anchor: From 1995 to 2000, labor productivity growth averaged 2.8 percent per year compared to 1.6 percent from 1970 to 1995 and 2.9 percent during the 1960s.
positive: For five years labor productivity growth averaged 2.8 percent per year.
negative: From 1995 to 2000 the labor productivity growth saw a large decline in percentage.