California Labor and Employment Law

US Workers: Overworked, Underpaid & Left Behind

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

An article on CNN’s website notes Americans work harder than almost all workers in the rest of the world. Boston College economist Juliet Schor, author of “The Overworked American“, has called the U.S. “the world’s standout workaholic nation.” According to Schor, average working hours in the U.S. rose nearly 12% between 1973 and 2000.

And it shows.

According to the US Bureau of Nat’l Economic Accounts, GDP per capita in the U.S. has rocketed from $15,688 per person in 1964 to $37,807 per person in (more…)

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