNUAL -1.9 r 2.1 r 4.0 3.7 r -4.1 r 5.6 r 10.1 r 7.5 r

2022 IV -2.0 r 0.4 r 2.5 2.3 r -4.6 r 4.4 r 9.4 r 6.5 r

 III -1.7 r 1.8 r 3.6 r 3.9 r -4.1 r 5.7 r 10.5 r 7.8 r

 II -2.4 r 2.0 r 4.5 3.5 r -4.7 r 6.1 r 11.5 r 8.4 r

 I -1.3 r 4.1 r 5.5 4.9 r -3.0 r 6.3 r 9.1 r 7.5 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.7 r 7.2 r 5.5 4.9 r 0.0 r 3.1 r 7.2 r 4.8 r

2021 IV 0.7 r 6.5 r 5.8 4.5 r -2.2 r 3.8 r 11.3 r 6.9 r

 III -0.8 r 5.7 r 6.5 r 5.6 r 0.2 r 6.5 r 3.9 r 5.4 r

 II 1.1 r 15.1 r 13.8 r 2.5 r -2.3 r 1.4 r 9.8 r 4.8 r

 I 5.8 r 2.4 r -3.2 6.6 r 4.5 r 0.8 r 4.1 r 2.2 r

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 Indexes 2017=100

2023 III 110.8 116.9 105.5 132.7 105.9 119.7 124.4 121.8 

 II 109.6 r 115.3 r 105.2 r 131.4 r 105.9 r 119.9 r 121.8 r 120.8 r

 I 108.6 r 114.7 r 105.6 r 129.2 r 104.8 r 119.0 r 122.1 r 120.3 r

2022 ANNUAL 108.8 r 113.3 r 104.1 r 126.3 r 105.4 r 116.0 r 118.7 r 117.2 r

2022 IV 108.8 r 114.2 r 104.9 r 127.2 r 104.1 r 116.9 r 122.2 r 119.2 r

 III 108.4 r 113.4 r 104.6 r 127.4 r 105.3 r 117.5 r 119.1 r 118.2 r

 II 108.3 r 112.6 r 104.0 r 125.2 r 105.0 r 115.6 r 118.9 r 117.0 r

 I 109.3 r 112.9 r 103.3 r 124.8 r 107.0 r 114.1 r 114.5 r 114.3 r

2021 ANNUAL 110.9 r 111.0 r 100.1 r 121.8 r 109.9 r 109.9 r 107.8 r 109.0 r

2021 IV 111.1 r 113.7 r 102.4 r 124.4 r 109.1 r 112.0 r 111.8 r 111.9 r

 III 110.3 r 111.4 r 100.9 r 122.6 r 109.9 r 111.1 r 107.7 r 109.6 r

 II 111.0 r 110.4 r 99.5 r 120.9 r 110.1 r 109.0 r 106.6 r 107.9 r

 I 110.8 r 108.5 r 98.0 r 118.9 r 110.4 r 107.3 r 105.0 r 106.3 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. November 2, 2023

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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)

2023 III -0.7 -0.1 0.7 6.2 2.5 7.0 

 II 3.1 r 1.0 r -2.1 9.7 r 6.8 r 6.3 r

 I -1.9 r -0.4 r 1.5 4.5 r 0.8 r 6.6 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.3 2.9 4.2 3.5 r -4.3 r 4.8 r

2022 IV -3.2 -3.6 -0.5 -0.1 -4.1 3.2 

 III -2.8 0.4 3.3 7.7 2.0 10.8 

 II 2.2 3.0 0.7 3.2 r -6.0 r 0.9 r

 I -3.9 3.1 7.3 0.7 r -7.9 r 4.7 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.8 5.1 3.2 2.3 r -2.4 r 0.4 r

2021 IV -2.1 4.9 7.2 8.0 r -0.7 r 10.3 r

 III -1.7 3.4 5.3 r -1.7 r -7.8 r 0.0 r

 II 5.8 6.4 0.6 6.1 r -1.7 r 0.3 r

 I -0.7 0.5 1.3 -1.3 r -5.4 r -0.6 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2023 III -0.7 -0.8 -0.1 5.0 1.4 5.8 

