--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/a-detailed-analysis-of-labour-productivity-development-in-new-brunswick-1997-2022/" title: "A Detailed Analysis of Labour Productivity Development in New Brunswick, 1997-2022" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-01T11:29:41+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-01T11:29:41+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "business sector" - "labour productivity" - "NAICS industries" - "New Brunswick" - "output per hour" - "provincial productivity" country_focus: - "Canada" province_region: - "NB" research_theme: - "Productivity and Economic Measurement" - "Regional Economic Development" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # A Detailed Analysis of Labour Productivity Development in New Brunswick, 1997-2022 Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/a-detailed-analysis-of-labour-productivity-development-in-new-brunswick-1997-2022/ # A Detailed Analysis of Labour Productivity Development in New Brunswick, 1997-2022 [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2023-10-1.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Suuronen, Adriana. 2023. “A Detailed Analysis of Labour Productivity Development in New Brunswick, 1997-2022.” CSLS Research Report 2023-10. Ottawa: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. https://csls.ca/research/a-detailed-analysis-of-labour-productivity-development-in-new-brunswick-1997-2022/ ## Author: - Adriana Suuronen Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) ## Report 2023-10 November 2023 142 pages ## Related research [Productivity: Key to Economic Success Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) March 1998 | Report 1998-01 | 99 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-key-to-economic-success/) [Productivity Trends: A Canada-U.S. Comparison Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) January 1999 | Report 1999-01 | 6 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-trends-a-canada-u-s-comparison/) [New Estimates of Manufacturing Productivity Growth for Canada and the United States Andrew Sharpe March 1999 | Report 1999-02 | 21 pages](https://csls.ca/research/new-estimates-of-manufacturing-productivity-growth-for-canada-and-the-united-states/) [Productivity Trends in the Construction Sector: A Case of Lagging Technical Progress Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) November 2001 | Report 2001-03 | 177 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-trends-in-the-construction-sector-a-case-of-lagging-technical-progress/) [Productivity Trends in Natural Resources Industries in Canada Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) February 2003 | Report 2003-01a | 69 pages](https://csls.ca/research/productivity-trends-in-natural-resources-industries-in-canada/) [An Analysis of Productivity Trends in the Forest Products Sector in Canada Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) February 2003 | Report 2003-01b | 64 pages](https://csls.ca/research/an-analysis-of-productivity-trends-in-the-forest-products-sector-in-canada/) [Why Are Americans More Productive Than Canadians? 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Total economy labour productivity increased in New Brunswick by 1.05 percent per year over the period, similarly to Canda’s growth rate of 1.12 percent per year. Nevertheless, the level of labour productivity in New Brunswick was only 80.5 percent of Canada’s value in 2022. In New Brunswick, business sector industries experienced labour productivity growth of 1.12 percent per year and non-business industries grew at a rate of 0.71 percent annually between 1997 and 2022. Growth was slightly higher in Canada during the period of 1.19 percent per year for business sector industries and 0.85 percent annually for non-business sector industries. Industries that disproportionately contributed to growth of the total economy labour productivity in New Brunswick include: agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (which experienced a growth rate of 5.25 percent annually during the period); mining and oil and gas extraction (which decreased at a rate of 4.16 percent per year); wholesale trade (which experienced a growth rate of 2.60 percent during the period); transportation and warehousing (which experienced growth rate of 2.04 percent annually during the period); and informational and cultural industries (which experienced a growth rate of 2.44 percent annually during the period). Ce rapport analyse l’évolution de la productivité du travail au Nouveau-Brunswick à l’échelle globale et pour les industries à deux chiffres du SCIAN entre 1997 et 2022. La productivité du travail de l’ensemble de l’économie a augmenté au Nouveau-Brunswick de 1,05 % par année sur la période, un taux similaire à celui du Canada (1,12 % par année). Néanmoins, le niveau de productivité du travail au Nouveau-Brunswick ne représentait que 80,5 % de la valeur canadienne en 2022. Au Nouveau-Brunswick, les industries du secteur des entreprises ont connu une croissance de la productivité du travail de 1,12 % par année et les industries non commerciales, de 0,71 % par année entre 1997 et 2022. La croissance a été légèrement plus élevée au Canada durant cette période, soit 1,19 % par année pour les industries du secteur des entreprises et 0,85 % par année pour les industries non commerciales. Les industries ayant contribué de façon disproportionnée à la croissance de la productivité du travail de l’ensemble de l’économie au Nouveau-Brunswick comprennent : l’agriculture, la foresterie, la pêche et la chasse (taux de croissance de 5,25 % par année durant la période); l’extraction minière, pétrolière et gazière (en baisse de 4,16 % par année); le commerce de gros (taux de croissance de 2,60 % durant la période); le transport et l’entreposage (taux de croissance de 2,04 % par année durant la période); et les industries de l’information et de la culture (taux de croissance de 2,44 % par année durant la période). [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2023-10-1.pdf)