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Table 1. Recent labor productivity, unit labor costs, and related data

Table 1. Recent labor productivity, unit labor costs, and related data
Industry 2017 NAICS code 2022
Employment
(thousands)
Percent change, 2021-2022
Labor productivity Unit labor costs Output Hours worked Labor compensation

Utilities

Utilities

22

553.6 1.9 2.7 3.5 1.5 6.2

Utilities

221

553.6 1.9 2.7 3.5 1.5 6.2

Power generation and supply

2211

384.3 1.6 2.4 3.0 1.4 5.5

Natural gas distribution

2212

112.8 3.8 1.9 5.5 1.7 7.5

Water, sewage and other systems

2213

56.5 -4.5 14.3 -2.6 2.0 11.4

Transportation and Warehousing

Air transportation

481

502.7 13.9 -9.2 33.3 17.1 21.0

Line-haul railroads

482111

134.6 -8.2 10.6 -0.3 8.6 10.3

Truck transportation

484

1,834.8 -1.2 13.5 0.4 1.6 14.0

General freight trucking

4841

1,351.6 -2.1 14.0 0.4 2.5 14.5

General freight trucking, local

48411

377.8 -2.0 11.2 2.4 4.5 13.8

General freight trucking, long-distance

48412

973.8 -1.7 14.7 0.0 1.7 14.7

Specialized freight trucking

4842

483.2 1.5 12.1 0.7 -0.9 12.8

Postal service(1)

491

604.9 -5.4 -0.7 -6.2 -0.8 -6.9

Postal service(1)

4911

604.9 -5.4 -0.7 -6.2 -0.8 -6.9

Couriers and messengers

492

1,312.5 -3.9 8.7 -3.4 0.6 5.1

Warehousing and storage

493

1,944.5 -9.6 19.9 1.8 12.6 22.1

Warehousing and storage

4931

1,944.5 -9.6 19.9 1.8 12.6 22.1

Information

Publishing

511

904.4 0.9 -4.9 10.9 9.9 5.4

Newspaper, book, and directory publishers

5111

268.1 -1.8 -4.3 -1.8 0.1 -6.0

Newspaper publishers

51111

103.5 6.7 -8.1 -1.5 -7.7 -9.4

Periodical publishers

51112

75.1 -0.5 -4.2 -1.6 -1.1 -5.8

Software publishers

5112

636.3 0.4 -6.1 14.7 14.2 7.6

Broadcasting, except Internet

515

240.6 0.4 -6.0 0.8 0.3 -5.3

Radio and television broadcasting

5151

192.4 -0.4 -6.7 -0.2 0.2 -6.9

Cable and other subscription programming

5152

48.2 -1.9 -1.9 -1.1 0.8 -3.0

Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers

5173

578.7 3.5 -0.1 -0.2 -3.6 -0.3

Wired telecommunications carriers

517311

483.8 0.1 5.4 -3.4 -3.5 1.8

Wireless telecommunications carriers

517312

94.9 8.4 -8.8 3.8 -4.2 -5.4

Finance and Insurance

Commercial banking

52211

1,367.5 2.2 3.7 0.4 -1.8 4.0

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing

53212

92.0 3.4 9.5 2.0 -1.3 11.8

Professional and Technical Services

Accounting and bookkeeping services

5412

1,273.5 2.6 5.1 9.5 6.7 15.0

Accounting and bookkeeping services

54121

1,273.5 2.6 5.1 9.5 6.7 15.0

Engineering services

54133

1,119.8 2.9 2.8 8.3 5.2 11.4

Administrative and Waste Services

Travel arrangement and reservation services

5615

200.5 15.5 7.6 42.9 23.7 53.7

Health Care and Social Assistance

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

6215

337.0 -6.8 6.7 -5.1 1.8 1.3

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Amusement parks and arcades

7131

207.4 16.3 10.5 27.0 9.2 40.3

Gambling industries

7132

113.8 -2.0 33.1 2.4 4.5 36.3

Accommodation and Food Services

Food services and drinking places

722

11,984.0 -0.3 13.3 7.5 7.8 21.7

Restaurants and other eating places

72251

10,731.5 0.2 12.6 6.4 6.1 19.8

Full-service restaurants

722511

5,217.1 -2.1 15.2 7.6 9.9 23.9

Limited-service eating places

722513,4,5

5,514.4 0.7 11.1 3.4 2.7 14.9

Other Services

Automotive repair and maintenance

8111

1,256.4 -4.0 14.5 2.6 6.9 17.5

Drycleaning and laundry services

8123

268.4 -13.6 22.6 -3.0 12.3 18.9

Footnotes
(1) For NAICS industries 491 and 4911, annual percent changes are for the fiscal year ending in September.

Last Modified Date: June 29, 2023