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Data Sources

The table below lists the data sources that are used in the estimation of the levels measures for the Office of Productivity and Technology (OPT) including output, hours worked, and compensation. These levels measures are used to calculate the Productivity and Costs measures including labor productivity, unit labor costs, and real hourly compensation; these productivity and costs calculations are described in the BLS Handbook of Methods.

The table is organized by news release in this order: Labor Productivity and Costs (Major Sector and Industries), Total Factor Productivity (Major Sector, Major Industries, and Detailed Industries), and State Productivity.

The table is sortable by header and is searchable by word or phrase. Acronyms used: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Office of Productivity and Technology Source Data Providers
Release	Measure	Sector/Industry	Data Sources

Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sector	Output	Business Sector, Nonfarm Business Sector	BEA - National Income and Product Accounts
Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sector	Output	Nonfinancial Corporate Sector	BEA - National Income and Product Accounts
Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sector	Output	Manufacturing Sector	Census - Annual Survey of Manufacturers, FRB - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sector	Hours Worked	All Major Sectors	BLS - Current Employment Statistics, BLS - Current Population Survey, BLS - National Compensation Survey, Census - Economic Census, BEA - Agency Provided, BEA - National Income and Product Accounts, BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sector	Compensation	All Major Sectors	BEA - National Income and Product Accounts, BLS - Labor Productivity & Costs
Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sector	Real Compensation	All Major Sectors	BEA - National Income and Product Accounts, BLS - Productivity & Costs, BLS - Consumer Price Index
Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sector	Profits	Nonfinancial Corporate Sector	BEA - National Income and Product Accounts
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Output	Manufacturing	Economic Census, Census - Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI), BEA - Industry Economic Accounts, Energy Information Administration (EIA), Federal Reserve Board - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Hours worked	Manufacturing	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Employment	Manufacturing	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Compensation	Manufacturing	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Output	Mining	United States Geological Survey (USGS), Energy Information Administration (EIA), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Hours worked	Mining	Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Employment	Mining	Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Manufacturing and Mining Industries	Compensation	Mining	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Output	Retail Trade	Economic Census, BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), Census - Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), Census - Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Hours worked	Retail Trade	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Employment	Retail Trade	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Compensation	Retail Trade	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Output	Wholesale Trade	Economic Census, Census - Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS), BEA - Industry Economic Accounts, BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Hours worked	Wholesale Trade	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Employment	Wholesale Trade	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Industries	Compensation	Wholesale Trade	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Transportation and warehousing	Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Transportation and warehousing	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Transportation and warehousing	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Transportation and warehousing	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Transportation and warehousing: Air transportation	Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Transportation and warehousing: Air transportation	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Transportation and warehousing: Air transportation	Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Transportation and warehousing: Air transportation	Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Transportation and warehousing: Line-haul Railroads	Association of American Railroads (AAR), Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Transportation and warehousing: Line-haul Railroads	Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Transportation and warehousing: Line-haul Railroads	Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Transportation and warehousing: Line-haul Railroads	Association of American Railroads (AAR), Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Information	Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Information	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Information	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Information	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - OCWC
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Economic Census, Census SAS, BLS RS-CPI, BLS CPI, BLS PPI
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Health Care and Social Assistance	Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Health Care and Social Assistance	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Health Care and Social Assistance	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Health Care and Social Assistance	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Accommodation and Food Services	Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Accommodation and Food Services	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Accommodation and Food Services	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Accommodation and Food Services	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Other Services (except Public Administration)	Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Other Services (except Public Administration)	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Other Services (except Public Administration)	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Other Services (except Public Administration)	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Postal service	USPS - Public Cost and Revenue Analysis (CRA), USPS - Revenue, Pieces, and Weight (RPW) Reports
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Postal service	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Postal service	USPS
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Postal service	USPS - Form 10-K
