And they rose for workers in every economic sector (primary, trade, manufacturing, services, public sector, and other).
The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing service sector index rose to 55.4 in March, from 53 in February, better than the expected reading of 54.
Table 4 Productivity growth in agricultural, manufacturing, service, and all sectors (annual rate, unit: %).
But consumer confidence has bounced back and manufacturing and services sectors have rebounded accordingly.
Updated at 9.43am BST 9.29am BST EUROZONE HIT BY MANUFACTURING SLUMP The eurozone's manufacturing and services sector both shrank this month as the region's economic downturn deepened.
The focus is on the decision of the entrepreneur to enter either the manufacturing or services sector of the Ghanaian economy.
Victoria has a broadly based economy with well-developed primary, manufacturing, and service sectors; it contributes about one-fourth of Australia's gross domestic product (GDP).
Economists had expected the composite index for the euro zone, which tracks both manufacturing and service sectors, to rise to 52, according to Barclays.
In 2014, the distribution of workers showed a different configuration: 21, 27.9 and 51% in the agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors, respectively.
The manufacturing and services sectors led the economy.
