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

Labor productivity in the US nonfarm business sector was unchanged in the last quarter of 2017, a slight improvement from the preliminary estimate of a 0.1 percent drop but still the poorest performance since since a decline in the first quarter of 2016. The reading followed a downwardly revised 2.6 percent rise in the previous period, as an increase in output (3.2 percent) was offset by sharp gains in hours worked (3.3 percent). From the fourth quarter of 2016 to the fourth quarter of 2017, productivity increased 1.1 percent, reflecting a 3.2 percent increase in output and a 2.1 percent increase in hours worked. Considering full 2017, productivity grew 1.2 percent, matching the preliminary estimate and compared to a revised flat reading in 2016, with output and hours rising 2.9 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively. Productivity in the United States averaged 63.04 Index Points from 1950 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 108.80 Index Points in the third quarter of 2017 and a record low of 27.60 Index Points in the first quarter of 1950.

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United States Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	4.10	4.10	10.80	2.50	percent	[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	103.00	326.00	1115.00	-834.00	Thousand	[+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	102.00	320.00	1089.00	-821.00	Thousand	[+]
Government Payrolls	1.00	6.00	427.00	-260.00	Thousand	[+]
Manufacturing Payrolls	22.00	32.00	572.00	-519.00	Thousand	[+]
Initial Jobless Claims	232.00	233.00	695.00	162.00	Thousand	[+]
Continuing Jobless Claims	1863.00	1878.00	6635.00	988.00	Thousand	[+]
ADP Employment Change	241.00	246.00	384.00	-836.00	Thousand	[+]
Employed Persons	155178.00	155215.00	155215.00	57635.00	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	6585.00	6706.00	15352.00	1596.00	Thousand	[+]
Average Hourly Earnings	0.30	0.10	0.60	-0.20	percent	[+]
Average Weekly Hours	34.50	34.50	34.60	33.70	Hours	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.90	63.00	67.30	58.10	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	0.82	0.86	2.80	0.82	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.50	9.00	19.50	7.80	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	108.93	108.40	109.07	17.12	Index Points	[+]
Productivity	108.77	108.80	108.80	27.60	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	5893.00	6252.00	6502.00	2132.00	Thousand	[+]
Job Offers	6052.00	6228.00	6231.00	2196.00	Thousand	[+]
Challenger Job Cuts	60357.00	35369.00	248475.00	15100.00	Persons	[+]
Wages	22.42	22.38	22.42	2.50	USD/Hour	[+]
Wage Growth	4.47	4.73	13.77	-5.77	percent	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	21.35	21.31	21.35	1.27	USD/Hour	[+]
Minimum Wages	7.25	7.25	7.25	0.25	USD/Hour	[+]
Employment Cost Index	0.60	0.70	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	60.40	60.40	64.70	55.00	percent	[+]
Full Time Employment	127434.00	127745.00	127745.00	64640.00	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	27858.00	27548.00	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 April of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	108.77	108.80	108.80	27.60	1950 - 2017	Index Points	Quarterly	SA, 2009=100

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	100.20	Dec/17	101	104	58.2	Index Points	Quarterly
Brazil	124.65	Feb/18	127	182	39.6	Index Points	Monthly
Canada	109.75	Dec/17	110	110	69.08	Index Points	Quarterly
Euro Area	105.00	Dec/17	105	105	82.6	Index Points	Quarterly
France	114.12	Dec/17	114	114	20.68	Index Points	Quarterly
Germany	103.10	Feb/18	105	106	17	Index Points	Monthly
Italy	104.90	Dec/17	107	108	24.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Japan	106.50	Jan/18	103	120	68.3	Index Points	Monthly
Mexico	108.10	Feb/18	105	114	91.9	Index Points	Monthly
Netherlands	32.61	Dec/17	32.45	95.24	26.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Russia	-0.20	Dec/16	-2.2	7.5	-4.1	%	Yearly
South Korea	93.20	Sep/17	98.5	104	53.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Spain	110.40	Dec/17	113	113	85.7	Index Points	Quarterly
Switzerland	101.66	Sep/17	101	103	77.83	Index Points	Quarterly
United Kingdom	101.90	Dec/17	101	102	43.7	Index Points	Quarterly
United States	108.77	Dec/17	109	109	27.6	Index Points	Quarterly