WASHINGTON – Preliminary first quarter non-farm productivity fell 1.0%, above expectations, and up from an upward revised 1.7% decline in the fourth quarter.
Output growth and hours worked growth both slowed.
Unit labor costs jumped 4.1% in the first quarter, compared with a 3.4% gain expected and a downward revised 2.7% gain in the previous quarter.
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