… unless the person works voluntarily, that is.

  • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    There is some labor out there that doesn’t really contribute to the reported GDP numbers. Water and wastewater workers don’t directly contribute to GDP numbers but do allow other people and businesses to contribute to GDP. The amount of treated water a city creates isn’t counted towards GDP.