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 2026
Quarter	Output	Hours worked	Labor productivity (output per hour)
Q1 2017	98.631	99.194	99.432
Q2 2017	99.309	99.823	99.485
Q3 2017	100.344	100.050	100.294
Q4 2017	101.716	100.678	101.031
Q1 2018	102.641	101.265	101.359
Q2 2018	103.158	101.762	101.371
Q3 2018	103.911	102.206	101.668
Q4 2018	104.053	102.529	101.486
Q1 2019	104.960	102.560	102.340
Q2 2019	105.937	102.880	102.971
Q3 2019	107.435	103.175	104.129
Q4 2019	108.191	102.938	105.103
Q1 2020	106.172	101.427	104.679
Q2 2020	96.107	87.551	109.772
Q3 2020	105.656	94.767	111.491
Q4 2020	107.095	96.832	110.599
Q1 2021	109.211	97.828	111.635
Q2 2021	111.442	99.566	111.928
Q3 2021	112.383	101.053	111.212
Q4 2021	114.664	102.564	111.797
Q1 2022	114.040	103.289	110.409
Q2 2022	114.023	104.045	109.590
Q3 2022	114.777	104.734	109.589
Q4 2022	115.652	104.930	110.219
Q1 2023	116.598	105.431	110.592
Q2 2023	117.274	105.146	111.534
Q3 2023	118.785	105.251	112.859
Q4 2023	119.956	105.190	114.037
Q1 2024	120.300	105.188	114.367
Q2 2024	121.457	105.263	115.384
Q3 2024	122.543	105.308	116.366
Q4 2024	123.278	105.385	116.978
Q1 2025	123.252	105.382	116.958
Q2 2025	124.814	105.631	118.160
Q3 2025	126.249	105.680	119.464
Q4 2025	126.551	105.615	119.823
Q1 2026	127.222	105.804	120.243
Q2 2026	127.979	105.888	120.862
Q3 2026	129.136	105.917	121.922