what is measure productivity
Productivity is computed through the comparison of total units of output within an economy to the total units of input within an economy. Productivity is considered an important measure of an economy's ability to expand. In the United States, productivity is measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The principal measure of productivity is labor productivity, which measures the productivity of an economy's workers. Step 1. Identify the real output of the economy. This statistic is typically published by a governmental statistics bureau, and is known as gross domestic product.