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), 4th quarter 2023
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
104.053 102.489 101.526
Q1 2019
104.865 102.127 102.681
Q2 2019
105.833 102.405 103.347
Q3 2019
107.283 102.735 104.427
Q4 2019
107.997 102.509 105.354
Q1 2020
105.959 100.651 105.274
Q2 2020
95.922 86.316 111.129
Q3 2020
105.399 94.156 111.941
Q4 2020
106.792 96.364 110.821
Q1 2021
108.499 97.338 111.466
Q2 2021
110.428 99.140 111.386
Q3 2021
111.358 100.594 110.701
Q4 2021
113.749 102.129 111.378
Q1 2022
112.930 102.838 109.814
Q2 2022
112.614 103.612 108.688
Q3 2022
113.402 104.344 108.681
Q4 2022
114.201 104.530 109.252
Q1 2023
114.711 105.148 109.095
Q2 2023
115.270 104.850 109.938
Q3 2023
116.893 105.114 111.206
Q4 2023
117.899 105.186 112.086
United States Department of Labor
