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February 2008, Vol. 131, No. 2
Labor productivity trends since 2000, by sector and industry
Corey Holman
Economist, Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: holman.corey@bls.gov
Bobbie Joyeux
Economist, Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: joyeux.bobbie@bls.gov
Christopher Kask
Supervisory Economist, Office of Productivity and Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: kask.chris@bls.gov
Unlike the late 1990s, when rapid output gains led to increased productivity growth, reductions in labor hours were an important contributor to productivity increases from 2000 to 2005.
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