Productivity rises, labor costs growth muted
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Productivity in the fourth quarter rose at a stronger-than-expected pace as the biggest cutback in working hours in nearly five years helped restrain growth in labor costs, a U.S. Labor Department report showed on Wednesday.
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Productivity grew at a 3 percent annual rate in the final quarter, although for 2006, it expanded at the slowest pace in nine years.
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The number of U.S. workers filing initial claims for jobless aid rose last week, suggesting some softening in the U.S. labor market, but a forward-looking economic gauge released on Thursday pointed to a pick-up in growth.
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The U.S. economic outlook dimmed on  Tuesday after reports said business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first estimated, labor costs  rose and other indicators signaled softening activity.
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The efficiency of American workers slowed sharply in the spring while a key gauge of labor costs rose at the fastest rate since late 2004.
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Manufacturing output climbed in June, official data has shown, but at a slower pace than had been forecast by analysts.
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By Bloomberg News. The productivity of workers in the United States rose at the slowest pace in almost two years in the third quarter, a sign that companies may need to add workers at a faster rate to meet demand.
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U.S. business productivity rose at a much stronger-than-expected 3.0 percent annual pace in the fourth quarter while unit labor costs moderated, in good news for the inflation-wary Federal Reserve.
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WASHINGTON -- The efficiency of workers rose at a modest pace in the final three months of last year, far below the gain originally estimated, while worker wages and benefits soared.
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Worker productivity, a crucial factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the last quarter of 2007 while wage pressure increased.
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WASHINGTON -- Worker productivity rebounded, growing at the fastest pace in nearly two years, while wage pressures eased sharply in the spring _ developments that should reduce inflation worries.
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Industrial production rose as expected and manufacturing output was unchanged while manufacturing capacity utilization was at its lowest in almost a year, a Federal Reserve report showed.
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The productivity of America's workers grew at a 1.8 percent annual rate in the third quarter, the slowest pace in nearly two years, the government reported Tuesday.
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Worker productivity, the key factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the final three months of the year as overall economic activity weakened considerably while labor pressures increased.
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WASHINGTON -- The productivity of American workers slowed in the spring while wage pressures increased.
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Worker productivity rebounded, growing at the fastest pace in nearly two years, while wage pressures eased sharply in the spring &#151; developments that should reduce inflation worries.
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Productivity in the fourth quarter  rose at a stronger-than-expected pace as the biggest cutback in  working hours in nearly five years helped restrain growth in  labor costs, a U.S. Labor Department report showed on  Wednesday.