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

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.

Graph and download economic data for Manufacturing Sector: Labor Productivity (MPU9900063) from 1988 to 2023 about productivity, sector, labor, manufacturing, rate, and USA.

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.

In the United States, the manufacturing sector productivity increased by 4.5 percent during the first quarter of 2025. The data are seasonally adjusted at annual rates. Productivity describes the relationship between real output and the labor time involved in its production. They show the changes from period to period in the amount of goods and services produced per hour.

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.

Denmark: GDP per hour worked, index relative to the U.S.: The latest value from 2022 is 113.88 index points, an increase from 111.06 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 81.93 index points, based on data from 37 countries. Historically, the average for Denmark from 1970 to 2022 is 90.32 index points. The minimum value, 67.55 index points, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 113.88 index points was recorded in 2022.

This dataset provides values for PRODUCTIVITY reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

A survey conducted in 2022 found that members of Generation Z were the least likely to say they were just as productive when working from home versus working in the office. In contrast, nearly ***** times the number of Baby Boomers said they were just as productive working from home versus the office.

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.

In 2022, the gross domestic product per hour worked in the United States amounted to ****** constant 2010 PPP U.S. dollars. This is a decrease from the previous year when GDP per hour worked amounted to ****** U.S. dollars. See the US GDP for further information.

The average for 2022 based on 3 countries was 62.5 USD per hour worked. The highest value was in the USA: 91.5 USD per hour worked and the lowest value was in Mexico: 24 USD per hour worked. The indicator is available from 1971 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Mexico is expected to see its labor productivity drop by some 3.8 percent by the year 2030 due to the impacts of climate change. The loss in productivity would increase further by 2100, surpassing 12.3 percent in comparison to the average productivity between 1986 and 2006. By contrast, in Nicaragua and Panama climate change is projected to impact labour productivity up to 17.2 percent over the same period of time.

In 2021, the minimum wage in the United States would be ***** U.S. dollars an hour if it grew with productivity. However, the current federal minimum wage in the United States **** U.S. dollars an hour and has remained unchanged since 2009.

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.

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 average for 2022 based on 3 countries was 27.1 USD per hour worked. The highest value was in Chile: 35.6 USD per hour worked and the lowest value was in Colombia: 21.6 USD per hour worked. The indicator is available from 1971 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Switzerland: GDP per hour worked, index relative to the U.S.: The latest value from 2022 is 109.87 index points, an increase from 104.85 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 81.93 index points, based on data from 37 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1970 to 2022 is 101.29 index points. The minimum value, 87.56 index points, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 110.46 index points was recorded in 1980.

Production data were generated using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from the Thematic Mapper Suite from 1984 to 2021 at 250 m resolution. The NDVI is converted to production estimates using two regression formulas depending on the level of the NDVI; there is one equation for lower values (and thus lower production values) and one for higher values.This raster dataset yields estimates of annual production of rangeland vegetation and should be useful for understanding trends and variability in forage resources.The Rangeland Productivity data can be downloaded here:https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/rangelands/index.php