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Commercial banking	The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Economic Census, National Association of Realtors, North American Clearing House Association (NACHA), Visa, Mastercard, BLS
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Commercial banking	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Commercial banking	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Commercial banking	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Output	Utilities	Energy Information Administration (EIA), Economic Census, Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS), Census - Quarterly Services Survey (QSS), BLS - Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Hours worked	Utilities	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Employment	Utilities	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)
Labor Productivity and Costs: Selected Service-Providing Industries	Compensation	Utilities	BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Census - Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Total Factor Productivity: Major Sector	Output	Private Business & Private Nonfarm Business	BEA - National Income and Product Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Sector	Hours Worked	Private Business & Private Nonfarm Business	BLS - Current Employment Statistics, BLS - Current Population Survey, BLS - National Compensation Survey, Census - Economic Census, BEA - Agency Provided, BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Total Factor Productivity: Major Sector	Labor Compensation	Private Business & Private Nonfarm Business	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Sector	Capital Cost	Private Business & Private Nonfarm Business	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Sector	Capital Input	Private Business & Private Nonfarm Business	BEA - Fixed Asset Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Sector	Labor Composition	Private Business & Private Nonfarm Business	BLS - Current Population Survey
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Mining	EIA - Energy Information Administration
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Utilities	EIA - Energy Information Administration
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Construction	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Manufacturing, except Petroleum and Coal Products	Census - Annual Survey of Manufacturers
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Petroleum and Coal Products	EIA - Energy Information Administration
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Trade	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Transportation and Warehousing, except for Air Transportation and Truck Transportation	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Air Transportation	DOT - Dept. of Transportation
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Truck Transportation	Census - Services Annual Survey
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Information, except for Publishing and Broadcasting/Telecommunications	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Publishing Industries, except Internet	Census - Services Annual Survey
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Broadcasting and Communications	Census - Services Annual Survey
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Finance and Insurance	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Administrative and Waste Management Services	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Educational Services	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Health Care and Social Assistance	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Accommodation and Food Services	Census - Services Annual Survey
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Output	Other Services, except government	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Hours Worked	All Major Industries	BLS - Current Employment Statistics, BLS - Current Population Survey, BLS - National Compensation Survey, Census - Economic Census, BEA - Agency Provided, BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Labor Compensation	All Major Industries	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Capital Cost	All Major Industries	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Capital Input	All Major Industries	BEA - Fixed Asset Accounts, BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Capital Input	All Major Industries	BEA - Fixed Asset Accounts, USDA - Economic Research Service, IRS - Returns of Active Corporations
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Labor Composition	All Major Industries	BLS - Current Population Survey
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Energy	All Major Industries	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Materials	All Major Industries	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total Factor Productivity: Major Industries	Purchased Services	All Major Industries	BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
Total factor Productivity: Detailed Industries	Capital	Manufacturing	Census - Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM), Census Annual Capital Expenditure Survey, BEA - Capital Flow Table, BEA - Fixed Assets by Type, BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI)
Total factor Productivity: Detailed Industries	Intermediate inputs	Manufacturing	Census - Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM), Energy Information Administration (EIA), BEA - Industry Economic Accounts, BEA - Industry Economic Accounts, BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI), BLS - Research Series Consumer Price Index (RS-CPI), BLS - International Price Program (IPP), United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census - Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)
Total factor Productivity: Detailed Industries	Capital	Transportation and warehousing: Air transportation	Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), BEA, Airlines for America (A4A)
Total factor Productivity: Detailed Industries	Intermediate inputs	Transportation and warehousing: Air transportation	Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Airlines for America (A4A)
Total factor Productivity: Detailed Industries	Capital	Transportation and warehousing: Line-haul Railroads	Surface Transportation Board (STB), Amtrak, BLS - Producer Price Index (PPI), BEA
Total factor Productivity: Detailed Industries	Intermediate inputs	Transportation and warehousing: Line-haul Railroads	Surface Transportation Board (STB), Association of American Railroads (AAR), BLS, BEA
State Productivity	Output	Private non-farm	BEA - GDP by State, BEA - Industry Economic Accounts
State Productivity	Hours worked	Private non-farm	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - National Compensation Survey (NCS)
State Productivity	Employment	Private non-farm	BLS - Current Employment Statistics (CES), BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS), BLS - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
State Productivity	Compensation	Private non-farm	BEA, BLS - Current Population Survey (CPS)