St. Louis Fed(@stlouisfed):A Shift in Productivity since GenAI The information sector is small in total employment, but it’s big in labor productivity growth. AI may be helping this sector improve even faster. Labor productivity in the information sector has typically been higher than aggregate labor productivity. For example, from 2010 to 2026, it grew at an average annual rate of 7.68% versus 1.22% in the overall economy. Lately, though, information sector labor productivity has grown faster than usual and considerably faster than in the economy as a whole. From mid-2025 to mid-2026, it grew by 13.70% versus 2.17% in the overall economy. Check the FRED Blog for the data and more discussion

2026.10.31 21:53

A Shift in Productivity since GenAI The information sector is small in total employment, but it’s big in labor productivity growth. AI may be helping this sector improve even faster. Labor productivity in the information sector has typically been higher than aggregate labor productivity. For example, from 2010 to 2026, it grew at an average annual rate of 7.68% versus 1.22% in the overall economy. Lately, though, information sector labor productivity has grown faster than usual and considerably faster than in the economy as a whole. From mid-2025 to mid-2026, it grew by 13.70% versus 2.17% in the overall economy. Check the FRED Blog for the data and more discussion