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Nonfarm business productivity up 1.4 percent from first quarter 2024 to first quarter 2025
May 15, 2025
From the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, nonfarm business labor productivity increased 1.4 percent, reflecting a 2.2-percent increase in output and a 0.8-percent increase in hours worked. Over-the-year productivity growth has slowed since its recent peak a year earlier when it rose 3.3 percent from the first quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024.
Percent change in productivity measures from same quarter in previous year, first quarter 2015 to first quarter 2025
Quarter
Nonfarm business
Manufacturing
Labor productivity
Output
Hours worked
Labor productivity
Output
Hours worked
Q1 2015
1.8
5.2
3.4
-2.0
0.3
2.3
Q2 2015
1.6
4.2
2.6
-1.9
-1.2
0.7
Q3 2015
1.0
3.0
1.9
-1.9
-1.2
0.7
Q4 2015
0.7
2.4
1.6
-1.2
-1.7
-0.4
Q1 2016
0.6
2.0
1.4
0.1
-0.3
-0.4
Q2 2016
0.2
1.5
1.4
-0.5
-0.1
0.5
Q3 2016
0.2
2.0
1.7
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
Q4 2016
1.5
2.6
1.1
0.6
0.2
-0.4
Q1 2017
1.2
2.5
1.2
-0.6
-0.4
0.2
Q2 2017
1.2
2.8
1.6
0.3
0.3
0.0
Q3 2017
1.7
3.0
1.3
-1.3
-0.3
0.9
Q4 2017
1.8
3.7
1.9
-1.2
0.9
2.1
Q1 2018
1.9
4.1
2.1
-0.4
1.6
2.0
Q2 2018
1.9
3.9
1.9
0.0
1.9
1.9
Q3 2018
1.4
3.6
2.2
1.2
3.0
1.8
Q4 2018
0.4
2.3
1.8
0.2
1.4
1.2
Q1 2019
1.0
2.3
1.3
-1.0
-0.3
0.7
Q2 2019
1.6
2.7
1.1
-2.7
-2.1
0.6
Q3 2019
2.4
3.4
0.9
-3.0
-3.0
0.0
Q4 2019
3.6
4.0
0.4
-2.6
-3.3
-0.7
Q1 2020
2.2
1.1
-1.1
-1.7
-3.7
-2.1
Q2 2020
6.5
-9.3
-14.9
-2.4
-15.9
-13.8
Q3 2020
7.0
-1.7
-8.2
1.9
-6.1
-7.9
Q4 2020
5.2
-1.0
-5.9
1.8
-3.7
-5.3
Q1 2021
6.5
2.7
-3.6
1.6
-1.9
-3.4
Q2 2021
1.6
15.6
13.8
4.8
15.1
9.9
Q3 2021
-0.6
6.0
6.6
0.4
4.3
3.8
Q4 2021
0.9
6.8
5.9
0.2
3.7
3.4
Q1 2022
-1.1
4.4
5.6
-0.3
4.3
4.6
Q2 2022
-1.9
2.5
4.5
-1.4
3.4
4.8
Q3 2022
-1.4
2.3
3.7
-1.6
2.7
4.4
Q4 2022
-1.4
1.0
2.4
-2.0
0.6
2.6
Q1 2023
0.0
2.1
2.1
-1.3
0.0
1.4
Q2 2023
1.7
2.8
1.1
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
Q3 2023
2.9
3.4
0.5
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
Q4 2023
3.1
3.3
0.2
1.3
-0.3
-1.5
Q1 2024
3.3
3.0
-0.3
1.2
-0.6
-1.7
Q2 2024
3.0
3.2
0.2
0.4
-0.3
-0.7
Q3 2024
2.5
2.8
0.3
0.7
-0.4
-1.0
Q4 2024
2.1
2.6
0.6
0.3
-0.4
-0.7
Q1 2025
1.4
2.2
0.8
1.5
1.1
-0.4
In manufacturing, labor productivity increased 1.5 percent from the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a 1.1-percent increase in output and a 0.4-percent decrease in hours worked.
These data are from the Productivity program and are subject to revision. See "Productivity and Costs — First Quarter, Preliminary" to learn more. Also see charts on productivity and costs. Labor productivity, or output per hour, is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours worked for all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers.
United States Department of Labor
