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Manufacturing Productivity Declines In 54 Of 86 Industries For 2017

By Kurt Osterberg · On April 20, 2018

A BLS report shows widespread declines in manufacturing and mining productivity.

A BLS report on Productivity and Costs by Industry shows widespread productivity declines in 2017 for manufacturing and mining industries.

Productivity Synopsis

  • Labor productivity declines were widespread among manufacturing industries in 2017, with decreases in 54 of the 86 four-digit NAICS industries.
  • Of the 51 industries in durable manufacturing, 34 experienced productivity decreases in 2017 led by a decline in the other transportation equipment industry of 11.5 percent.
  • Nondurable manufacturing also experienced widespread declines in 2017 with productivity falling in 20 of 35 industries, led by the sugar and confectionery products industry with a decrease of 8.0 percent.
  • Of the 4 industries in the mining sector, 3 had productivity gains in 2017 led by the oil and gas extraction industry with an increase of 32.6 percent.
  • Labor Cost Synopsis

  • Unit labor costs, which reflect the total labor costs required to produce a unit of output, rose in 73 of the 86 NAICS 4-digit manufacturing industries.
  • Of the 51 industries in durable manufacturing, 45 experienced rising unit labor costs led by the audio and video equipment manufacturing industry with an increase of 16.8 percent.
  • Nondurable manufacturing also experienced widespread increases in unit labor costs with 28 of the 35 industries recording an increase, led by the apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry with a rise of 13.0 percent.
  • Of the 4 industries in the mining sector, 3 had decreases in unit labor costs led by the oil and gas extraction industry with a decline of 18.6 percent.
  • Productivity by Industry

    Unit Labor Costs vs Productivity 

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    With the primary exception of the oil and gas industries, it takes more people at greater costs to produce goods in 2017.

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