In the third quarter of 2024, output per hour worked in the United Kingdom was 2.4 percent lower than in the base year of 2022, and also one percent down from the previous quarter.

Data underlying comparisons of UK productivity against that of the remaining G7 countries.

Productivity hours and output per hour by industry division (two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)). Seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted. Experimental Statistics, UK.

In 2022, London was approximately 26.2 percent more productive than the United Kingdom as a whole, as measured by output per hour worked. The only other region with productivity above the UK average was South East England, while North East England was the lowest productive region in this year.

This statistic shows the labor productivity per hour growth rate in the United Kingdom (UK) as forecasted from 2013 to 2060. The labor productivity growth rate in predicted to increase to 1.5 percent in 2035 and remain stable over the remainder of the 47 year period.

Key information about UK Labour Productivity Growth

• United Kingdom Labour Productivity dropped by 0.36 % YoY in Sep 2024, compared with a growth of 0.53 % in the previous quarter
• UK Labour Productivity Growth data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 1972 to Sep 2024, averaging at 1.48 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 26.44 % in Jun 2021 and a record low of -21.24 % in Jun 2020

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from quarterly Real GDP and monthly Employment. The Office for National Statistics provides Real GDP in local currency, at chain linked 2022 prices and Employment. Labour Productivity Growth prior to Q2 1993 is calculated from Employment based on old methodology

Annual output per hour and output per job for the whole economy across 13 regions in the UK.

In the third quarter of 2024, the UK productivity rate, as measured by output per hour worked, shrank by 2.4 percent, compared with the previous quarter where it shrank by 0.9 percent.

Annual labour productivity (output per hour and output per job) indices by city regions.

Health care productivity in the United Kingdom grew at a slower rate than the whole economy but at a faster rate than the total public sector in the period between 1997 and 2019. This statistic presents the health care productivity index in the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2019 compared to whole economy and total public sector productivity.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, approximately 36 percent of employers thought that increased hybrid working had made no difference to employee productivity. Of those surveyed, 33 percent felt that it made their employees more productive, with 13 percent believing they were less productive.

This statistic shows the total factor productivity (TFP) of all sectors of the food supply chain in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2016. Over this period, TFP has only fluctuated slightly, with the index level measuring at 106 in 2016. Productivity measures the efficiency at which inputs are converted into outputs. TFP provides a comprehensive picture of growth, and is measured here by index number (with 2000 equalling 100).

This replication package contains the data and code necessary to replicate the tables and figures in the related publication. For a pre-print version of this publication, see: https://www.productivity.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WP020-The-UK-productivity-puzzle-in-an-international-comparative-perspective-FINAL-010422.pdf. For a description of this package, please see the Readme.docx document; the TablesFigures.do file is the master Stata file that can be used to generate all material in Stata 18. Stata, 18 When using these data, please also cite: John Fernald and Robert Inklaar, "The UK Productivity “Puzzle” in an International Comparative Perspective" Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12660

This statistic tracks labor productivity of the construction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1995 to 2017, by output per job. During this period the labor productivity has fluctuated, with an overall increase, from 88.5 in 1995, to 102.8 in 2017. The lowest value was in 2009 with 81.5.

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