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09-03-2007, 10:13 PM
Encouraging news for Americans on this Labor Day: You can take it easy. You've earned the rest. A survey concludes you're the most productive workers on the planet. Stephen Beard reports.
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TESS VIGELAND: Some encouraging news for Americans on this Labor Day: You can take it easy. You've earned the rest. A survey out today from the International Labor Organization in Geneva concludes that Americans are the most productive workers on the planet. From the European Desk in London Stephen Beard has more.
Stephen Beard: The average American worker, says the ILO, produces more than $63,000 worth of output a year. That's more than three times the global average. And it's more than 10 percent ahead of the most-productive countries in Europe. The key, according to labor market economist Ian Brinkley, lies in America's love affair with new technology.
IAN BRINKLEY: The Americans have been much better at getting productivity out of the new technologies that have come on-stream over the past decade. That's partly because America has a lot more in terms of high-tech manufacturing industry. But also they've been a lot better at applying it in more traditional sectors.
Among the other reasons for America's productivity lead over Europe, says the ILO, is the generally more competitive climate in the U.S. And the fact that Americans work longer hours and take fewer vacations. But people in Asian countries like China and South Korea spend even more time at work. And though their productivity is still relatively low, it's accelerating faster than anywhere else.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/09/03/PM200709031.html
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TESS VIGELAND: Some encouraging news for Americans on this Labor Day: You can take it easy. You've earned the rest. A survey out today from the International Labor Organization in Geneva concludes that Americans are the most productive workers on the planet. From the European Desk in London Stephen Beard has more.
Stephen Beard: The average American worker, says the ILO, produces more than $63,000 worth of output a year. That's more than three times the global average. And it's more than 10 percent ahead of the most-productive countries in Europe. The key, according to labor market economist Ian Brinkley, lies in America's love affair with new technology.
IAN BRINKLEY: The Americans have been much better at getting productivity out of the new technologies that have come on-stream over the past decade. That's partly because America has a lot more in terms of high-tech manufacturing industry. But also they've been a lot better at applying it in more traditional sectors.
Among the other reasons for America's productivity lead over Europe, says the ILO, is the generally more competitive climate in the U.S. And the fact that Americans work longer hours and take fewer vacations. But people in Asian countries like China and South Korea spend even more time at work. And though their productivity is still relatively low, it's accelerating faster than anywhere else.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/09/03/PM200709031.html
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US Productivity Tops League Table
US employees came out on top of a survey of workforce productivity per person by nation, according to a report released today by the International Labour Organisation.
http://www.investmentmarkets.co.uk/20070903-757.html
U.S. Tops The List Of Most Productive Countries
Geneva, Switzerland (AHN) - According to a survey by the International Labor Organization reveals that workers in the U.S. are the most productive compared to those in other countries.
The report outlined that productivity levels have increased over the last decade across the world with industrialized countries leading the way. Some regions have caught up to strong levels, but the ILO report attributed world poverty to a waste of worker productivity potential.
The report by the ILO with the title, "Key Indicators of the Labor Market (KILM), fifth Edition," highlighted that labor productivity per person in 2006 was still the highest in the U.S., despite a doubling of productivity levels in East Asia in the last decade.
Additionally, the findings indicate that the gap in productivity between the U.S. and other developed nations continued to leave a wide margin.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008395594