Labor productivity in the US nonfarm business sector rose 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2025, slowing from a sharp 5.2% increase in the previous quarter but exceeding market expectations of a 1.9% gain, according to preliminary estimates. Output expanded by 2.6%, down from a 5.4% rise in the third quarter, while hours worked edged down by 0.2% after increasing 0.2% in the prior period. Meanwhile, manufacturing productivity fell 1.9% during the quarter as output dropped 2.2% and hours worked declined 0.3%. Productivity in durable goods manufacturing decreased 3.0%, reflecting lower output and higher hours worked, while nondurable manufacturing productivity slipped 0.2% as both output and hours worked fell. On a year-over-year basis, nonfarm business productivity also rose 2.8% in Q4. For the full year 2025, average productivity growth came in at 2.2%, moderating notably from the 3.0% increase recorded in 2024. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nonfarm Productivity QoQ in the United States decreased to 2.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 5.20 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Nonfarm Productivity QoQ in the United States averaged 2.22 percent from 1947 until 2025, 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 March of 2026.