Business
Economy: Some analysts say forecasts of greater efficiency and rising wages were unfounded.
March 7, 1996
Economy: Labor costs dip as output surges, but growth appears to be rewarding business owners more handsomely than workers.
Aug. 9, 2000
Money & Company
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Aug. 11, 2009
The productivity of American workers--a key issue in rising economic tensions between the United States and Japan--rose a slight 0.2% in 1991, the first annual gain in three years, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
Feb. 6, 1992
Behind the Federal Reserve Board’s interest-rate deliberations and months of sluggish stock-market performance lies a nagging question: Why did U.S. productivity, the nation’s economic output per labor hour, suddenly accelerate in 1995 after decades of stagnation?
July 9, 2000
Economy: Strong surge in the second half helps explain low inflation amid boom times. Figures suggest record-breaking expansion will continue.
Feb. 9, 2000
With imports flooding in and American jobs disappearing overseas, productivity--a subject even economists find dull--has jumped front and center.
April 19, 1987
America needs a quick, inexpensive way to increase productivity growth.
May 28, 1989
Productivity in the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy grew by 2.8% last year, but overall productivity in the non-farm sector improved by just 0.9% for the worst showing since 1982, the government said today.
March 7, 1990
Poor performance in improving productivity in services is hurting the United States’ global competitiveness.
Feb. 12, 1989