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Productivity and Costs

February 02, 2012
Productivity rose 0.7 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the fourth quarter 2011; unit labor costs increased 1.2 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity declined 0.4 percent and unit labor costs increased 1.6 percent. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, and Food Services and Drinking Places Industries, 2010

August 30, 2011
Labor productivity (output per hour) rose in wholesale trade, retail trade, and food services and drinking places in 2010, and in 40 of the 50 detailed industries. Unit labor costs fell in the trade sectors and grew in food services and drinking places. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing and Mining Industries, 2009

May 26, 2011
Labor productivity rose in 44 percent of the detailed service-providing and mining industries studied in 2009, down from 56 percent in 2008 and 65 percent in 2007. Output and hours declined at double-digit rates in over one quarter of the industries studied. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing Industries, 2009

March 23, 2011
Labor productivity rose in 28 percent of the detailed manufacturing industries studied in 2009, down from 38 percent in 2008 and 56 percent in 2007. Output and hours declined at double-digit rates in over 7 out of 10 industries studied. More...
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