The U.S. ranks 11th in working hard

According to the OECD, in 2012, the average American worker worked for 1789.9 hours, which is enough to make the United States rank eleventh out of thirty-seven countries ranked in that category. Mexico ranks first, with the average Mexican worker working 2225.7 hours in 2012.

 

The U.S. ranks 4th in labor productivity

According to the OECD, the U.S. has a productivity rate of $57.40 per hour worked, which makes the United States rank fourth in that category. Luxembourg ranks first, at $74.00 per hour worked.

The U.S. ranks 60th in female labor participation

According to the World Bank, 58.9% of all American women over the age of fifteen were in the labor force in 2008, which makes the United States rank sixtieth out of one-hundred-eighty-four countries ranked in that category. Burundi ranks first at 91.0%.

The U.S. ranks 121st in male labor participation

According to the World Bank, 70.3% of American males over the age of fifteen were in the labor force in 2008, which makes the United States tied for one-hundred-twenty-first in that category with Chile and Turkmenistan. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, at 93.5%.

The U.S. ranks 200th in agricultural workers as percent of workforce

According to the World Resources Institute, in 2004 agricultural workers accounted for 1.8% of all workers in the United States, which makes the United States rank two-hundredth out of two-hundred twenty eight ranked countries. Bhutan ranks first, at 93.6%.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in labor freedom

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has a “labor freedom” score of 94.9, which makes the United States rank third out of 179 ranked countries. Singapore ranks first, with a labor freedom score of 98.9.

The U.S. ranks 12th in growth of hours worked

According to the OECD, between 2000 and 2005, there was an average annual decrease of 0.4 hours worked per full-time equivalent employee. This was in line with the OECD average, and was enough to make the United States tied for twelfth with Finland, France, and the United Kingdom. Austria and Denmark were tied for first, with an average annual increase of 0.3 hours worked.

The U.S. ranks 27th in union membership

According to the OECD, 12% of American workers were union members in 2004, which made the United States rank twenty-seventh out of thirty OECD member nations. Sweden ranked first, with 77.3% of workers as union members.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in workers

According to the World Resources Institute, in 2004 the United States had a labor force of 151,475,000 people, which made the United States rank third in that category. China ranked first, with a labor force of 792,611,000 people.

The U.S ranks 11th in hours worked

According to the OECD Factbook 2008, in 2006 Americans worked an average of 1797 hours for the year, which makes the United States rank eleventh out of thirty four nations in that category. Korea ranked first, with an average of 2357 hours worked.

The OECD average was 1777 hours.