Country at a Glance

Spain

Spain, 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	27.68	27.80	26.60
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	15.21	15.09	14.53
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	5.41	5.37	5.17
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	7.05	7.34	6.89
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-1.5	-0.8	4.7
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-2.7	-13.6	0.9
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-1.3	-12.9	-3.7
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	14.8	-2.7	-9.2
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM		–	18.0	–
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	47.9	–
Labor force participation rate
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	68.5	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	49.1	–
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	34,292	32,774	32,625
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	46.21	47.48	48.22
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	72,737	74,976	76,670
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	4.1	-0.3	–
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	4.1	-0.2	–
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 23, 2011