International Labor Comparisons

Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment—International Comparisons

Foreign-country data are adjusted to U.S. concepts unless otherwise noted.

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates and employment indexes, 2008-2009

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• Selected tables:
• Monthly unemployment rates
• Monthly employment indexes

Annual labor force statistics, 1970-2008

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• Download data tables (XLS)
• Country notes
• Tables by indicator:
• Unemployment
• Employment
• Labor force
• Working-age population
• Unadjusted labor force statistics

Hourly Compensation—International Comparisons

Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in the Manufacturing Sector (NAICS)

• NEWS RELEASE Updated to 2007 (PDF 230K)
• News Release Supplementary Tables

Hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars, in national currency, and in indexes; statistics on the structure of compensation in manufacturing:

• All Employees, 1996-2007
• Production Workers, 1975-2007
• Country Notes and Data Sources (PDF 70K)

Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in Manufacturing Industries (NAICS)

• All Employees, 1996-2007
• Production Workers, 1992-2007

Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in the Manufacturing Sector (SIC) (Discontinued Series)

• Production Workers, Selected Years, 1975-2002

Other International Hourly Compensation Costs Statistics

• Mexico: Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in Maquiladora Manufacturing Export Industries, 1975-2006 (Discontinued Series)

Productivity and Unit Labor Costs—International Comparisons

International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends

• NEWS RELEASE Updated to 2008 (HTML) (PDF)
• Supplementary Tables, 1950-2008 (HTML) (XLS)

GDP per Capita and per Employed Person—International Comparisons

International Comparisons of GDP Per Capita and Per Employed Person

• Report, 1960-2008 (TXT) (PDF 686K)
• Tables, 1960-2008 (zipped XLS file 273K)

Consumer Price Indexes—International Comparisons

• Consumer Price Indexes, 16 Countries, Annual, 1950-2008 (TXT) (PDF 87K)
• Consumer Price Indexes, Percent Changes, Nine Countries, 1995-2009 (TXT) (PDF)
• Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices, Eight Countries or Areas, Annual, 1996-2008 (TXT) (PDF 76K)
• Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices, Percent Changes, Eight Countries or Areas, 2003-2009 (TXT) (PDF)