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International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

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France, 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

39.12

42.12

39.81

Hourly pay for time worked

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

20.16

21.70

20.51

Hourly directly paid benefits

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

7.25

7.80

7.38

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

11.71

12.61

11.92

Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing

      

Productivity (output per hour)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

122.4

125.1

Output

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

99.9

101.0

Hours worked

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

81.6

80.7

Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

145.4

153.2

Labor market

      

Unemployment rate - Total

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

XLS

9.4

9.3

10.0

Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

XLS

23.0

22.2

23.9

Unemployment rate - Men

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

XLS

9.1

8.9

9.9

Unemployment rate - Women

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

XLS

9.7

9.7

10.0

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

XLS

50.5

50.4

50.3

Employment-population ratio - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

XLS

55.4

55.3

55.1

Employment-population ratio - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

XLS

46.0

46.0

46.0

Labor force participation rate - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

XLS

55.8

55.6

55.9

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

XLS

61.0

60.7

61.1

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

XLS

51.0

50.9

51.2

Women's share of the labor force

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

XLS

48.0

48.1

48.0

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

      

GDP per capita

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

34,734

35,133

GDP per hour

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

56.93

57.70

GDP per employed person

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

84,122

85,152

Prices

      

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

1.5

2.1

2.0

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

1.7

2.3

2.2

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

 

 

Last Modified Date: August 21, 2013