May 3, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Nonfarm business labor productivity, first quarter 2012
Over-the-year change in hours, output, and labor productivity, nonfarm business sector, first quarter 2007–first quarter 2012
| Quarter |
Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year |
| Hours |
Output |
Labor productivity
(Output per hour) |
2007 I |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2007 II |
1.1 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2007 III |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2007 IV |
-0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2008 I |
-0.5 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2008 II |
-1.3 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2008 III |
-2.1 |
-1.9 |
0.2 |
2008 IV |
-4.4 |
-5.4 |
-1.1 |
2009 I |
-6.6 |
-6.7 |
-0.1 |
2009 II |
-8.2 |
-7.1 |
1.3 |
2009 III |
-8.3 |
-5.5 |
3.1 |
2009 IV |
-5.9 |
-0.9 |
5.3 |
2010 I |
-3.2 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
2010 II |
-0.2 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
2010 III |
1.5 |
4.7 |
3.2 |
2010 IV |
1.9 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
2011 I |
2.2 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
2011 II |
1.9 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
2011 III |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
2011 IV |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2012 I |
2.2 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Nonfarm business labor productivity, first quarter 2012.
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