{"id":"us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","canonicalSlug":"us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","language":"en","title":"U.S. nonfarm productivity grows at a 1.4% annualized rate in second quarter","summary":"Revised BLS data show output grew faster than hours worked, while unit labour costs increased.","body":["Nonfarm business labour productivity rose at a 1.4% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2026, the revised estimate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. Output increased 1.7% and hours worked 0.3%; productivity was 2.2% higher than a year earlier.","Unit labour costs rose at a 1.2% annualized rate in the quarter, reflecting hourly compensation growth of 2.6%. These quarterly rates are seasonally adjusted and annualized, not quarter-on-quarter levels."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"U.S. nonfarm productivity grows at a 1.4% annualized rate in second quarter\n\nRevised BLS data show output grew faster than hours worked, while unit labour costs increased.\n\nNonfarm business labour productivity rose at a 1.4% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2026, the revised estimate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. Output increased 1.7% and hours worked 0.3%; productivity was 2.2% higher than a year earlier.\n\nUnit labour costs rose at a 1.2% annualized rate in the quarter, reflecting hourly compensation growth of 2.6%. These quarterly rates are seasonally adjusted and annualized, not quarter-on-quarter levels.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-03","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-03","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:34:33Z","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/prod2_09032026.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-03"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/us-labor-productivity-gains-second-quarter-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}