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Productivity

Latest Numbers

Labor Productivity and Costs: Major Sectors

RSS
NONFARM BUSINESS SECTOR:

Labor productivity (output per hour) -1.5%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Hourly compensation +5.0%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Unit labor costs +6.6%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Real value-added output -0.2%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Hours worked +1.3%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

MANUFACTURING SECTOR:

Labor productivity (output per hour) +4.4%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Hourly compensation +6.4%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Unit labor costs +2.0%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Real sectoral output +4.8%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data

Hours worked +0.4%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2025 Historical Data



Total Factor Productivity

RSS
PRIVATE BUSINESS SECTOR:

Total factor productivity +1.3% in 2024 Historical Data

PRIVATE NONFARM BUSINESS SECTOR:

Total factor productivity +1.3% in 2024 Historical Data

MANUFACTURING SECTOR:

Total factor productivity -3.2% in 2023 Historical Data