Tag Archives: Productivity

Manufacturing Productivity

Posted on July 5, 2012 by macromon

Interesting chart from the BLS showing multifactor productivity in the manufacturing industries.  Labor input saw huge gains in productivity in the past few years and some believe the sluggish recovery in employment is due to productivity increases. It’s going to … Continue reading →

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Productivity in service-providing and mining industries, 2010

Posted on June 7, 2012 by macromon

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Chart of the Day: Productivity During the Great Recession

Posted on June 1, 2011 by macromon

They always told us that bars do well during tough economic times and are a counter-cyclical industry.  For proof (abv),  go no further than our Chart of the Day from the BLS.  The data measures “productivity in the selected industries … Continue reading →

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