productive

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Jeff Korzenik, chief economist at Fifth Third Bank, said he found the CBO’s estimates somewhat pessimistic, and that a more productive workforce could lead to stronger growth over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

That is a boost now, but an aging workforce is a long-term drag on the economy’s productive capacity.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“But it’s changing our social dynamic and it’s creating situations that, while very productive for some folks, also need some guardrails.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But after "25 years of degradation of the country's institutional, productive, and social fabric", he says, the conditions for that are now far less favourable.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It alone had not seriously expanded its productive facilities, or offered anything radically new to human culture.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov