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Singapore, 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

 19.10 22.60 –

Hourly pay for time worked

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 12.68 15.00 –

Hourly directly paid benefits

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 3.34 3.95 –

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 3.08 3.64 –

Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing

Productivity (output per hour)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 144.7 156.2 –

Output

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 181.2 195.0 –

Hours worked

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 125.2 124.8 –

Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 102.1 107.8 –

Labor market

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 63.1 – –

Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 77.0 – –

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 56.7 – –

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 59,131 60,742 –

GDP per hour

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 40.88 41.27 –

GDP per employed person

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 98,489 99,415 –

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

 

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013