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, unrevised from the preliminary reading and following a 0.3 percent gain in the previous three-month period. It was the largest quarterly gain since the first quarter of 2015, as output grew 5 percent and hours worked rose at a slower 2 percent. Year-on-year, productivity advanced 1.3 percent, reflecting a 3.5 percent growth in output and a 2.2-percent increase 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	3.70	3.90	10.80	2.50	percent	[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	134.00	270.00	1115.00	-834.00	Thousand	[+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	121.00	254.00	1089.00	-821.00	Thousand	[+]
Government Payrolls	13.00	16.00	427.00	-260.00	Thousand	[+]
Manufacturing Payrolls	18.00	5.00	572.00	-519.00	Thousand	[+]
Initial Jobless Claims	214.00	207.00	695.00	162.00	Thousand	[+]
Continuing Jobless Claims	1660.00	1656.00	6635.00	988.00	Thousand	[+]
ADP Employment Change	230.00	168.00	384.00	-836.00	Thousand	[+]
Employed Persons	155962.00	155542.00	155965.00	57635.00	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	5964.00	6234.00	15352.00	1596.00	Thousand	[+]
Average Hourly Earnings	0.30	0.30	0.60	-0.20	percent	[+]
Average Weekly Hours	34.50	34.50	34.60	33.70	Hours	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.70	62.70	67.30	58.10	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	0.82	0.88	2.80	0.74	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.50	8.40	19.50	7.80	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	109.33	109.60	109.60	17.00	Index Points	[+]
Productivity	105.08	104.34	105.08	26.03	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	7313.00	6653.00	7313.00	2132.00	Thousand	[+]
Job Offers	6939.00	6822.00	6939.00	2196.00	Thousand	[+]
Challenger Job Cuts	55285.00	38472.00	248475.00	15100.00	Persons	[+]
Wages	22.81	22.73	22.81	2.50	USD/Hour	[+]
Wage Growth	4.79	4.66	13.78	-5.88	percent	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	21.60	21.42	21.60	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	60.40	60.30	64.70	55.00	percent	[+]
Full Time Employment	128894.00	128577.00	129021.00	64640.00	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	27055.00	26913.00	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 October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	105.08	104.34	105.08	26.03	1950 - 2018	Index Points	Quarterly	2012=100, SA

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	101.80	Jun/18	101	104	58.2	Index Points	Quarterly
Brazil	100.64	Aug/18	106	182	39.6	Index Points	Monthly
Canada	109.99	Jun/18	109	110	69.08	Index Points	Quarterly
Euro Area	105.20	Jun/18	105	105	82.6	Index Points	Quarterly
France	118.60	Mar/18	119	119	20.68	Index Points	Quarterly
Germany	102.60	Jul/18	103	106	17	Index Points	Monthly
Italy	104.90	Dec/17	105	108	24.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Japan	102.00	Jul/18	99.4	120	68.3	Index Points	Monthly
Mexico	104.20	Jul/18	108	114	91.9	Index Points	Monthly
Netherlands	34.10	Jun/18	32.8	95.24	26.5	Index Points	Quarterly
Russia	1.50	Dec/17	-0.3	7.5	-4.1	%	Yearly
Singapore	107.90	Jun/18	122	136	57.37	Index Points	Quarterly
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	104.72	Jun/18	103	105	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