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Productivity up 11.1 percent, compensation up 8.0 percent from 2009
November 18, 2019
From the third quarter of 2018 to the third quarter of 2019, nonfarm business labor productivity increased 1.4 percent, reflecting a 2.3-percent increase in output and a 0.9-percent increase in hours worked. During the same period, real hourly compensation increased 2.7 percent.
Labor productivity (output per hour) and related indexes, nonfarm business, 3rd quarter 2009 to 3rd quarter 2019
Quarter
Output
Hours worked
Labor productivity (output per hour)
Real hourly compensation
Q3 2009
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Q4 2009
101.4
100.0
101.4
99.8
Q1 2010
101.9
100.0
101.9
99.0
Q2 2010
103.0
100.9
102.1
100.1
Q3 2010
104.2
101.4
102.7
100.2
Q4 2010
105.0
101.9
103.1
100.0
Q1 2011
104.4
102.0
102.3
100.7
Q2 2011
105.5
102.9
102.5
98.9
Q3 2011
105.5
103.3
102.1
99.0
Q4 2011
107.0
104.1
102.8
97.2
Q1 2012
108.2
104.9
103.2
98.9
Q2 2012
108.9
105.1
103.7
99.2
Q3 2012
109.2
105.6
103.4
98.8
Q4 2012
109.3
106.1
103.1
100.8
Q1 2013
110.5
106.6
103.6
98.9
Q2 2013
110.5
106.9
103.3
99.7
Q3 2013
111.6
107.5
103.8
99.0
Q4 2013
112.8
107.9
104.6
99.3
Q1 2014
112.3
108.4
103.6
100.6
Q2 2014
114.2
109.2
104.6
99.6
Q3 2014
116.0
109.9
105.6
99.9
Q4 2014
116.8
111.1
105.1
101.3
Q1 2015
117.9
111.4
105.9
103.2
Q2 2015
119.0
111.9
106.3
103.3
Q3 2015
119.3
111.9
106.6
103.4
Q4 2015
119.2
112.8
105.7
103.1
Q1 2016
119.9
113.1
106.0
103.3
Q2 2016
120.5
113.5
106.2
102.8
Q3 2016
121.2
113.8
106.5
102.9
Q4 2016
122.0
114.0
107.0
103.3
Q1 2017
122.8
114.5
107.3
103.6
Q2 2017
123.6
115.1
107.4
104.1
Q3 2017
124.9
115.4
108.2
104.6
Q4 2017
126.2
116.4
108.4
105.2
Q1 2018
127.1
116.9
108.7
105.4
Q2 2018
128.3
117.5
109.2
104.9
Q3 2018
129.4
118.2
109.5
105.1
Q4 2018
129.8
118.5
109.5
104.9
Q1 2019
131.1
118.7
110.5
107.0
Q2 2019
131.7
118.5
111.2
107.6
Q3 2019
132.4
119.2
111.1
108.0
From the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2019, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 11.1 percent, reflecting a 32.4-percent increase in output and a 19.2-percent increase in hours worked. Real hourly compensation increased 8.0 percent over this time span.
United States Department of Labor