 II -1.2 r -0.7 r 0.5 5.4 r 1.3 r 6.7 r

 I -1.4 -0.2 1.3 3.8 r -1.9 r 5.3 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.3 2.9 4.2 3.5 r -4.3 r 4.8 r

2022 IV -1.9 0.7 2.7 2.8 r -4.1 r 4.9 r

 III -1.7 2.8 4.6 4.8 r -3.2 r 6.6 r

 II -1.4 3.6 5.1 2.5 r -5.7 r 3.9 r

 I -0.6 4.5 5.0 3.2 r -4.6 r 3.8 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.8 5.1 3.2 2.3 r -2.4 r 0.4 r

2021 IV 0.2 3.8 3.5 2.7 r -4.0 r 2.4 r

 III 0.6 4.4 3.8 2.6 r -2.7 r 2.0 r

 II 5.1 15.2 9.6 -0.6 r -5.2 r -5.4 r

 I 1.8 -1.8 -3.5 4.3 r 2.3 r 2.5 r

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 Indexes 2017=100

2023 III 97.8 99.9 102.1 125.6 100.3 128.3 

 II 98.0 r 99.9 r 101.9 r 123.7 r 99.6 r 126.2 r

 I 97.3 r 99.6 r 102.4 r 120.9 r 98.0 r 124.3 r

2022 ANNUAL 98.7 r 100.2 r 101.5 r 118.5 r 98.9 r 120.0 r

2022 IV 97.7 r 99.7 r 102.1 r 119.5 r 97.8 r 122.3 r

 III 98.5 r 100.7 r 102.2 r 119.6 r 98.9 r 121.3 r

 II 99.2 r 100.6 r 101.4 r 117.4 r 98.4 r 118.3 r

 I 98.7 r 99.8 r 101.2 r 116.4 r 99.9 r 118.0 r

2021 ANNUAL 100.0 r 97.4 r 97.4 r 114.5 r 103.3 r 114.5 r

2021 IV 99.7 r 99.1 r 99.4 r 116.2 r 102.0 r 116.6 r

 III 100.2 r 97.9 r 97.7 r 114.0 r 102.2 r 113.8 r

 II 100.6 r 97.1 r 96.5 r 114.5 r 104.3 r 113.8 r

 I 99.2 r 95.6 r 96.3 r 112.8 r 104.7 r 113.7 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. November 2, 2023

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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

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

 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)

2023 III -1.4 2.3 3.8 4.2 0.6 5.7 

 II 5.4 r 4.2 r -1.2 r 10.2 r 7.3 r 4.5 r

 I -4.2 r -1.8 r 2.5 5.6 r 1.7 r 10.2 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.0 3.7 4.7 2.4 r -5.2 r 3.4 r

2022 IV -2.2 -2.7 -0.5 -1.5 r -5.5 r 0.7 r

 III -3.7 2.0 5.9 7.5 r 1.9 r 11.7 r

 II 3.7 5.4 1.6 3.4 r -5.8 r -0.3 r

 I -3.0 5.6 8.9 -1.8 r -10.2 r 1.2 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.0 4.1 3.1 3.2 r -1.6 r 2.2 r

2021 IV 0.3 5.4 5.1 9.5 r 0.7 r 9.2 r

 III -2.8 3.0 r 5.9 -7.4 r -13.2 r -4.8 r

 II -2.3 -2.6 -0.3 9.0 r 0.9 r 11.5 r

 I -4.0 r -0.2 3.9 0.7 -3.5 4.8 

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2023 III -0.7 0.5 1.1 4.5 0.9 5.2 

 II -1.2 r 0.4 r 1.7 r 5.3 r 1.2 r 6.7 r

 I -1.6 r 0.7 r 2.4 3.7 r -2.0 r 5.4 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.0 3.7 4.7 2.4 r -5.2 r 3.4 r

2022 IV -1.3 2.5 3.9 1.8 r -5.0 r 3.2 r

 III -0.7 4.6 5.3 4.6 r -3.5 r 5.3 r

 II -0.5 4.8 5.3 0.7 r -7.3 r 1.2 r

 I -2.0 2.8 4.8 2.0 r -5.7 r 4.1 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.0 4.1 3.1 3.2 r -1.6 r 2.2 r

