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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), 3rd 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

102.641 101.225 101.399

Q2 2018

103.158 101.739 101.395

Q3 2018

103.911 102.180 101.694

Q4 2018

104.053 102.497 101.518

Q1 2019

104.960 102.520 102.380

Q2 2019

105.937 102.860 102.992

Q3 2019

107.435 103.146 104.159

Q4 2019

108.191 102.899 105.143

Q1 2020

106.099 101.186 104.856

Q2 2020

96.037 87.478 109.784

Q3 2020

105.621 94.765 111.456

Q4 2020

107.098 96.844 110.589

Q1 2021

108.985 97.779 111.460

Q2 2021

111.001 99.550 111.503

Q3 2021

111.936 101.013 110.813

Q4 2021

114.404 102.531 111.580

Q1 2022

113.819 103.333 110.148

Q2 2022

113.723 104.026 109.321

Q3 2022

114.457 104.748 109.269

Q4 2022

115.491 104.953 110.041

Q1 2023

116.200 105.512 110.130

Q2 2023

116.888 105.177 111.135

Q3 2023

118.320 105.473 112.180

Q4 2023

119.310 105.535 113.053

Q1 2024

119.700 105.696 113.250

Q2 2024

120.602 105.936 113.845

Q3 2024

121.629 106.247 114.478