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Output per hour worked
Part of the Work and Productivity domain. Index of GDP output per hour worked (2023=100), measuring underlying labour productivity growth.
Latest data
Latest reading
2025
Change between the two latest observations (2024 to 2025), in stress score.
A lower reading is treated as worse for this indicator.
Score composition
Stress score
Since the August 2026 release
What changed on this indicator between the two releases: value revised.
Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.
Level · 2/3 weight
Percentile: this metric is scored against its own history, where today sits between its best and worst recorded years.
Trend · 1/3 weight
Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.
Volatility · diagnostic, not blended
8Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.
Data confidence and provenance
Confidence and source
How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).
Source
Labour productivity, output per hour
- Update frequency
- Quarterly
- Reliability
- high
Provenance
- Provider
- ONS
- Series ID
- LZVB/PRDY
- Frequency
- annual
- Accessed
- 25 August 2026
Known weakness
Quarterly estimates are subject to significant revision as national accounts data is refined, and services productivity is notoriously difficult to measure.
Notes
Verified official value from ONS (LZVB/PRDY), accessed 2026-08-25.
Historical values
History
| Period | Value | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.2 | |
| 2007 | 93 | |
| 2008 | 92.6 | |
| 2009 | 91.1 | |
| 2010 | 92.8 | |
| 2011 | 93.3 | |
| 2012 | 92.9 | |
| 2013 | 92.7 | |
| 2014 | 93.1 | |
| 2015 | 93.4 | |
| 2016 | 94.3 | |
| 2017 | 96.3 | |
| 2018 | 96.9 | |
| 2019 | 96.7 | |
| 2020 | 98.2 | |
| 2021 | 99.5 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 99.2 | |
| 2025 | 99.3 |