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Country at a Glance

Germany

Germany, 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	43.84	47.42	45.79
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	25.80	27.70	26.45
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	8.45	9.48	9.62
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	9.59	10.24	9.73
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	115.0	120.2	–
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	103.9	112.4	–
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	90.3	93.5	–
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	139.8	143.7	–
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	7.1	5.9	5.5
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	9.8	8.7	8.2
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	7.6	6.2	5.7
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	6.5	5.6	5.2
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	54.4	55.7	55.9
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	60.2	61.5	61.7
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	48.9	50.2	50.4
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	58.6	59.2	59.2
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	65.1	65.6	65.5
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	52.4	53.2	53.2
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	46.0	46.2	46.1
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	38,057	39,186	–
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	54.50	55.26	–
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	76,724	77,978	–
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	1.1	2.3	2.0
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	1.1	2.5	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