Hourly compensation increased at a 5.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2001. When the rise in consumer prices was taken into account, real hourly compensation rose 1.0 percent. Productivity declined 0.1 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter, as output increased 1.9 percent and hours of all persons rose 2.0 percent. During the fourth quarter of 2000, productivity had increased 2.0 percent in this sector. These data are a product of the BLS Quarterly Labor Productivity program.
Data are subject to revision.
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