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Nonfarm business labor productivity up 0.4 percent during first quarter of 2018
June 12, 2018
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 0.4 percent during the first quarter of 2018, as output increased 2.7 percent and hours worked increased 2.3 percent.
Percent change in nonfarm business productivity and costs, first quarter 2008–first quarter 2018, seasonally adjusted
Quarter
Hours worked
Output
Labor productivity
Q1 2008
-1.3%
-5.1%
-3.8%
Q2 2008
-1.9
2.0
4.1
Q3 2008
-4.3
-3.2
1.1
Q4 2008
-9.5
-11.8
-2.6
Q1 2009
-10.0
-7.3
3.0
Q2 2009
-8.5
-1.2
8.0
Q3 2009
-4.6
0.9
5.8
Q4 2009
0.2
5.1
4.9
Q1 2010
0.1
2.2
2.1
Q2 2010
3.2
4.7
1.4
Q3 2010
2.1
4.1
2.0
Q4 2010
2.1
3.8
1.7
Q1 2011
0.9
-2.5
-3.3
Q2 2011
3.1
4.5
1.3
Q3 2011
1.8
1.1
-0.7
Q4 2011
3.0
5.8
2.8
Q1 2012
3.3
3.9
0.6
Q2 2012
0.4
2.7
2.3
Q3 2012
1.8
1.0
-0.8
Q4 2012
1.9
0.2
-1.7
Q1 2013
1.9
2.8
0.9
Q2 2013
1.2
0.6
-0.6
Q3 2013
2.2
3.8
1.6
Q4 2013
1.4
5.6
4.1
Q1 2014
1.9
-1.4
-3.2
Q2 2014
3.2
5.8
2.5
Q3 2014
2.6
6.9
4.2
Q4 2014
4.5
2.3
-2.1
Q1 2015
0.9
4.0
3.0
Q2 2015
2.0
3.3
1.3
Q3 2015
0.1
1.3
1.2
Q4 2015
3.0
0.3
-2.7
Q1 2016
1.3
0.2
-1.1
Q2 2016
1.5
2.5
1.0
Q3 2016
0.9
3.3
2.4
Q4 2016
1.0
2.2
1.2
Q1 2017
1.5
1.8
0.2
Q2 2017
2.2
3.9
1.7
Q3 2017
1.3
4.0
2.6
Q4 2017
3.3
3.7
0.3
Q1 2018
2.3
2.7
0.4
Note: Data are percent change from previous quarter at annual rate. Data for the most recent quarter are preliminary.
Over the past decade, the quarterly changes in labor productivity have ranged from −3.8 percent (in the first quarter of 2008) to 8.0 percent (second quarter of 2009). Changes in output have ranged from −11.8 percent (fourth quarter of 2008) to 6.9 percent (third quarter 2014). Changes in hours worked have ranged from −10.0 percent (first quarter 2009) to 4.5 percent (fourth quarter 2014).
United States Department of Labor
