US productivity increases 4.9% in third quarter
U.S. productivity increased in the July-September quarter but at a slower pace than in the second quarter
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Your support makes all the difference.U.S. productivity increased between July and September but at a slower pace than in the previous quarter.
Productivity advanced 4.9% in the third quarter, following an even larger 10.6% surge in the second quarter, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Labor costs fell by 8.9% in the third quarter after rising by 8.5% in the second quarter.
Productivity measures the amount of output per hour of work and is a key component in rising living standards
Economists had expected a slowdown in the third quarter after the big second quarter gain.