ADVISORY/American Workers' Productivity Rises 2.3 Percent.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1998-- TOPIC: The productivity of nonfarm, nonsupervisory workers rose at a seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Mathematically adjusted by moderating a macroeconomic indicator (e.g., oil prices/imports) so that relative comparisons can be drawn from month to month all year. 2.3 percent annual rate from July to September, the Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working said Tuesday. The third quarter rise has led some economists to speculate that productivity growth has been driven by computers and other high-tech innovations. The second quarter productivity rate rise, which is measured as output per hour of work, was 0.3 percent. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. Scott Smith Scott Smith is the name of:
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