Table 6. Nonfinancial corporate sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, unit profits,
and prices, seasonally adjusted
Real Unit
Output Hourly hourly non- Total Unit Implicit
Year per all- compen- compen- Unit labor unit pro- price
and employee Employee sation sation labor costs cost fits deflator
quarter hour Output hours (1) (2) costs (6) (7) (8) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2011 III -2.6 -0.8 1.9 0.3 -2.7 r 3.0 3.5 r 3.1 7.7 r 3.8 r
II 3.2 6.1 2.9 0.8 -3.2 -2.3 -1.8 -2.2 28.9 1.8
I 2.3 4.5 2.1 4.5 -0.8 2.2 r 0.7 1.7 3.7 2.0
2010 ANNUAL 4.8 r 4.9 r 0.1 1.9 0.3 -2.7 r -9.2 r -4.6 r 41.3 r -0.1 r
2010 IV -3.2 r -1.5 r 1.9 -0.3 -3.0 3.0 r 1.9 r 2.7 r -0.7 r 2.2 r
III -0.3 r 2.1 r 2.3 2.6 1.2 2.9 r -4.4 r 0.8 r 13.5 r 2.5 r
II -1.5 r 2.6 r 4.2 1.4 2.0 3.0 r -7.5 r -0.1 r 10.5 r 1.3 r
I 8.8 r 10.2 r 1.2 0.9 -0.4 -7.3 r -14.7 r -9.5 r 102.7 r -0.1 r
2009 ANNUAL 0.5 r -7.4 r -7.8 2.0 2.4 1.5 r 6.5 r 3.0 r -8.2 r 1.8 r
2009 IV 9.7 r 9.1 r -0.6 1.6 -1.1 -7.4 r -9.7 r -8.1 r 75.4 r -1.6 r
III 8.1 r 2.7 r -5.0 3.0 -0.7 -4.8 r -12.6 r -7.1 r 54.4 r -2.7 r
II 5.8 r -4.5 r -9.7 7.4 5.4 1.6 r -2.0 r 0.5 r -27.2 r -2.4 r
I -9.6 r -20.0 r -11.5 -6.3 -4.0 3.7 r 23.5 r 9.2 r -28.5 r 4.8 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2011 III -0.2 r 2.0 r 2.2 1.3 -2.4 1.4 1.0 r 1.3 9.3 2.4
II 0.4 r 2.8 2.3 1.9 -1.4 1.4 r -0.9 r 0.7 10.8 r 2.1 r
I -0.7 r 1.9 r 2.6 2.0 -0.2 2.8 r -2.4 r 1.3 r 6.6 r 2.0 r
2010 ANNUAL 4.8 r 4.9 r 0.1 1.9 0.3 -2.7 r -9.2 r -4.6 r 41.3 r -0.1 r
2010 IV 0.8 r 3.3 r 2.4 1.1 -0.1 0.3 r -6.4 r -1.7 r 26.1 r 1.5 r
III 4.1 r 5.9 r 1.8 1.6 0.4 -2.3 r -9.2 r -4.3 r 45.3 r 0.5 r
II 6.2 r 6.1 r -0.1 1.7 0.0 -4.2 r -11.2 r -6.3 r 56.9 r -0.8 r
I 8.1 r 4.2 r -3.6 3.2 0.8 -4.5 r -9.9 r -6.1 r 41.4 r -1.7 r
2009 ANNUAL 0.5 r -7.4 r -7.8 2.0 2.4 1.5 r 6.5 r 3.0 r -8.2 r 1.8 r
2009 IV 3.2 r -3.8 r -6.8 1.3 -0.1 -1.8 r -1.1 r -1.6 r 8.9 r -0.5 r
III 0.0 r -8.8 r -8.8 2.5 4.1 2.5 r 6.2 r 3.6 r -18.1 r 1.0 r
II -0.1 r -8.8 r -8.7 2.9 3.9 2.9 r 10.0 r 4.9 r -15.2 r 2.8 r
I -1.2 r -8.0 r -6.9 1.5 1.6 2.7 r 11.4 r 5.1 r -7.0 r 3.9 r
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Indexes 2005=100
2011 III 108.2 r 103.0 r 95.2 r 117.6 r 101.5 r 108.7 r 109.8 r 109.0 r 132.8 r 112.0 r
II 109.0 r 103.2 r 94.7 117.5 102.2 107.9 r 108.8 r 108.1 r 130.4 r 111.0 r
I 108.1 r 101.7 r 94.0 117.3 103.0 108.5 r 109.3 r 108.7 r 122.4 r 110.5 r
2010 ANNUAL 108.3 r 100.4 r 92.7 115.6 103.5 106.8 r 109.9 r 107.6 r 118.8 r 109.0 r
2010 IV 107.5 r 100.6 r 93.5 116.0 103.2 107.9 r 109.1 r 108.3 r 121.2 r 109.9 r
III 108.4 r 100.9 r 93.1 116.1 104.0 107.1 r 108.6 r 107.6 r 121.5 r 109.3 r
II 108.5 r 100.4 r 92.6 115.4 103.7 106.4 r 109.9 r 107.3 r 117.7 r 108.6 r
I 108.9 r 99.8 r 91.6 115.0 103.2 105.6 r 112.0 r 107.4 r 114.8 r 108.3 r
2009 ANNUAL 103.4 r 95.8 r 92.6 113.4 103.2 109.7 r 121.0 r 112.8 r 84.1 r 109.2 r
2009 IV 106.6 r 97.4 r 91.3 114.7 103.3 107.6 r 116.6 r 110.1 r 96.2 r 108.3 r
III 104.2 r 95.3 r 91.5 114.3 103.6 109.7 r 119.6 r 112.4 r 83.6 r 108.8 r
II 102.2 r 94.7 r 92.7 113.4 103.7 111.0 r 123.7 r 114.5 r 75.0 r 109.5 r
I 100.7 r 95.8 r 95.1 111.4 102.4 110.6 r 124.3 r 114.4 r 81.2 r 110.2 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. February 2, 2012
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics