US economy

The Big Number: 2.7%


Productivity is usually measured as a simple ratio: the total amount of output an economy produces per hour worked by its labor force. When that ratio picks up, it can create a positive cascading effect.

Gains in productivity mean businesses can make more money per hour, reinvest it in their operations and, at least theoretically, pay workers more.

Ruth Fremson/The New York Times



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