Country at a Glance

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Norway, selected international labor statistics, 2010–12
Indicator Unit Report Time Series 2010 2011 2012

Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Hourly compensation costs

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 57.13 64.15 –

Hourly direct pay

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 47.35 53.18 –

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 9.77 10.98 –

Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing

Productivity (output per hour)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 122.0 124.4 –

Output

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 118.0 120.3 –

Hours worked

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 96.7 96.7 –

Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 150.0 164.8 –

Labor market

Unemployment rate - Total

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

 3.5 – –

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 63.5 – –

Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 70.2 – –

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 61.5 – –

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 61,782 61,869 –

GDP per hour

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 81.61 81.47 –

GDP per employed person

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 116,190 116,251 –

Prices

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 2.5 1.2 0.8

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 2.4 1.2 0.4

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

 

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013