Manufacturing — Labor Productivity

NAICS 31 · 124 quarterly observations · Indexes benchmarked to 2017 = 100

Labor productivity (output per hour) for Manufacturing measured -1.2 on the BLS index (2017 = 100) as of Oct 2025, down -500.00% from the prior quarter, while unit labor cost stood at 0.0. Source: BLS Productivity & Costs.

Output per Hour

-1.2

QQ 2025

Unit Labor Cost

0.0

QQ 2025

QoQ Change in Output/Hour

-500.00%

Quarterly labor productivity (output per hour) and unit labor cost for Manufacturing, BLS Productivity and Costs (2017 = 100).
Quarter Output per Hour Unit Labor Cost QoQ % Change
QQ 2025 -1.200 -500.00%
QQ 2025 0.300 -86.96%
QQ 2025 2.300 +53.33%
QQ 2025 1.500 -21.05%
QQ 2024 1.900 -195.00%
QQ 2024 -2.000 -190.91%
QQ 2024 2.200 -162.86%
QQ 2024 -3.500 -174.47%
QQ 2023 4.700 +11.90%
QQ 2023 4.200 +75.00%
QQ 2023 2.400 -48.94%
QQ 2023 4.700 -251.61%
QQ 2022 -3.100 -26.19%
QQ 2022 -4.200 +82.61%
QQ 2022 -2.300 -28.13%
QQ 2022 -3.200 -54.29%
QQ 2021 -7.000 +84.21%
QQ 2021 -3.800 -129.92%
QQ 2021 12.700 +1714.29%
QQ 2021 0.700 -125.00%
QQ 2020 -2.800 +211.11%
QQ 2020 -0.900 -250.00%
QQ 2020 0.600 -81.25%
QQ 2020 3.200 -239.13%
QQ 2019 -2.300 +9.52%
QQ 2019 -2.100 -36.36%
QQ 2019 -3.300 -283.33%
QQ 2019 1.800 -152.94%
QQ 2018 -3.400 -383.33%
QQ 2018 1.200 -73.91%
QQ 2018 4.600 -453.85%
QQ 2018 -1.300 -143.33%
QQ 2017 3.000 -141.67%
QQ 2017 -7.200 -2500.00%
QQ 2017 0.300 -108.33%
QQ 2017 -3.600 -220.00%
QQ 2016 3.000 -161.22%
QQ 2016 -4.900 +36.11%
QQ 2016 -3.600 -169.23%
QQ 2016 5.200 +477.78%
QQ 2015 0.900 -160.00%
QQ 2015 -1.500 -188.24%
QQ 2015 1.700 -254.55%
QQ 2015 -1.100 -81.36%
QQ 2014 -5.900 -755.56%
QQ 2014 0.900 -55.00%
QQ 2014 2.000 -350.00%
QQ 2014 -0.800 +166.67%
QQ 2013 -0.300 +50.00%
QQ 2013 -0.200 -105.26%
QQ 2013 3.800 -19.15%
QQ 2013 4.700 +95.83%
QQ 2012 2.400 -163.16%
QQ 2012 -3.800 +216.67%
QQ 2012 -1.200 +140.00%
QQ 2012 -0.500 -66.67%
QQ 2011 -1.500 -153.57%
QQ 2011 2.800 -411.11%
QQ 2011 -0.900 -550.00%
QQ 2011 0.200 -92.31%
QQ 2010 2.600 -13.33%
QQ 2010 3.000 +3.45%
QQ 2010 2.900 +45.00%
QQ 2010 2.000 -58.33%
QQ 2009 4.800 -5.88%
QQ 2009 5.100 -30.14%
QQ 2009 7.300 +192.00%
QQ 2009 2.500 +47.06%
QQ 2008 1.700 -134.69%
QQ 2008 -4.900 +13.95%
QQ 2008 -4.300 -577.78%
QQ 2008 0.900 -400.00%
QQ 2007 -0.300 -200.00%
QQ 2007 0.300 -142.86%
QQ 2007 -0.700 -118.42%
QQ 2007 3.800 -51.90%
QQ 2006 7.900 +216.00%
QQ 2006 2.500 -933.33%
QQ 2006 -0.300 -160.00%
QQ 2006 0.500 -110.42%
QQ 2005 -4.800 +380.00%
QQ 2005 -1.000 -120.41%
QQ 2005 4.900 -35.53%
QQ 2005 7.600 -29.63%
QQ 2004 10.800 +66.15%
QQ 2004 6.500 -4.41%
QQ 2004 6.800 +119.35%
QQ 2004 3.100 -338.46%
QQ 2003 -1.300 -123.21%
QQ 2003 5.600 +21.74%
QQ 2003 4.600 -50.54%
QQ 2003 9.300 -1262.50%
QQ 2002 -0.800 -112.70%
QQ 2002 6.300 -25.00%
QQ 2002 8.400 -4.55%
QQ 2002 8.800 -24.79%
QQ 2001 11.700 +680.00%
QQ 2001 1.500 -46.43%
QQ 2001 2.800 -333.33%
QQ 2001 -1.200 -122.22%
QQ 2000 5.400 -460.00%
QQ 2000 -1.500 -160.00%
QQ 2000 2.500 -204.17%
QQ 2000 -2.400 -116.90%
QQ 1999 14.200 +1083.33%
QQ 1999 1.200 -42.86%
QQ 1999 2.100 -67.69%
QQ 1999 6.500 -442.11%
QQ 1998 -1.900 -137.25%
QQ 1998 5.100 +2450.00%
QQ 1998 0.200 -91.67%
QQ 1998 2.400 -260.00%
QQ 1997 -1.500 -121.74%
QQ 1997 6.900 +305.88%
QQ 1997 1.700 -68.52%
QQ 1997 5.400 +63.64%
QQ 1996 3.300 +26.92%
QQ 1996 2.600 -1400.00%
QQ 1996 -0.200 -104.17%
QQ 1996 4.800 +1500.00%
QQ 1995 0.300 -75.00%
QQ 1995 1.200 -52.00%
QQ 1995 2.500 +56.25%
QQ 1995 1.600