The United States Department of Labor provides comprehensive statistics on everything related to unemployment at the state, national, and international levels. Data is available for past years as well.

Part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' website, the major sector Productivity and Costs program produces quarterly and annual output per hour and unit labor costs for the U.S. business, nonfarm business, and manufacturing sectors. Contains tables, charts, and productivity statistics most often cited by the national media.

This site provides statistics for manufacturing and productivity in the USA in various economic sectors.

Improve your digital collaboration and communication skills using online tools. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

This collection of digital organizers can help students work through the research or writing process in a number of ways, and many include resource links, as well as suggestions for ways to share the knowledge gained through the project.

Hold a virtual meeting to plan the details of your celebration using Google Meet. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

Ohio’s poultry industry has designed several kinds of environments to maximize their hens’ egg-laying productivity while caring for them. This course provides an up-close look at three of these “happy homes for hens”. At the end of this course you will be able to: Describe the characteristics of a conventional egg-laying environment, Describe the characteristics of a cage-free environment, Describe the characteristics of an organic environment, Identify several careers in the poultry industry. This course was developed with support from the Ohio Poultry Association.

This site has a multi-part lesson that explores several aspects of productivity. The site incorporates online resources and activities.

Principles of Macroeconomics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters. Changes made in Principles of Macroeconomics 2e are described in the preface and the transition guide to help instructors transition to the second edition. The first edition of Principles of Macroeconomics by OpenStax is available in web view here.

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Show the relationship between production costs and comparative advantage
Identify situations of mutually beneficial trade
Identify trade benefits by considering opportunity costs

This video teaches the concept of Productivity, which is measured as the quantity of output per unit of input. Watch the brief video and take the interactive quiz to assess what you have learned. [1.47]

The Market Revolution of the early nineteenth century changed the way Americans worked and did business. In this video, Kim discusses the inventions that brought new productivity and forms of work to American business - the Industrial Revolution. [11:30]

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