Figure 6. 10-year annual growth rate of real gross domestic product, nonfarm business labor productivity, and nonfarm employment historical data compared with projections, 2006, 2008, and 2010
| Year |
Real GDP |
Nonfarm business labor productivity |
Nonfarm employment historical data |
| 10-year annual growth |
Projections (2006, 2008, and 2010) |
10-year annual growth |
Projections (2006, 2008, and 2010) |
10-year annual growth |
Projections (2006, 2008, and 2010) |
|
1957
|
— |
— |
2.7 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1958
|
— |
— |
2.7 |
— |
1.4 |
— |
|
1959
|
— |
— |
2.7 |
— |
2.0 |
— |
|
1960
|
3.5 |
— |
2.2 |
— |
1.8 |
— |
|
1961
|
3.0 |
— |
2.2 |
— |
1.2 |
— |
|
1962
|
3.2 |
— |
2.5 |
— |
1.3 |
— |
|
1963
|
3.2 |
— |
2.6 |
— |
1.2 |
— |
|
1964
|
3.8 |
— |
2.7 |
— |
1.7 |
— |
|
1965
|
3.7 |
— |
2.6 |
— |
1.8 |
— |
|
1966
|
4.2 |
— |
3.0 |
— |
2.0 |
— |
|
1967
|
4.2 |
— |
3.0 |
— |
2.2 |
— |
|
1968
|
4.8 |
— |
3.1 |
— |
2.8 |
— |
|
1969
|
4.4 |
— |
2.7 |
— |
2.8 |
— |
|
1970
|
4.2 |
— |
2.7 |
— |
2.7 |
— |
|
1971
|
4.3 |
— |
2.8 |
— |
2.8 |
— |
|
1972
|
4.2 |
— |
2.7 |
— |
2.9 |
— |
|
1973
|
4.4 |
— |
2.7 |
— |
3.1 |
— |
|
1974
|
3.7 |
— |
2.2 |
— |
3.0 |
— |
|
1975
|
3.1 |
— |
2.2 |
— |
2.4 |
— |
|
1976
|
2.9 |
— |
2.2 |
— |
2.2 |
— |
|
1977
|
3.2 |
— |
2.1 |
— |
2.3 |
— |
|
1978
|
3.2 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
2.5 |
— |
|
1979
|
3.2 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
2.5 |
— |
|
1980
|
3.2 |
— |
1.7 |
— |
2.5 |
— |
|
1981
|
3.1 |
— |
1.4 |
— |
2.5 |
— |
|
1982
|
2.4 |
— |
1.0 |
— |
2.0 |
— |
|
1983
|
2.2 |
— |
1.1 |
— |
1.6 |
— |
|
1984
|
3.0 |
— |
1.5 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1985
|
3.4 |
— |
1.4 |
— |
2.4 |
— |
|
1986
|
3.3 |
— |
1.4 |
— |
2.3 |
— |
|
1987
|
3.1 |
— |
1.2 |
— |
2.1 |
— |
|
1988
|
3.0 |
— |
1.3 |
— |
2.0 |
— |
|
1989
|
3.0 |
— |
1.4 |
— |
1.8 |
— |
|
1990
|
3.2 |
— |
1.6 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1991
|
3.0 |
— |
1.6 |
— |
1.7 |
— |
|
1992
|
3.5 |
— |
2.1 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1993
|
3.3 |
— |
1.7 |
— |
2.1 |
— |
|
1994
|
3.0 |
— |
1.6 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1995
|
2.9 |
— |
1.5 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1996
|
2.9 |
— |
1.5 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1997
|
3.0 |
— |
1.6 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
1998
|
3.1 |
— |
1.7 |
— |
1.8 |
— |
|
1999
|
3.2 |
— |
2.0 |
— |
1.8 |
— |
|
2000
|
3.4 |
— |
2.1 |
— |
1.9 |
— |
|
2001
|
3.5 |
— |
2.3 |
— |
2.0 |
— |
|
2002
|
3.4 |
— |
2.3 |
— |
1.8 |
— |
|
2003
|
3.3 |
— |
2.6 |
— |
1.6 |
— |
|
2004
|
3.3 |
— |
2.8 |
— |
1.4 |
— |
|
2005
|
3.3 |
— |
2.9 |
— |
1.3 |
— |
|
2006
|
3.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
|
2007
|
3.0 |
— |
2.8 |
— |
1.1 |
— |
|
2008
|
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
|
2009
|
1.7 |
— |
2.5 |
— |
0.1 |
— |
|
2010
|
1.5 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
–0.1 |
1.4 |