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Short term percent change in productivity
Industry
Productivity 1-year percent change, 2020
Utilities
-2.4
Power generation and supply
-1.7
Natural gas distribution
-5.6
Water, sewage and other systems
0.7
Air transportation
-56.6
Line-haul railroads
19.4
Truck transportation
4.6
General freight trucking
4.9
General freight trucking, local
4.8
General freight trucking, long-distance
4.9
Specialized freight trucking
3.8
Postal service
1.0
Couriers and messengers
-11.7
Warehousing and storage
-11.3
Publishing
1.5
Newspaper publishers
3.9
Periodical publishers
-4.7
Software publishers
-2.6
Broadcasting, except Internet
12.4
Radio and television broadcasting
15.6
Cable and other subscription programming
11.1
Wired telecommunications carriers
1.8
Wireless telecommunications carriers
6.5
Commercial banking
0.9
Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing
11.6
Accounting and bookkeeping services
3.1
Engineering services
-0.1
Travel arrangement and reservation services
-24.0
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
12.6
Amusement parks and arcades
-28.7
Gambling industries
11.9
Food services and drinking places
0.3
Restaurants and other eating places
1.5
Automotive repair and maintenance
-3.4
Drycleaning and laundry services
8.6
United States Department of Labor
