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), 1st 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	108.985	97.837	111.394
Q2 2021	111.152	99.575	111.626
Q3 2021	112.129	101.064	110.948
Q4 2021	114.456	102.579	111.578
Q1 2022	113.815	103.303	110.176
Q2 2022	113.796	104.056	109.360
Q3 2022	114.617	104.746	109.423
Q4 2022	115.488	104.944	110.047
Q1 2023	116.306	105.447	110.298
Q2 2023	117.151	105.159	111.404
Q3 2023	118.721	105.263	112.786
Q4 2023	119.801	105.198	113.881
Q1 2024	119.862	105.191	113.947
Q2 2024	121.038	105.259	114.990
Q3 2024	122.190	105.304	116.035
Q4 2024	122.712	105.382	116.445
Q1 2025	122.436	105.379	116.187
Q2 2025	123.993	105.629	117.385
Q3 2025	125.633	105.677	118.884
Q4 2025	126.051	105.614	119.350
Q1 2026	126.513	105.801	119.576