Manufacturing and Mining Industries, 2025 — 2026-06-24

Labor productivity increased in 39 of the 80 covered four-digit NAICS manufacturing industries in 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Among durable manufacturing industries, 25 of 47 had productivity increases in 2025, led by a gain of 14.9 percent in other transportation equipment manufacturing. Productivity rose in 14 of 33 nondurable goods manufacturing industries, led by a 16.1- percent gain in textile and fabric finishing mills. Productivity fell in 3 of the 5 mining industries in 2025 with the greatest decrease occurring in support activities for mining (-9.8 percent). (See table 1.) Among industries with more than 350,000 workers, motor vehicle parts had the largest productivity gain in 2025 (+4.6 percent) while bakeries and tortilla products recorded the largest productivity decline (-4.4 percent). Hours worked decreased in 50 of the 80 covered four-digit manufacturing industries in 2025. Textile and fabric finishing mills recorded the greatest decline in hours worked (-17.3 percent).