Small business labour productivity

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

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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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Part I: National small business productivity

Get insights on national level small business data in part one of our special report series: Small business productivity: Trends, implications and strategies.

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Part II: Industry and regional productivity

Get insights on regional and industry level small business data in part two of our special report series: Small business productivity: Industry and regional trends.

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