Country at a Glance

Taiwan

Taiwan, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
Indicator	Unit	Report	Time Series	2009	2010	2011
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing
Hourly compensation costs	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	7.77	8.37	9.34
Hourly direct pay	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	6.61	7.13	8.00
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	1.16	1.24	1.35
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	152.6	173.8	178.7
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	151.7	190.2	199.4
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	99.4	109.4	111.6
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	81.1	77.0	84.1
Labor market
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	55.0	–
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012