Country at a Glance

Portugal

Portugal, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
Indicator	Unit	Report	Time Series	2009	2010	2011
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing
Hourly compensation costs	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	12.30	11.89	12.91
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	7.51	7.26	7.88
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	2.37	2.29	2.49
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	2.42	2.34	2.54
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM		–	12.1	–
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	55.3	–
Labor force participation rate
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	68.0	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	56.4	–
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012