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Meanings of labor productivity in English

Russian
трудоёмкость
Spanish
productividad laboral
Catalan
productivitat laboral

Amount of goods and services that a group of workers produce in a given period of time.

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        Examples for "workforce productivity"
        Examples for "workforce productivity"
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        Schlumberger, which reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, is focusing on cutting costs by doubling asset utilization and increasing workforce productivity.
        Reuters
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        Ireland has continued to demonstrate strong levels of labour productivity in recent years.
        The Irish Times
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        Increasing wages need to be set against increases in labour productivity.
        Reuters
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        The campaign neatly coincided with a strong and sustained rebound in labour productivity.
        The Guardian
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        As Europe's population ages, improvements in labour productivity will be key to higher living standards.
        Reuters
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        It says slow labour productivity growth accounted for about half of the slowdown in wages.
        News.com.au
        Usage of labor productivity in English
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        Increasing wages need to be set against increases in labor productivity.
        Reuters
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        As Europe's population ages, improvements in labor productivity will be key to higher living standards.
        Reuters
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        Nevertheless, the labor productivity gap between the European Union and key competitors has widened in the past decade.
        Reuters
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        According to HSBC, labor productivity growth in Asia, excluding Japan, has been slipping since 2007 along with economic growth rates.
        Reuters
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        The worries about a wage-inflation spiral are exaggerated, given strong labor productivity growth and lack of collective bargaining in China, she said.
        Reuters
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        But the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says khat chewing is hurting labor productivity as most activities stop in the afternoon.
        Reuters
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        An undeveloped legal system, sluggish bureaucracy and poor labor productivity have deterred foreign investment and frustrated many Saudi economic plans in the past.
        Reuters
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        They cited the need for strategies to use water more efficiently and improve infrastructure for water distribution, as well as improving labor productivity through mechanization.
        Reuters
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        Others in the industry are optimistic that miners can squeeze out more cost cuts at mine sites from better labor productivity and eliminating lower-grade ounces.
        Reuters
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        PRODUCTIVITY In a separate report, Statscan said the labor productivity of Canadian businesses increased 0.2 percent in the first quarter, in line with expectations.
        Reuters
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        He flagged ADP's labor productivity figures and the reference to an "upcoming release" of the Vantage 2.0 platform in the ISS report.
        Reuters
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        Labor productivity in France is relatively good, only a little behind that of the United States and the highest of Europe's major economies.
        Reuters
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        Labor productivity growth was flat around 1-1.5 percent in the years 2013 through 2016, having been at nearly 10 percent in 2010.
        Reuters