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Article: Productivity gains continued in many industries during 1985.
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- April 1, 1987
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Productivity gains continued in many industries during 1985
Productivity, as measured by output per employee hour, increased in 1985 in about two-thirds of the industries for which data are presently available. These gains continued the productivity growth recorded in 1983 and 1984 in the industries covered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the increases in 1985 were smaller than the 1984 gains in many industries. Table 1 shows productivity trends in the industries measured by the BLS and includes new measures introduced for additional industries: poultry dressing and processing; mining machinery; furniture, home furnishings, and equipment stores ...