Country at a Glance
Canada
Canada, selected international labor statistics, 2008–10
| Indicator |
Unit |
Report |
Time Series |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing |
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Hourly compensation costs |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
32.52 |
30.46 |
35.67 |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
22.85 |
20.68 |
24.23 |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
3.22 |
2.92 |
3.42 |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
6.45 |
6.86 |
8.03 |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-2.6 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-6.1 |
-11.3 |
5.6 |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-3.6 |
-12.1 |
1.3 |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
4.7 |
-8.8 |
6.1 |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
5.3 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
10.4 |
13.9 |
13.6 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
5.8 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
4.8 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
64.1 |
62.2 |
62.3 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
68.8 |
65.9 |
66.2 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
59.6 |
58.7 |
58.5 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
67.7 |
67.2 |
67.0 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
73.0 |
72.0 |
71.8 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
62.6 |
62.5 |
62.4 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
47.0 |
47.2 |
47.2 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
39,893 |
38,323 |
39,104 |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
44.32 |
44.58 |
45.14 |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
77,480 |
76,545 |
77,948 |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
2.3 |
0.3 |
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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 23, 2011
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