diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/Constants.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/Constants.java
index 47a5b5a6..792e38a7 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/Constants.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/Constants.java
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ public final class Constants {
   private Constants() {}
 
   public static final String ONE = "1";
-  public static final String KILOBYTES = "kb";
+  public static final String HERTZ = "Hz";
+  public static final String BYTES = "B";
   public static final String MILLISECONDS = "ms";
   public static final String PERCENTAGE = "%age";
   public static final String READ = "read";
diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/ContextSwitchRateHandler.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/ContextSwitchRateHandler.java
index e5507da8..64465ee1 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/ContextSwitchRateHandler.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/ContextSwitchRateHandler.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.cpu;
 
-import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ONE;
+import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.HERTZ;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.*;
 import io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.RecordedEventHandler;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public final class ContextSwitchRateHandler implements RecordedEventHandler {
     otelMeter
         .upDownCounterBuilder(METRIC_NAME)
         .ofDoubles()
-        .setUnit(ONE)
+        .setUnit(HERTZ)
         .buildWithCallback(codm -> codm.observe(value));
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/OverallCPULoadHandler.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/OverallCPULoadHandler.java
index de05d8fd..fd7f84b2 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/OverallCPULoadHandler.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/cpu/OverallCPULoadHandler.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.cpu;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ATTR_CPU_USAGE;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.MACHINE;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ONE;
+import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.PERCENTAGE;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.SYSTEM;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.USER;
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public final class OverallCPULoadHandler implements RecordedEventHandler {
     var attr = Attributes.of(ATTR_CPU_USAGE, USER);
     var builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME);
     builder.setDescription(DESCRIPTION);
-    builder.setUnit(ONE);
+    builder.setUnit(PERCENTAGE);
     userHistogram = builder.build().bind(attr);
 
     attr = Attributes.of(ATTR_CPU_USAGE, SYSTEM);
diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/GCHeapSummaryHandler.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/GCHeapSummaryHandler.java
index ced2b9c0..9ded4594 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/GCHeapSummaryHandler.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/GCHeapSummaryHandler.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.memory;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ATTR_MEMORY_USAGE;
+import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.BYTES;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.COMMITTED;
-import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.KILOBYTES;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.USED;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes;
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ public final class GCHeapSummaryHandler implements RecordedEventHandler {
     var attr = Attributes.of(ATTR_MEMORY_USAGE, USED);
     builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_MEMORY);
     builder.setDescription(DESCRIPTION);
-    builder.setUnit(KILOBYTES);
+    builder.setUnit(BYTES);
     usedHistogram = builder.build().bind(attr);
 
     attr = Attributes.of(ATTR_MEMORY_USAGE, COMMITTED);
     builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_MEMORY);
     builder.setDescription(DESCRIPTION);
-    builder.setUnit(KILOBYTES);
+    builder.setUnit(BYTES);
     committedHistogram = builder.build().bind(attr);
 
     return this;
diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationInNewTLABHandler.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationInNewTLABHandler.java
index c001b398..e1760b06 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationInNewTLABHandler.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationInNewTLABHandler.java
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ package io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.memory;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ATTR_ARENA_NAME;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ATTR_THREAD_NAME;
+import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.BYTES;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.METRIC_NAME_MEMORY_ALLOCATION;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.BoundDoubleHistogram;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.Meter;
-import io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants;
 import io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.RecordedEventHandler;
 import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public final class PerThreadObjectAllocationInNewTLABHandler implements Recorded
     var attr = Attributes.of(ATTR_THREAD_NAME, threadName, ATTR_ARENA_NAME, TLAB);
     var builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_MEMORY_ALLOCATION);
     builder.setDescription(DESCRIPTION);
-    builder.setUnit(Constants.KILOBYTES);
+    builder.setUnit(BYTES);
     histogram = builder.build().bind(attr);
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationOutsideTLABHandler.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationOutsideTLABHandler.java
index 494628af..7359b6c9 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationOutsideTLABHandler.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/memory/PerThreadObjectAllocationOutsideTLABHandler.java
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ package io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.memory;
 
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ATTR_ARENA_NAME;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.ATTR_THREAD_NAME;
+import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.BYTES;
 import static io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants.METRIC_NAME_MEMORY_ALLOCATION;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.BoundDoubleHistogram;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.metrics.Meter;
-import io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.Constants;
 import io.opentelemetry.contrib.jfr.metrics.internal.RecordedEventHandler;
 import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public final class PerThreadObjectAllocationOutsideTLABHandler implements Record
     var attr = Attributes.of(ATTR_THREAD_NAME, threadName, ATTR_ARENA_NAME, MAIN);
     var builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_MEMORY_ALLOCATION);
     builder.setDescription(DESCRIPTION);
-    builder.setUnit(Constants.KILOBYTES);
+    builder.setUnit(BYTES);
     histogram = builder.build().bind(attr);
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkReadHandler.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkReadHandler.java
index c36f8436..0762c4b6 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkReadHandler.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkReadHandler.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public final class PerThreadNetworkReadHandler implements RecordedEventHandler {
 
     var builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_BYTES);
     builder.setDescription(DESCRIPTION_BYTES);
-    builder.setUnit(Constants.KILOBYTES);
+    builder.setUnit(Constants.BYTES);
     bytesHistogram = builder.build().bind(attr);
 
     builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_DURATION);
diff --git a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkWriteHandler.java b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkWriteHandler.java
index e0d8122e..1859e945 100644
--- a/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkWriteHandler.java
+++ b/jfr-streaming/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jfr/metrics/internal/network/PerThreadNetworkWriteHandler.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public final class PerThreadNetworkWriteHandler implements RecordedEventHandler
 
     var builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_BYTES);
     builder.setDescription(DESCRIPTION_BYTES);
-    builder.setUnit(Constants.KILOBYTES);
+    builder.setUnit(Constants.BYTES);
     bytesHistogram = builder.build().bind(attr);
 
     builder = otelMeter.histogramBuilder(METRIC_NAME_DURATION);