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Source Data | GDP per capita | Labour productivity | Work intensity | Work intensity components | ||
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Hours worked per capita | Hours worked per job | Job / population aged 15 and over | Population aged 15 and over to population | |||
1. CPA / BLS-PA | -20 | -14 | -6 | 1 | -10 | 3 |
2. LFS / CPS | -20 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -5 | 4 |
3. CPA project | -20 | -7 | -13 | -6 | -10 | 3 |
Notes: Differences are expressed in this study in logarithms to preserve their additivity. The three rows make use of different source data. Measure number 1 compares official data for the economy as a whole that are used to measure labour productivity growth in the two countries. "CPA" is the acronym for the Canadian Productivity Accounts, while "BLS-PA" stands for Bureau of Labor Statistics – Productivity Accounts. In measure number 2, "LFS" refers to Canada's Labour Force Survey and "CPS" stands for Current Population Survey, the American equivalent. Measure number 3 presents results derived from the project to compare productivity levels conducted by the Canadian Productivity Accounts (CPA). |