Figure 11. Change in the natural logarithm of labor productivity versus natural logarithm of initial labor productivity (2012 dollars), by state, 2009–17
State Natural logarithm of initial labor productivity (2012 dollars) Change in natural logarithm of labor productivity

Alabama

3.9 0.0

Alaska

4.6 -0.1

Arizona

3.9 0.1

Arkansas

3.8 0.1

California

4.2 0.1

Colorado

4.1 0.1

Connecticut

4.4 -0.1

Delaware

4.4 0.0

District of Columbia

4.3 0.0

Florida

3.9 0.0

Georgia

4.0 0.1

Hawaii

4.0 0.1

Idaho

3.8 0.0

Illinois

4.2 0.0

Indiana

4.0 0.0

Iowa

3.9 0.1

Kansas

3.9 0.1

Kentucky

3.9 0.1

Louisiana

4.2 -0.1

Maine

3.8 0.0

Maryland

4.1 0.1

Massachusetts

4.2 0.1

Michigan

4.0 0.1

Minnesota

4.1 0.1

Mississippi

3.8 0.0

Missouri

4.0 0.0

Montana

3.9 0.0

Nebraska

3.9 0.1

Nevada

4.0 0.0

New Hampshire

4.0 0.1

New Jersey

4.3 0.0

New Mexico

3.9 0.1

New York

4.4 0.1

North Carolina

4.1 0.0

North Dakota

3.9 0.2

Ohio

4.0 0.1

Oklahoma

4.0 0.1

Oregon

4.0 0.1

Pennsylvania

4.1 0.1

Rhode Island

4.0 0.1

South Carolina

3.8 0.1

South Dakota

3.9 0.1

Tennessee

3.9 0.1

Texas

4.2 0.1

Utah

3.9 0.1

Vermont

3.8 0.1

Virginia

4.1 0.0

Washington

4.2 0.1

West Virginia

4.0 0.0

Wisconsin

3.9 0.0

Wyoming

4.4 -0.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.