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From the Bureau
The preliminary seasonally adjusted annual rates of
productivity change in the second quarter were:
6.1 percent in the business sector, and
5.7 percent in the nonfarm business sector.
In the business sector, productivity grew as output rose 3.2 percent and hours dropped 2.7 percent. A similar pattern occurred in nonfarm businesses, output grew 3.4 percent and hours fell 2.2 percent.
In manufacturing, the preliminary productivity changes in the second quarter were:
4.2 percent in manufacturing,
3.8 percent in durable goods manufacturing, and
4.4 percent in nondurable goods manufacturing.
Manufacturing productivity grew 4.2 percent in the second quarter reflecting declines in output and hours of 2.1 and 6.1 percent, respectively.
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
In the week ending August 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 390,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 393,000. The 4-week moving average was 397,250, a decrease of 12,750 from the previous week's revised average of 410,000.
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Minority Executive Search, specializing in women and minority job placement nationwide, partners with
Women's Sports Services, a career development and recruiting firm and manager of the online career center WomenSportsJobs.com.
MSX International, a global provider of technical business services will use the Resume Mirror resume extraction component technology (REX) and professional services to enhance their human capital management systems.
Did You Know …
LatPro.com, job board for Hispanic and bilingual professionals, received the highest overall score in the annual MRI vendor survey, which is designed to recognize those vendors that provide best value.
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