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Labour Market Forum 2010 - Planning Institute of Jamaica

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Measuring Productivity: Issues & Concepts<br />

Productivity =<br />

Output (Value added, Quantity Produced, etc.)<br />

Input (<strong>Labour</strong>, Material, Capital, etc)<br />

<strong>Labour</strong> Productivity: The Focus<br />

There are three different measures <strong>of</strong> labour productivity:<br />

• Unit labour productivity:<br />

Output /ValueAdded<br />

=<br />

Number<strong>of</strong> Employees<br />

Unit labour-cost productivity:<br />

Output /ValueAdded<br />

=<br />

Compensation<strong>of</strong> Employees<br />

Unit labour-time productivity:<br />

Output /ValueAdded<br />

=<br />

TotalNumber<strong>of</strong> HoursWorked<br />

The <strong>Labour</strong> <strong>Market</strong> & Economic Growth<br />

→ It is <strong>Labour</strong>’s ability to convert or utilize resources efficiently<br />

and productively, i.e. add value or improve on them<br />

→ Therefore, labour must be equipped, skilled, organized,<br />

motivated and engaged to this end.<br />

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