World economy: A long climb Oct 8, 2009
Output per worker may get back to normal, but the rate of employment will not. Something similar can happen to the economy s assembly lines, computer terminals and office blocks. (The Economist)
Canada Productivity Is Unchanged as Employment, Economy Shrink in Tandem Sep 16, 2009
Statistics Canada has cited the countrys shrinking manufacturing industry, which tends to generate higher output per worker, as one factor behind the relatively poor recent productivity performance. The U.S. economy has recorded productivity gains in nine of the last 11 quarters, according to Statistics Canada. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Economy taking steps forward and back Sep 3, 2009
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast productivity, which measures the hourly output per worker, rising at a 6. 4% rate in the second quarter. (USA Today -- Money)
Slow & steady theme for reforms Jul 7, 2009
True, India has a demographic dividend to reap even with existing levels of output per worker. But imagine the bounty if one billion-plus Indians can afford to think beyond subsistence, think creatively. (India Times)
California loses few jobs to other states May 8, 2009
Output per worker is 13 percent higher than the national average, more than offsetting the higher wages. To be sure, California faces long-term economic challenges that will outlive the recession. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
