The "Economic Report of the President" provides data on real GDP and the employment for the United States for 1998, 1999, and 2000:
Real GDP
(Billions of 1996 dollars)
(1998) 8,509
(1999) 8,859
(2000) 9,191
Employment
(Thousands of workers)
(1998)131,463
(1999)135,208
(2000)135,073
If you use the data from this table to calculate labor productivity for the year 1999, what units will it have?
A. Dollars per worker
B. Workers per 1999 dollar
C. Workers per 1996 dollar
D. 1996 dollars per worker
E. 1999 dollars per worker
F. Workers per dollar
Real GDP
(Billions of 1996 dollars)
(1998) 8,509
(1999) 8,859
(2000) 9,191
Employment
(Thousands of workers)
(1998)131,463
(1999)135,208
(2000)135,073
If you use the data from this table to calculate labor productivity for the year 1999, what units will it have?
A. Dollars per worker
B. Workers per 1999 dollar
C. Workers per 1996 dollar
D. 1996 dollars per worker
E. 1999 dollars per worker
F. Workers per dollar