BLS: Productivity Up 2.2% From Second Quarter 2025 to Second Quarter 2026
August 12, 2026
August 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily on Aug. 11, 2026:
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Productivity up 2.2 percent from second quarter 2025 to second quarter 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.2 percent from the same quarter a year ago, as output increased 2.5 percent and hours worked went up 0.2 percent. Unit labor costs in the nonfarm . . .
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Productivity up 2.2 percent from second quarter 2025 to second quarter 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.2 percent from the same quarter a year ago, as output increased 2.5 percent and hours worked went up 0.2 percent. Unit labor costs in the nonfarm . . .