May 02, 2002 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.) Productivity by industry between 1990 and 2000During the 1990-2000 period, labor productivity—as measured by output per hour—increased in 92 percent of the 170 industries studied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Output rose in 85 percent of the industries, while hours of labor increased in only 46 percent of the industries. This information is from the BLS Productivity and Costs Program. Data are subject to revision. Learn more in "Productivity and Costs by Industry, 2000" news release USDL 02-237. |
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