Data behind: US productivity vs. real hourly compensation (nonfarm business)

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US productivity vs. real hourly compensation (nonfarm business)

How it's computed: BLS series via FRED. EPI's well-known 'gap' chart uses a different (typical-worker) pay measure, so its gap is larger. Values exactly as published by the source (rounded).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (OPHNFB, COMPRNFB) · link [2]
As of: 1 Apr 2026 · fetched 24 Oct 2026

266 rows

Year / date	Output per hour (Index, 2017 = 100)	Real hourly compensation (Index, 2017 = 100)
1960-01-01	32.007	50.69
1960-04-01	31.508	50.713
1960-07-01	31.696	50.983
1960-10-01	31.277	50.867
1961-01-01	31.681	51.215
1961-04-01	32.514	51.951
1961-07-01	33.067	52.137
1961-10-01	33.351	52.445
1962-01-01	33.896	53.074
1962-04-01	33.761	53.233
1962-07-01	34.323	53.456
1962-10-01	34.575	53.808
1963-01-01	34.679	54.171
1963-04-01	34.942	54.345
1963-07-01	35.799	54.567
1963-10-01	35.775	55.039
1964-01-01	35.999	54.641
1964-04-01	36.196	55.16
1964-07-01	36.569	55.762
1964-10-01	36.216	55.913
1965-01-01	36.735	55.974
1965-04-01	36.905	55.99
1965-07-01	37.655	56.415
1965-10-01	38.308	56.952
1966-01-01	38.83	57.407
1966-04-01	38.561	57.801
1966-07-01	38.688	58.127
1966-10-01	38.928	58.429
1967-01-01	39.236	59.065
1967-04-01	39.38	59.655
1967-07-01	39.581	59.861
1967-10-01	39.695	60.02
1968-01-01	40.581	61.031
1968-04-01	40.961	61.426
1968-07-01	40.977	61.593
1968-10-01	40.879	62.047
1969-01-01	41.204	62.135
1969-04-01	40.867	62.159
1969-07-01	40.909	62.406
1969-10-01	40.703	62.644
1970-01-01	40.829	62.767
1970-04-01	41.426	62.876
1970-07-01	42.076	63.239
1970-10-01	41.69	62.941
1971-01-01	42.925	63.706
1971-04-01	43.047	64.051
1971-07-01	43.454	64.291
1971-10-01	43.077	64.26
1972-01-01	43.751	65.515
1972-04-01	44.613	65.859
1972-07-01	44.869	66.202
1972-10-01	45.248	66.761
1973-01-01	46.272	67.46
1973-04-01	46.289	67.001
1973-07-01	45.855	66.841
1973-10-01	45.57	66.509
1974-01-01	45.46	66.051
1974-04-01	45.324	66.001
1974-07-01	44.859	66.094
1974-10-01	45.259	65.88
1975-01-01	45.595	66.423
1975-04-01	46.319	67.024
1975-07-01	46.885	66.87
1975-10-01	46.936	66.737
1976-01-01	47.631	67.251
1976-04-01	48.069	67.906
1976-07-01	48.182	68.241
1976-10-01	48.32	68.694
1977-01-01	48.632	68.736
1977-04-01	48.831	68.938
1977-07-01	49.343	69.317
1977-10-01	48.715	69.492
1978-01-01	48.743	70.251
1978-04-01	49.712	69.936
1978-07-01	49.743	70.007
1978-10-01	50.07	70.369
1979-01-01	49.615	70.555
1979-04-01	49.523	70.275
1979-07-01	49.463	69.974
1979-10-01	49.405	69.986
1980-01-01	49.639	69.736
1980-04-01	49.122	69.905
1980-07-01	49.316	69.984
1980-10-01	49.817	70.191
1981-01-01	50.584	70.001
1981-04-01	49.93	69.905
1981-07-01	50.397	70.036
1981-10-01	49.862	69.974
1982-01-01	49.612	70.947
1982-04-01	49.626	70.748
1982-07-01	49.724	70.627
1982-10-01	50.161	70.885
1983-01-01	50.843	71.196
1983-04-01	51.956	71.024
1983-07-01	52.08	70.732
1983-10-01	52.38	70.887
1984-01-01	52.633	70.735
1984-04-01	52.926	70.837
1984-07-01	53.149	71.306
1984-10-01	53.208	71.287
1985-01-01	53.378	71.572
1985-04-01	53.546	71.623
1985-07-01	54.228	72.23
1985-10-01	54.445	72.906
1986-01-01	55.09	73.595
1986-04-01	55.522	74.832
1986-07-01	55.759	75.347
1986-10-01	55.639	75.861
1987-01-01	55.376	75.336
1987-04-01	55.749	75.083
1987-07-01	55.761	75.114
1987-10-01	56.319	75.404
1988-01-01	56.533	76.229
1988-04-01	56.686	76.347
1988-07-01	56.806	76.411
1988-10-01	56.869	76.286
1989-01-01	56.967	75.728
1989-04-01	57.132	74.905
1989-07-01	57.398	75.044
1989-10-01	57.404	75.444
1990-01-01	57.936	75.689
1990-04-01	58.338	76.463
