Country at a Glance
 Japan
Japan, selected international labor statistics, 2010–12
| Indicator |
Unit |
Report |
Time Series |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing |
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Hourly compensation costs |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
31.75 |
35.71 |
– |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
18.17 |
20.23 |
– |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
7.84 |
9.02 |
– |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
5.75 |
6.46 |
– |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
144.5 |
140.4 |
– |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
126.7 |
122.1 |
– |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
87.7 |
87.0 |
– |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
94.8 |
109.7 |
– |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
4.7 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
9.2 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
5.0 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
56.3 |
56.2 |
56.1 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
67.7 |
67.6 |
67.3 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
45.7 |
45.6 |
45.7 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
59.1 |
58.7 |
58.4 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
70.9 |
70.5 |
69.8 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
48.1 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
42.2 |
42.1 |
42.4 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
34,519 |
34,294 |
– |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
38.76 |
39.70 |
– |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
69,087 |
68,537 |
– |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.7 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.8 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
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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: June 13, 2013
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