The Government had previously estimated that productivity fell 1 percent.
A designer at a California architectural firm gets so absorbed in the market that his productivity falls 25 percent.
Those whose productivity falls short of the minimum wage are not able to get or keep jobs.
American workers' productivity fell between January and June, after rising for almost two years.
It is not entirely true that their productivity falls during the warmest periods.
Cultivation stopped, productivity fell to one third and only shepherds were left to view the devastated villages.
After the first oil shock in 1973, Japan's overall productivity growth rate fell from 10 to 3 percent a year.
Going forward, productivity might fall short, he suggested, particularly at a moment when consumer demand is so strong.
In the first quarter, the department reported that productivity fell 1.9 percent.
During last year's fourth quarter, productivity fell by 1 percent.