Labour productivity fell slightly in 2023

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release | Growth and productivity measures 2023

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According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the productivity of private sector labour decreased by 0.3 per cent in 2023. The change became negative due to a methodological update in which the industry of housing was removed from the examination group of productivity indicators. The trend in labour productivity has been growing slowly since the mid-2010s.

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  • The productivity of private sector labour decreased by 0.3 per cent in 2023.
  • The contribution of multi-factor productivity to the change in labour productivity was -0.5 percentage points.
  • The contribution of capital intensity was -0.1 percentage points, while the contribution of the quality of labour input was -0.3 percentage points.
  • The contribution of the industry-specific reallocation was 0.6 percentage points.
  • The longer-term analysis can be read in the release published in March 2022.

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Growth and productivity measures [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=2954-0933 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.10.2024].
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