By Samantha Pearson in New York US stocks were set to creep higher on Thursday following a surprise jump in productivity during the past three months as companies fought to boost output in the recession. The Labor Department... [read full story]
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Non-farm business sector labor productivity, defined as output per hour, rose by 9.5% in 3Q09, following a 6.9% increase in the second quarter. This quarter’s increase is the largest since 3Q03. The rise in productivity...
Productivity in the U.S. nonfarmbusiness sector grew at an annual rate of 9.5 percent in the third quarter of 2009, biggest quarterly gain in six years, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. The third-quarter reading for...
Companies across the U.S. economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon. The result is that productivity _ output per hour of work _ jumped at the fastest pace in...
Companies across the U.S. economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon. The result is that productivity _ output per hour of work _ jumped at the fastest pace in...
US shares have risen strongly after official figures showed that US business productivity has risen at its highest rate for six years. Productivity, as measured by output per hour of work, rose at an annual rate of 9.5% between...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Productivity in the U.S. nonfarmbusiness sector grew at an annual rate of 9.5 percent in the third quarter of 2009, biggest quarterly gain in six years, the Labor Department reported on Thursday....
WASHINGTON - Companies across the U.S. economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon. Employers became leaner and more efficient in th...
Productivity gains dim hopes for job creation soon, but companies may start hiring next year Christopher S. Rugaber,Martin Crutsinger, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Companies across the U.S. economy are finding ways to do...
By Krishna Guha in Washington DC Corporate America achieved remarkable productivity gains in the third quarter, new data revealed on Thursday, with output per hour worked up 9.5 per cent at an annualised rate, its fastest...
By Christopher S. Rugaber,Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Companies across the U.S. economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon. The result...
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