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
United States Department of Labor
