Table B. Labor productivity growth and the contributions of capital intensity, labor composition, and total factor productivity to labor productivity growth, private nonfarm business and private business sectors

 
 Table B. Labor productivity growth and the contributions of capital intensity, labor composition, and total factor productivity to labor productivity growth, private nonfarm business and private business sectors  
 
Average annual growth rates/ percentage point contributions
1987-2019
1987-2020
1987-1990
1990-2000
2000-2007
2007-2019
2018-2019
2019-2020
 
Private nonfarm business
Labor productivity
2.0
2.0
1.4
2.2
2.7
1.4
1.8
2.5
Contribution of capital intensity  to labor productivity
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.9
1.1
0.7
0.9
3.3
Contribution of information processing equipment (IPE) intensity  to labor productivity
0.3
N.A.
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
N.A.
Contribution of research and development (R&D) intensity  to labor productivity
0.1
N.A.
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
N.A.
Contribution of intellectual property products excluding R&D intensity  to labor productivity
0.2
N.A.
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
N.A.
Contribution of capital services excluding IPP and IPE intensity  to labor productivity
0.2
N.A.
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
N.A.
Contribution of labor composition to labor productivity
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.0
Totalfactor productivity
0.8
0.7
0.4
1.0
1.4
0.5
0.7
-1.7
Private business
Labor productivity
2.0
2.0
1.6
2.3
2.8
1.4
1.8
2.5
Contribution of capital intensity  to labor productivity
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.9
1.1
0.7
0.8
3.3
Contribution of information processing equipment (IPE) intensity  to labor productivity
0.3
N.A.
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
N.A.
Contribution of research and development (R&D) intensity  to labor productivity
0.1
N.A.
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
N.A.
Contribution of intellectual property products excluding R&D intensity  to labor productivity
0.2
N.A.
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
N.A.
Contribution of capital services excluding IPP and IPE intensity  to labor productivity
0.2
N.A.
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3
N.A.
Contribution of labor composition to labor productivity
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.0
Totalfactor productivity
0.9
0.8
0.5
1.0
1.4
0.5
0.7
-1.7
Note: Multifactor productivity plus contribution of capital intensity and labor composition may not sum to labor productivity due to independent rounding. Contributions of the components of capital intensity may not sum to the total contribution of capital intensity due to independent rounding.
N.A. identifies where data for the most recent year are not available.