Chart 3. Labor productivity in the manufacturing sector, by output measure, 1997–2021 (index, 1997 = 100)
Year Value-added labor productivity Sectoral labor productivity Gross labor productivity

1997

100.00 100.00 100.00

1998

104.34 104.40 104.51

1999

112.25 110.56 110.05

2000

120.41 114.42 113.77

2001

120.98 116.57 115.24

2002

133.42 126.72 123.71

2003

151.89 134.96 131.17

2004

160.56 139.15 134.93

2005

165.05 146.22 141.39

2006

172.81 147.44 142.53

2007

179.16 154.34 148.38

2008

189.44 154.04 148.11

2009

186.54 155.93 147.42

2010

203.27 165.79 156.39

2011

200.11 167.29 157.75

2012

192.67 165.25 156.65

2013

192.19 167.10 158.59

2014

197.98 166.10 158.69

2015

194.09 163.05 156.96

2016

189.27 162.86 155.75

2017

196.05 161.05 154.28

2018

198.82 161.29 154.25

2019

192.43 157.41 150.77

2020

200.10 158.10 151.80

2021

217.89 161.01 153.00

Note: The business cycle periods are 2000–07, 2007–19, and 2019–21. The latter period is an incomplete business cycle. The recession periods are 2007–09 and 2019–20.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics unpublished manufacturing production account.