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US worker output fell in first quarter

U.S. worker productivity fell from January through March by the most in a year. Stronger hiring at the start of the year was partly responsible for the drop.

By Martin Crustsinger | Updated on May 03, 2012
In this file photo, workers assemble trucks at a plant in Cleveland, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. worker productivity fell from January through March by the most in a year. Stronger hiring at the start of the year was partly responsible for the drop.

While worker output rose, the number of hours worked increased by an even larger amount. That lowered productivity in the first quarter at an annual rate of 0.5 percent, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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