▁well ▁as ▁benefits ▁such ▁as ▁health ▁ins urance ) ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁However , ▁since ▁then ▁product ivity ▁has ▁grown ▁faster ▁than ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁B LS ▁refers ▁to ▁this ▁as ▁the ▁" product ivity - comp ens ation ▁gap ", ▁an ▁issue ▁which ▁has ▁gar ner ed ▁much ▁attention ▁from ▁academ ics ▁and ▁polic ym akers . ▁B LS ▁reported ▁this ▁gap ▁occurs ▁across ▁most ▁indust ries : ▁" When ▁exam ined ▁at ▁a ▁detailed ▁industry ▁level , ▁the ▁average ▁annual ▁percent ▁change ▁in ▁product ivity ▁out p ac ed ▁compens ation ▁in ▁ 8 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 ▁indust ries ▁studied " ▁measured ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁information ▁industry , ▁product ivity ▁increased ▁at ▁an ▁annual ▁average ▁rate ▁of ▁ 5 . 0 % ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 2 0 1 5 ▁period , ▁while ▁compens ation ▁increased ▁at ▁about ▁a ▁ 1 . 5 % ▁rate , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 . 5 % ▁product ivity ▁gap . ▁ ▁In ▁Man ufact uring , ▁the ▁gap ▁was ▁ 2 . 7 %; ▁in ▁Ret ail ▁Trade ▁ 2 . 6 %; ▁and ▁in ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁W are h ous ing ▁ 1 . 3 %. ▁This ▁analysis ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation ▁using ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Price ▁Index ▁or ▁C PI