Labor Efficiency Ratio Calculator

Measure Workforce Productivity Against Standards

Enter your standard time per unit, units produced, and actual hours to calculate LER. See whether your team is earning more or fewer standard hours than they spend on the clock.

Production Standards
min
hours

LER = (7.08 std hrs / 8.0 actual hrs) x 100 = 88.5%

Results

Labor Efficiency Ratio

88.5%

Near Standard

Std Hours Earned

7.08

hours

Actual Hours

8.0

hours

Units / Labor Hr

10.6

units/hr

Cost Impact

Operators used 55 more minutes than the standard allows. Each point below 100% increases your labor cost per unit.

LER Benchmarks

110%+

Exceeding

100%

At Standard

85-99%

Near

<85%

Below

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