Productivity by State - 2024

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				PRODUCTIVITY BY STATE - 2024 

Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia, the 
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Output increased in all 50 states and the District. Hours 
worked increased in 29 states and the District. Indiana experienced the highest growth in labor 
productivity, an increase of 6.3 percent. (See table 1.)

Labor Productivity Trends in U.S. States, 2024
	* In 2024, five states experienced productivity growth of more than 4.0 percent: Indiana (+6.3 
	percent), Rhode Island (+5.0 percent), Washington (+4.8 percent), New Hampshire (+4.3 percent), 
	and Maine (+4.1 percent). 
	* Three states had output growth exceeding 4.0 percent: South Carolina (+4.8 percent), Indiana 
	(+4.5 percent), and Utah (+4.2 percent).
	* Florida saw the highest growth in hours worked (+3.0 percent), followed by Alabama (+2.8 
	percent), and Idaho (+2.4 percent).
	* Labor productivity declined in Nebraska (-0.3 percent) as hours worked increased at a faster rate 
	(+2.0 percent) than output (+1.7 percent).

Contributions to national labor productivity, 2024

Each state’s annual contribution to national productivity growth is calculated by multiplying the state’s 
productivity growth rate by its average share of total current dollar national output. The economic size of 
each state influences its contribution to national and regional estimates. Representing about 14 percent of 
national output, California had the largest influence on national productivity growth. The state’s 3.9-
percent increase in labor productivity in 2024 contributed to over one-fifth of the 2.6-percent increase at 
the national level. (See table 5.)

2019-24 trends

Labor productivity and output increased in all fifty states and the District of Columbia from 2019 to 2024. 
Note that the annual percent changes for periods of more than 1 year are annualized average rates of 
change over the entire period, or a compound annual growth rate. (See table 3.)

	* Three states had labor productivity growth of 3.0 percent or more: Washington (+3.8 percent), 
	Nebraska (+3.1 percent), and Indiana (+3.0 percent). 
	* Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia had productivity growth that outpaced the 1.9-
	percent growth of the nation. 
	* Output growth was highest in Florida (+4.5 percent). 
	* Idaho had the largest increase in hours worked (+3.0 percent).
	* Hours worked declined for 15 states and the District of Columbia. Hours worked increased at the national level. 

Long-term trends
	* From 2007 to 2024, labor productivity rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (See table 2.)
	* Washington experienced the highest rate of labor productivity growth of 3.0 percent per year. 
	* Output grew in 49 states and the District of Columbia while hours worked grew in 40 states and 
	the District of Columbia.
	* Output in Wyoming decreased 0.1 percent per year from 2007 to 2024.

Contributions to national labor productivity, annual percent change, 2007-24

California, Texas, and New York, which have the largest economies, contributed the most to national 
productivity growth, nearly 40 percent of the 1.6-percent increase. (See table 4.)
 
Additional Information

Output and compensation measures for 2023 and earlier years reflect revisions to Gross Domestic Product 
by state and industry data published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Hours and employment data 
through 2023 have been revised to incorporate the BLS 2024 Current Employment Statistics benchmark. 

Access www.bls.gov/productivity/tables/labor-productivity-by-state-and-region.xlsx for the following 
data:
	* Detailed data series: indexes of productivity and related measures; rates of change; and levels of state 
	employment, hours worked, value-added output, and labor compensation 
	* Additional years and long-term data

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