United States Nonfarm Labour Productivity 1950-2018 | Data | Chart

Labor productivity in the US non-farm business sector rose an annualized 2.9 percent during the second quarter of 2018, following a downwardly revised 0.3 percent increase in the previous three month period, a preliminary estimate showed. Figures came above market expectations of a 2.3 percent growth. It was the highest growth in labor productivity since the first quarter of 2015. Output advanced 4.8 percent and hours worked increased 1.9 percent. Year-on-year, productivity went up 1.3 percent, reflecting a 3.5 percent increase in output and a 2.2 percent gain in hours worked. Productivity in the United States averaged 60.17 Index Points from 1950 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 105.08 Index Points in the second quarter of 2018 and a record low of 26.03 Index Points in the first quarter of 1950.

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United States Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	3.90	4.00	10.80	2.50	percent	[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	157.00	248.00	1115.00	-834.00	Thousand	[+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	170.00	234.00	1089.00	-821.00	Thousand	[+]
Government Payrolls	-13.00	14.00	427.00	-260.00	Thousand	[+]
Manufacturing Payrolls	37.00	33.00	572.00	-519.00	Thousand	[+]
Initial Jobless Claims	212.00	214.00	695.00	162.00	Thousand	[+]
Continuing Jobless Claims	1721.00	1760.00	6635.00	988.00	Thousand	[+]
ADP Employment Change	219.00	181.00	384.00	-836.00	Thousand	[+]
Employed Persons	155965.00	155576.00	155965.00	57635.00	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	6280.00	6564.00	15352.00	1596.00	Thousand	[+]
Average Hourly Earnings	0.30	0.10	0.60	-0.20	percent	[+]
Average Weekly Hours	34.50	34.60	34.60	33.70	Hours	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.90	62.90	67.30	58.10	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	0.74	0.80	2.80	0.74	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.60	8.90	19.50	7.80	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	109.35	109.59	109.59	17.00	Index Points	[+]
Productivity	105.08	104.34	105.08	26.03	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	6653.00	6671.00	7195.00	2132.00	Thousand	[+]
Job Offers	6662.00	6659.00	6840.00	2196.00	Thousand	[+]
Challenger Job Cuts	27122.00	37202.00	248475.00	15100.00	Persons	[+]
Wages	22.65	22.62	22.65	2.50	USD/Hour	[+]
Wage Growth	4.89	4.52	13.77	-5.77	percent	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	21.43	21.40	21.49	1.27	USD/Hour	[+]
Minimum Wages	7.25	7.25	7.25	0.25	USD/Hour	[+]
Employment Cost Index	0.60	0.80	1.60	0.20	percent	[+]
Population	325.72	323.41	325.72	76.09	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00		[+]
Employment Rate	60.50	60.40	64.70	55.00	percent	[+]
Full Time Employment	129021.00	128568.00	129021.00	64640.00	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	26992.00	27028.00	28134.00	10086.00	Thousand	[+]
Living Wage Family	2240.00	2150.00	2240.00	2120.00	USD/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	1540.00	1460.00	1540.00	1420.00	USD/Month	[+]
Wages High Skilled	4290.00	4120.00	4320.00	3640.00	USD/Month	[+]
Wages Low Skilled	2090.00	1830.00	2100.00	1650.00	USD/Month	[+]

United States Nonfarm Labour 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. . This page provides - United States Productivity - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Nonfarm Labour Productivity - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	105.08	104.34	105.08	26.03	1950 - 2018	Index Points	Quarterly	SA, 2009=100

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	100.90	Mar/18	100	104	58.2	Index Points	Quarterly
Brazil	118.88	Jun/18	106	182	39.6	Index Points	Monthly
Canada	109.22	Mar/18	110	110	69.08	Index Points	Quarterly
Euro Area	105.30	Mar/18	105	105	82.6	Index Points	Quarterly
France	118.60	Mar/18	119	119	20.68	Index Points	Quarterly
Germany	103.40	Jun/18	105	106	17	Index Points	Monthly
Italy	104.90	Dec/17	105	108	24.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Japan	103.40	May/18	96.7	120	68.3	Index Points	Monthly
Mexico	107.50	Jun/18	108	114	91.9	Index Points	Monthly
Netherlands	34.10	Jun/18	32.8	95.24	26.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Russia	-0.20	Dec/16	-2.2	7.5	-4.1	%	Yearly
South Korea	105.60	Mar/18	110	110	53.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Spain	104.50	Jun/18	104	113	85.7	Index Points	Quarterly
Switzerland	102.90	Mar/18	103	103	77.83	Index Points	Quarterly
United Kingdom	101.60	Jun/18	101	102	43.1	Index Points	Quarterly
United States	105.08	Jun/18	104	105	26.03	Index Points	Quarterly