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The Office of Productivity and Technology (OPT) measures labor productivity and total factor productivity. Productivity is a measure of economic performance that compares the amount of goods and services produced (output) to the amount of inputs used to produce those goods and services. Labor productivity uses the number of hours worked as it’s input. Total factor productivity (TFP), also known as multifactor productivity (MFP), uses combined inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and purchased services.
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Nonfarm Business Sector:
Output per Hour
+5.4% in 1st Qtr of 2021
Hourly Compensation
+7.2%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Unit Labor Costs
+1.7%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Output
+8.6%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Hours of All Persons
+3.0%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Manufacturing Sector:
Output per Hour
-1.7%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Hourly Compensation
+8.9%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Unit Labor Costs
+10.7%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Output
+1.4%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
Hours of All Persons
+3.1%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2021
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//ECOPRO ZUNI3PO Test 11/2/2020// ECOPRO News Release
09/01/2020
//ECOPRO ZUNI3PO Test 11/2/2020// Employment is projected to grow 10.8 percent from 2012 to 2022, adding 15.6 million jobs.
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