Chart 3. Labor productivity, output, and hours worked: percent changes from previous quarter, Q1 2008–Q2 2009
Quarter Labor productivity Real output Hours worked

Q1 2008

 -2.5 -3.7 -1.3

Q2 2008

 4.4 2.1 -2.1

Q3 2008

 1.1 -3.4 -4.5

Q4 2008

 -1.1 -11.7 -10.6

Q1 2009

 3.7 -6.4 -9.8

Q2 2009

 9.1 -0.8 -9.0

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.