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Productivity and Costs

Published by Bureau of Labor Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2019
Productivity and related cost measures are designed for use in economic analysis and public and private policy planning. The data are used to forecast and analyze changes in prices, wages, and technology. There are two primary types of productivity statistics: Labor productivity measures output per hour of labor. Multifactor productivity measures output per unit of combined inputs, which consist of labor and capital, and, in some cases, intermediate inputs such as fuel.

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