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Labor productivity up 1.1 percent from fourth quarter 2016 to fourth quarter 2017
February 08, 2018
From the fourth quarter of 2016 to the fourth quarter of 2017, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 1.1 percent, reflecting a 3.2-percent increase in output and a 2.1-percent increase in hours worked. Annual average productivity increased 1.2 percent from 2016 to 2017.
Labor productivity (output per hour), output, and hours worked indexes, nonfarm business (2009 = 100), 4th quarter 2017
Quarter
Output
Hours worked
Labor productivity (output per hour)
Q1 2009
99.797
102.247
97.604
Q2 2009
99.494
100.026
99.469
Q3 2009
99.728
98.840
100.898
Q4 2009
100.981
98.892
102.112
Q1 2010
101.544
98.938
102.634
Q2 2010
102.722
99.727
103.003
Q3 2010
103.770
100.242
103.520
Q4 2010
104.739
100.766
103.943
Q1 2011
104.088
100.980
103.078
Q2 2011
105.229
101.749
103.420
Q3 2011
105.525
102.220
103.233
Q4 2011
107.024
102.959
103.948
Q1 2012
108.051
103.802
104.093
Q2 2012
108.785
103.902
104.699
Q3 2012
109.067
104.348
104.522
Q4 2012
109.123
104.868
104.057
Q1 2013
109.891
105.375
104.286
Q2 2013
110.065
105.714
104.116
Q3 2013
111.102
106.276
104.541
Q4 2013
112.624
106.575
105.676
Q1 2014
112.237
107.123
104.774
Q2 2014
113.838
108.020
105.386
Q3 2014
115.747
108.652
106.530
Q4 2014
116.414
109.786
106.037
Q1 2015
117.552
110.121
106.748
Q2 2015
118.515
110.678
107.081
Q3 2015
118.898
110.679
107.426
Q4 2015
118.973
111.469
106.732
Q1 2016
119.032
111.855
106.417
Q2 2016
119.770
112.314
106.638
Q3 2016
120.756
112.546
107.295
Q4 2016
121.423
112.815
107.630
Q1 2017
121.953
113.271
107.664
Q2 2017
123.135
113.941
108.069
Q3 2017
124.349
114.288
108.803
Q4 2017
125.333
115.226
108.772
Productivity decreased 0.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2017, as output increased 3.2 percent and hours worked increased 3.3 percent.
These data are from the Labor Productivity and Costs program. For more information, see “Labor Productivity and Costs — Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages 2017, Preliminary” (HTML) (PDF). Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours worked by all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers. More labor productivity charts can be found at Graphics for Economic News Releases: Productivity and Costs.
United States Department of Labor
