"Figure 2: Output per worker fell by 8.8% in Quarter 3 2020 compared with the previous year as the furlough scheme retains workers despite falling GVA","" "Quarter on year, seasonally adjusted, UK, Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2009 to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2020 ","" "","" "Notes","1. Estimates of employment have had their sign reversed to reflect how they affect output per worker. An increase in employment will contribute negatively to output per worker, while a decrease in employment will contribute positively to output per worker. 2. Quarter 3 2020 statistics are coloured differently as they are provisional estimates." "Unit","Percentage change" "","" "Quarter","% Change on same quarter a year ago, output per worker","% Change on same quarter a year ago, GVA","% Change on same quarter a year ago, employment (sign reversed)","% Change on same quarter a year ago, GVA (latest period)","% Change on same quarter a year ago, employment (sign reversed, latest period)","% Change on same quarter a year ago, output per worker (latest flash estimate)" "2009 Q1","-4.8","-5.8","1.1","","","" "2009 Q2","-3.4","-5.5","2.1","","","" "2009 Q3","-1.9","-3.6","1.7","","","" "2009 Q4","0.2","-1.2","1.4","","","" "2010 Q1","2.3","1.1","1.2","","","" "2010 Q2","2.1","2.5","-0.4","","","" "2010 Q3","2.0","3.1","-1.1","","","" "2010 Q4","2.0","2.8","-0.8","","","" "2011 Q1","1.0","2.5","-1.5","","","" "2011 Q2","0.6","1.5","-0.9","","","" "2011 Q3","1.4","1.0","0.4","","","" "2011 Q4","1.2","1.2","-0.1","","","" "2012 Q1","1.3","1.4","0.0","","","" "2012 Q2","0.3","1.0","-0.8","","","" "2012 Q3","0.2","1.8","-1.6","","","" "2012 Q4","-0.4","1.5","-1.9","","","" "2013 Q1","0.2","1.5","-1.3","","","" "2013 Q2","1.5","2.4","-0.9","","","" "2013 Q3","0.9","2.1","-1.2","","","" "2013 Q4","1.6","2.9","-1.3","","","" "2014 Q1","0.7","3.1","-2.3","","","" "2014 Q2","0.5","3.0","-2.6","","","" "2014 Q3","0.4","2.8","-2.4","","","" "2014 Q4","0.5","2.7","-2.2","","","" "2015 Q1","0.3","2.3","-2.0","","","" "2015 Q2","1.0","2.4","-1.3","","","" "2015 Q3","0.5","2.1","-1.6","","","" "2015 Q4","0.2","2.1","-1.9","","","" "2016 Q1","0.6","1.9","-1.3","","","" "2016 Q2","-0.4","1.7","-2.1","","","" "2016 Q3","0.0","1.5","-1.5","","","" "2016 Q4","0.5","1.5","-1.0","","","" "2017 Q1","0.5","1.7","-1.2","","","" "2017 Q2","0.7","1.7","-1.0","","","" "2017 Q3","1.1","1.9","-0.8","","","" "2017 Q4","0.7","1.7","-1.0","","","" "2018 Q1","0.0","1.3","-1.2","","","" "2018 Q2","0.2","1.2","-1.0","","","" "2018 Q3","0.3","1.5","-1.2","","","" "2018 Q4","0.0","1.4","-1.4","","","" "2019 Q1","0.8","1.9","-1.1","","","" "2019 Q2","0.2","1.5","-1.3","","","" "2019 Q3","0.2","1.2","-1.0","","","" "2019 Q4","0.0","1.0","-1.0","","","" "2020 Q1","-3.0","-2.1","-0.9","","","" "2020 Q2","-21.1","-21.5","0.4","","","" "2020 Q3","-8.8","","","-9.5","0.8","-8.8"