The details of the second quarter GDP report indicate that labor productivity picked up in the quarter, said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College. Bethune estimates that productivity ...

Labor productivity in the U.S. dropped in the first quarter of this year, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Productivity, of course, refers to how many goods and services the ...

The U.S. economy is experiencing a shift towards supply-side growth driven by technology. The role of technology in the economy is becoming increasingly important as the economy becomes more reliant ...

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held steady at a low level last week, pointing to a still fairly tight labor market that should ...

Balancing labor supply and employer demand has major implications for workers, families, communities, companies, and governments. Economists and policymakers think a lot about how to maintain this ...