Productivity by State — 2020 — 2021-05-27

Labor productivity in the private nonfarm sector rose in 45 states and the District of Columbia in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This is the highest number of states with positive productivity growth since 2010. Output decreased in all 50 states and the District in 2020 and hours worked decreased in all but 1 state � Idaho. Hawaii and Nevada experienced the highest growth in labor productivity of 8.5 percent and 8.0 percent, respectively. � The ten states with the fastest growth in productivity all saw gains of more than 5.0 percent: � Hawaii, 8.5 percent � Nevada, 8.0 percent � Alaska, 6.3 percent � California, 6.1 percent � District of Columbia, 5.9 percent � Oregon, 5.8 percent � Massachusetts, 5.7 percent � Delaware, 5.7 percent � New Jersey, 5.4 percent � New York, 5.2 percent � Labor productivity declined in five states (Idaho, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Montana) due to a more rapid decline in