Firms see gains as labor costs cut
Productivity boosts profits, not jobs
Posted: August 12, 2009 at 5:05 a.m.
Productivity rose in the spring by the largest amount in almost six years while labor costs fell at the fastest pace in nine years, according to a report from the Labor Department released Tuesday.
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