September 10, 2010
Second quarter 2010 productivity growth revised downward
Previous and revised productivity and related measures, nonfarm business, second quarter 2010 (quarterly percent change at seasonally adjusted annual rates)
Measure |
Quarterly percent change at annual rate |
Previous |
Revised |
Productivity
(Output per hour) |
−0.9 |
−1.8 |
Output |
2.6 |
1.6 |
Hours |
3.6 |
3.5 |
Unit labor costs |
0.2 |
1.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, Second quarter 2010 productivity growth revised downward.
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