See which jobs actually produced enough for the time they consumed.
Revenue alone can hide weak jobs. JJL compares estimates with actual hours and direct costs, then turns that history into pricing signals for the next quote.
Record the plan
Save quoted revenue, estimated productive hours, direct materials, subcontractors, and other job costs.
Record what happened
Update the job with real hours and real direct costs as the work progresses or when it is complete.
Spot the pattern
Compare contribution per productive hour and estimating accuracy across completed jobs and job types.
Why job profitability needs more than “invoice minus materials”
A job can look profitable on paper while consuming far more productive time than expected. If two $3,000 jobs each have $1,000 of direct costs, they both leave $2,000 of contribution—but one may take 12 productive hours while the other takes 30.
That difference matters because productive hours are limited. JJL helps owners compare what the business needed from those hours with what each job actually produced.
Connect job results back to pricing
The goal is not just to create a report after the damage is done. Actual job history should improve future labor estimates, service pricing, minimum charges, scope assumptions, and change-order decisions.
Establish your target first
Before judging a job, estimate what your business needs each productive hour to contribute.
Run the free Profit Checkup