50 45 40  Less than high school degree  1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018  75  Less than high school degree  1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018  80  Figure 10.
Productivity growth has slowed Business-sector productivity growth  Percent change  7.0 6.0  4-quarter  5.0  5-yr average*  4.0 3.0  1961-2018 avg. 2.0  2018:Q3  -2.0 -3.0 *Centered 5-year moving average through 2015, trailing average thereafter. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.