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Figure 1. U.S. Labor Productivity

Index, 2010 = 100

Quarter Non-farm business sector
10:01 98.801
10:02 99.055
10:03 99.766
10:04 100.036
11:01 99.318
11:02 99.295
11:03 99.037
11:04 99.608
12:01 100.004
12:02 100.476
12:03 100.253
12:04 99.867
13:01 100.374
13:02 100.026
13:03 100.547
13:04 101.31
14:01 100.261
14:02 101.126
14:03 101.952
14:04 101.409
15:01 102.113
15:02 102.471
15:03 102.788
15:04 102.22
16:01 102.502
16:02 102.504
16:03 102.959
16:04 103.571
17:01 103.634
17:02 103.538
17:03 104.566
17:04 105.029
18:01 105.349
18:02 105.667
18:03 106.07
18:04 105.998
19:01 106.828
19:02 107.42
19:03 108.047
19:04 108.744
20:01 108.371
20:02 112.937
20:03 114.928
20:04 113.803
21:01 114.654
21:02 115.422
21:03 114.711
21:04 115.966
22:01 114.221
22:02 113.042
22:03 113.135

Note: Non-farm business sector.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Figure 2. U.S. Labor Productivity

Percent growth, 3-year average

Year Non-farm business sector Manufacturing
1990 1.41 1.65
1991 1.45 1.96
1992 2.61 3.34
1993 2.09 3.09
1994 1.75 3.4
1995 0.69 3.01
1996 1.33 3.48
1997 1.69 4.08
1998 2.41 4.31
1999 3.01 4.93
2000 3.36 4.49
2001 3.18 3.67
2002 3.33 4.54
2003 3.58 5.5
2004 3.63 5.9
2005 2.91 4.77
2006 2.04 2.95
2007 1.62 3.46
2008 1.34 1.69
2009 2.26 1.59
2010 2.84 2.33
2011 2.39 2.78
2012 1.45 2.2
2013 0.48 0.31
2014 0.7 -0.17
2015 0.77 -0.48
2016 0.73 -0.97
2017 0.87 -1.2
2018 0.97 -0.47
2019 1.55 -1
2020 2.03 -0.58

Note: Non-farm business sector.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Update: November 30, 2022