Quarterly output per hour, output per job and output per worker for the whole UK economy and a range of industries.

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

In the fourth quarter of 2024, output per hour worked in the United Kingdom was 1.3 percent lower than in the base year of 2022, but 0.7 percent higher than in the previous quarter.

Productivity in the United Kingdom increased to 98.90 points in the first quarter of 2025 from 98.70 points in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Productivity - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The Productivity Statistics database includes indicators on labour productivity, multi-factor productivity (MFP) and capital services. It also includes OECD estimates of labour productivity levels and a breakdown of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in its components. Data are internationally comparable.

In 2024, the UK productivity rate, as measured by output per hour worked, shrank by *** percent, coming after a decline of *** percent in the previous year.

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.

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.