U.S. productivity decelerated to a 1.2% annual growth rate in the fourth quarter from a 2.3% rise in the prior three-month period, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal had projected a 1.4% increase.
For the year, U.S. productivity increased at a 2.3% rate, up from a 1.6% in 2023.
Unit-labor costs, a key measure of wages, rose 3% in the fourth quarter up sharply from a 0.5% rise in the prior quarter.
-Greg Robb
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