This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.
| Actual indicator available | Annual growth rate of business sector output per job |
|---|---|
| Actual indicator available - description | The measure describes the relationship between real output and one measure of labor input involved in its production. Measures of growth in output per job show the changes from period to period in the amount of goods and services produced per job. They reflect the joint effects of many influences, including changes in technology; capital investment; level of output; utilization of capacity, energy, and materials; the organization of production; managerial skill; and the characteristics and effort of the work force. |
| Date of national source publication | June 2019 |
| Method of computation | |
| Periodicity | Annual, quarterly available |
| Scheduled update by national source | March 2020 (Preliminary annual data published February 2020) |
| U.S. method of computation | Output per job is calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of the number of jobs of all persons, including employees, proprietors, and unpaid family workers. |
| Comments and limitations | Business sector output is based on GDP, but includes only a subset of the goods and services included in GDP. The business sector comprises about 75 percent of GDP since it must exclude those portions of the economy for which productivity measures cannot be constructed. General government, the output of the employees of nonprofit institutions and private households, and the rental value of owner-occupied real estate are excluded. |
| Date metadata updated | June 2019 |
| Disaggregation geography | |
| Unit of measurement | Percent change |
| Disaggregation categories | |
| International and national references | |
| Time period | 1947-2018 |
| Scheduled update by SDG team |