Country at a Glance
Sweden
Sweden, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
Indicator |
Unit |
Report |
Time Series |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing |
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Hourly compensation costs |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
40.70 |
43.81 |
– |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
22.97 |
24.78 |
– |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
4.23 |
4.56 |
– |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
13.49 |
14.47 |
– |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-7.3 |
13.4 |
– |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-18.0 |
15.6 |
– |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-11.5 |
2.0 |
– |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-3.4 |
-8.6 |
– |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.3 |
8.3 |
7.5 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
24.9 |
25.0 |
22.7 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.6 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
7.9 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
59.5 |
59.5 |
60.3 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
63.0 |
63.5 |
64.0 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
55.9 |
55.6 |
56.6 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
64.8 |
64.9 |
65.1 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
69.0 |
69.4 |
69.2 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
60.7 |
60.6 |
61.1 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
47.4 |
47.2 |
47.4 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
37,594 |
39,407 |
– |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
48.79 |
50.31 |
– |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
78,141 |
81,678 |
– |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.3 |
– |
– |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
1.9 |
– |
– |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.
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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2012
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