Chart 2. Quarter-to-quarter versus year-ago labor productivity measures, Q2 2013–Q2 2023
Quarter Percent change from same quarter a year ago Percent change from previous quarter

Q2 2013

-0.4 -1.4

Q3 2013

0.3 2.1

Q4 2013

1.4 3.1

Q1 2014

-0.1 -4.1

Q2 2014

1.1 3.5

Q3 2014

1.4 3.3

Q4 2014

0.1 -2.1

Q1 2015

1.8 2.8

Q2 2015

1.3 1.4

Q3 2015

0.8 1.2

Q4 2015

0.8 -2.2

Q1 2016

0.4 1.1

Q2 2016

0.0 0.0

Q3 2016

0.2 1.8

Q4 2016

1.3 2.4

Q1 2017

1.1 0.2

Q2 2017

1.0 -0.4

Q3 2017

1.6 4.0

Q4 2017

1.4 1.8

Q1 2018

1.6 1.1

Q2 2018

2.1 1.6

Q3 2018

1.5 1.5

Q4 2018

0.9 -0.7

Q1 2019

1.4 3.4

Q2 2019

1.7 2.5

Q3 2019

1.9 2.3

Q4 2019

2.6 2.3

Q1 2020

1.7 -0.5

Q2 2020

5.2 17.3

Q3 2020

6.2 6.5

Q4 2020

4.7 -3.5

Q1 2021

5.7 3.4

Q2 2021

2.1 2.3

Q3 2021

-0.2 -3.0

Q4 2021

1.4 3.0

Q1 2022

-1.0 -6.0

Q2 2022

-2.5 -3.7

Q3 2022

-1.5 1.2

Q4 2022

-1.8 1.6

Q1 2023

-0.6 -1.2

Q2 2023

1.2 3.5

Note: Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, Q4 = fourth quarter. Data are for the nonfarm business sector.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.