Name: United States Nonfarm Labor Productivity
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Productivity in the United States increased to 117.97 points in the third quarter of 2025 from 116.55 points in the second quarter of 2025. Productivity in the United States averaged 60.88 points from 1947 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 117.97 points in the third quarter of 2025 and a record low of 22.07 points in the third quarter of 1947. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Productivity in the United States is expected to be 118.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Nonfarm Labor Productivity is projected to trend around 122.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Hourly Earnings MoM	0.30	0.20	percent	Dec 2025
Average Weekly Hours	34.20	34.30	Hours	Dec 2025
Continuing Jobless Claims	1844.00	1819.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employed Persons	163992.00	163760.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employment Cost Index	0.80	0.90	percent	Sep 2025
Employment Rate	59.70	59.60	percent	Dec 2025
Full Time Employment	135215.00	134325.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Government Payrolls	13.00	6.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Initial Jobless Claims	231.00	209.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
JOLTs Job Openings	6542.00	6928.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Job Openings	6728.00	7947.00	Thousand	Nov 2025
Jobless Claims 4-week Average	212.25	206.25	Thousand	Jan 2026
Participation Rate	62.40	62.50	percent	Dec 2025
Labour Costs	121.64	122.23	points	Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.14	1.11	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Payrolls	-8.00	-2.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls	50.00	56.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	37.00	50.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Part Time Employment	28712.00	29452.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Productivity	117.97	116.55	points	Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons	7503.00	7781.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	4.40	4.50	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	31.76	31.73	USD/Hour	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	29.51	29.49	USD/Hour	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.40	10.60	percent	Dec 2025

United States Nonfarm Labor Productivity

In the United States, the productivity of nonfarm workers is measured as the output of goods and services per hour worked. Labor productivity is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours worked of all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers.