U.S. Productivity Rises by Most in Three Years as Output Jumps

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Worker productivity in the U.S. rose in the third quarter by the most since 2014 as the world’s largest economy expanded at a solid pace, a Labor Department report showed Thursday in Washington.

The results are consistent with third-quarter figures last week that showed gross domestic product posted the strongest back-to- back quarters of growth since 2014.