skip navigational linksDOL Seal - Link to DOL Home Page
Photos representing the workforce - Digital Imagery© copyright 2001 PhotoDisc, Inc.
www.dol.gov/asp
November 6, 2008    DOL Home > OASP > Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons > Chart 3.2


CHART 3.2

Average annual growth rates in hourly compensation costs, 1994-2004
for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars

  • Hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars grew faster than in the U.S. in all but three of the European countries, with the highest growth in the U.K.
  • Growth in compensation costs was slowest in Mexico and Japan.

Text only

Chart of average annual growth rates in hourly compensation costs, 1994-2004 for production workers in manufacturing in U.S. dollars

NOTE: Hong Kong SAR stands for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics.


Previous Section Next Section



Phone Numbers