Table 1. Business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted
Table 1. Business sector: Labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted.
Real
Hourly hourly Unit Implicit
Year Labor compen- compen- Unit nonlabor price
and produc- Hours sation sation labor payments deflator
quarter tivity Output worked (1) (2) costs (3) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate (5)
2017 ANNUAL 1.2 2.7 1.5 1.7 r -0.5 r 0.5 r 3.0 r 1.6
2017 IV -0.8 r 3.1 4.0 r 1.7 r -2.0 r 2.5 r 2.1 r 2.4
III 3.2 r 3.9 0.7 r 4.1 r 2.1 r 0.9 r 3.2 r 1.9
II 1.6 r 3.7 2.2 r 0.5 r 0.8 r -1.0 2.8 0.6
I -0.7 r 1.4 2.1 4.3 1.1 5.1 -3.0 1.5
2016 ANNUAL 0.1 r 1.6 1.5 r 1.1 r -0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
2016 IV 1.8 r 2.2 0.3 r -3.8 r -6.6 r -5.5 13.3 2.2
III 2.6 r 3.3 0.7 r 2.7 r 0.9 r 0.1 2.5 1.1
II 0.7 r 2.6 1.9 r 4.5 r 2.1 r 3.7 0.0 2.1
I -1.0 r 0.4 1.4 r -3.7 r -3.8 r -2.8 5.1 r 0.5
2015 ANNUAL 1.1 r 3.5 2.3 2.9 2.8 1.7 -0.8 0.6
2015 IV -2.9 r 0.2 3.2 r 4.1 r 3.7 r 7.1 r -9.2 r -0.2
III 1.5 r 1.6 0.1 r 1.1 r -0.5 r -0.4 3.2 r 1.1
II 1.6 3.3 1.6 r 3.9 1.6 r 2.3 1.6 2.0
I 2.7 r 4.0 1.3 r 3.3 r 6.0 r 0.6 r -2.4 -0.7
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2017 ANNUAL 1.2 2.7 1.5 1.7 r -0.5 r 0.5 r 3.0 r 1.6
2017 IV 0.8 3.0 2.2 r 2.7 r 0.5 r 1.8 r 1.3 r 1.6
III 1.5 2.8 1.3 1.2 r -0.7 r -0.2 r 3.9 r 1.6
II 1.3 2.6 1.3 0.9 -1.0 -0.4 3.7 1.4
I 1.1 2.4 1.3 r 1.9 -0.7 0.8 3.0 1.7
2016 ANNUAL 0.1 r 1.6 1.5 r 1.1 r -0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
2016 IV 1.0 2.1 1.1 -0.2 r -1.9 -1.2 5.1 1.5
III -0.2 r 1.6 1.8 1.8 r 0.7 2.0 -0.6 0.9
II -0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 r 0.3 r 1.9 -0.4 0.9
I -0.2 1.4 1.6 r 1.3 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.8
2015 ANNUAL 1.1 r 3.5 2.3 2.9 2.8 1.7 -0.8 0.6
2015 IV 0.7 2.3 1.5 r 3.1 2.7 r 2.4 -1.9 0.5
III 0.9 2.8 1.9 3.2 3.0 2.3 -1.6 0.6
II 1.4 4.1 2.7 3.5 3.4 r 2.1 -1.1 0.7
I 1.6 4.8 3.1 1.9 2.0 r 0.3 1.5 0.8
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Indexes 2009=100
2017 ANNUAL 108.1 r 123.5 r 114.2 r 117.6 r 102.9 r 108.7 r 116.8 r 112.1 r
2017 IV 108.5 r 125.1 r 115.3 r 118.6 r 102.8 r 109.3 r 117.9 r 112.9 r
III 108.7 r 124.1 114.2 r 118.1 r 103.3 r 108.6 r 117.3 r 112.3
II 107.9 r 123.0 114.0 r 116.9 r 102.8 r 108.4 r 116.4 r 111.7
I 107.5 r 121.8 113.4 r 116.8 r 102.6 r 108.7 r 115.6 r 111.6
2016 ANNUAL 106.9 r 120.3 112.5 r 115.7 r 103.4 r 108.2 r 113.4 r 110.4
2016 IV 107.6 r 121.4 112.8 r 115.5 r 102.3 r 107.3 r 116.5 r 111.2
III 107.2 r 120.8 112.7 r 116.7 r 104.1 r 108.9 r 112.9 r 110.5
II 106.5 119.8 112.5 115.9 r 103.9 r 108.8 112.2 110.2
I 106.3 r 119.0 112.0 r 114.6 r 103.3 r 107.8 r 112.2 r 109.7
2015 ANNUAL 106.8 r 118.4 110.8 r 114.4 r 103.6 r 107.1 r 112.3 r 109.3
2015 IV 106.5 r 118.9 111.6 r 115.7 r 104.3 r 108.6 r 110.8 r 109.5
III 107.3 r 118.8 110.7 r 114.6 r 103.4 r 106.7 r 113.5 r 109.6
II 106.9 r 118.4 110.7 r 114.3 r 103.5 r 106.9 r 112.6 r 109.3
I 106.5 r 117.4 110.2 r 113.2 r 103.1 r 106.3 r 112.2 r 108.7
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 7, 2018
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 07, 2018
