Productivity gains aren't all good news

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corp — 12/4/2003 4:24:18 AM (archived)

Of course it's beneficial for US companies and the economy in general terms but productivity gains also mean that companies can get by...with fewer workers.

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Second great piece of economic news and who ignores it? - ebnelson - 12/4/2003 3:25:17 AM
- Sigh - Tony - 12/4/2003 2:32:04 PM
  - I stand corrected.They placed it with no link from their front page - ebnelson - 12/4/2003 2:48:02 PM
- Productivity gains aren't all good news - corp - 12/4/2003 4:24:18 AM
  - Wrong. - Scott Evil - 12/4/2003 3:36:20 PM
    - You're accurately describing the long term effects, but not short term - corp - 12/5/2003 2:08:38 AM
  - Let's see what the unemployment rate looks like on Friday. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/4/2003 4:54:32 AM
    - re: What the unemployment rate looks like on Friday. - Fox - 12/5/2003 4:23:31 PM
      - Actually the US economy is producing many, many more jobs than that - corp - 12/5/2003 9:14:15 PM

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