Country at a Glance
 Sweden
Sweden, 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 |
43.49 |
49.12 |
– |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
24.59 |
27.82 |
– |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
4.53 |
5.13 |
– |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
14.36 |
16.18 |
– |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
143.8 |
148.7 |
– |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
120.9 |
128.3 |
– |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
84.0 |
86.3 |
– |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
118.8 |
131.3 |
– |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.5 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
24.5 |
22.5 |
23.3 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.6 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.4 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
59.2 |
60.1 |
60.1 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
63.3 |
63.9 |
63.5 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
55.2 |
56.3 |
56.7 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
64.7 |
65.1 |
65.2 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
69.3 |
69.3 |
69.2 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
60.3 |
61.0 |
61.3 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
47.1 |
47.3 |
47.5 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
40,071 |
41,316 |
– |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
50.80 |
51.61 |
– |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
83,454 |
84,816 |
– |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
1.9 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
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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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