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Productivity Jumps, Jobless Claims Up ( LUCA DI LEO AND SARAH N. LYNCH, 11/04/10, WSJ)

U.S. productivity bounced back in the third quarter as output growth rose and labor costs edged lower. [...]

Nonfarm business productivity rose at a 1.9% annual rate in the July to September period after falling by 1.8% in the second quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.