Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices,
seasonally adjusted
Real
Year Output per Hours Compensa- compensa- Unit Unit non- Implicit
and hour of of all tion per tion per labor labor pay- price
quarter all persons Output persons hour (1) hour (2) costs ments (3) deflator (4)
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Indexes 1992=100
2007 I 134.7 164.7 122.2 173.4 121.5 128.7 135.1 131.1
II 136.3 167.0 122.5 174.0 120.6 127.6 138.3 131.5
III 138.7 169.2 122.0 175.8 121.2 126.8 140.5 131.8
IV 138.5 168.9 122.0 177.8 120.8 128.4 139.7 132.5
ANNUAL 137.0 167.5 122.2 175.2 121.0 127.9 138.4 131.7
2008 I 139.4 169.3 121.5 179.4 120.6 128.7 141.0 133.2
II 141.0 170.5 120.9 180.2 119.8 127.8 143.3 133.5
III 141.7 169.7 119.7 182.7 119.7 128.9 145.6 135.0
IV 141.5 165.8 117.1 r184.7 r123.7 r130.5 r143.4 135.2
ANNUAL r140.9 168.8 r119.8 r181.7 r120.8 r129.0 r143.3 134.2
2009 I r142.1 r162.6 r114.4 r186.8 r125.8 r131.5 r144.2 r136.2
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2007 I -0.6 -0.9 -0.2 4.2 0.3 4.8 1.2 3.4
II 4.8 5.8 0.9 1.3 -2.8 -3.3 9.7 1.5
III 7.0 5.5 -1.5 4.4 2.0 -2.5 6.4 0.9
IV -0.5 -0.7 -0.2 4.4 -1.2 5.0 -2.3 2.1
ANNUAL 1.4 2.0 0.5 4.1 1.3 2.7 1.2 2.1
2008 I 2.6 0.9 -1.7 3.7 -0.8 1.1 3.8 2.1
II 4.7 2.8 -1.7 1.7 -2.7 -2.8 6.9 0.9
III 2.2 -1.9 -3.9 5.7 -0.4 3.5 6.4 4.7
IV -0.6 -8.8 -8.3 r4.5 r14.0 r5.1 r-5.9 0.6
ANNUAL 2.8 0.8 -1.9 3.7 r-0.2 0.9 3.5 1.9
2009 I r1.6 r-7.6 -9.0 r4.6 r7.1 r3.0 r2.4 r2.8
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2007 I -0.1 0.9 1.0 4.1 1.7 4.2 -0.3 2.5
II 0.5 1.6 1.1 4.2 1.5 3.6 -0.2 2.1
III 2.6 2.9 0.3 4.7 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.8
IV 2.6 2.4 -0.3 3.6 -0.4 0.9 3.6 2.0
ANNUAL 1.4 2.0 0.5 4.1 1.3 2.7 1.2 2.1
2008 I 3.5 2.8 -0.6 3.5 -0.7 0.0 4.3 1.6
II 3.4 2.1 -1.3 3.6 -0.7 0.1 3.6 1.5
III 2.2 0.3 -1.9 3.9 -1.3 1.6 3.6 2.4
IV 2.2 -1.8 -4.0 r3.9 r2.3 r1.7 r2.7 2.1
ANNUAL 2.8 0.8 -1.9 3.7 r-0.2 0.9 3.5 1.9
2009 I r1.9 r-4.0 -5.8 r4.1 r4.3 r2.2 r2.3 2.2
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See footnotes following Table 6. June 4, 2009
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: June 04, 2009
