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Nonfarm business productivity down 1.5 percent from fourth quarter 2021 to fourth quarter 2022
February 06, 2023
From the fourth quarter of 2021 to the fourth quarter of 2022, nonfarm business labor productivity decreased 1.5 percent, reflecting a 0.8-percent increase in output and a 2.3-percent increase in hours worked. This follows over-the-year decreases in labor productivity of 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2022 and 1.1 percent in the third quarter of 2022.
Percent change in productivity measures from same quarter in previous year, fourth quarter 2012 to fourth quarter 2022
Quarter
Nonfarm business
Manufacturing
Labor productivity
Output
Hours worked
Labor productivity
Output
Hours worked
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
4.1
4.7
Q3 2022
-1.1
2.2
3.3
-1.3
3.1
4.5
Q4 2022
-1.5
0.8
2.3
-1.5
1.0
2.5
In manufacturing, labor productivity decreased 1.5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the fourth quarter of 2022, reflecting a 1.0-percent increase in output and a 2.5-percent increase in hours worked. This follows a 1.3 percent decrease in the second quarter and a 0.5 percent decrease in the third quarter of 2022.
United States Department of Labor
