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Labor productivity up in 39 states and D.C. in 2021
May 31, 2022
In 2021, labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector rose in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Output increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Hours worked increased in all 50 states but declined in the District of Columbia. Washington and New Hampshire had the largest increases in labor productivity, 6.4 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively. Labor productivity also increased by more than 4.0 percent in the District of Columbia, California, and Tennessee.
Percent change in labor productivity, output, and hours worked, by state, 2020–2021
State
Labor productivity
Hours worked
Output
Washington
6.4%
1.8%
8.3%
New Hampshire
5.2
3.9
9.3
District of Columbia
4.6
-1.0
3.5
California
4.2
5.3
9.8
Tennessee
4.2
5.5
9.8
Minnesota
3.7
2.8
6.6
Utah
3.1
4.6
7.8
Arizona
3.0
3.8
6.8
Mississippi
2.9
2.1
5.1
Illinois
2.8
3.0
5.8
Missouri
2.7
2.4
5.2
Pennsylvania
2.6
2.9
5.6
Vermont
2.6
2.5
5.1
Massachusetts
2.5
5.0
7.7
Ohio
2.5
2.5
5.1
Virginia
2.5
2.6
5.1
Oregon
2.4
3.9
6.4
Idaho
2.3
6.4
8.8
North Carolina
2.3
6.0
8.5
Indiana
2.2
5.8
8.1
Iowa
2.1
2.3
4.4
South Dakota
2.0
3.6
5.8
Michigan
1.9
5.4
7.3
New York
1.8
4.1
6.0
Montana
1.7
6.3
8.1
Alabama
1.5
3.4
4.9
Connecticut
1.5
3.5
5.0
Colorado
1.4
5.6
7.1
Kansas
1.4
1.8
3.2
Kentucky
1.4
4.2
5.6
Maryland
1.3
2.9
4.3
New Mexico
1.0
3.4
4.4
Louisiana
0.8
2.2
2.9
South Carolina
0.7
6.2
6.9
Texas
0.7
5.7
6.4
Maine
0.5
5.8
6.3
Nebraska
0.5
2.7
3.2
North Dakota
0.4
1.0
1.4
Wisconsin
0.2
4.4
4.6
West Virginia
0.1
4.2
4.3
Arkansas
0.0
5.7
5.7
Oklahoma
0.0
2.5
2.5
New Jersey
-0.1
6.2
6.0
Georgia
-0.4
7.1
6.7
Florida
-0.5
9.1
8.5
Delaware
-0.7
5.2
4.5
Hawaii
-0.8
7.7
6.9
Rhode Island
-0.8
7.4
6.5
Nevada
-1.0
9.8
8.7
Wyoming
-2.9
4.4
1.4
Alaska
-3.0
3.3
0.2
In 2021, Arkansas and Oklahoma (shown on the diagonal line in the chart) had no change in labor productivity, as increases in output were equal to increases in hours worked.
Labor productivity decreased in nine states (Alaska, Wyoming, Nevada, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, and New Jersey) as increases in hours worked were larger than increases in output.
Output growth exceeded 9.0 percent in three states: California and Tennessee (9.8 percent each) and New Hampshire (9.3 percent).
The states with the highest growth in hours worked in 2021 were Nevada (9.8 percent) and Florida (9.1 percent).
United States Department of Labor
