Workers’ pay hasn’t kept up with increases in their productivity nationwide

Productivity growth and hourly compensation growth in the United States, 1948–2025

Data are released annually.
Chart: NC Budget & Tax CenterSource: Bureau of Economic Analysis National Income and Product Accounts, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey and Office of Productivity and Technology. Deflated using the extended Chained CPI-U.Get the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper