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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,146 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2026, 08:29 AM 12 hrs ago

Productivity increases 0.3% in Q1 2026; unit labor costs increase 1.8% (annual rates)

Productivity increases 0.3% in Q1 2026; unit labor costs increase 1.8% (annual rates)
Productivity increased 0.3 percent in the nonfarm business sector in the first quarter of 2026; unit labor costs increased 1.8 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rates). In manufacturing, productivity increased 3.2 percent and unit labor costs increased 2.2 percent

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Productivity increases 0.3% in Q1 2026; unit labor costs increase 1.8% (annual rates) (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 12 hrs ago OP

Thanks much for covering these lesser-followed reports, like this and the Challenger Gray Christmas one, and ADP Pulse progree 5 hrs ago #1

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1. Thanks much for covering these lesser-followed reports, like this and the Challenger Gray Christmas one, and ADP Pulse

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:59 PM

5 hrs ago

it makes my job easier keeping updated information on economic reports (which sadly I've let fall into disrepair, but once I get a certain large personal task done and out of the way, hopefully this weekend, I'll be able to do at least a little something about that.

In other news, 10 minutes before the close, the S&P 500 is down 2.4% for the day, on fears today's jobs report (2 X the level that two surveys -- Bloomberg's and Dow Jones -- had expected) may force the Fed to raise rates

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-sink-as-jobs-report-fuels-fed-hike-bets-chip-stocks-sell-off-230134285.html

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