Abstract
Since 1967, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has regularly published quarterly data on the change in labor productivity. Data on labor productivity and unit labor costs, together with related measures, are published on a very timely basis eight times per year in the form of a “Productivity and Costs” press release.157 The initial data for a quarter are released shortly after publication of the advance gross domestic product (GDP) data by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) at the end of the month following the close of the quarter. Revised productivity and costs measures are released the following month after BEA’s publication of the “preliminary” GDP data. There is no release in the third month because changes in the data usually are minimal. Historical data are made available on the BLS website and in other formats upon request.
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