It would appear that recent findings from the US Bureau of Labor Statics show that productivity increased 2.2 percent in the business sector in the third quarter of 2018 and 1.2 percent over the year. That is good news. However, the figures, which are mirrored in the Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report, are actually bad news when put in context. The numbers show that US business sector labor productivity growth averaged 2.3 percent from 1960 to 2000, 3.4 percent between 2000-2004 period and dropped 0.7 percent yearly in the 2011-2017 period. The figures show workers are less productive as more and more digital tools enter the workplace.
