Last year, workers in South Korea's manufacturing sector were more productive than ever... in hourly terms,... beating the previous record set 7 years ago.<br />According to the Korea Productivity Center, the nation overall had an hourly labor productivity index last year of over one-hundred-and-four, up 3-point-2 percent on year.<br />That gain was led largely by manufacturing, which saw its productivity jump by almost 6 percent to the highest level since 2010.<br />Within manufacturing, medical, precision and optical instrument businesses saw the highest rise in productivity at 23 percent... followed by the transportation equipment sector with nearly 20 percent.<br />The report said overall labor input -- that is, the number of laborers times the number of working hours -- was reduced while added value was increased. <br />
