Figure 3. Labor productivity, by state, average annual percent change, 2007–17
State Average annual percent change
2007–17 2007–09 2009–17

North Dakota

3.1 5.5 2.5

California

1.7 3.5 1.3

Oregon

1.7 4.7 1.0

Washington

1.7 1.7 1.7

Colorado

1.6 2.9 1.2

Oklahoma

1.6 1.8 1.6

Maryland

1.5 2.7 1.2

Montana

1.5 6.9 0.1

Pennsylvania

1.5 2.2 1.3

Massachusetts

1.4 1.9 1.2

New Mexico

1.4 3.1 1.0

Vermont

1.4 3.2 1.0

Idaho

1.3 5.2 0.3

Kansas

1.3 0.3 1.6

Nebraska

1.1 0.7 1.2

New Hampshire

1.1 2.0 0.8

South Carolina

1.1 1.8 0.9

Tennessee

1.1 2.5 0.8

Texas

1.1 2.2 0.8

West Virginia

1.1 3.2 0.5

Alabama

1.0 3.8 0.2

Hawaii

1.0 0.8 1.0

Kentucky

1.0 2.3 0.7

Minnesota

1.0 2.5 0.7

New York

1.0 2.5 0.7

Rhode Island

1.0 1.3 0.9

South Dakota

1.0 1.1 1.0

Virginia

1.0 3.7 0.3

Georgia

0.9 1.3 0.8

Arkansas

0.8 0.9 0.8

Missouri

0.8 4.4 -0.1

Ohio

0.8 1.1 0.8

Utah

0.8 0.0 0.9

Illinois

0.7 1.0 0.6

North Carolina

0.7 3.6 0.0

Delaware

0.6 4.4 -0.3

Florida

0.6 0.7 0.6

Iowa

0.6 -0.6 0.9

Indiana

0.5 0.7 0.4

Mississippi

0.5 2.0 0.1

New Jersey

0.5 1.0 0.3

Wisconsin

0.5 0.6 0.5

Alaska

0.4 6.8 -1.2

Arizona

0.4 -1.1 0.7

District of Columbia

0.4 0.9 0.3

Michigan

0.4 -0.8 0.7

Maine

0.3 2.2 -0.2

Nevada

0.3 1.1 0.1

Wyoming

0.1 3.1 -0.6

Connecticut

-0.5 1.1 -0.9

Louisiana

-0.7 0.8 -1.0

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.