Figure 1. Labor productivity growth: annual percent changes, nonfarm business sector, 1994–2018
Year Labor productivity growth

1994

0.7

1995

1.1

1996

2.1

1997

1.9

1998

3.1

1999

3.8

2000

3.3

2001

2.7

2002

4.3

2003

3.8

2004

2.9

2005

2.2

2006

1.1

2007

1.7

2008

1.1

2009

3.6

2010

3.4

2011

0.0

2012

0.9

2013

0.5

2014

0.9

2015

1.3

2016

0.3

2017

1.3

2018

1.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.