U.S. workers most productive overall?



After spending a lot of time traveling in Japan I had the misconception that they where a productive lot. Well they work a lot of hours but I don’t think there that productive. But I am surprised to see Americans are the most productive of all in a recent study. I must have had my head in the sand because I am actually very surprised. [CNN]

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Todd Cochrane is the Founder of Geek News Central and host of the Geek News Central Podcast. He is a Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee and was one of the very first podcasters in 2004. He wrote the first book on podcasting, and did many of the early Podcast Advertising deals in the podcasting space. He does two other podcasts in addition to Geek News Central. The New Media Show and Podcast Legends.


3 thoughts on “U.S. workers most productive overall?

  1. wrong way to look at the stats – the key is how productive you are for each hour you are at work – and that means that even the FRENCH (oh no!) are better than the Americans


    “…Norwegians lead the world with an output of $38 per hour worked last year. French workers were in second place, averaging $35 an hour, the report said. Belgians were third at $34, followed by Americans at $32….”

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