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- Updated Total Factor Productivity for Transportation Industries - 2022 and 2023 Read More »
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The Office of Productivity and Technology (OPT) measures how efficiently the U.S. converts inputs into the outputs of goods and services. Measures of labor productivity compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked and measures of total factor productivity (TFP), also known as multifactor productivity (MFP), compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and purchased services.
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Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Long-term labor productivity in the nonfarm business sector since 1947.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Labor Productivity by State, Percent Change.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Contributions to Labor Productivity Growth, Private Nonfarm Business Sector, Selected Time Periods.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Labor Productivity and Real Hourly Compensation, Nonfarm Business Sector since 1973.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Detailed Industries Help Tell the Story, Indexes of Productivity Within Food and Beverage Stores.
News Releases
//PROD2 QCT 08132026// Productivity increases 0.3% in Q1 2026; unit labor costs increase...
08/13/2026
//PROD2 QCT 08132026// Productivity increased 0.3 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter of 2026.
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//PRIN QCT Red Hat Test ZUNI3 4/9/2026// Productivity rises in 42 of 90 manufacturing
04/09/2026
//PRIN QCT Red Hat Test ZUNI3 4/9/2026// Labor productivity increased in 41 of the 86 NAICS 4-digit manufacturing industries.
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//QCT Resilio Test 09/28/2023// Productivity rises in 45 states and the District of...
09/28/2023
//QCT Resilio Test 09/28/2023// Labor productivity increased in 45 states and the District of Columbia in 2022.
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//PRIN2 Test 5/20/2025// Productivity increases in 15 of 30 selected service-providing...
05/20/2025
//PRIN2 Test 5/20/2025// Labor productivity rose in 15 of 30 selected service-providing industries in 2023. Output increased in 16 industries while hours worked rose in 14 industries.
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//PRIN1 QCT Resilio ZUNI3 Test 11/21/2024// Productivity rises in 30 of 46 wholesale
11/21/2024
//PRIN1 QCT Resilio ZUNI3 Test 11212024// Retail trade productivity increased 5.3 percent in 2019.
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//QCT Resilio Test 09/28/2023// Total factor productivity fell in 61 of 86 4-digit NAICS...
09/28/2023
//QCT Resilio Test 09/28/2023// Total factor productivity fell in 61 of 86 4-digit NAICS manufacturing industries in 2019
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//PROD5 Scheduled Test 5/12/2026// Total factor productivity increased in 15 in 2021
05/12/2026
//PROD5 Scheduled Test 5/12/2026// In 2021, total factor productivity increased in 15 out of 21 major industries.
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//PROD3 QCT Resilio Test 09/29/2023// Total factor productivity decreases 1.7% in 2020
09/29/2023
//PROD3 QCT Resilio Test 09/29/2023// In 2020 total factor productivity declined at a 1.7-percent annual rate.
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Productivity and Costs:
Second Quarter 2026, Preliminary
is scheduled to be released on
August 6, 2026
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
Beyond the Numbers
The rise in remote work since the pandemic and its impact on productivity
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about dramatic changes in the work environment. Although 6.5 percent of workers in the private business sector worked primarily from home in 2019, the pandemic was the start of a massive experiment in full-time remote work for most workers and firms. People often ask: are workers more productive or less productive when working from home? read more »
Monthly Labor Review
AI and the rise of software investment
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technological innovation in many aspects of production and across many industries. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) implicitly captures AI use through its capital measure of software used in production. This article uses data from the BLS productivity program to break down recent investment growth by asset category and, more specifically, to examine recent investment in the software category. read more »
The Economics Daily
Total factor productivity increased in 12 out of 21 major industries from 2019 to 2024
From 2019 to 2024, total factor productivity increased in 12 out of 21 major industries. The largest increase occurred in management of companies (3.0 percent), followed by mining and professional and technical services (2.5 percent each). read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
A Look at a Thrilling Industry: Amusement and Theme Parks
This Spotlight on Statistics reviews historical establishment, employment, and wage trends for the amusement and theme parks industry. Additionally, productivity, consumer expenditures for entertainment fees and admissions, and producer prices for select amusement and theme parks products are reviewed. read more »