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Increasing productivity is key to strong businesses. Here's how some are doing it.

by Justin Ho
Feb 6, 2025
Labor productivity has been increasing for more than two years, according to the Labor Department.
Investing in job training is one way U.S. businesses have been able to increase productivity for the past two years.
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What a dip in productivity tells us about the economy

by Savannah Peters
May 5, 2022
For one thing, it's not helpful in the fight against inflation.
"Productivity is an escape hatch for inflation," said Sarah House, an economist at Wells Fargo.
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U.S. productivity plummeted in Q4, and reopening the economy might be why

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 4, 2021
The measure fell at the steepest rate in 40 years, but that might not be as ominous as it sounds — if the trend is short term.
Less productive businesses like restaurants have started to reopen, which may be causing national productivity data to decline.
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