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 II 1.3 r 3.7 r 2.4 1.8 r 2.1 r 0.5 r 0.7 r 0.6
I -0.8 1.4 2.1 4.3 r 1.1 r 5.1 r -3.0 r 1.5
2016 ANNUAL 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 r -0.2 r 1.0 r 1.0 r 1.0
2016 IV 2.0 2.2 0.2 -3.7 r -6.5 r -5.5 r 13.3 r 2.2
III 2.7 3.3 0.6 2.8 r 1.0 r 0.1 r 2.5 r 1.1
II 0.6 2.6 2.0 4.4 r 2.0 r 3.7 r 0.0 r 2.1
I -1.1 0.4 1.5 -3.8 r -3.9 r -2.8 r 5.2 r 0.5
2015 ANNUAL 1.2 3.5 2.3 2.9 r 2.8 1.7 r -0.8 0.6
2015 IV -2.7 0.2 3.0 4.3 3.9 7.2 -9.3 -0.2
III 1.6 1.6 0.0 1.2 r -0.3 r -0.4 r 3.1 r 1.1
II 1.6 3.3 1.7 3.9 r 1.5 r 2.3 r 1.6 r 2.0
I 2.4 4.0 1.5 3.0 r 5.6 r 0.5 r -2.4 r -0.7
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2017 II 1.3 r 2.6 r 1.3 1.3 r -0.6 r 0.0 3.2 1.3 r
I 1.1 2.4 1.2 1.9 r -0.7 r 0.8 3.0 r 1.7
2016 ANNUAL 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 r -0.2 r 1.0 r 1.0 r 1.0
2016 IV 1.0 2.1 1.1 -0.1 r -1.9 r -1.2 r 5.1 r 1.5
III -0.1 1.6 1.8 1.9 r 0.7 r 2.0 r -0.6 r 0.9
II -0.4 1.2 1.6 1.5 r 0.4 r 1.9 r -0.4 r 0.9
I -0.2 1.4 1.5 1.3 r 0.2 r 1.5 r 0.0 r 0.8
2015 ANNUAL 1.2 3.5 2.3 2.9 r 2.8 1.7 r -0.8 0.6
2015 IV 0.7 2.3 1.6 3.1 2.6 2.4 -1.9 0.5
III 0.9 2.8 1.9 3.2 3.0 r 2.3 -1.6 0.6
II 1.4 4.1 2.7 3.5 3.5 2.1 -1.1 0.7
I 1.6 4.8 3.1 1.9 1.9 r 0.3 1.5 0.8
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Indexes 2009=100
2017 II 107.8 r 122.9 r 114.0 r 117.3 r 103.2 r 108.8 r 115.8 r 111.7 r
I 107.5 121.8 113.3 116.8 r 102.7 r 108.7 r 115.6 r 111.6
2016 ANNUAL 106.9 120.3 112.5 115.7 r 103.4 r 108.2 r 113.4 r 110.4
2016 IV 107.7 121.4 112.7 115.6 r 102.4 r 107.3 r 116.5 r 111.2
III 107.2 120.8 112.7 116.7 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 r 112.2 r 110.2
I 106.3 119.0 112.0 114.6 r 103.3 r 107.8 r 112.2 r 109.7
2015 ANNUAL 106.9 118.4 110.7 114.5 r 103.7 r 107.1 r 112.3 r 109.3
2015 IV 106.6 118.9 111.5 115.8 r 104.4 r 108.6 r 110.8 r 109.5
III 107.3 118.8 110.7 114.6 r 103.4 r 106.7 r 113.5 r 109.6
II 106.9 118.4 110.7 114.2 r 103.5 r 106.9 r 112.6 r 109.3
I 106.5 117.4 110.3 113.1 r 103.1 r 106.3 r 112.2 r 108.7
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See footnotes following Table 6. September 7, 2017
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: September 07, 2017