2021 IV -2.2 1.3 3.6 2.7 r -3.9 r 5.0 r

 III -2.4 1.3 3.8 3.4 r -1.9 r 5.9 r

 II 7.0 18.4 10.7 0.7 r -4.1 r -5.9 r

 I 2.5 -2.1 -4.5 5.7 r 3.6 r 3.0 r

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 Indexes 2017=100

2023 III 96.1 99.1 103.0 124.7 99.6 129.7 

 II 96.5 r 98.5 r 102.1 r 123.4 r 99.4 r 127.9 r

 I 95.2 r 97.5 r 102.4 r 120.5 r 97.7 r 126.5 r

2022 ANNUAL 97.1 r 97.9 r 100.8 r 118.2 r 98.7 r 121.7 r

2022 IV 96.2 r 97.9 r 101.8 r 118.9 r 97.3 r 123.5 r

 III 96.8 r 98.6 r 101.9 r 119.3 r 98.7 r 123.3 r

 II 97.7 r 98.1 r 100.4 r 117.2 r 98.2 r 119.9 r

 I 96.8 r 96.8 r 100.0 r 116.2 r 99.7 r 120.0 r

2021 ANNUAL 98.1 r 94.4 r 96.3 r 115.3 r 104.1 r 117.6 r

2021 IV 97.6 r 95.5 r 97.9 r 116.7 r 102.4 r 119.7 r

 III 97.5 r 94.3 r 96.7 r 114.1 r 102.3 r 117.1 r

 II 98.2 r 93.6 r 95.3 r 116.3 r 105.9 r 118.5 r

 I 98.8 r 94.2 r 95.4 r 113.9 r 105.7 r 115.3 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. November 2, 2023

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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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)

2023 III 2.1 -2.4 -4.4 9.4 5.6 7.1 

 II 1.5 r -2.1 r -3.6 r 8.5 r 5.7 r 6.9 r

 I 1.1 r 0.9 r -0.2 2.4 r -1.3 r 1.3 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.6 1.7 3.4 5.3 r -2.6 r 7.0 r

2022 IV -4.2 -4.6 -0.4 2.6 r -1.5 r 7.1 r

 III -0.2 -1.2 -1.1 7.5 r 1.8 r 7.6 r

 II 1.3 0.6 -0.7 2.7 r -6.5 r 1.3 r

 I -3.9 0.6 4.7 5.2 r -3.8 r 9.4 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.2 4.5 3.3 0.7 r -3.9 r -0.5 r

2021 IV -6.2 3.8 10.7 5.7 r -2.8 r 12.7 r

 III -1.4 2.7 4.2 10.1 r 3.3 11.7 r

 II 12.2 14.6 2.1 1.1 r -6.4 r -9.9 r

 I 1.8 -1.1 -2.9 -5.7 r -9.6 r -7.4 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2023 III 0.1 -2.1 -2.2 5.7 2.1 5.6 

