US workers top productivity table (BBC)

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Workers in the US are still more productive per person than any others in the world, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) says in a report.

In 2006 each US worker produced $63,885 (£31,651) of wealth, well ahead of second placed Ireland at $55,986.

But East Asian staff are the most improved - they are now twice as productive as they were 10 years ago.

The ILO productivity figure is found by dividing a country's total output in a year by the number of people employed.
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OUTPUT PER WORKER 2006

USA $63,885
Middle East $21,910
Global average $19,834
LatAm & Caribbean $18,908
North Africa $12,967
East Asia $12,591
SE Asia & Pacific $9,419
South Asia $7,998
Sub-Saharan Africa $5,062
Source: ILO Estimates
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6976084.stm

So ... why don't we get to KEEP more of that $64K, hmmm ??

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Wealth for whom????????????

In 2006 each US worker produced $63,885 (£31,651) of wealth,


Sure productivity has risen...as people are being laid off, each person who still has a job is forced to do the work of two or three people...duh!!!!!!!!!!
How many hours of work does each person have to put in to be so "productive"? I would like to see the figure on a per/work hour basis.

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2. Cue They Might Be Giants - Minimum Wage

HEEYAH!!!