Q2 2026 Productivity and Costs Release: Productivity Keeps Growing, but Workers Aren’t Getting the Gains

What surprised us: It’s not exactly a surprise that productivity growth remains strong without workers putting in meaningfully more hours — what is surprising is how consistent this dynamic has been over the past two years. Nonfarm business sector labor productivity rose 1.4% in Q2 2026, output increased 1.7%, and hours worked moved a mere 0.3%, according to preliminary estimates

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