 II -0.5 r -1.8 r -1.3 5.2 r 1.1 r 5.7 r

 I -0.5 -1.1 -0.6 3.8 -1.9 4.3 

2022 ANNUAL -1.6 1.7 3.4 5.3 r -2.6 r 7.0 r

2022 IV -1.8 -1.2 0.6 4.5 r -2.5 r 6.3 r

 III -2.3 0.9 3.3 5.2 r -2.9 r 7.7 r

 II -2.6 1.9 4.6 5.9 r -2.5 r 8.7 r

 I -0.1 5.3 5.4 5.5 -2.5 r 5.5 r

2021 ANNUAL 1.2 4.5 3.3 0.7 r -3.9 r -0.5 r

2021 IV 1.4 4.8 3.4 2.6 r -4.0 r 1.2 r

 III 1.9 6.0 4.0 1.1 r -4.1 r -0.8 r

 II 2.3 10.4 7.9 -3.1 r -7.7 r -5.3 r

 I -0.7 -2.5 -1.8 2.1 r 0.1 r 2.8 r

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 Indexes 2017=100

2023 III 99.0 99.5 100.4 127.0 101.4 128.2 

 II 98.5 r 100.1 r 101.6 r 124.1 r 100.0 r 126.0 r

 I 98.2 r 100.6 r 102.5 r 121.6 r 98.6 r 123.9 r

2022 ANNUAL 98.8 r 101.4 r 102.7 r 119.2 r 99.6 r 120.7 r

2022 IV 97.9 r 100.4 r 102.6 r 120.9 r 99.0 r 123.5 r

 III 99.0 r 101.6 r 102.7 r 120.1 r 99.3 r 121.4 r

 II 99.0 r 101.9 r 102.9 r 118.0 r 98.9 r 119.2 r

 I 98.7 r 101.7 r 103.1 r 117.2 r 100.6 r 118.8 r

2021 ANNUAL 100.4 r 99.7 r 99.3 r 113.2 r 102.2 r 112.8 r

2021 IV 99.7 r 101.6 r 101.9 r 115.7 r 101.5 r 116.1 r

 III 101.3 r 100.6 r 99.4 r 114.1 r 102.3 r 112.7 r

 II 101.6 r 100.0 r 98.4 r 111.4 r 101.5 r 109.6 r

 I 98.7 r 96.6 r 97.9 r 111.1 r 103.1 r 112.5 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. November 2, 2023

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs,

unit profits, and prices, seasonally adjusted.

 Value-

 Real added Unit

 Hourly hourly output Unit combined

Year Labor compen- compen- Unit price nonlabor input Unit

and produc- Hours sation sation labor deflator costs costs profits

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

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 Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)

2023 II 2.1 r 1.2 r -0.9 r 7.1 r 4.3 r 4.9 r 3.1 r -2.4 r 2.6 r 6.1 r

 I 1.6 r 4.3 r 2.6 6.7 r 2.9 r 5.0 r 0.0 r 2.3 r 4.1 r -18.8 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.0 r 3.1 r 4.2 4.1 r -3.7 r 5.2 r 7.5 r 11.8 r 7.2 r 9.1 r

2022 IV -1.3 r -0.1 r 1.2 0.3 r -3.7 r 1.7 r 1.1 r 2.2 r 1.8 r -2.3 r

 III 1.4 r 5.0 r 3.6 6.7 r 1.0 r 5.2 r 3.1 r 1.1 r 3.9 r -0.6 r

 II -1.6 r 0.6 r 2.3 2.6 r -6.5 r 4.3 r 11.2 r 9.1 r 5.8 r 42.8 r

 I -3.1 r 0.8 r 4.0 1.7 r -7.0 r 4.9 r 10.4 r 22.8 r 10.2 r 11.7 r

2021 ANNUAL 3.6 r 9.0 r 5.1 r 4.7 r -0.2 r 1.0 r 4.8 r 3.8 r 1.8 r 23.3 r

2021 IV -2.5 r 5.2 r 8.0 4.2 r -4.2 r 6.9 r 7.7 r 18.6 r 10.3 r -4.7 r

 III 2.6 r 7.0 r 4.2 8.7 r 1.9 r 5.9 r 3.6 r 15.2 r 8.6 r -17.9 r

 II 0.6 r 6.4 r 5.8 6.9 -0.9 r 6.3 r 8.5 r -12.0 r 0.4 r 59.6 r

 I 3.4 r 7.7 r 4.2 -0.5 r -4.7 r -3.8 r 5.7 r 5.6 r -1.0 r 53.3 r

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 Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year

