US nonfarm business sector labor productivity rose by 0.3% in Q1 2026, less than 0.8% in the preliminary estimate and compared to a 1.6% increase in the previous quarter. It is the smallest productivity gain in a year as output increased 1% and hours worked rose 0.7%, compared to 1.5% and 0.7% respectively in the first estimate. In the manufacturing sector, productivity surged by 3.2%, less than 3.6% in the previous release as output increased 3.3% and hours worked saw no growth. Durable manufacturing saw a 5.5% rise in productivity, in line with the preliminary estimate, reflecting a 5.8% increase in output and a 0.3% rise in hours worked. Nondurable manufacturing productivity increased by 0.9%, less than 2% initially expected, as output went up 0.5% and hours worked decreased 0.4%. Annually, US productivity rose by 2.8%, also below 2.9% in the first release, but the biggest annual gain since Q3 2024, reflecting an increase in output of 3.2% and a 0.4% rise in hours worked. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nonfarm Productivity QoQ in the United States decreased to 0.30 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 1.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Nonfarm Productivity QoQ in the United States averaged 2.22 percent from 1947 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20.90 percent in the second quarter of 2020 and a record low of -11.70 percent in the third quarter of 1947. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Nonfarm Productivity Qoq. United States Nonfarm Productivity QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.