Idealogian

Happy Labor Day!

Study: U.S. workers most productive overall

The U.S. worker is the most productive in the world, boosted by the use of new information and communication technologies, according to a study released Monday by the U.N. labor agency.

However, American employees also work longer hours, and three European countries -- Norway, France and Belgium -- beat the Americans in productivity per hour, the International Labor Organization said in its new issue of Key Indicators of the Labor Market.

Well I say we take this news as a reason to kick back, celebrate and give ourselves a well deserved break. In fact, since we're so far ahead of everyone else, maybe we should lighten up a little - slack off just a bit. I mean, we wouldn't want those Europeans to feel embarrassed and inferior, would we?