More productivity from fewer workers

Courtesy Marketplace  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 15:15

U.S. worker productivity increased in the first quarter of 2008 at an annual rate of better than 2% -- which is pretty good.

But the underlying reason is that job cuts required the remaining employees to do more work. Dan Grech reports.


 

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