Compare indicators
Each series on one shared axis, in its shared unit — raw levels, not rebased.
Raw levels on a shared axis (the series share one unit). pay_productivity_gap, productivity · read from cache, latest-revised.
- Pay vs Productivity
Worker pay relative to output per hour, indexed to 100 at 2017.
Real hourly compensation divided by output per hour, indexed to 100 at the 2017 base.
- Labor Productivity
Output produced per hour worked, as an index.
Nonfarm business sector real output per hour of all persons, indexed to 2017=100.
Each measured on its own terms — compare the lenses, not just the lines. Full lessons → Learn
…and that proves nothing. Two lines moving together is not one moving the other. Almost any pair of trending economic series correlates highly — they share the same long climb of growth, prices, and population, or it is chance. r measures co-movement over this exact window, never cause. Change the range or swap a series and watch r move. Why correlation isn’t causation →