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Labor Productivity
Output produced per hour worked, as an index.
120.0
Index 2017=100 · latest, Apr 2026
vs prior quarter▲ 0.4%
vs year ago▲ 2.2%
| Year | Labor Productivity |
|---|---|
| 1947 | 23.0 |
| 1948 | 23.2 |
| 1949 | 24.1 |
| 1950 | 25.8 |
| 1951 | 26.4 |
| 1952 | 26.9 |
| 1953 | 27.2 |
| 1954 | 28.3 |
| 1955 | 28.9 |
| 1956 | 29.0 |
| 1957 | 29.8 |
| 1958 | 31.0 |
| 1959 | 31.3 |
| 1960 | 31.3 |
| 1961 | 33.4 |
| 1962 | 34.6 |
| 1963 | 35.8 |
| 1964 | 36.2 |
| 1965 | 38.3 |
| 1966 | 38.9 |
| 1967 | 39.7 |
| 1968 | 40.9 |
| 1969 | 40.7 |
| 1970 | 41.7 |
| 1971 | 43.1 |
| 1972 | 45.2 |
| 1973 | 45.6 |
| 1974 | 45.3 |
| 1975 | 46.9 |
| 1976 | 48.3 |
| 1977 | 48.7 |
| 1978 | 50.1 |
| 1979 | 49.4 |
| 1980 | 49.8 |
| 1981 | 49.9 |
| 1982 | 50.2 |
| 1983 | 52.4 |
| 1984 | 53.2 |
| 1985 | 54.4 |
| 1986 | 55.6 |
| 1987 | 56.3 |
| 1988 | 56.9 |
| 1989 | 57.4 |
| 1990 | 57.9 |
| 1991 | 59.8 |
| 1992 | 62.4 |
| 1993 | 62.1 |
| 1994 | 62.6 |
| 1995 | 63.3 |
| 1996 | 64.6 |
| 1997 | 66.2 |
| 1998 | 68.6 |
| 1999 | 71.5 |
| 2000 | 73.4 |
| 2001 | 75.6 |
| 2002 | 77.7 |
| 2003 | 82.1 |
| 2004 | 83.4 |
| 2005 | 84.8 |
| 2006 | 85.7 |
| 2007 | 87.7 |
| 2008 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 93.6 |
| 2010 | 95.0 |
| 2011 | 94.6 |
| 2012 | 94.9 |
| 2013 | 96.8 |
| 2014 | 97.1 |
| 2015 | 97.8 |
| 2016 | 99.3 |
| 2017 | 101.0 |
| 2018 | 101.5 |
| 2019 | 105.1 |
| 2020 | 110.6 |
| 2021 | 111.6 |
| 2022 | 110.0 |
| 2023 | 113.9 |
| 2024 | 116.4 |
| 2025 | 119.3 |
| 2026 | 120.0 |
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Source: FRED · OPHNFB · series · Jan 1947 to Apr 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Aug 12, 2026 from FRED.
Output produced per hour worked, as an index.
Nonfarm business sector real output per hour of all persons, indexed to 2017=100.
Source: FRED · Apr 2026 · Full lesson → Learn
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- Real GDP per Capita Output per person, a related long-run measure.
- Real Wage Growth (YoY) Whether pay is tracking output per hour.