21.   Although labor shortages persist in many places, labor costs are under control, the Fed said.

22.   America West officials said the carrier has a history of low labor costs and would have no problem continuing that trend.

23.   American Standard Cos. Piscataway, N.J., said it planned to close an air compressor plant in Texas and move operations to Mexico to save on labor costs.

24.   Among its other measures were its push for reductions in labor costs.

25.   Among the reports scheduled are first-quarter labor costs and economic growth and the April employment report.

26.   An automated system sorts Internet and telephone orders, reducing labor costs and eliminating the need to process so much by hand.

27.   Analysts had started lowering their second-quarter estimates for Northwest in June because of the higher labor costs, the yen-hedging loss and weak Pacific traffic.

28.   Analysts say the problem of high labor costs cannot be fixed quickly.

29.   And if every employee spends even a few minutes a day deleting spam, the labor cost begins to add up.

30.   Analysts expect more companies to turn to temporary agencies for flexible employment in an attempt to cut labor costs.