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&lt;p&gt;Are U.S. employers finally taking work-life balance seriously? Are American workers more productive on a per-hour basis than their peers in other countries? Or is there something else behind the chart below, courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.statista.com/chart/12785/where-the-most-workers-put-in-a-60-hour-week/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Statista&lt;/a&gt;, which demonstrates that--when it comes to the percentage of its population pulling 60+ hour weeks at work--the US is close to the bottom of the OECD list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make no mistake: as an employee, this is a list you &lt;em&gt;want&lt;/em&gt;&#160;your country to be at the bottom of--provided that there enough jobs to go around. Add it to the low unemployment rate and unexpectedly &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-workers/a-decade-after-recession-a-jump-in-u-s-states-with-wage-gains-idUSKBN1FP0IC&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;strong wage growth&lt;/a&gt; that we&#39;ve been seeing lately, and it&#39;s another sign that the balance of power in the economy at present is tilted towards workers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://media2.vault.com/16612/chartoftheday_12785_where_the_most_workers_put_in_a_60_hour_week_n.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Statista Work Hours&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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