USA Today (02/16/15) Paul Davidson
Productivity in the fourth quarter dropped at a 1.8% annual rate and was only up 0.8% in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Productivity averaged 2.2% between 1947 and 2014 but hasn’t risen by more than 1.0% a year since 2010. Slow productivity growth could hurt future gains, economic growth, and wage increases, experts say. Low productivity growth could encourage businesses to increase hiring in the short term.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York (02/17/15)
Business activity continued to expand in February at a modest pace for New York manufacturers, according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index edged down two points to 7.8. The new orders index fell five points to 1.2—evidence that orders were flat. Employment indexes pointed to an increase in employment levels and little change in the average workweek.
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