Box figure 1. Comparing labor productivity in U.S. regions: output per hour index, West, Midwest, South, and Northeast regions, private nonfarm sector, 2007–18
Year	West	Midwest	South	Northeast
2007	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
2008	102.29	100.13	100.85	99.34
2009	105.81	102.14	104.61	104.12
2010	108.86	105.49	107.14	107.49
2011	109.28	105.51	107.33	106.34
2012	110.00	105.67	107.61	108.64
2013	110.51	105.57	108.14	107.99
2014	111.65	107.42	108.38	108.51
2015	113.94	107.41	110.25	109.14
2016	114.71	108.15	110.33	109.69
2017	116.94	108.52	111.09	110.82
2018	119.43	110.36	111.85	111.02
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.