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Labor productivity, output, and hours worked indexes, nonfarm business

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Labor productivity (output per hour), output, and hours worked indexes, nonfarm business (2017 = 100), 1st quarter 2024
Quarter Output Hours worked Labor productivity (output per hour)

Q1 2017

98.631 99.190 99.437

Q2 2017

99.309 99.816 99.492

Q3 2017

100.344 100.060 100.283

Q4 2017

101.716 100.691 101.018

Q1 2018

102.641 101.234 101.390

Q2 2018

103.158 101.750 101.384

Q3 2018

103.911 102.184 101.690

Q4 2018

104.053 102.488 101.527

Q1 2019

104.865 102.496 102.311

Q2 2019

105.833 102.772 102.978

Q3 2019

107.283 103.061 104.097

Q4 2019

107.997 102.836 105.018

Q1 2020

105.959 101.137 104.768

Q2 2020

95.922 87.492 109.636

Q3 2020

105.399 94.780 111.204

Q4 2020

106.792 96.845 110.271

Q1 2021

108.499 97.790 110.951

Q2 2021

110.428 99.557 110.919

Q3 2021

111.358 101.023 110.230

Q4 2021

113.749 102.537 110.934

Q1 2022

112.930 103.315 109.306

Q2 2022

112.614 104.008 108.275

Q3 2022

113.402 104.724 108.286

Q4 2022

114.201 104.923 108.842

Q1 2023

114.711 105.481 108.750

Q2 2023

115.270 105.144 109.631

Q3 2023

116.893 105.439 110.863

Q4 2023

117.978 105.501 111.827

Q1 2024

118.234 105.671 111.889