<table class="regular" id="BLStable_2023_11_2_14_40" style="width: 95%;"><caption> <span class="tableTitle">Chart 13. Annualized quarter-to-quarter percent change in labor productivity in the nonfarm business sector, old versus new method, seasonally adjusted, second quarter 2000 to fourth quarter 2022</span></caption>
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<th style="vertical-align: middle; min-width: 80px;" rowspan="1" scope="col">Date</th>
<th scope="col">Old</th>
<th scope="col">New</th>
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</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2000</p>
</th>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>8.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2000</p>
</th>
<td>-0.1</td>
<td>-0.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2000</p>
</th>
<td>4.0</td>
<td>3.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2001</p>
</th>
<td>-2.0</td>
<td>-1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2001</p>
</th>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>6.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2001</p>
</th>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2001</p>
</th>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>5.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2002</p>
</th>
<td>8.5</td>
<td>7.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2002</p>
</th>
<td>0.8</td>
<td>1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2002</p>
</th>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>2.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2002</p>
</th>
<td>-0.4</td>
<td>0.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2003</p>
</th>
<td>3.9</td>
<td>3.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2003</p>
</th>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>5.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2003</p>
</th>
<td>9.1</td>
<td>9.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2003</p>
</th>
<td>3.8</td>
<td>4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2004</p>
</th>
<td>-1.0</td>
<td>-1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2004</p>
</th>
<td>4.1</td>
<td>4.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2004</p>
</th>
<td>1.7</td>
<td>2.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2004</p>
</th>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>1.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2005</p>
</th>
<td>4.7</td>
<td>4.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2005</p>
</th>
<td>-0.8</td>
<td>-0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2005</p>
</th>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2005</p>
</th>
<td>0.4</td>
<td>0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2006</p>
</th>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>3.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2006</p>
</th>
<td>-0.7</td>
<td>-0.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2006</p>
</th>
<td>-0.9</td>
<td>-0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2006</p>
</th>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>3.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2007</p>
</th>
<td>0.6</td>
<td>0.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2007</p>
</th>
<td>1.1</td>
<td>0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2007</p>
</th>
<td>4.2</td>
<td>3.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2007</p>
</th>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>3.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2008</p>
</th>
<td>-2.5</td>
<td>-2.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2008</p>
</th>
<td>4.4</td>
<td>4.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2008</p>
</th>
<td>1.1</td>
<td>0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2008</p>
</th>
<td>-1.1</td>
<td>-1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2009</p>
</th>
<td>3.7</td>
<td>4.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2009</p>
</th>
<td>9.1</td>
<td>9.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2009</p>
</th>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>6.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2009</p>
</th>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>6.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2010</p>
</th>
<td>1.0</td>
<td>0.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2010</p>
</th>
<td>1.0</td>
<td>1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2010</p>
</th>
<td>2.9</td>
<td>2.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2010</p>
</th>
<td>1.1</td>
<td>1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2011</p>
</th>
<td>-2.8</td>
<td>-3.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2011</p>
</th>
<td>-0.1</td>
<td>0.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2011</p>
</th>
<td>-1.0</td>
<td>-0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2011</p>
</th>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2012</p>
</th>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2012</p>
</th>
<td>1.9</td>
<td>2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2012</p>
</th>
<td>-0.9</td>
<td>-1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2012</p>
</th>
<td>-1.5</td>
<td>-1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2013</p>
</th>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2013</p>
</th>
<td>-1.4</td>
<td>-1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2013</p>
</th>
<td>2.1</td>
<td>2.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2013</p>
</th>
<td>3.1</td>
<td>3.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2014</p>
</th>
<td>-4.1</td>
<td>-3.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2014</p>
</th>
<td>3.5</td>
<td>2.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2014</p>
</th>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>3.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2014</p>
</th>
<td>-2.1</td>
<td>-1.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2015</p>
</th>
<td>2.8</td>
<td>1.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2015</p>
</th>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>1.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2015</p>
</th>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>0.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2015</p>
</th>
<td>-2.2</td>
<td>-2.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2016</p>
</th>
<td>1.1</td>
<td>1.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2016</p>
</th>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2016</p>
</th>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2016</p>
</th>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>2.6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2017</p>
</th>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>0.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2017</p>
</th>
<td>-0.4</td>
<td>-0.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2017</p>
</th>
<td>4.0</td>
<td>3.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2017</p>
</th>
<td>1.8</td>
<td>2.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2018</p>
</th>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2018</p>
</th>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2018</p>
</th>
<td>1.5</td>
<td>1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2018</p>
</th>
<td>-0.3</td>
<td>-0.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2019</p>
</th>
<td>3.2</td>
<td>2.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2019</p>
</th>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2019</p>
</th>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>3.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2019</p>
</th>
<td>2.6</td>
<td>2.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2020</p>
</th>
<td>-1.4</td>
<td>-1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2020</p>
</th>
<td>17.9</td>
<td>17.8</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2020</p>
</th>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>7.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2020</p>
</th>
<td>-3.9</td>
<td>-3.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2021</p>
</th>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>3.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2021</p>
</th>
<td>2.7</td>
<td>2.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2021</p>
</th>
<td>-2.4</td>
<td>-2.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2021</p>
</th>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>3.9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2022</p>
</th>
<td>-5.9</td>
<td>-6.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2022</p>
</th>
<td>-4.1</td>
<td>-3.5</td>
</tr>
<tr class="greenbar">
<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2022</p>
</th>
<td>1.4</td>
<td>1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2022</p>
</th>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>3.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="footnotes" colspan="3">
<p>Note: Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter.</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
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