The way of total output and output per worker changed over time in the United States and the way it affected the lives of typical people.
Labor productivity refers to the output per unit of labor input.
Unit labor costs, on the other hand, refer to labor cost per unit of output.
Unemployment occurs when workers who want to work are unable to find jobs.
According to the Department of Labor, U.S. productivity growth was fairly strong in the 1950s but then declined in the 1970s and 1980s before rising again in the second half of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s.
The rate of productivity measured by the change in output per hour worked averaged
A fall in total output leads to employment loss because lower output requires a smaller number of people. Hence, people were affected due to a loss in total output.