1990-07-01	58.531	76.231
1990-10-01	57.922	75.627
1991-01-01	58.101	75.667
1991-04-01	59.047	76.766
1991-07-01	59.553	77.218
1991-10-01	59.836	77.683
1992-01-01	61.018	79.284
1992-04-01	61.527	79.471
1992-07-01	62.088	79.892
1992-10-01	62.447	79.703
1993-01-01	61.916	78.732
1993-04-01	61.551	78.734
1993-07-01	61.831	78.469
1993-10-01	62.068	78.498
1994-01-01	62.24	77.818
1994-04-01	62.299	78.053
1994-07-01	61.947	77.439
1994-10-01	62.601	77.684
1995-01-01	62.642	77.667
1995-04-01	62.935	77.716
1995-07-01	62.93	77.791
1995-10-01	63.274	78.03
1996-01-01	63.666	78.28
1996-04-01	64.284	78.337
1996-07-01	64.522	78.531
1996-10-01	64.587	78.373
1997-01-01	64.447	78.82
1997-04-01	65.399	79.346
1997-07-01	65.925	79.782
1997-10-01	66.246	80.832
1998-01-01	66.859	82.069
1998-04-01	67.196	82.867
1998-07-01	68.104	83.83
1998-10-01	68.628	83.952
1999-01-01	69.579	85.138
1999-04-01	69.834	84.872
1999-07-01	70.469	84.945
1999-10-01	71.516	86.02
2000-01-01	71.222	88.149
2000-04-01	72.657	87.696
2000-07-01	72.587	88.576
2000-10-01	73.353	88.473
2001-01-01	72.94	89.583
2001-04-01	74.193	89.313
2001-07-01	74.611	89.158
2001-10-01	75.555	90.091
2002-01-01	77.138	90.172
2002-04-01	77.259	90.267
2002-07-01	77.852	90.247
2002-10-01	77.749	89.928
2003-01-01	78.511	89.547
2003-04-01	79.545	91.259
2003-07-01	81.295	91.947
2003-10-01	82.068	92.89
2004-01-01	81.825	91.907
2004-04-01	82.678	92.947
2004-07-01	83.061	94.071
2004-10-01	83.433	93.425
2005-01-01	84.324	93.528
2005-04-01	84.249	93.507
2005-07-01	84.825	93.329
2005-10-01	84.834	93.01
2006-01-01	85.416	94.268
2006-04-01	85.322	93.57
2006-07-01	85.157	92.961
2006-10-01	85.708	94.816
2007-01-01	86.014	96.047
2007-04-01	86.272	94.915
2007-07-01	87.03	94.735
2007-10-01	87.716	94.728
2008-01-01	87.136	94.591
2008-04-01	88.158	93.532
2008-07-01	88.374	93.071
2008-10-01	87.901	96.489
2009-01-01	88.901	94.543
2009-04-01	90.943	96.532
2009-07-01	92.392	96.48
2009-10-01	93.644	96.171
2010-01-01	93.743	95.086
2010-04-01	94.055	96.265
2010-07-01	94.663	96.557
2010-10-01	94.963	96.098
2011-01-01	94.262	96.881
2011-04-01	94.321	94.949
2011-07-01	94.147	95.088
2011-10-01	94.6	93.257
2012-01-01	95.077	94.939
2012-04-01	95.572	95.228
2012-07-01	95.291	94.783
2012-10-01	94.932	96.558
2013-01-01	95.397	94.71
2013-04-01	95.16	95.446
2013-07-01	95.837	94.706
2013-10-01	96.761	95.111
2014-01-01	95.957	96.315
2014-04-01	96.579	95.265
2014-07-01	97.406	95.524
2014-10-01	97.075	96.795
2015-01-01	97.637	98.538
2015-04-01	98.117	98.731
2015-07-01	98.392	98.958
2015-10-01	97.787	98.762
2016-01-01	98.205	98.854
2016-04-01	98.267	98.418
2016-07-01	98.603	98.422
2016-10-01	99.271	98.871
2017-01-01	99.432	99.152
2017-04-01	99.485	99.649
2017-07-01	100.294	100.452
2017-10-01	101.031	101
2018-01-01	101.359	100.754
2018-04-01	101.371	100.738
2018-07-01	101.668	101.285
2018-10-01	101.486	101.218
2019-01-01	102.34	103.354
2019-04-01	102.971	102.604
2019-07-01	104.129	102.299
2019-10-01	105.103	103.334
2020-01-01	104.679	105.387
2020-04-01	109.772	112.562
2020-07-01	111.491	109.625
2020-10-01	110.599	111.637
2021-01-01	111.394	110.56
2021-04-01	111.626	110.218
2021-07-01	110.948	109.915
2021-10-01	111.578	109.124
2022-01-01	110.176	107.253
2022-04-01	109.36	104.876
2022-07-01	109.423	105.358
2022-10-01	110.047	104.401
2023-01-01	110.298	104.274
2023-04-01	111.404	105.19
2023-07-01	112.786	105.896
2023-10-01	113.881	106.488
2024-01-01	113.947	107.023
2024-04-01	114.99	107.558
2024-07-01	116.035	108.48
2024-10-01	116.445	108.781
2025-01-01	116.187	109.465
2025-04-01	117.385	109.337
2025-07-01	118.884	110.158
2025-10-01	119.35	110.486
2026-01-01	119.594	110.109
2026-04-01	120.017	109.198