India, Aug. 6 -- The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing labor productivity in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the second quarter of 2026.

The report said labor productivity shot up by 1.4 percent in the second quarter after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.8 percent in the first quarter.

Economists had expected labor productivity to rise by 0.7 percent compared to the 0.3 percent increase that had been reported for the previous quarter.

For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from RTT News....