LPC News Releases

Productivity and Costs

June 05, 2013
Productivity increased 0.5 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter of 2013; unit labor costs decreased 4.3 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 3.5 percent and unit labor costs decreased 10.0 percent. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Selected Service-Providing and Mining Industries, 2011

May 29, 2013
Labor productivity rose in 63 percent of the detailed service-providing and mining industries studied in 2011, down from 67 percent of the industries in 2010. Both output and hours rose in more industries in 2011 than in any year since 2006. More...
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Productivity and Costs by Industry: Manufacturing Industries, 2011

March 21, 2013
Labor productivity rose in 63 percent of the 86 detailed manufacturing industries in 2011, down from 78 percent in 2010. Fewer industries recorded gains in output in 2011 than in the previous year, while more industries posted gains in hours. 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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