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International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

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Denmark, 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

47.93

51.67

48.47

Hourly pay for time worked

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

36.26

39.15

36.54

Hourly directly paid benefits

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

7.05

7.54

7.26

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

4.62

4.97

4.67

Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing

      

Productivity (output per hour)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

125.2

128.1

Output

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

92.0

93.3

Hours worked

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

73.5

72.8

Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

155.7

163.6

Labor market

      

Unemployment rate - Total

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

 

7.4

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 

59.8

Labor force participation rate

      

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 

69.4

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 

60.0

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

      

GDP per capita

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

40,782

40,930

GDP per hour

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

52.72

53.20

GDP per employed person

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

81,510

82,378

Prices

      

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

2.3

2.8

2.4

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

2.2

2.7

2.4

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

 

 

Last Modified Date: August 21, 2013