Articles analyzing changes in output per hours worked—a measure of economic performance and efficiency—in broad sectors of the U.S. economy and detailed industries, over business cycles and longer-term periods. For different topics see Articles and Research.
Economy-wide
Industry-level
All Industries
- Measuring Quarterly Labor Productivity by Industry. June 2016. (PDF)
- Industry Labor Productivity Trends from 2000 to 2010. March 2013. (PDF)
- Labor Productivity Since 2000, by Sector and Industry. February 2008. (PDF)
- Industry Productivity Trends under the North American Industry Classification System. November 2004. (PDF)
- Unit Labor Costs for selected Industries, 1987-97. November 1999 (PDF)
- BLS Completes Major Expansion of Industry Productivity Series. September 1998. (PDF)
- Productivity in industry and government, 1973-94. November 1996 (PDF)
- BLS Modernizes Industry Labor Productivity Program. July 1995. (PDF)
- Productivity in Industry and Government, 1973–92. August 1994. (PDF)
- Productivity in Industry and Government, 1973–91. July 1993. (PDF)
Natural Resources and Mining
- Productivity in Crude Oil and Gas Production, 1959–1990. March 1992. (PDF)
Construction
Manufacturing
- Productivity Growth in 'High-Tech' Manufacturing Industries. March 2002. (PDF)
- Productivity in the Fabricated Plate Work Industry: 1982–94. May 1997. (PDF)
- Productivity Trends in the Mobile Homes Industry. May 1997. (PDF)
- Productivity Growth Improves in House Furnishings Industry. March 1996. (PDF)
- Productivity in Hardwood Dimension and Flooring. October 1994. (PDF)
- Productivity in Aircraft Manufacturing. June 1993. (PDF)
- Industry Productivity in Natural and Processed Cheese. April 1993. (PDF)
- Productivity in the Nuts and Bolts Industry, 1958–90. October 1992. (PDF)
- Productivity Trends: Prepared Fish and Seafoods Industry. October 1992. (PDF)
- Productivity in Wood Containers. October 1992. (PDF)
- Productivity in the Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting Industry. July 1990. (PDF)
- Productivity Trends in the Photographic Equipment and Supplies Industry. June 1990. (PDF)
- Productivity Trends in Scrap and Waste Processing. April 1990. (PDF)
Retail and Wholesale Trade
- Checking Out Productivity in Grocery Stores. December 2019. (PDF)
- Productivity measures for retail trade: data and issues. July 2005. (PDF)
- Labor in Wholesale Trade, 1990–2000. December 2002. (PDF)
- Labor Productivity in the Retail Trade Industry, 1987–99. December 2001. (PDF)
- Productivity Trends in Two Retail Trade Industries, 1987–95. July 1997. (PDF)
- Productivity in Retail Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores. October 1995. (PDF)
Transportation and Warehousing
Information
Financial Activities
- Improved Measures of Commercial Banking Output and Productivity. July 2012. (PDF)
Education and Health Care Services
Total Services
- Additional Service Industry Productivity Measures (architectural services (NAICS 54131) and engineering services (NAICS 54133)). February 2006 (PDF)
- Additional Service Industry Productivity Measures (video tape and disc rental (NAICS 53223), travel agencies (NAICS 56151), and janitorial services (56172). September 2004 (PDF)
- Additional Transportation and Service Productivity Measures (local trucking without storage (SIC 4212) and public warehousing and storage (SIC 422) - advertising agencies (SIC 7311), prepackaged software (SIC 7372), truck rental and leasing (SIC 7513), and passenger car rental (7514)). January 2003 (PDF)
- Measuring Productivity in Service Industries. June 1982. (PDF)
International Comparisons
- Providing Comparable International Labor Statistics. June 2002. (PDF)
- A Perspective on U.S. and Foreign Compensation Costs in Manufacturing. June 2002. (PDF)
- Comparing 50 Years of Labor Productivity in U.S. and Foreign Manufacturing. June 2002. (PDF)
- A Perspective on the U.S.-Canada Manufacturing Productivity Gap. February 2001. (PDF)
- U.S. and Foreign Productivity and Unit Labor Costs. February 1997. (PDF)
- International Comparisons of Manufacturing Compensation. October 1995. (PDF)
- Manufacturing Multifactor Productivity in Three Countries. July 1995. (PDF)
- Manufacturing Costs, Productivity, and Competitiveness: 1979–93. October 1994. (PDF)
- Japan's low unemployment: A BLS update and revision. Octobers 1993. (PDF)
- International comparisons of compensation costs. August 1991. (PDF)
- Union membership statistics in 12 countries. December 1991. (PDF)
Last Modified Date: February 3, 2023