BBC: US workers top productivity table
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.
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Meanwhile, the US figure is boosted by Americans working more hours per year than workers in most developed countries.
Using a different measure of value added per hour worked, Norway comes out on top, followed by the US and then France.
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East Asia made the greatest advances, with output per worker rising from $6,347 in 1996 to $12,591 last year.
In the Middle East it fell from $22,130 to $21,910.
But growth in South-East Asia and the Pacific has been relatively stagnant, with productivity up to just $9,419 from $8,068.
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