{ "name": "Orgplanly Labour Productivity Benchmark", "title": "Labour Productivity Benchmark", "url": "https://orgplanly.com/datasets/labour-productivity-benchmark/", "csv": "https://orgplanly.com/datasets/labour-productivity-benchmark.csv", "markdown": "https://orgplanly.com/datasets/labour-productivity-benchmark/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-21", "license": "https://orgplanly.com/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the Labour Productivity Benchmark is 2.40 percent across 5 figures from 3 sources' own pages (range 0.70 to 4.60 percent), read 12 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the Labour Productivity Benchmark is 2.40 percent across 5 figures from 3 sources' own pages (range 0.70 to 4.60 percent), read 12 October 2026.", "3 of the 18 named sources read in full publish a figure; 15 publish none, read 12 October 2026.", "Labour Productivity Benchmark, area US: median 2.40 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "Labour Productivity Benchmark, area GB: median 0.70 percent across 2 sources, read 12 October 2026.", "Labour Productivity Benchmark, area GB-north-west: median 2.40 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "Labour Productivity Benchmark, country GB: median 4.60 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.", "The median is up 0.85 percent since 26 September 2026 (was 1.55 percent across 4)." ], "citation": "\"Orgplanly Labour Productivity Benchmark\", updated 2026-10-21, https://orgplanly.com/datasets/labour-productivity-benchmark/.", "changed_since": { "since": "2026-09-26", "previous_median": 1.5499999999999998, "delta": 0.85, "direction": "up", "sentence": "The median is up 0.85 percent since 26 September 2026 (was 1.55 percent across 4)." }, "national": { "unit": "%", "n": 5, "median": 2.4, "min": 0.7, "max": 4.6, "p25": 0.7, "p75": 3.5, "mean": 2.16, "units": { "%": 5 }, "published_sources": 3, "named_sources": 18, "read_sources": 18, "not_published": 15, "published_share": 0.167 }, "by_axis": { "area": { "US": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 2.4, "min": 2.4, "max": 2.4, "p25": 2.4, "p75": 2.4, "mean": 2.4 } }, "GB": { "%": { "n": 2, "median": 0.7, "min": 0.7, "max": 0.7, "p25": null, "p75": null, "mean": 0.7 } }, "GB-north-west": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 2.4, "min": 2.4, "max": 2.4, "p25": 2.4, "p75": 2.4, "mean": 2.4 } } }, "country": { "GB": { "%": { "n": 1, "median": 4.6, "min": 4.6, "max": 4.6, "p25": 4.6, "p75": 4.6, "mean": 4.6 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "BLS Productivity home (US nonfarm business output per hour)", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/", "figure": "2.4%", "value": 2.4, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "US" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Labor productivity (output per hour) +2.4%(r)", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "b8944e663bf7f7f8519f55db38e9749c809da9d2fa31550f5711a7203a0faef4" }, { "source": "ONS productivity flash estimate and overview, UK", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/articles/ukproductivityintroduction/apriltojune2026andjanuarytomarch2026", "figure": "0.7%", "value": 0.7, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "GB" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "The flash estimate of labour productivity, primarily using Pay As You Earn (PAYE) RTI data for Quarter 2 (Apr to Jun) 2026 shows output per hour and output per worker were 0.7% and 1.4% higher in the year to Quarter 2 2026, respectively, compared with Quarter 2 2025.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "49cb50bad81409cc43b6eb28fa9bfb359cb8b8bbfa04d465e2e359ee9d88a239" }, { "source": "ONS regional and subregional labour productivity, UK", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/productivitymeasures/bulletins/regionalandsubregionallabourproductivityuk/2023", "figure": "2.4%", "value": 2.4, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "GB-north-west" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "The North West showed a cumulative average annual growth rate of 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, the largest of any region.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "b79e390c90b400b1ff4896a211125e6e4c0b488d8cdbec42b2c948c2ee7f107a" }, { "source": "ONS regional and subregional labour productivity, UK", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/productivitymeasures/bulletins/regionalandsubregionallabourproductivityuk/2023", "figure": "0.7%", "value": 0.7, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "area": "GB" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "UK output per hour worked has grown at a cumulative average annual rate of 0.7% from 2019 to 2023.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "b79e390c90b400b1ff4896a211125e6e4c0b488d8cdbec42b2c948c2ee7f107a" }, { "source": "ONS productivity flash estimate and overview, UK", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/articles/ukproductivityintroduction/apriltojune2026andjanuarytomarch2026", "figure": "4.6%", "value": 4.6, "unit": "%", "vat": null, "axis": { "country": "GB" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "quote": "Figure 2: Output per hour growth using RTI data was 4.6% above its 2019 average and is growing faster than comparable LFS-derived estimates", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "49cb50bad81409cc43b6eb28fa9bfb359cb8b8bbfa04d465e2e359ee9d88a239" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "BLS productivity tables (sector and 400+ industries)", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/tables/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "BLS construction labor productivity highlights", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/highlights/construction-labor-productivity.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "BLS Productivity and Costs news release", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "BLS notice: updated construction industries productivity, 2023", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/notices/2024/updated-construction-productivity-highlights-2023.