Labour productivity by industry
Labour productivity is usually defined as the change in value added in constant prices in relation to the change in the number of hours worked in a company or in an industry. On the regional level it is only possible to estimate labour productivity as the change in value added in constant prices in relation to the change in the number of gainfully employed. In all three regional areas - regarding industry - the chemicals, rubber and plastics industry has had the strongest growth in productivity. One of the foremost explanations is probably that the pharmaceutical industry is classed in this activity aggregate. Among service industries, it is primarily transport and telecommunications that have seen increased labour productivity in the Capital Region of Denmark and Skåne. The large growth in productivity in Region Sealand occurred mainly in the financial sector and in wholesale/retail trade. This latter industry has also seen strong development in Skåne as well. As regards real estate and business services as well as R&D, Skåne has seen strong development while both of the Danish regions have experienced negative growth in labour productivity during the period 1993-2004.
- Value added per employed by industry and region. Constant prices, reference year 2000 (EUR billions)
Source: Statistics Denmark and Statistics Sweden. Processed by Region Skåne and Öresund Committee
