Most businesses don't know their LER — the single number that tells you how much gross profit you're squeezing from every dollar spent on people.
Tell me about your business
3 numbers. 60 seconds. A clear picture of your labor productivity — and whether it's healthy.
Your total revenue for a typical month
Cost of goods sold, tools, software, subcontractors, materials — everything except your team
All wages, salaries, owner's pay, benefits, payroll taxes, and paid contractors
Full-time equivalents, including yourself — used to calculate per-person productivity
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Your Labor Efficiency Ratio
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Your key numbers at a glance
Gross Profit
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per month
GP Margin
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of revenue
Revenue / Person
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per month
LER benchmarks — where do you stand?
Struggling
Below 1.5:1
Labor is consuming most or all of gross profit. Urgent action needed on costs or revenue.
Healthy
2:1
For every $1 in labor, you generate $2 in gross profit — the minimum healthy target.
High-Performing
3:1 or better
Strong efficiency. Each team member is generating significant leverage for the business.
To reach a 2:1 LER, you'd need to
Your LER tells you where you stand. Understanding which lever to pull — pricing, headcount, delivery efficiency, or revenue mix — is where the real work begins. Let's find out what the right move is for your business.
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