U.S. Productivity climbed 1.2% in fourth-quarter 2019
2020-03-05T14:58:43-05:00March 5, 2020 Nonfarm Business Sector Nonfarm business sector labour productivity inched up 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019 as output rose 2.4% and hours worked climbed 1.2%. Year over year, the fourth quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2019, productivity grew 1.8%, resulting in a 2.6% increase in output and a