Productivity in the United States decreased to 115.49 points in the first quarter of 2025 from 115.73 points in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - United States Productivity - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about US Labour Productivity Growth

• United States Labour Productivity dropped by 2.49 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 2.65 % in the previous quarter
• US Labour Productivity Growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1949 to Dec 2024, averaging at 1.59 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.69 % in Dec 1950 and a record low of -2.69 % in Mar 1974

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from quarterly Real GDP and monthly Employment. The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides Real GDP in USD, at 2017 prices. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides Employment

Graph and download economic data for Nonfarm Business Sector: Labor Productivity (Output per Hour) for All Workers (OPHNFB) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about per hour, output, headline figure, sector, nonfarm, business, real, persons, and USA.

This graph shows the average annual growth rate in the manufacturing sector labor productivity in the United States from 1960 to 2013. Manufacturing sector labor productivity increased at 3.9 percent annual rate from 2010 through 2013.

Nonfarm Productivity QoQ in the United States decreased to -1.50 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 1.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Nonfarm Productivity Qoq.

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In the United States, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased by 2.2 percent in the third quarter of 2024. The data are seasonally adjusted at annual rates. Productivity is the output per hour of all persons.

This data package includes the underlying data and files to replicate the calculations, charts, and tables presented in Effects of Low Productivity Growth on Fiscal Sustainability in the United States, PIIE Working Paper 18-9.

If you use the data, please cite as: Sheiner, Louise. (2018). Effects of Low Productivity Growth on Fiscal Sustainability in the United States. PIIE Working Paper 18-9. Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Increased productivity is the main contributor to growth in U.S. agriculture. This data set provides estimates of productivity growth in the U.S. farm sector for the 1948-2011 period, and estimates of the growth and relative levels of productivity across the States for the period 1960-2004.

Key information about China Labour Productivity Growth

• China Labour Productivity improved by 5.84 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 4.43 % in the previous year
• China Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1953 to Dec 2024, averaging at 7.34 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 15.12 % in Dec 1970 and a record low of -26.48 % in Dec 1961

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from annual Real GDP Index and annual Employment. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Real GDP, at 1978 prices. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security provides Employment. Employment excludes Foreign Nationals working within the country. Real GDP prior to 1979 is based on Real GDP PY=100.


Further information about China Labour Productivity Growth

• In the latest reports, China Population reached 1,408.28 Person mn in Dec 2024
• Its Unemployment Rate remained the same at 5.10 % in Dec 2024
• Monthly Earnings of China stood at 1,392.46 USD in Dec 2023
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 65.83 % in Dec 2023

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United States CBO Projection: Labor Productivity Growth data was reported at 1.500 % in 2048. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.500 % for 2047. United States CBO Projection: Labor Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.500 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2048, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.500 % in 1992 and a record low of 0.100 % in 2011. United States CBO Projection: Labor Productivity Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Congressional Budget Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G072: Real Total Factor Productivity: Projection: Congressional Budget Office.

Graph and download economic data for Business Sector: Labor Productivity (Output per Hour) for All Workers (PRS84006091) from Q1 1948 to Q1 2025 about per hour, productivity, output, sector, business, real, persons, rate, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Manufacturing Sector: Labor Productivity (Output per Hour) for All Workers (OPHMFG) from Q1 1987 to Q1 2025 about per hour, output, sector, manufacturing, real, persons, and USA.

The more powerful the artificial intelligence (AI) used, the more impressive the benefits on labor productivity will be. This is consistent for those companies adopting AI over a ** year period, with ** year and ** year periods all both demonstrating a far slower increase in productivity. The displacement of labor is far less drastic if companies are willing to employ more powerful AI models.

US: Multifactor Productivity: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data was reported at -2.089 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.241 % for 2021. US: Multifactor Productivity: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.022 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2022, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.471 % in 1992 and a record low of -2.089 % in 2022. US: Multifactor Productivity: Capital Stock Output Ratio: % Point Contribution to Labour Productivity Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.PDB: Multifactor and Capital Productivity: OECD Member: Annual.

Generative AI will have a much greater impact on U.S. productivity if adapted in early scenarios rather than later scenarios. This is consistent with the overall requirement to shift labor hours to more effective use as automation increases between 2022 and 2040. The U.S. would see nearly a doubling of productivity growth in the late automation scenario with the use of generative AI.

This file contains the raw series used for the paper "Will the New Technologies Turn the Page on U.S. Productivity Growth?"

Data includes utilization adjusted TFP series from J. Fernald retrieved December 6, 2016 from https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/indicators-data/total-factor-productivity-tfp/ and counts of English language listings on Amazon.com in the category Computer and technology books from 1995Q4-2016Q3

This dataset provides estimates of productivity growth in the U.S. farm sector for 1948-2019, including indices of farm output, input, and total factor productivity for the United States. All the data is measured as a percentage in this dataset.