Sunnier ones point out that if you include benefits, total hourly compensation rose by 1.3% a year over the same period.

较为乐观的人则指出，如果算上所有获利，同一时期每小时的报酬总值年增长1.3%。

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Over the past four quarters, BLS reported, "unit labor costs fell 2.8 percent as output per hour increased faster than hourly compensation."

美国劳工统计局报告，过去四个季度，“由于每小时产出增加速度快于每小时工资增长速度，单位劳工成本下降2.8%。”

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Since the end of 2008 business-sector productivity has grown at an impressive annualised rate of 4.2% while hourly compensation has crept ahead by just 2.1%.

自2008年年底以来，商业部门的生产率按4.2%的速度增长(按年率计算所得)而员工单位小时的薪酬则以2.1%的速率缓慢上扬(同上计算所得)。

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Employer D prospectively alters its compensation structure by reducing the hourly compensation paid to all employees.

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The decline, combined with an increase in hourly compensation, led to a 4.5 percent increase in unit labor costs.

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Rising costs, as a consequence of rising hourly compensation, is then bittersweet news.

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