Productivity on the Rise Productivity is on the rise in the welfare systems. Ten years ago, the thought of productivity and welfare used together in a positive manner was obsolete? Today, it is common to hear these two words together in a positive context. The new way of looking at productivity and welfare is contributed to the adoption of the Welfare-to-Work program. This program sets limits and obtainable goals for its recipients, so they can live a more productive life. In 1996, President Clinton signed a welfare reform law that called for a productive society. Productivity, according to Webster’s Dictionary, means “to be in the state of being productive