Economics GCSE
Labour Productivity
What Labour Productivity means in Economics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Labour Productivity
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The amount of output produced per worker (or per labour hour) over a given period of time.
The amount of output produced per worker (or per hour worked).
Topics that use Labour Productivity
- Productivity and division of labour (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The labour market (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Derived Demand
- Division of Labour
- Equilibrium Wage Rate
- Labour Market
- National Minimum Wage (NMW)
- Trade Union
- Economies of Scale
- Productivity
Using Labour Productivity in the exam
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