{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:33:14.883Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/prod2_03242026.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"40b219d23b6ae9e9","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Productivity increases 1.8% in Q4 2025; unit labor costs increase 4.4% (annual rates)","excerpt":"","published_at":"2026-03-24T12:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T19:57:04.111Z","topics":["jobs","growth"],"importance":2,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/productivity-increases-q4-unit-labor-costs-increase-annual-march-24-2026/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/prod2_03242026.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"40b219d23b6ae9e9","key_points":["Unit labor costs increased 2.4 percent over the last four quarters.","Unit labor costs in the total manufacturing sector increased 9.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting a 6.3-percent increase in hourly compensation and a 2.5-percent decrease in productivity.","This is the largest increase in manufacturing unit labor costs since the third quarter of 2022, when the measure increased 11.4 percent.","Unit labor costs were revised up 1.6 percentage points to an increase of 4.4 percent, reflecting a 1.0-percentage point downward revision to productivity and a 0.6-percentage point upward revision to hourly compensation.","The increase in manufacturing unit labor costs was lower than increases in the previous 3 years, each of which exceeded 4.0 percent."],"what_it_says":"Unit labor costs increased 2.4 percent over the last four quarters. Unit labor costs in the total manufacturing sector increased 9.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting a 6.3-percent increase in hourly compensation and a 2.5-percent decrease in productivity. This is the largest increase in manufacturing unit labor costs since the third quarter of 2022, when the measure increased 11.4 percent. Unit labor costs were revised up 1.6 percentage points to an increase of 4.4 percent, reflecting a 1.0-percentage point downward revision to productivity and a 0.6-percentage point upward revision to hourly compensation. The increase in manufacturing unit labor costs was lower than increases in the previous 3 years, each of which exceeded 4.0 percent.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/prod2_03242026.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:47.578Z"}}