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Philippines’ labor productivity eases in Q1

Labor productivity in the Philippines picked up by 2.2% year on year to P115,281 in the п¬Ѓrst three months of 2026. This was slower than the 4.2% growth recorded a year ago, and t...

The Single Factoral Terms of Gasoline*

As of March end: Figure 1: Number of minutes worked by production and nonsupervisory workers per gallon of regular gasoline (blue). Source: BLS and EIA via FRED. *  Terminology ass...

Ranked: The Most Productive Countries in the World

See how productivity per hour varies across OECD countries, and why some economies outperform despite working fewer hours.

TPC Concept: Employee productivity in Romania below EU average after modest growth

Employee productivity in Romania has increased by 17.5% over the past four years, according to an analysis by TPC Concept, based on official data from Romania's Ministry of Finance...

Takaichi asks for accelerated review of discretionary work system

As Japan's annual labor productivity growth has stayed at around 0% in inflation-adjusted real terms in recent years, the government also aims to raise it by 15% over five years.

Productivity Growth: Keeping The Economy Going?

The Most Productive Countries in the World, Ranked

Discover which countries generate the most economic output per hour worked, ranked by GDP per hour. See how productivity compares across OECD economies.

Breitbart Business Digest: When a Productivity Boom Meets a Tight Labor Market

The U.S. economy has come to an unusual crossroads. Productivity is accelerating, the labor market remains historically tight, and workforce growth has stalled. The post Breitbart...

Productivity rate at just 54% of EU average

The increase in GDP per capita by 22% in the same period has actually not come from an increase in productivity, but from an increase in employment.

Industrial and Manufacturing Production Up: The Divergence between Employment and Output Continues

Both strongly beat consensus. From the Fed’s G.17 Release today: Figure 1: NFP employment (bold blue), civilian employment with smoothed population controls (bold orange), industri...

Breitbart Business Digest: Working Wives, Capital Deepening, and Holy Water

This week, the government reported productivity numbers that suggested that all that capital investment we've been seeing is paying off, especially in manufacturing. The post Breit...

America’s Economic Engine Is Still Running — But It’s Losing Some Steam

The U.S. economy grew in 2025, but the gains came increasingly from deploying more resources rather than using them more cleverly. The latest BLS productivity report reveals a two-...

AI productivity growth would not match the computer revolution

Dutch central bank warns falling labor productivity threatens future Dutch wealth

The Dutch central bank says falling productivity is endangering the country’s future prosperity and that economic growth in the coming decades must come primarily from higher produ...

Feds Williams: Higher productivity rates can raise real interest rates

New York Fed president Williams is speaking: higher productivity rates can raise real interest rates.Shifts in productivity are hard to spot in real time.Williams does not comment...