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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 2023
Quarter Output Hours worked Labor productivity (output per hour)

Q1 2017

98.631 99.147 99.480

Q2 2017

99.309 99.867 99.442

Q3 2017

100.344 99.977 100.367

Q4 2017

101.716 100.768 100.940

Q1 2018

102.641 101.286 101.338

Q2 2018

103.158 101.659 101.474

Q3 2018

103.911 102.166 101.708

Q4 2018

104.053 102.517 101.499

Q1 2019

104.865 102.423 102.384

Q2 2019

105.833 102.449 103.303

Q3 2019

107.283 102.951 104.207

Q4 2019

107.997 102.823 105.032

Q1 2020

105.959 101.187 104.716

Q2 2020

95.922 87.394 109.758

Q3 2020

105.399 94.718 111.277

Q4 2020

106.792 96.796 110.326

Q1 2021

108.499 97.950 110.770

Q2 2021

110.428 99.482 111.003

Q3 2021

111.358 100.918 110.345

Q4 2021

113.749 102.385 111.100

Q1 2022

112.930 103.322 109.299

Q2 2022

112.614 103.980 108.304

Q3 2022

113.402 104.599 108.416

Q4 2022

114.201 104.932 108.834

Q1 2023

114.711 105.611 108.617

Q2 2023

115.270 105.202 109.570

Q3 2023

116.994 105.427 110.971