WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. worker productivity increased at its fastest pace in more than three years in the second quarter, depressing labor costs, but the trend in productivity growth remained moderate. FILE PHOTO: Tesla workers examine a Model S used for training and tool calibration at the company's factory in Fremont, California June 22, 2012. REUTERS/Noah Berger/File Photo The Labor Department said on Wednesday nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, rose at a 2.9 percent annualized rate in the April-June quarter.
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