Country at a Glance

Finland

Finland, selected international labor statistics, 2008–10
Indicator	Unit	Report	Time Series	2008	2009	2010
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing
Hourly compensation costs	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	43.83	43.91	42.30
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	25.77	26.01	25.05
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	8.30	8.37	8.06
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	9.76	9.53	9.18
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-3.2	-14.0	16.4
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-3.5	-24.8	12.8
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-0.4	-12.6	-3.2
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	14.1	12.8	-15.4
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM		–	8.2	–
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	55.9	–
Labor force participation rate
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	64.9	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	57.0	–
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	38,906	35,535	36,661
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	48.01	46.19	47.96
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	81,061	77,095	81,050
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 23, 2011