The latest Productivity and Costs news release

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The latest Productivity and Costs news release
([url]http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf[/url])
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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Productivity increased 2.2 percent in the nonfarm business sector during the first quarter
of 2008 while unit labor costs rose 2.2 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In
manufacturing, productivity increased 4.1 percent in the first quarter of 2008, and unit
labor costs rose 2.5 percent.

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