Figure 5. Labor productivity versus output per worker, by state, average annual percent change, 2007–09
State Labor productivity Output per worker

Alabama

3.8 1.1

Alaska

6.8 6.7

Arizona

-1.1 -1.7

Arkansas

0.9 0.8

California

3.5 2.2

Colorado

2.9 1.9

Connecticut

1.1 -1.0

Delaware

4.4 1.8

District of Columbia

0.9 0.7

Florida

0.7 0.1

Georgia

1.3 -0.1

Hawaii

0.8 0.6

Idaho

5.2 4.1

Illinois

1.0 0.7

Indiana

0.7 -0.7

Iowa

-0.6 -2.2

Kansas

0.3 -0.5

Kentucky

2.3 0.5

Louisiana

0.8 1.0

Maine

2.2 1.0

Maryland

2.7 2.1

Massachusetts

1.9 1.5

Michigan

-0.8 -3.1

Minnesota

2.5 0.6

Mississippi

2.0 1.5

Missouri

4.4 3.2

Montana

6.9 1.0

Nebraska

0.7 0.8

Nevada

1.1 -1.1

New Hampshire

2.0 1.2

New Jersey

1.0 0.3

New Mexico

3.1 4.1

New York

2.5 1.9

North Carolina

3.6 1.9

North Dakota

5.5 4.0

Ohio

1.1 -0.2

Oklahoma

1.8 2.3

Oregon

4.7 2.7

Pennsylvania

2.2 0.9

Rhode Island

1.3 1.7

South Carolina

1.8 0.0

South Dakota

1.1 1.4

Tennessee

2.5 2.2

Texas

2.2 0.4

Utah

0.0 1.2

Vermont

3.2 3.1

Virginia

3.7 2.5

Washington

1.7 0.8

West Virginia

3.2 2.0

Wisconsin

0.6 -0.4

Wyoming

3.1 2.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.