2023 II 0.9 r 2.6 r 1.6 5.2 r 1.1 r 4.2 r 1.8 r 0.8 r 3.1 r -4.4 r

 I 0.0 r 2.4 r 2.4 4.1 r -1.6 r 4.1 r 3.8 r 3.6 r 3.9 r 3.0 r

2022 ANNUAL -1.0 r 3.1 r 4.2 4.1 r -3.7 r 5.2 r 7.5 r 11.8 r 7.2 r 9.1 r

2022 IV -1.2 r 1.6 r 2.8 2.8 r -4.1 r 4.0 r 6.4 r 8.5 r 5.4 r 11.5 r

 III -1.5 r 2.9 r 4.4 3.8 r -4.2 r 5.3 r 8.1 r 12.6 r 7.5 r 10.8 r

 II -1.2 r 3.4 r 4.6 4.3 r -4.0 r 5.5 r 8.2 r 16.3 r 8.7 r 5.7 r

 I -0.6 r 4.8 r 5.5 5.3 r -2.6 r 6.0 r 7.5 r 10.2 r 7.3 r 8.7 r

2021 ANNUAL 3.6 r 9.0 r 5.1 r 4.7 r -0.2 r 1.0 r 4.8 r 3.8 r 1.8 r 23.3 r

2021 IV 1.0 r 6.6 r 5.5 4.8 r -2.0 r 3.7 r 6.4 r 6.1 4.4 r 17.6 r

 III 4.6 r 10.9 r 6.0 5.7 r 0.3 r 1.1 r 4.0 r 14.3 r 4.7 r 0.5 r

 II 3.7 17.1 12.9 1.7 r -3.1 r -1.9 r 5.6 r 3.1 -0.5 r 48.8 r

 I 5.7 r 2.4 r -3.2 6.5 r 4.4 r 0.7 r 3.3 r -5.6 r -1.3 r 37.5 r

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 Indexes 2017=100

2023 II 110.4 r 116.8 r 105.9 r 132.2 r 106.5 r 119.8 r 121.2 r 111.1 r 116.9 r 150.0 r

 I 109.8 r 116.5 r 106.1 r 129.9 r 105.4 r 118.4 r 120.3 r 111.8 r 116.2 r 147.8 r

2022 ANNUAL 109.6 r 114.6 r 104.5 r 126.7 r 105.8 r 115.5 r 118.8 r 110.0 r 113.7 r 153.2 r

2022 IV 109.3 r 115.3 r 105.4 r 127.8 r 104.6 r 116.9 r 120.3 r 111.2 r 115.0 r 155.7 r

 III 109.7 r 115.3 r 105.1 r 127.7 r 105.6 r 116.4 r 120.0 r 110.6 r 114.5 r 156.6 r

 II 109.3 r 113.9 r 104.2 r 125.7 r 105.4 r 115.0 r 119.0 r 110.3 r 113.4 r 156.9 r

 I 109.8 r 113.7 r 103.6 r 124.9 r 107.1 r 113.8 r 115.9 r 107.9 r 111.8 r 143.5 r

2021 ANNUAL 110.8 r 111.1 r 100.3 r 121.7 r 109.8 r 109.8 r 110.5 r 98.4 r 106.1 r 140.4 r

2021 IV 110.6 r 113.5 r 102.6 r 124.3 r 109.1 r 112.4 r 113.1 r 102.5 r 109.2 r 139.6 r

 III 111.3 r 112.1 r 100.7 r 123.1 r 110.3 r 110.5 r 111.0 r 98.2 r 106.5 r 141.3 r

 II 110.6 r 110.2 r 99.6 r 120.6 r 109.8 r 109.0 r 110.0 r 94.8 r 104.3 r 148.4 r

 I 110.5 r 108.5 r 98.2 r 118.5 r 110.0 r 107.3 r 107.8 r 97.9 r 104.2 r 132.0 r

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See footnotes following Table 6. November 2, 2023

r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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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.

SIZE OF REVISIONS: Productivity and cost measures are revised on a regular schedule as more 

complete data become available. The first estimate is published within 40 days of the close of the 

reference quarter, the second estimate approximately 30 days later, and the third estimate approximately 

60 days after the second estimate. Based on past revisions, the third estimate of nonfarm business sector 

quarterly labor productivity growth has differed from the first estimate by -1.1 to +1.3 percentage point 

about 80 percent of the time. This interval is based on estimates for reference quarters from the first 

quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2023. For more about revisions to labor productivity growth see 

“Revisions to BLS quarterly labor productivity estimates: How large are they?” at 

www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2022/article/revisions-to-bls-quarterly-labor-productivity-estimates-how-largeare-they.htm.

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 1978-2022 is based on the Consumer Price Index Retroactive series (CPI-URS).

(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 

adjustment.