Sara Zella

Jan 14, 2024 | ons.gov.uk | Ryan Powell |Hugo Wood |Sara Zella

2. About these estimates This release presents official statistics in development for total public service productivity, inputs and output. This provides a short-term, timely indicator of the annual National Statistics estimates of total public service productivity, which apply quality adjustments to output data but are produced with a two-year lag to give time for data on quality factors to be gathered. See our total public service productivity publication for more information.

Oct 12, 2023 | ons.gov.uk | Hugo Wood |Ryan Powell |Sara Zella

2. About these estimates  This release presents experimental estimates for total public service productivity, inputs and output. This provides a short-term, timely indicator of the future path for the annual National Statistics estimates of total public service productivity, which apply quality adjustments to output data and are produced with a two-year lag. See our Public service productivity article for more information.

Jul 6, 2023 | ons.gov.uk | Sara Zella |Riikka Korhonen

2. Labour productivityIn Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2023, output per hour worked, our headline measure of labour productivity, was 0.6% below the same quarter a year ago. This confirms the estimate contained in our UK productivity flash estimate article, that Quarter 1 2023 saw the largest fall since Quarter 1 2013, excluding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period.

Jun 19, 2023 | ons.gov.uk | Sara Zella

1. Main pointsLabour productivity, measured by output per hour worked or output per job, has been significantly higher in London and the South East for a prolonged period of time, and this was maintained in the latest 2021 figures. In London, output per hour worked was 33.2% above that of the UK average, and output per job was 41.4% above that of the UK average. Output per hour worked in North East was 17.4% below the UK average in 2021. Back to table of contents2.

Apr 23, 2023 | ons.gov.uk | Sara Zella

1. Main pointsSince Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2021, public service productivity has remained mostly steady. Public service productivity rose by around 0.4% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2022, after a 1.1% fall the previous quarter. Public service productivity fell by 1.6% in Quarter 4 2022, compared with the same quarter a year ago. Experimental annual estimates suggest that total public service productivity rose by 1.9% in 2022, following an increase of 7.3% in 2021 and estimated fall of 13.3% in 2020.