Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Manufacturing sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, and unit labor costs,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Output Compen- compen-
Year per hour Hours sation sation Unit
and of all of all per hour per hour labor
quarter persons Output persons (1) (2) costs
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2012 II 0.1 r 1.5 r 1.4 0.9 r 0.2 r 0.8 r
I 5.5 10.1 4.4 6.7 r 4.2 r 1.2 r
2011 ANNUAL 2.5 4.8 2.2 2.6 -0.5 0.1
2011 IV 0.7 5.5 4.8 -6.0 -7.2 -6.6
III 5.5 5.2 -0.3 0.5 -2.6 -4.8
II -1.9 0.7 2.7 -2.3 -6.4 -0.4
I 3.0 6.8 3.7 10.7 5.9 7.5
2010 ANNUAL 6.4 6.4 0.0 1.1 -0.5 -5.0
2010 IV 3.9 3.1 -0.8 2.3 -0.7 -1.5
III 1.5 5.5 4.0 1.2 -0.2 -0.3
II 8.2 11.8 3.3 4.4 4.7 -3.6
I 4.8 7.8 2.9 -4.4 -5.3 -8.8
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2012 II 2.9 5.5 r 2.6 0.4 r -1.4 r -2.4 r
I 2.4 5.3 2.9 -0.4 r -3.1 r -2.7 r
2011 ANNUAL 2.5 4.8 2.2 2.6 -0.5 0.1
2011 IV 1.8 4.5 2.7 0.5 -2.7 -1.2
III 2.6 3.9 1.3 2.7 -1.0 0.1
II 1.6 4.0 2.4 2.9 -0.4 1.3
I 4.1 6.8 2.5 4.6 2.4 0.4
2010 ANNUAL 6.4 6.4 0.0 1.1 -0.5 -5.0
2010 IV 4.6 7.0 2.3 0.8 -0.4 -3.6
III 5.3 7.9 2.4 0.9 -0.3 -4.1
II 8.0 8.3 0.2 0.9 -0.9 -6.6
I 7.7 2.5 -4.8 1.8 -0.5 -5.5
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Indexes 2005=100
2012 II 116.2 r 100.6 r 86.6 r 119.4 r 101.9 r 102.8 r
I 116.1 r 100.3 r 86.3 119.1 r 101.8 r 102.6 r
2011 ANNUAL 113.8 96.3 84.6 118.6 103.0 104.2
2011 IV 114.6 97.9 85.4 117.2 100.8 102.3
III 114.4 96.6 84.4 119.0 102.7 104.0
II 112.9 95.4 84.5 118.9 103.4 105.3
I 113.4 95.2 83.9 119.6 105.1 105.4
2010 ANNUAL 111.1 91.9 82.7 115.6 103.5 104.1
2010 IV 112.6 93.7 83.2 116.6 103.6 103.5
III 111.5 93.0 83.3 115.9 103.8 103.9
II 111.1 91.7 82.5 115.6 103.8 104.0
I 108.9 89.2 81.9 114.3 102.6 104.9
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See footnotes following Table 6. September 5, 2012
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics