productivity

The pay gap between men and women prevents many women from entering the labor force at all.

“It leaves some things out, but it is a very good gauge of the health of an economy,” said Allison Schrager, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and columnist at Bloomberg Opinion.

Nicole Cervi, economist at Wells Fargo, weighs in on the bond market, the Fed, and the job market.

Heatwaves take a tougher toll on already vulnerable populations, like the elderly or people with pre-existing conditions, or people who work outdoors.

Apple announced it’s raising prices on some iPads and MacBooks this week, citing the rising price of memory and storage devices. But some economists say AI could eventually bring the prices of goods and services down.

Promising productivity, the HotSOS Housekeeping app tells workers when and where to clean and is now used by most global hotel brands.

In the new agentic arms race, there’s a sense you’re falling behind if you’re not “10xing” your output while you sleep.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised labor productivity in Q4 of 2025 downward from 2.8% to 1.8%. “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal breaks down the numbers and what they could mean for the future of this economy.

There are plenty of examples of how AI tools are helping companies become more productive. But economists say it’s far too early to tell whether AI is boosting labor productivity across the economy.

Researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research asked executives at nearly 6,000 companies how generative AI has affected their productivity and employment.