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1-year percent change in productivity

Charts related to the latest "Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing Industries" news release   |   More chart packages

Short term percent change in productivity
Industry Productivity 1-year percent change, 2022

Utilities

2.9

Power generation and supply

2.7

Natural gas distribution

4.0

Water, sewage and other systems

-0.7

Air transportation

13.9

Line-haul railroads

-8.2

Truck transportation

-3.5

General freight trucking

-4.5

General freight trucking, local

-3.3

General freight trucking, long-distance

-4.6

Specialized freight trucking

-0.5

Postal service

-5.4

Couriers and messengers

-8.1

Warehousing and storage

-12.8

Publishing

2.2

Newspaper publishers

10.7

Periodical publishers

4.0

Software publishers

1.0

Broadcasting, except Internet

-1.2

Radio and television broadcasting

-1.4

Cable and other subscription programming

-1.4

Wired telecommunications carriers

1.2

Wireless telecommunications carriers

7.5

Commercial banking

2.2

Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing

2.6

Accounting and bookkeeping services

-2.5

Engineering services

0.6

Travel arrangement and reservation services

18.9

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

-3.2

Amusement parks and arcades

20.4

Gambling industries

15.9

Food services and drinking places

0.3

Restaurants and other eating places

0.5

Automotive repair and maintenance

-2.5

Drycleaning and laundry services

-4.8