worker productivity

These days it feels as if every piece of economic news comes with a qualifier. However, one statistic has had an unqualified, enduring positive run: the rise in worker productivity, which bodes well for investors, employees and -- eventually -- job-seekers.

The slowdown in worker productivity during the second quarter was larger than expected, but that may be good news for the unemployed. Declining productivity could place more pressure on businesses to invest in equipment or hiring.

Say what you will about the the U.S. economy, auto company travails and all, U.S. worker productivity has not weakened one bit. U.S. worker productivity increased at an annualized rate of 1.6 percent in Q1, with unit labor costs rising three percent rate, the U.S. Labor Department announced...

Say one thing about the nation's pronounced recession: worker productivity has not disappeared. U.S. Q1 worker productivity unexpectedly rose at a 0.3 percent annualized rate and unit labor costs rose at a 3.3 percent rate, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday, as companies continued to...

You can now add productivity and unit labor costs to the growing list of investor concerns for the U.S. economy. U.S. Q4 2008 worker productivity unexpectedly fell at a -0.4% annualized rate and unit labor costs surged an alarming 5.7%, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday. For all of...