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)
2018 I 0.7 r 2.6 r 1.8 r 3.9 0.4 3.1 r -0.5 r 1.5 r
2017 ANNUAL 1.2 2.7 1.5 1.7 -0.4 0.5 3.0 1.6
2017 IV -0.4 3.6 4.1 2.1 r -1.2 r 2.6 r 2.1 r 2.4
III 3.2 3.9 0.7 4.2 2.0 0.9 3.2 1.9
II 1.6 3.7 2.1 0.6 0.5 -1.0 2.8 0.6
I -0.7 1.4 2.0 4.4 1.4 5.1 -3.0 1.5
2016 ANNUAL 0.1 1.6 1.5 1.1 -0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
2016 IV 1.9 2.2 0.3 -3.7 -6.3 -5.5 13.3 2.2
III 2.6 3.3 0.7 2.8 0.9 0.1 2.5 1.1
II 0.8 2.6 1.8 4.5 1.7 3.7 0.0 2.1
I -1.0 0.4 1.4 -3.7 -3.6 -2.8 5.1 0.5
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2018 I 1.3 r 3.5 2.2 r 2.7 r 0.4 r 1.4 r 1.9 r 1.6
2017 ANNUAL 1.2 2.7 1.5 1.7 -0.4 0.5 3.0 1.6
2017 IV 0.9 3.2 2.2 2.8 r 0.7 r 1.9 r 1.3 r 1.6
III 1.5 2.8 1.3 1.3 -0.7 -0.2 3.9 1.6
II 1.4 2.6 1.3 0.9 -0.9 -0.4 3.7 1.4
I 1.1 2.4 1.2 1.9 -0.6 0.8 3.0 1.7
2016 ANNUAL 0.1 1.6 1.5 1.1 -0.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
2016 IV 1.1 2.1 1.0 -0.1 -1.9 -1.2 5.1 1.5
III -0.1 1.6 1.8 1.9 0.7 2.0 -0.6 0.9
II -0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 0.3 1.9 -0.4 0.9
I -0.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.8
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Indexes 2009=100
2018 I 108.9 r 126.1 r 115.8 r 120.0 r 102.9 r 110.2 r 117.8 r 113.4 r
2017 ANNUAL 108.2 123.6 114.1 117.7 r 102.8 r 108.8 r 116.8 r 112.1
2017 IV 108.7 125.3 115.2 118.8 r 102.8 r 109.3 r 117.9 r 112.9
III 108.8 124.1 114.1 118.2 103.1 108.6 117.3 112.3
II 107.9 123.0 113.9 117.0 102.6 108.4 116.4 111.7
I 107.5 121.8 113.3 116.8 102.5 108.7 115.6 111.6
2016 ANNUAL 106.9 120.3 112.5 115.7 103.2 108.2 113.4 110.4
2016 IV 107.7 121.4 112.7 115.6 102.2 107.3 116.5 111.2
III 107.2 120.8 112.7 116.7 103.8 108.9 112.9 110.5
II 106.5 119.8 112.5 115.9 103.6 108.8 112.2 110.2
I 106.3 119.0 112.0 114.6 103.2 107.8 112.2 109.7
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See footnotes following Table 6. June 6, 2018
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: June 06, 2018
