Direct labor can be part of ending inventory. You should report this amount in ending inventory.
Please refer to this IRS document for more guidance (see Line 41 Inventory at End of Year at the end of the document):
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p334/ch06.html#en_US_2016_publink1000313473
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