Figure 7. Labor productivity versus real hourly compensation, by state, average annual percent change, 2007–17
State Labor productivity growth Real hourly compensation growth

Alabama

1.0 0.9

Alaska

0.4 0.8

Arizona

0.4 0.9

Arkansas

0.8 0.6

California

1.7 0.8

Colorado

1.6 0.7

Connecticut

-0.5 0.0

Delaware

0.6 0.6

District of Columbia

0.4 0.4

Florida

0.6 0.7

Georgia

0.9 0.9

Hawaii

1.0 0.5

Idaho

1.3 0.7

Illinois

0.7 0.5

Indiana

0.5 0.7

Iowa

0.6 0.7

Kansas

1.3 0.5

Kentucky

1.0 1.1

Louisiana

-0.7 0.5

Maine

0.3 0.4

Maryland

1.5 0.7

Massachusetts

1.4 0.7

Michigan

0.4 0.4

Minnesota

1.0 0.6

Mississippi

0.5 0.5

Missouri

0.8 0.3

Montana

1.5 1.7

Nebraska

1.1 0.5

Nevada

0.3 0.7

New Hampshire

1.1 0.4

New Jersey

0.5 0.0

New Mexico

1.4 0.7

New York

1.0 -0.1

North Carolina

0.7 0.7

North Dakota

3.1 2.1

Ohio

0.8 0.3

Oklahoma

1.6 0.7

Oregon

1.7 0.6

Pennsylvania

1.5 0.5

Rhode Island

1.0 0.9

South Carolina

1.1 0.9

South Dakota

1.0 1.1

Tennessee

1.1 0.4

Texas

1.1 0.6

Utah

0.8 0.7

Vermont

1.4 0.6

Virginia

1.0 0.6

Washington

1.7 1.0

West Virginia

1.1 0.5

Wisconsin

0.5 0.2

Wyoming

0.1 0.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.