Small business labour productivity

We track small business labour productivity across Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand using anonymised and aggregated data.

What is labour productivity?

Productivity is the ratio of the volume of output to the volume of inputs. Labour productivity specifically focuses on the output of workers, in terms of what they can produce in an hour worked or per employee. Very simply, it can be seen as sales per hour or sales per employee.

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Australia

Australian small businesses labour productivity is at its highest level in almost four years. This result continues the gradually improving trend, which began in late 2024. The series, which started in January 2019, has now recorded two consecutive quarters above its long-term average.

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