{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:32:19.127Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/prod2_06052025.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"1d47aa1a345a4aa0","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Productivity decreases 1.5% in Q1 2025; unit labor costs increase 6.6% (annual rates)","excerpt":"","published_at":"2025-06-05T12:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T19:57:05.864Z","topics":["jobs","growth"],"importance":2,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/productivity-decreases-q1-unit-labor-costs-increase-annual-june-5-2025/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/prod2_06052025.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"1d47aa1a345a4aa0","key_points":["Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector increased 6.6 percent in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a 5.0-percent increase in hourly compensation and a 1.5-percent decrease in productivity.","Unit labor costs increased 1.9 percent over the last four quarters.","Manufacturing unit labor costs increased 0.3 percent from the same quarter a year ago.","Unit labor costs increased 6.6 percent rather than increasing 5.7 percent as previously reported, reflecting a 0.2-percentage point upward revision to hourly compensation and a 0.7-percentage point downward revision to labor productivity.","As a result, unit labor costs increased 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, rather than 2.0 percent as previously reported."],"what_it_says":"Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector increased 6.6 percent in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a 5.0-percent increase in hourly compensation and a 1.5-percent decrease in productivity. Unit labor costs increased 1.9 percent over the last four quarters. Manufacturing unit labor costs increased 0.3 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Unit labor costs increased 6.6 percent rather than increasing 5.7 percent as previously reported, reflecting a 0.2-percentage point upward revision to hourly compensation and a 0.7-percentage point downward revision to labor productivity. As a result, unit labor costs increased 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, rather than 2.0 percent as previously reported.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/prod2_06052025.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:31:07.393Z"}}