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Productivity and Costs

September 05, 2012
Productivity increased 2.2 percent in the nonfarm business sector in second quarter 2012; unit labor costs rose 1.5 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity grew 0.1 percent and unit labor costs increased 0.8 percent. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, and Food Services and Drinking Places Industries, 2011

August 30, 2012
Labor productivity (output per hour) grew in wholesale trade and retail trade, and was unchanged in food services and drinking places in 2011. Unit labor costs rose in wholesale trade and food services and drinking places, but fell in retail trade. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing and Mining Industries, 2010

May 31, 2012
Labor productivity rose in 69 percent of the detailed service-providing and mining industries studied in 2010, up from 42 percent of the industries in 2009. More industries recorded productivity increases in 2010 than in any year since 2003. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing Industries, 2010

March 29, 2012
Labor productivity rose in 83 percent of the detailed manufacturing industries studied in 2010, up from 30 percent of the industries in 2009 and a higher percentage than in any year since 2005. More...
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