Worker productivity rose by 4.1 in 2004
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The productivity of American workers, the critical component for rising living standards, increased by 4.1 percent in 2004, capping a remarkable three-year period in which worker efficiency climbed at the fastest pace in a half century.
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U.S. employers added 157,000 employees to payrolls in December, completing the strongest year for job growth since 1999, according to a government report on Friday that cemented expectations of rising interest rates in 2005.
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Worker productivity grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the first quarter, driving up labor costs and reinforcing concerns about inflation.
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A survey shows that more workers are relying on technology to do their job while on the move.
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Manufacturing and industrial output grew faster than analysts  expected in May, official figures show.
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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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Productivity in the education system has increased slightly but not as much as it might have, a watchdog says.
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Britain's manufacturing output rose during 2006, official figures have shown, representing the best performance since 2004.
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U.S. employers added 157,000  employees to payrolls in December, completing the strongest  year for job growth since 1999, according to a government  report on Friday that cemented expectations of rising interest  rates in 2005.
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Business productivity growth was  revised down sharply as expected in the fourth quarter to an  annualized 1.6 percent pace, government data on Tuesday showed,  in a warning on inflation as labor costs soared.
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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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U.S. business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first thought, climbing at a  revised 1.8 percent annual rate, a government report showed on  Tuesday, while growth in unit labor costs was nudged up to a  1.8 percent pace.
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Worker productivity grew at a slower than first estimated 1.0 percent annualized pace during the first quarter as the economy just inched ahead, driving up labor costs by 1.8 percent and backing fears inflation remains a concern, a government report on Wednesday showed.
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The productivity of U.S. workers  rose by a weaker-than-expected 0.2 percent in the third  quarter, while unit labor costs grew by less than initially  thought in encouraging news for the Federal Reserve on wage  pressures, government data showed on Tuesday.
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The number of information technology workers in the United States went up last year and will continue to rise again this year, albeit at a much slower rate, according to a report released today
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The productivity of US workers rose by less than first estimated in the first three months of 2007, figures show.
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U.S. business productivity rose at  just a 0.8 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, an  unexpectedly slim advance that was the smallest in nearly four  years, according to a government report on Thursday that could  fan inflation fears.