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Labor productivity rose in 15 of 28 selected service-providing industries in 2015
May 24, 2016
In 2015, labor productivity rose in 15 of 28 selected service-providing industries. Output grew in all 15 industries with increasing productivity, except newspaper publishers, where output fell 4.6 percent, and line-haul railroads, where output was unchanged. Hours worked declined in 9 of the 28 industries.
Percent change in output and hours worked in selected service-providing industries, 2014–2015
Industry
Percent change
2015 employment
Labor productivity
Output
Hours worked
Utilities
Power generation and supply
-1.7
-0.7
1.0
394,600
Natural gas distribution
-4.4
-0.9
3.6
114,100
Water, sewage and other systems
-7.6
-3.7
4.2
50,000
Transportation and Warehousing
Air transportation
-0.3
4.5
4.8
434,600
Line-haul railroads
2.2
0.0
-2.1
189,800
General freight trucking, local
-4.0
-1.4
2.7
313,100
General freight trucking, long-distance
1.1
3.2
2.0
881,100
Specialized freight trucking
-3.0
-2.5
0.5
477,800
Postal service
0.1
1.3
1.2
596,800
Couriers and messengers
-6.1
-1.0
5.5
636,900
Warehousing and storage
-4.4
3.0
7.8
821,200
Information
Newspaper publishers
1.1
-4.6
-5.6
201,900
Periodical publishers
-10.7
-5.2
6.1
114,100
Software publishers
-4.2
3.3
7.8
334,300
Radio and television broadcasting
5.2
5.0
-0.2
227,500
Cable and other subscription programming
4.6
4.3
-0.3
64,700
Wired telecommunications carriers
3.4
0.4
-2.9
595,700
Wireless telecommunications carriers
26.5
11.3
-12.0
131,500
Finance and Insurance
Commercial banking
4.7
2.2
-2.4
1,272,300
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing
-5.6
6.1
12.5
72,100
Professional and Technical Services
Accounting and bookkeeping services
1.7
5.2
3.5
1,140,000
Engineering services
-7.3
-5.9
1.5
969,900
Administrative and Waste Services
Travel arrangement and reservation services
-3.7
0.3
4.2
222,100
Health Care and Social Assistance
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
2.2
6.8
4.5
268,400
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Amusement parks and arcades
8.0
3.9
-3.8
203,000
Gambling industries
4.6
7.4
2.7
137,600
Other Services
Automotive repair and maintenance
5.3
6.2
0.8
1,130,500
Drycleaning and laundry services
3.8
3.3
-0.4
310,300
From 2014 to 2015, productivity gains of at least 8 percent occurred in two industries where output increased and hours worked decreased: wireless telecommunications carriers (26.5 percent) and amusement parks and arcades (8.0 percent).
In 2015, 4 industries recorded output gains of at least 3 percent but had productivity declines because of larger increases in hours worked: truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing (−5.6 percent), warehousing and storage (−4.4 percent), software publishers (−4.2 percent), and air transportation (−0.3 percent).
These data are from theLabor Productivity and Costsprogram. Data are preliminary and may be revised. To learn more, see "Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries, 2015" (HTML) (PDF).
United States Department of Labor
