rewrite this title in other words: Investment in artificial intelligence increases productivity – in Etokom

Summarize this content to 100 words: Labor productivity rose more than forecast in the fourth quarter after the strongest progress in five years, providing evidence that companies are striving for greater efficiency to control costs.Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that productivity, or non-farm worker output per hour, grew at a 2.8% annual rate. In the third quarter, productivity growth was revised down to a 5.2% pace.Recent trends in efficiency have helped ensure that wage pressures remain contained, confirming Federal Reserve officials’ views that the labor market is no longer the source of inflation.Labor costs are the largest expense for many businesses, so companies turn to new technology and equipment to improve labor efficiency. Business spending on technologies such as artificial intelligence has allowed some companies to operate with fewer employees, which contributed to fewer hiring last year.Unit labor costs — how much businesses pay employees to produce a unit of output — rose 2.8% in the fourth quarter after declining in the previous two periods.While economic growth slowed late last year, it largely reflected the impact of the longest US government shutdown ever. Federal government spending declined by the most since 1972. However, business investment continued to grow at a solid pace.The average estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 1.9% rise in fourth-quarter productivity. The BLS report shows that productivity increased by 2.2% last year, while labor costs are expected to increase by 1.9% in 2025.Economists generally expect efficiency to continue rising this year amid continued investment in AI. Additionally, the capital investment incentives in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act may further encourage additional investment.The productivity report showed that non-agricultural business output increased by an annual 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Hours worked declined 0.2%, while hourly compensation, unadjusted for inflation, increased 5.7%. After adjusting for inflation, employee compensation grew at the fastest pace in more than a year.Challenger, Gray and Christmas Inc. Separate data from the U.S. on Thursday showed job cuts announced in February fell compared with a year earlier. The number of applications for unemployment insurance remained down last week, suggesting stability in the labor market.The government’s monthly jobs report on Friday is expected to show a moderate pace of hiring and steady unemployment after a strong start to the year.Saraiva writes for Bloomberg. (tagstotranslate)year

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