U.S. real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The third estimate is up from the previously released advance estimate of 2.4 percent.

Real GDP rose by 4.1 percent in the third quarter.

Growth in the staffing industry is strongly correlated with GDP growth, according to research from Staffing Industry Analysts.