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Duke, John; Brand, Horst – Monthly Labor Review, 1981
Productivity growth was slow during 1958-80, partly because of the industry's tendency to retain skilled workers during cyclical downturns; computers and other electronic equipment aided production, but diffusion of such innovations has been slow. (Author)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections