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Nonfarm business productivity down 1.3 percent from third quarter 2021 to third quarter 2022
December 12, 2022
From the third quarter of 2021 to the third quarter of 2022, nonfarm business labor productivity decreased 1.3 percent, reflecting a 2.1-percent increase in output and a 3.4-percent increase in hours worked. This follows over-the-year decreases in labor productivity of 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022 and 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2022.
Percent change in productivity measures from same quarter in previous year, third quarter 2012 to third quarter 2022
Quarter
Nonfarm business
Manufacturing
Labor productivity
Output
Hours worked
Labor productivity
Output
Hours worked
Q3 2012
1.2%
3.7%
2.4%
-2.2%
0.6%
2.9%
Q4 2012
0.3
2.4
2.1
-0.8
0.7
1.5
Q1 2013
0.4
2.1
1.7
0.2
1.3
1.1
Q2 2013
-0.4
1.5
2.0
1.4
1.8
0.4
Q3 2013
0.3
2.3
2.0
1.5
2.3
0.8
Q4 2013
1.4
3.1
1.6
1.3
2.3
1.0
Q1 2014
-0.1
1.6
1.7
0.0
0.7
0.7
Q2 2014
1.1
3.2
2.1
-0.4
1.4
1.8
Q3 2014
1.4
3.8
2.3
-0.2
1.5
1.7
Q4 2014
0.1
3.3
3.2
-1.6
0.9
2.6
Q1 2015
1.8
4.9
3.0
-2.0
0.1
2.1
Q2 2015
1.3
3.9
2.6
-2.2
-1.3
0.9
Q3 2015
0.8
2.6
1.8
-2.0
-1.5
0.6
Q4 2015
0.8
2.1
1.3
-1.5
-1.9
-0.4
Q1 2016
0.4
1.8
1.4
0.0
-0.4
-0.4
Q2 2016
0.0
1.4
1.4
-0.5
-0.2
0.3
Q3 2016
0.2
1.8
1.6
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
Q4 2016
1.3
2.4
1.0
0.3
0.0
-0.3
Q1 2017
1.1
2.1
1.0
-1.0
-0.7
0.3
Q2 2017
1.0
2.4
1.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
Q3 2017
1.6
2.8
1.3
-1.9
-0.6
1.3
Q4 2017
1.4
3.4
2.0
-1.4
0.7
2.1
Q1 2018
1.7
3.8
2.1
-0.2
1.5
1.8
Q2 2018
2.1
3.9
1.8
0.2
1.9
1.8
Q3 2018
1.4
3.7
2.3
1.1
3.0
1.9
Q4 2018
0.9
2.6
1.7
-0.2
1.3
1.5
Q1 2019
1.4
2.6
1.2
-1.4
-0.5
0.9
Q2 2019
1.7
2.6
0.9
-3.2
-2.3
0.9
Q3 2019
1.9
2.7
0.9
-2.9
-3.1
-0.2
Q4 2019
2.6
3.0
0.4
-2.2
-3.1
-1.0
Q1 2020
1.4
0.5
-1.0
-1.3
-3.2
-1.8
Q2 2020
5.1
-10.4
-14.8
-1.7
-15.2
-13.7
Q3 2020
6.4
-2.4
-8.2
2.9
-5.4
-8.1
Q4 2020
4.7
-1.5
-5.9
2.8
-2.8
-5.4
Q1 2021
5.8
2.2
-3.4
2.8
-0.8
-3.5
Q2 2021
2.2
16.3
13.8
5.5
15.8
9.7
Q3 2021
-0.2
6.3
6.5
1.2
5.1
3.9
Q4 2021
1.9
7.3
5.3
1.1
4.5
3.3
Q1 2022
-0.4
4.5
4.8
0.1
4.8
4.7
Q2 2022
-2.1
1.9
4.1
-0.5
4.2
4.7
Q3 2022
-1.3
2.1
3.4
-1.1
3.4
4.5
In manufacturing, labor productivity decreased 1.1 percent from the third quarter of 2021 to the third quarter of 2022, reflecting a 3.4-percent increase in output and a 4.5-percent increase in hours worked. This was the largest decline in manufacturing productivity since the second quarter of 2020, when productivity fell 1.7 percent over the year.
United States Department of Labor
