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Productivity and Costs

May 07, 2009
Productivity rose 0.8 percent in the nonfarm business sector in first-quarter 2009, as hours fell faster than output. Unit labor costs increased 3.3 percent. Manufacturing output per hour fell 3.4 percent; unit labor costs increased 16.7 percent. All rates are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Full Text »

Multifactor Productivity Trends

May 06, 2009
Multifactor productivity grew at an annual rate of 1.2 percent in the private business sector, and 1.1 percent in the private nonfarm business sector in 2008. In both sectors, multifactor productivity showed the largest annual rates of growth since 2005. Full Text »

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Multifactor productivity in private business, 2008

May 7, 2009
In the private business sector, multifactor productivity—output per combined units of labor and capital inputs—rose 1.2 percent in 2008. The multifactor productivity gain in 2008 reflected a 0.8-percent increase in output and a 0.3-percent decrease in the combined inputs of capital and labor. Full Text »

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Ranks of Discouraged Workers and Others Marginally Attached to the Labor Force Rise During Recession

Issues in Labor StatisticsThe number of persons who were marginally attached to the labor force increased sharply during the current recession.
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