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A data chart image of Nonfarm business labor productivity down 0.6 percent from first quarter 2021 to first quarter 2022

Nonfarm business labor productivity down 0.6 percent from first quarter 2021 to first quarter 2022

May 13, 2022

From the first quarter 2021 to the first quarter 2022, nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 0.6 percent, reflecting a 4.2-percent increase in output that was outpaced by a 4.8-percent increase in hours worked. This is the largest over-the-year decline since the fourth quarter of 1993, when the measure also declined 0.6 percent.

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7.7 percent of workers teleworked due to COVID-19 in April 2022

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A data chart image of Payroll employment up by 428,000 in April 2022; down by 1.2 million since February 2020

Payroll employment up by 428,000 in April 2022; down by 1.2 million since February 2020

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 428,000 in April 2022. Nonfarm employment in April was still 1.2 million below its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. In April 2022, employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 78,000 and is down by 1.4 million since February 2020. Manufacturing added 55,000 jobs in April. Since February 2020, manufacturing employment is down by 56,000.

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Number of unemployed people per job opening is 0.5 in March 2022

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