There are no official statistics estimating the productivity of workers by their age. Labour productivity as provided by the Office for National Statistics is only separately estimated by sector.<\/p>
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While labour productivity statistics are estimated by sector, there are no official statistics estimating the productivity of workers by their age.<\/p>
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The Low Pay Commission (LPC) recommends National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates to Government based on detailed consideration of the evidence on the economy (including productivity statistics), labour market and pay, as well as wide ranging consultation evidence. Earlier this year the Government accepted all of the LPC\u2019s recommendations for the NMW rates that should come in to force in October this year for workers aged under 25.<\/p>
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Output per worker was approximately 2.2% higher in 2015 compared to 2008, according to the Office for National Statistics. On an output per hour basis, productivity was 1.7% higher in 2015 compared to 2008.<\/p>
Increasing productivity growth remains one of the key economic challenges for this Parliament. The government\u2019s \u2018Fixing the Foundations\u2019 productivity plan sets out the ambitious vision and pro-productivity agenda that the government is working on to meet the productivity challenge that most advanced economies face.<\/p>
The productivity plan can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation<\/a><\/p> As the plan notes, every part of government is contributing to this ambition; and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is working across Whitehall to ensure that the reforms set out in the plan are delivered with urgency and pace.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase productivity to levels recorded in 2008.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/511273/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides data on the labour productivity of the Manufacturing, Production and Service sectors between 1990 and 2015. These are presented as levels relative to 2012 and offer both output per worker and output per hour measures.<\/p> <\/p> The ONS data is copied below and can also be found on the ONS website.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the productivity level was in (a) manufacturing and (b) non-manufacturing jobs in each year for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/510268/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Smith Institute survey of trade union members asked whether respondents thought they were working \u201charder\u201d and whether they were more productive than two years ago. Given the ambiguity over the term \u201cworking harder\u201d and the unrepresentative sample used, caution should be drawn on the relationship between hours worked and productivity.<\/p> However, ONS data indicate that between 2010 and 2015 the total number of hours worked per week in the UK economy has increased by 8.4%1<\/sup>. The vast majority of the increase, around 80%, came from higher employment. While the remainder did come from increased average hours this in part reflects a reduction in the share of part-time work.<\/p> It has been this significant increase in the number of people employed that has driven growth in the UK economy in recent years. The challenge now is to ensure the UK continues to grow through rising productivity. The government\u2019s \u2018Fixing the Foundations\u2019 productivity plan, sets out an ambitious vision and the pro-productivity agenda designed to meet this challenge. Productivity, measured as output per hour worked, increased by 1.0% in 2015 as a whole \u2013 the largest annual increase since 2011.<\/p> References<\/p> 1. ONS UK Labour Market (March 2016): Actual weekly hours worked (seasonally adjusted)<\/p> 2015-16<\/p><\/td> 2016-17<\/p><\/td> 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 2018-19<\/p><\/td> 2019-20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total DEL (£bn)<\/p><\/td> 16.6<\/p><\/td> 16.5<\/p><\/td> 14.5<\/p><\/td> 13.4<\/p><\/td> 13.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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