According to a UN report on labor productivity released Monday, August 28th, 2007, the United States' factory, office and/or farm workers produce more per capita than any other nation in the world. Only in terms of work accomplished per hour were the United States' workers surpassed by the Norwegians, though the International Labor Organization stated that the United States, "leads the world in labor productivity."
Per capita the United States' employees produced $63,885 annually with Ireland holding second at $55,986 a year: a significant $7,899 difference. Productivity figures are derived from the quotient between a country's GDP and the number of legally employed citizens. Per hour, the US employees brought home an average of $35.63 for 2006, a close second to Norway's respected $37.99 and roughly a half-dollar ahead of third place holder, France.
Officials have voiced concern regarding the increasing gap between the US's wealth and the wealth of other developing countries. Strictly logistically the US has a strong foothold by staying ahead of inflationary prices by maintaining a stable dollar value on the global money market. Increased productivity has naturally served to increase the wealth of the standard US worker which aught to serve as a natural encouragement for the US economy that has been touted as "ready for recession" in recent months.
