31.   Job absenteeism is down but its cost to employers remains high, according to CCH Inc., a human resources and employment law consulting firm in suburban Chicago.

32.   Labor costs also remain under wraps.

33.   Labor costs have remained tame even as the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point in a generation.

34.   Labor costs remain the main threat to inflation, Nuzzo said.

35.   Labor costs remained in check.

36.   Labor costs remain lower in the United States than in Japan or Germany.

37.   Labor costs remained contained, cheering Wall Street.

38.   Labor costs remained contained, igniting a rally on Wall Street.

39.   Labor costs remained under control.

40.   Labor costs remained contained.