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)
2019 ANNUAL 1.9 r 2.7 0.8 r 3.7 r 1.8 r 1.7 r 0.9 r 1.4
2019 IV 1.0 r 2.4 1.4 r 1.9 r -0.5 r 0.9 r 1.0 r 0.9 r
III -0.4 r 2.4 2.7 r -0.1 r -1.9 r 0.3 r 2.5 r 1.2
II 2.9 r 2.0 -0.8 r 2.9 r -0.1 0.1 7.0 3.0
I 3.9 r 3.9 0.1 r 9.8 r 8.8 r 5.7 -7.3 r -0.1
2018 ANNUAL 1.4 r 3.4 1.9 r 3.3 r 0.9 r 1.9 2.8 2.3
2018 IV 0.4 r 1.2 0.9 r 0.9 r -0.6 r 0.6 r 2.1 1.2
III 1.2 r 3.4 2.2 r 3.0 r 1.0 r 1.8 r 1.1 1.5
II 2.6 r 4.0 1.3 r 1.0 r -1.2 r -1.6 r 10.8 3.6
I 1.3 2.9 1.6 4.7 1.4 3.4 0.1 2.0
2017 ANNUAL 1.4 r 2.8 1.4 r 3.5 1.3 2.1 1.2 1.7
2017 IV 0.1 4.1 4.1 r 4.4 1.2 4.3 0.7 2.7
III 3.3 r 4.0 0.6 r 4.8 r 2.7 r 1.5 2.9 2.1
II 0.5 r 2.6 2.1 r 2.2 r 1.7 1.7 0.3 1.1
I 0.7 r 2.6 1.9 r 3.7 r 0.9 r 2.9 0.1 1.7
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2019 ANNUAL 1.9 r 2.7 0.8 r 3.7 r 1.8 r 1.7 r 0.9 r 1.4
2019 IV 1.8 2.7 0.8 r 3.6 r 1.5 r 1.7 r 0.7 r 1.3
III 1.7 r 2.4 0.7 r 3.3 r 1.5 r 1.6 r 0.9 r 1.3
II 2.1 r 2.7 0.6 r 4.1 r 2.2 r 2.0 0.6 1.4
I 2.0 r 3.1 1.1 r 3.6 r 1.9 r 1.6 r 1.5 1.5
2018 ANNUAL 1.4 r 3.4 1.9 r 3.3 r 0.9 r 1.9 2.8 2.3
2018 IV 1.4 r 2.9 1.5 r 2.4 r 0.2 r 1.0 3.4 r 2.1
III 1.3 r 3.6 2.3 r 3.2 r 0.6 r 1.9 3.1 2.4
II 1.8 3.7 1.9 3.7 1.0 1.9 3.5 2.6
I 1.3 3.4 2.1 4.0 1.8 2.7 1.0 2.0
2017 ANNUAL 1.4 r 2.8 1.4 r 3.5 1.3 2.1 1.2 1.7
2017 IV 1.1 3.3 2.2 3.8 r 1.6 2.6 1.0 1.9
III 1.7 2.9 1.2 4.0 1.9 2.2 0.9 1.6
II 1.3 2.6 1.3 3.3 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.4
I 1.3 2.5 1.1 r 3.0 0.4 1.7 2.2 1.9
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Indexes 2012=100
2019 ANNUAL 108.1 r 121.6 112.5 r 120.1 r 107.6 r 111.1 r 109.1 r 110.2 r
2019 IV 108.4 r 122.6 r 113.1 r 120.7 r 107.2 r 111.3 r 110.1 r 110.8 r
III 108.2 r 121.9 112.7 r 120.1 r 107.4 r 111.1 r 109.8 r 110.5
II 108.3 r 121.2 111.9 r 120.1 r 107.9 r 111.0 r 109.1 r 110.2
I 107.5 r 120.6 112.2 r 119.3 r 107.9 r 111.0 r 107.3 r 109.4
2018 ANNUAL 106.1 r 118.3 111.6 r 115.8 r 105.7 r 109.2 r 108.1 r 108.7
2018 IV 106.5 r 119.4 112.1 r 116.5 r 105.6 r 109.4 r 109.3 r 109.4
III 106.4 r 119.0 111.9 r 116.3 r 105.8 r 109.3 r 108.8 r 109.1
II 106.1 r 118.0 111.3 r 115.4 r 105.5 r 108.8 r 108.5 r 108.7
I 105.4 r 116.9 110.9 r 115.1 r 105.9 r 109.2 r 105.7 r 107.7
2017 ANNUAL 104.6 114.4 109.4 r 112.1 r 104.8 r 107.2 105.2 106.3
2017 IV 105.0 r 116.1 110.5 r 113.8 r 105.5 r 108.3 r 105.7 r 107.2
III 105.0 r 114.9 109.4 r 112.6 r 105.2 r 107.2 105.5 r 106.5
II 104.2 r 113.8 109.2 r 111.3 r 104.5 r 106.8 r 104.8 r 105.9
I 104.1 r 113.1 108.6 r 110.7 r 104.0 r 106.4 104.7 r 105.6
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See footnotes following Table 6. March 5, 2020
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: March 05, 2020
United States Department of Labor