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "BLS state labor productivity", "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/highlights/state-labor-productivity.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ONS output per hour worked, UK (dataset)", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/productivitymeasures/datasets/outputperhourworkeduk", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ONS output per hour worked by division, UK", "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/datasets/outputperhourworkedbydivisionuk", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ABS Estimates of Industry Multifactor Productivity", "url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/industry-overview/estimates-industry-multifactor-productivity/latest-release", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ABS Australian System of National Accounts", "url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/national-accounts/australian-system-national-accounts/latest-release", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Statistics Canada, labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost (Q1 2026)", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260603/dq260603a-eng.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Statistics Canada, labour productivity (Q4 2025)", "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260304/dq260304a-eng.htm", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "OECD GDP per hour worked indicator", "url": "https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/gdp-per-hour-worked.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "OECD labour productivity and utilisation indicator", "url": "https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/labour-productivity-and-utilisation.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Conference Board Total Economy Database", "url": "https://www.conference-board.org/data/economydatabase/index.cfm", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Eurostat real labour productivity per hour worked", "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tesem160/default/table", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/", "label": "BLS Productivity home (US nonfarm business output per hour)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/tables/", "label": "BLS productivity tables (sector and 400+ industries)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/highlights/construction-labor-productivity.htm", "label": "BLS construction labor productivity highlights", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm", "label": "BLS Productivity and Costs news release", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/notices/2024/updated-construction-productivity-highlights-2023.htm", "label": "BLS notice: updated construction industries productivity, 2023", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bls.gov/productivity/highlights/state-labor-productivity.htm", "label": "BLS state labor productivity", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/productivitymeasures/datasets/outputperhourworkeduk", "label": "ONS output per hour worked, UK (dataset)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/datasets/outputperhourworkedbydivisionuk", "label": "ONS output per hour worked by division, UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/articles/ukproductivityintroduction/apriltojune2026andjanuarytomarch2026", "label": "ONS productivity flash estimate and overview, UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/productivitymeasures/bulletins/regionalandsubregionallabourproductivityuk/2023", "label": "ONS regional and subregional labour productivity, UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/industry-overview/estimates-industry-multifactor-productivity/latest-release", "label": "ABS Estimates of Industry Multifactor Productivity", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/national-accounts/australian-system-national-accounts/latest-release", "label": "ABS Australian System of National Accounts", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260603/dq260603a-eng.htm", "label": "Statistics Canada, labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost (Q1 2026)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260304/dq260304a-eng.htm", "label": "Statistics Canada, labour productivity (Q4 2025)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/gdp-per-hour-worked.html", "label": "OECD GDP per hour worked indicator", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/labour-productivity-and-utilisation.html", "label": "OECD labour productivity and utilisation indicator", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.conference-board.org/data/economydatabase/index.cfm", "label": "Conference Board Total Economy Database", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tesem160/default/table", "label": "Eurostat real labour productivity per hour worked", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 18 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 15 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 5 figures, never sentences; 40 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per country per industry per period: output per hour worked at its published level and growth, joined across the national offices that each publish only their own country, with the OECD and Conference Board frames used to place a country in the distribution. The figures nobody publishes are the JOINED ones: the gap between an industry's output per hour and the same industry in the best-performing country, the industry ranking inside a country, the spread between the best and worst region of one country (ONS publishes ITL regions, BLS publishes states, nobody puts them side by side), and the changed-since on every release date.", "embed": "

2.40 percent

median published figure, Labour Productivity Benchmark, across 3 sources, read 12 October 2026

Source: Orgplanly Labour Productivity Benchmark
" }