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Measuring productivity
in service industries
Jerome A. Mark
Assistant Commissioner, Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics
The growth of the service economy presents special challenges for productivity analysts; output is often difficult to quantify, and measurement of labor input requires great care.
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