Figure 8. Index of labor productivity in single-family and multifamily new housing construction, includes subcontractor hours, 1987–2016 (base year 1987 = 100)
Year Single-family new housing construction Multifamily new housing construction

1987

100.00 100.00

1988

92.88 94.93

1989

87.73 106.47

1990

80.12 110.07

1991

77.84 112.56

1992

90.78 115.21

1993

95.75 87.65

1994

100.18 97.97

1995

92.66 111.23

1996

98.09 112.11

1997

95.52 109.53

1998

98.53 104.09

1999

95.17 103.49

2000

91.39 98.49

2001

90.86 101.71

2002

93.04 107.05

2003

106.54 115.59

2004

118.65 126.80

2005

125.44 137.09

2006

113.30 140.15

2007

95.31 138.35

2008

77.33 142.96

2009

64.82 123.71

2010

80.36 83.12

2011

84.75 94.02

2012

105.57 137.53

2013

118.03 167.11

2014

114.02 187.81

2015

120.30 202.30

2016

121.18 208.11

Note: Recession periods are July 1990 to March 1991, March 2001 to November 2001, and December 2007 to June 2009, as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.