Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in United States
United States: Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable was 83.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.53
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 130 countries
All-time high
83.53
in 2023
All-time low
21.58
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in United States, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 83.53 for labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in United States peaked at 83.53 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.58, in 1950.
That places United States 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.58 | — |
| 1951 | 21.86 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 22.34 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 23.1 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 23.75 | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 24.77 | +4.3% |
| 1956 | 24.93 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 25.72 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 26.41 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 27.3 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 27.87 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 28.77 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 29.74 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 30.82 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 31.79 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 32.72 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 33.61 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 34.02 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 34.99 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 35.25 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 35.99 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 37.39 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 38.38 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 39.45 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 38.95 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 39.96 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 41.02 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 41.51 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 41.98 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.2 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 42.21 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 43.04 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 42.84 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 43.92 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 44.87 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 45.43 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 46.38 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 46.6 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 47.21 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 47.6 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 48.25 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 48.75 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 50.64 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 51.02 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.54 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 52 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 53.23 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.38 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 55.81 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 57.53 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 59.15 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 60.27 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.88 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 63.8 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 65.51 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 66.79 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 67.34 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.14 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 68.96 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 71.02 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 72.94 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 72.99 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.44 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 74.14 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 74.59 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.99 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.3 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.11 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.83 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.74 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.08 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 82.3 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.95 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.53 | +1.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 83.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.52, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.18 | 21.58 | 27.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.96 | 27.87 | 35.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.68 | 35.99 | 42.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.01 | 42.21 | 47.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.31 | 48.25 | 57.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.29 | 59.15 | 71.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.91 | 72.94 | 77.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.22 | 81.08 | 83.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in United States?
- Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in United States was 83.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor productivity per hour pennworldtable recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 83.53 in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor productivity per hour pennworldtable recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.58 in 1950.
- How does United States rank for labor productivity per hour pennworldtable?
- United States ranks 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor productivity per hour pennworldtable rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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