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Productivity up in 45 states and DC as decreases in output and hours were widespread in 2020
June 04, 2021
Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector rose in 45 states and the District of Columbia in 2020. This is the highest number of states with positive productivity growth since 2010. Output decreased in all 50 states and Washington, DC in 2020 and hours worked decreased in all but 1 state.
Percent change in output and hours worked by state, 2020
State
Hours worked
Output
Employment level
Alabama
-4.5%
-3.3%
1,714,867
Alaska
-11.4
-5.8
252,820
Arizona
-2.8
-1.3
2,677,265
Arkansas
-4.5
-2.9
1,102,077
California
-8.9
-3.3
15,072,010
Colorado
-5.7
-1.6
2,400,663
Connecticut
-6.0
-4.4
1,482,875
Delaware
-9.3
-4.1
389,800
District of Columbia
-9.0
-3.6
523,555
Florida
-7.0
-3.4
7,904,533
Georgia
-6.3
-2.8
3,968,532
Hawaii
-18.0
-11.0
479,819
Idaho
1.1
-1.4
703,229
Illinois
-6.7
-4.8
5,175,867
Indiana
-5.7
-3.8
2,724,498
Iowa
-6.2
-3.1
1,350,304
Kansas
-5.8
-3.3
1,185,384
Kentucky
-4.8
-4.3
1,642,279
Louisiana
-10.0
-6.3
1,639,677
Maine
-8.3
-4.9
562,841
Maryland
-8.1
-3.9
2,228,717
Massachusetts
-9.4
-4.2
3,119,036
Michigan
-10.6
-6.1
3,676,497
Minnesota
-5.7
-4.3
2,563,778
Mississippi
-5.4
-3.5
950,940
Missouri
-6.0
-4.2
2,526,624
Montana
-3.6
-4.3
427,112
Nebraska
-4.6
-2.9
881,546
Nevada
-12.2
-5.2
1,179,902
New Hampshire
-6.7
-5.0
598,431
New Jersey
-9.2
-4.4
3,461,639
New Mexico
-7.9
-4.8
676,498
New York
-11.2
-6.6
7,831,527
North Carolina
-4.5
-2.9
3,995,857
North Dakota
-9.9
-6.0
350,665
Ohio
-6.0
-4.4
4,793,787
Oklahoma
-6.3
-7.6
1,409,995
Oregon
-8.5
-3.3
1,699,898
Pennsylvania
-8.6
-4.9
5,254,160
Rhode Island
-9.6
-5.1
421,227
South Carolina
-7.3
-4.7
1,837,460
South Dakota
-1.3
-3.2
381,596
Tennessee
-4.2
-5.6
2,792,998
Texas
-5.7
-4.0
11,182,097
Utah
-3.5
-0.3
1,367,142
Vermont
-9.8
-6.2
262,296
Virginia
-5.8
-3.2
3,373,230
Washington
-4.7
-0.9
3,005,434
West Virginia
-8.4
-7.0
554,184
Wisconsin
-5.8
-4.9
2,618,649
Wyoming
-8.6
-8.3
224,707
Hawaii and Nevada experienced the highest growth in labor productivity of 8.5 percent and 8.0 percent, respectively. Labor productivity declined in five states (Idaho, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Montana) due to a more rapid decline in output than in hours worked. Idaho was the only state with an increase in hours (1.1 percent) and lower labor productivity. All other states saw increases in labor productivity due to declines in hours that outpaced declines in output.
Each state’s annual contribution to national productivity growth is calculated by multiplying the state’s productivity growth rate by its average share of total current dollar national output. For 2020, California had the largest contribution to national growth. The state’s 6.1-percent growth in labor productivity in 2020 contributed nearly one quarter of the 3.6-percent growth of the nation.
United States Department of Labor
