Over the early 20th century, labor productivity in terms of GDP per hour worked increased significantly across Western Europe. The given years respectively are those that preceded both world wars and the end of the recovery period in 1950. Over the entire period, GDP per capita per work hour increased by approximately 170 percent in both Sweden and Switzerland, while Germany was the only country to see its growth fall over the 1940s.
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Cambridge University Press. (December 31, 2006). Labor productivity in select Western European countries in gross domestic product (GDP) per hour worked in 1913, 1938 and 1950 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1073270/europe-labor-productivity-gdp-per-hour-worked/
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