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Industry Productivity Measures: Overview

Industry Productivity Studies (IPS) is a BLS program that produces measures of productivity for detailed U.S. industries. IPS compiles and analyzes a wide array of data produced by both government statistical agencies and nongovernmental organizations to measure productivity.
Quick Facts: Industry Productivity Measures
Subject areas Productivity
Key measures
  • Industry productivity
  • Labor productivity
  • Unit labor costs
  • Industry multifactor productivity
How the data are obtained Estimated from multiple data sources
Classification system Industry
Periodicity of data availability Annual
Geographic detail National
Scope Private sector
Key products
Program webpage

www.bls.gov/lpc

www.bls.gov/mfp

Last Modified Date: August 08, 2017