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Charting International Labor Comparisons (2011 Edition) [2 August 2011]

http://www.bls.gov/fls/chartbook.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/fls/chartbook/chartbook2011.pdf

[full-text, 49 pages]

Preface

With ever-expanding global markets, international labor statistics have assumed a greater role in assessing the relative performance of individual economies and in influencing both national and international policy decisions. However, direct comparisons of statistics across countries can be misleading, because concepts and definitions often differ. To improve the comparability of international labor statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program adjusts data to a common conceptual framework.

The BLS 2011 edition of Charting International Labor Comparisons features 2009 data, as well as trends over time, for the main indicators published by ILC: gross domestic product, labor force, manufacturing hourly compensation costs and productivity, and consumer prices. To increase country and indicator coverage, data from other organizations also are included. (Notes are provided at the end of each section to detail sources used and to furnish helpful definitions.)

This edition of Charting International Labor Comparisons updates the previous edition, with a revised set of countries and indicators. Country coverage varies by chart and is based primarily on data available from the ILC program. In recent years, ILC has improved its coverage of emerging economies; as a result, country coverage for many indicators has been expanded.

For the latest ILC key indicators by country, see Country at a Glance at http://www.bls.gov/ilc/country.htm

SECTION 1: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 1.1 - Gross domestic product, selected countries, in U.S. dollars, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 1.2 - Share of world gross domestic product, selected economies, 1990–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 1.3 - Manufacturing output as a percent of gross domestic product, selected economies, 1970–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 1.4 - Gross domestic product per capita and per employed person, selected countries, in U.S. dollars, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Notes - Sources and definitions (HTM) (PDF)

SECTION 2: LABOR MARKET (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.1 - Labor force size, gender composition, and participation rates, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.2 - Labor force participation rates by sex, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.3 - Labor force participation rates by age, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.4 - Working-age population by labor force status, selected countries, in percent, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.5 - Employment-population ratios, selected countries, 2007 and 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.6 - Employment growth, selected countries, average annual rates, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.7 - Part-time employment rates by sex, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.8 - Share of employment by sector, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.9 - Unemployment rates, selected countries, 2000–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.10 - Unemployment rates by age, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.11 - Unemployment rates by education, selected countries, 2008 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.12 - Various measures of labor underutilization, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 2.13 - UR6: A broad rate of labor underutilization, selected countries, 2007 and 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Notes - Sources and definitions (HTM) (PDF)

SECTION 3: COMPETITIVENESS IN MANUFACTURING (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.1 - Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, selected countries, in U.S. dollars, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.2 - Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, selected countries and regions, in U.S. dollars, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.3 - Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing and exchange rates, selected countries, annual percent change, 2008–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.4 - Growth in manufacturing hourly compensation costs, selected countries, average annual rates, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.5 - Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, selected countries and regions, annual percent changes, 2004–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.6 - Components of hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, selected countries, in percent, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.7 - Manufacturing productivity growth, selected countries, average annual rates, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.8 - Manufacturing output growth, selected countries, average annual rates, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.9 - Growth in manufacturing hours worked, selected countries, average annual rates, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.10 - Growth in manufacturing unit labor costs in national currency, selected countries, average annual rates, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.11 - Growth in manufacturing unit labor costs in U.S. dollars, selected countries, average annual rates, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 3.12 - Gap between productivity and real hourly compensation in manufacturing, selected countries, 1970–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Notes - Sources and definitions (HTM) (PDF)

SECTION 4: CONSUMER PRICES (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 4.1 - Measures of consumer price inflation, selected countries, average annual percent changes, 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 4.2 - Harmonized indexes of consumer prices, selected countries, average annual percent changes, 2000–2007 and 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 4.3 - Manufacturing compensation and consumer price indexes, selected countries, average annual growth rates, 2007–2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Chart 4.4 - Price of a basket of goods that costs one dollar in the United States, selected countries, 2009 (HTM) (PDF)

·         Notes - Sources and definitions (HTM) (PDF)

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