Sentences with phrase «weak productivity»

The building blocks of economic growth are not robust, with an aging population in the Western world, weak productivity gains and governments and consumers constrained by heavy debt loads.

The subpar growth reflects weak productivity growth, which has averaged less than 1 % over the past five years, and a low rate of labor force participation that remains at levels last seen in the 1970s.

Skills gap deepens as weak productivity looks set to threaten UK economic growth.

The skills gap deepens as weak productivity looks set to threaten UK economic growth.

The country has been dogged by weak productivity growth and nearly non-existent economic growth.

Nixon contends that distractions at work — including emails, smartphone notifications, or office noise — might cause weaker productivity via two main channels:

He attributed prolonged weak productivity and the low labor participation rate as the primary reasons why the current economic expansion is the slowest since World War II.

Spader's presentation addressed past and projected movements in the homeownership rate, and Calabria dove into why reversing weak productivity and the low labor force participation rate are necessary to boost the economy.

The latest growth figures are too good to be true — demographics, weak productivity, heavily indebted consumers, and rising interest rates will constrain Canada's economic growth eventually.