US labour productivity growth slows much less than expected in Q4

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2026-03-05

Washington (dpa-AFX) - Labour productivity in the US surged by much more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The Labor Department said labour productivity shot up by 2.8% in the fourth quarter after soaring by an upwardly revised 5.2% in the third quarter. Economists had expected labour productivity to jump by 1.9% in the fourth quarter compared to the 4.9% spike that h......

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