Table Data - Unit Labor Costs for Manufacturing: Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS 3255) in the United States

Title Unit Labor Costs for Manufacturing: Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS 3255) in the United States
Series ID IPUEN3255U100000000
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Industry Productivity
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Index 2017=100
Date Range 1987-01-01 to 2025-01-01
Last Updated 2026-06-29 10:13 AM CDT
Notes Unit labor costs represent the cost of labor required to produce one unit of output. The unit labor cost indexes are computed by dividing an index of nominal industry labor compensation by an index of real industry output.
DATE VALUE
1987-01-01 47.798
1988-01-01 49.584
1989-01-01 53.398
1990-01-01 54.071
1991-01-01 55.581
1992-01-01 58.831
1993-01-01 56.625
1994-01-01 58.711
1995-01-01 61.835
1996-01-01 59.736
1997-01-01 64.546
1998-01-01 65.549
1999-01-01 66.917
2000-01-01 68.814
2001-01-01 69.543
2002-01-01 67.674
2003-01-01 68.440
2004-01-01 65.873
2005-01-01 67.493
2006-01-01 71.302
2007-01-01 80.393
2008-01-01 87.379
2009-01-01 94.851
2010-01-01 87.342
2011-01-01 87.947
2012-01-01 92.589
2013-01-01 92.854
2014-01-01 89.356
2015-01-01 89.663
2016-01-01 92.252
2017-01-01 100.000
2018-01-01 100.726
2019-01-01 105.085
2020-01-01 110.754
2021-01-01 113.010
2022-01-01 144.653
2023-01-01 175.817
2024-01-01 187.046
2025-01-01 178.532

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