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===== 14.5.8.1.6 Labour Productivity =====

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Climate change is negatively affecting working conditions and labour productivity in North America ( ''medium confidence'' ) ( [[#14.5.6.1|Section 14.5.6.1]] ; see Box 14.5) ''.'' Working conditions in temperatures above a heat index of 85°F (29.4°C) are correlated with potentially hazardous health conditions ( [[#Tustin--2018|Tustin et al., 2018]] ), and for every degree Celsius increase in temperature, labour productivity is estimated to be reduced by 0.11% for low-risk workers and 0.53% for high-risk workers (i.e., construction, mining, agriculture and manufacturing) ( [[#Hsiang--2017|Hsiang et al., 2017]] ). By mid-century (RCP8.5), temperature increase, changing water availability and SLR are projected to result in a 0.6% drop in labour productivity in auto, timber, textile and chemical manufacturing in the southeast and Texas regions ( [[#Kinniburgh--2015|Kinniburgh et al., 2015]] ; [[#Hsiang--2017|Hsiang et al., 2017]] ). Labour productivity in the US automobile industry decreases by 8% for every six or more days of consecutive unusually hot weather (above 90°F/32.2°C) ( [[#Cachon--2012|Cachon et al., 2012]] ). Thirty percent of California workers are employed in high-risk industries, such as agriculture, with exposure to high temperature leading to loss in productivity ( [[#Rogers--2015|Rogers et al., 2015]] ). Under RCP8.5 increases in extreme temperatures, labour productivity in the USA is projected to decrease, costing 190 billion USD in lost wages by 2090 ( [[#EPA--2017|EPA, 2017]] ; [[#Kjellstrom--2019|Kjellstrom et al., 2019]] ; also see [[#Gubernot--2014|Gubernot et al., 2014]] ; [[#Kiefer--2016|Kiefer et al., 2016]] ; [[#Carter--2018|Carter et al., 2018]] ).

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