U.S. productivity grew by 4.9% in the third quarter, marking the biggest increase in two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday. … READ MORE >
productivity
Market Minute: Rising U.S. labor productivity
The productivity data should show a year-over-year increase of nearly 5% should the first estimate for third-quarter GDP, which came in at a strong 4.3%, prove durable. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Deindustrialization and the rise in worker discontent
Workers are producing more, but they aren’t seeing the benefits. Class resentment has followed. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: A brief word about productivity and protectionism
The shift toward protectionism all the more ill-timed given the monumental investment into artificial intelligence and how it will drive innovation and productivity into the next generation. … READ MORE >
Morning market minute: Why productivity and workers hold the key to growth
Economic growth amid high interest rates depends on two major factors: rising productivity and growth in the labor supply. … READ MORE >
Productivity continues to climb as investments take hold
The rebound of labor productivity in the second quarter is another sign of why the economy will continue to be on strong footing even as the labor market cools. … READ MORE >
Solow Residual: Total factor productivity and the U.S. economy
A recent study by the San Francisco Federal Reserve found that total factor productivity grew by a robust 4.99% on the most recent quarter after adjusting for factors such as labor, capital, utilization and worked hours. … READ MORE >
Productivity continues to rise in potential game changer for economy
The increase in productivity has most likely been a catalyst for both robust economic growth and disinflation over the past year. … READ MORE >
Uncertainty, policy choices and the prospects for middle market investment
Stubbornly high inflation and rising interest rates are creating a pervasive sense of uncertainty among business owners and investors that has left policymakers with few good options. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Increase in productivity can’t mask need for long-term miracle
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released third-quarter productivity data that reinforced our view that a recovery from the depths of the economic shutdown is indeed underway. But in the long term, the U.S. still needs a productivity miracle. … READ MORE >