U.S. productivity shows modest fourth quarter increase
For the full year, productivity rose 1.3 percent, a small improvement from a 1.1 percent gain in 2017. It was the best showing since a 3.4 percent productivity surge in 2010.
For the full year, productivity rose 1.3 percent, a small improvement from a 1.1 percent gain in 2017. It was the best showing since a 3.4 percent productivity surge in 2010.
U.S. productivity rose at a slower rate in the third quarter, but the increase was still better than the lackluster gains of the last decade.
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Productivity, the amount of output per hour of work, increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the third quarter while labor costs fell at a rate of 1 percent, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the economy continues to grow, but it’s becoming obvious that unemployment isn’t going to nosedive the way it has after previous recessions.
Worker productivity declined at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the April-to-June quarter after posting large gains throughout
2009, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
Locally based consultancy LeadJen had 20 employees in January. Halfway through the year, the company already has hired 20
more, and President Jenny
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Productivity growth and falling labor costs are good for corporate profits but mean household incomes continue to be squeezed,
putting the economic recovery at risk.
The economy is getting closer to generating jobs for the first time in two years, but it probably won’t be enough to stop
the unemployment rate from rising well into 2010.
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Worker productivity, the single biggest factor determining living standards, grew at the fastest pace in nearly six years
in the spring while labor costs fell by the most in nine years, as companies slashed costs to survive the recession.