Country at a Glance
United States
United States, 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 |
34.19 |
34.81 |
35.53 |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
23.04 |
23.31 |
23.70 |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
2.92 |
2.95 |
3.17 |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
8.23 |
8.55 |
8.65 |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
137.3 |
152.7 |
155.7 |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
106.2 |
118.2 |
123.2 |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
77.4 |
77.4 |
79.1 |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
93.7 |
85.2 |
85.7 |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
9.3 |
9.6 |
8.9 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
17.6 |
18.4 |
17.3 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
10.3 |
10.5 |
9.4 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.1 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
59.3 |
58.5 |
58.4 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
64.5 |
63.7 |
63.9 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
54.4 |
53.6 |
53.2 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
65.4 |
64.7 |
64.1 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
72.0 |
71.2 |
70.5 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
59.2 |
58.6 |
58.1 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
46.7 |
46.7 |
46.6 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
47,041 |
47,772 |
48,282 |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
59.00 |
60.41 |
60.59 |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
102,185 |
105,235 |
106,541 |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.4 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.9 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.
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Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012
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