This dataset contains estimates of labour productivity for 184 detailed industries in the UK, on an annual basis from 2009 to 2023. The two productivity measures are Gross Value Added (GVA) per filled job, and GVA per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) job, where FTEs are estimated with a 50% weight on part-time jobs.
The data are available only in current prices (nominal terms) - i.e. they are not adjusted for price inflation over time. As such, the estimates should not be used to calculate productivity growth over time.
The 184-industry breakdown covers the whole economy, including 59 industries in manufacturing, 14 in non-manufacturing production, 6 in construction, and 106 in services. This more than doubles the level of detail available in official productivity statistics.
The estimates are constructed using only publicly available official datasets, and a fully transparent methodology. The associated Stata code files and instructions are also available. More information on the sources and methods is available from the following publication, which should also be used as the reference for this dataset:
Martin, J. and Taylor, C. (2025). Labour productivity estimates for detailed industries in the UK, 2009 to 2023. Working Paper No. 60, The Productivity Institute
