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ABSTRACT

March, 1986, Vol. 109, No. 3

Beauty and barber shops:
the trend of labor productivity

Horst Brand
Economist, Division of Industry Productivity and Technology Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Ziaul Z. Ahmed
Economist, Division of Industry Productivity and Technology Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Output per hour of persons employed in these shops rose at an annual rate of 0.8 percent between 1972 and 1984, in line with the productivity trend for other personal service industries.

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