United States Productivity

Productivity in the United States increased to 111.42 Index Points in the first quarter of 2013 from 110.88 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2012. Productivity in the United States is reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Historically, from 1959 until 2013, the United States Productivity averaged 68.62 Index Points reaching an all time high of 111.78 Index Points in August of 2012 and a record low of 34.96 Index Points in February of 1959. In the United States, Productivity is the real value of output produced by a unit of labor during a certain time. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Productivity.

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Productivity | Notes

Productivity is the real value of output produced by a unit of labor in a unit of time. It is used to measure efficiency of the economy. The indicator varies across different countries. In most cases refers to GDP produced per employed person. It can also measure output per worker, output per filled job and output per hour worked.



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