Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing and Mining Industries News Release — 2018-04-19

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. Manufacturing * Labor productivity decreased in 15 of the 21 NAICS 3-digit manufacturing industries in 2017, as output declined in 15 industries and hours worked rose in 13.