THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, March 9, 1995                TAG: 9503090398
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D1   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Daily Digest 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

WORKER OUTPUT SLOWED NEAR THE END OF 1994

The productivity of American workers grew by 2.2 percent in 1994, but was slowing at year's end. The Labor Department said that the growth in nonfarm productivity last year followed a 1.5 percent gain in 1993. Productivity - output per number of hours worked - is a key measure of the nation's living standards and business competitiveness. Unit labor costs - typically two-thirds of the cost of a product and a key measure of inflation - edged up 0.9 percent after rising 1.7 percent a year earlier. It was the smallest increase since 0.8 percent in 1964. (Associated Press) by CNB