Persistently weak labor-productivity growth has created a situation in which unit labor costs do not fall, even if real wages remain stagnant or decline. Indeed, despite a 1.3% drop in real wages in 2011, unit labor costs remained unchanged.
一直疲软的劳动生产率增长已经导致了这样一种局面——即便实际工资停滞不前或下降，单位劳动力成本也没有下降。事实上，尽管2011年实际工资下降了1.3%，单位劳动成本一直没有变化。