Country at a Glance

Singapore

Singapore, 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	19.42	23.13	24.16
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	12.68	15.00	15.71
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	3.61	4.30	4.42
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	3.14	3.83	4.03
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	144.7	156.2	–
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	181.2	195.0	–
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	125.2	124.8	–
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	102.1	107.8	–
Labor market
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		63.1	–	–
Labor force participation rate
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		77.0	–	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		56.7	–	–
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	59,131	60,742	–
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	40.88	41.27	–
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	98,489	99,415	–
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: August 21, 2013