In the Productivity First Release on 1 July 2004, the ONS announced changes in the methodology used in the compilation of the output per filled job measures. This article describes changes in the productivity measures and methodology and assesses the impact of the change which will be implemented in the next Labour Market First Release on 11 August and the Productivity First Release on 30 September 2004.
The new method replaces the combination of sources used in compiling the productivity jobs series at whole economy level by a single source, the Labour Force Survey (LFS). This is more consistent with the methodology used in calculating the hours measure. The LFS allows a new measure of GVA per worker to be compiled which will be the new main whole economy measure in future releases. However, an output per job series will also continue to be published.
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