U.S. productivity outpaces world
Manufacturing labor productivity decreased in 2008 in 12 of the 17 economies compared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Republic of Korea and the United States had the largest productivity increases (1.2 percent each) among the five economies where productivity increased. Singapore had the steepest productivity decline (-6.6 percent).
For all economies, labor productivity in manufacturing increased less or declined more in 2008 than the average annual changes over the 2000-2008 period, when almost all of the economies studied experienced productivity increases.
Close this Window Bookmark and Share This Page
Copy HTML:
If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.
![[Print]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/print.png)
![[Email]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/email_2.png)
![[RSS Feed]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/rssfeed.png)
![[del.icio.us]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/delicious.png)
![[Digg]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/digg.png)
![[Facebook]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/facebook.png)
To sign up for Mississippi Business Daily Updates, click here.
Recent Posts
- Casinos voice concerns about offshore drilling leases
- Some CenterPoint Energy customers to see reduced gas bills
- Bomgar rolls out solution for Remedyforce platform
- EDP to match grant dollars for airport improvements
- Hood: State should see $47M from foreclosure settlement
- High water has Corps closely monitoring levees
- Bill to limit Hood’s power killed by procedural problem
- Holland: ‘Gulf of America’ bill a joke; some don’t get it
2011 MBJ BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
2011 MBJ BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR: SURVIVING THE STORM
POST A COMMENT