Productivity rises in fourth quarter (1:20 p.m. 2/4/10)
Published: February 4, 2010
Tags: Commerce Department, jobless benefit claims, Labor Department, Thomson Reuters, Wells Fargo Securities, worker productivity
By Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — U.S. employers are managing to boost production without creating new jobs. The question is when they’ll feel the need to ramp up hiring. Squeezing more output from their existing staffs allowed companies to boost productivity in the October-December quarter. And last week, the number of people [...]