Country at a Glance

New Zealand

New Zealand, 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	19.35	17.65	20.57
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	16.19	14.77	17.29
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	2.61	2.31	2.62
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	0.56	0.57	0.66
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM		–	6.1	–
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	64.4	–
Labor force participation rate
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	75.7	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	61.8	–
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 23, 2011