International Labor Comparisons

Latest News Releases

• International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, 2010 (HTML) (PDF)
• International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends, 2010 (HTML) (PDF)

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Labor force statistics, productivity and unit labor costs, consumer prices (International Labor Comparisons - ILC)

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Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment

NOTE: Foreign-country data are adjusted to U.S. concepts unless otherwise noted.

Monthly unemployment rates and employment indexes, 2008-2012 (updated monthly)

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Annual labor force statistics, 1970-2011

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• Charts
• Tables
• Definitions and background
• Country notes
• Full series and underlying levels
  • By indicator (XLS)
  • By country (XLS)

Hourly Compensation Costs (Wages and Benefits)

In the Manufacturing Sector

• NEWS RELEASE Through 2010 (HTML) (PDF) tables only (XLS)
• Detailed time series tables, 1996-2010 (HTML) (XLS)
• Supporting files:
• Technical Notes (PDF)
• Country notes and data sources (PDF)

In Sub-Manufacturing Industries

• Through 2007 (HTML)
• Tables by industry, 1996-2007 (XLS)
• Tables by country, 1996-2007 (XLS)

Discontinued series

• Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers
• In the Manufacturing Sector (NAICS), 1975-2009 (HTML) (XLS)
• In Sub-Manufacturing Industries (NAICS), 1992-2007 (HTML) (XLS)
• In Sub-Manufacturing Industries (SIC), 1975-2002 (HTML)
• Mexico: Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in Maquiladora Manufacturing Export Industries, 1975-2006 (HTML) (XLS)

Productivity and Unit Labor Costs in Manufacturing

• NEWS RELEASE Through 2010 (HTML) (PDF)
• Data tables, 1950-2010 (HTML) (XLS)
• Supporting files:

  Methodology (PDF)
  Underlying data tables, 1950-2010 (XLS)

GDP per Capita and per Hour

• Report through 2010 (HTML) (PDF)
• Data tables 1960 - 2010 (XLS)

Consumer Prices

Monthly and annual CPI and HICP (updated monthly)

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• Data tables, 1950-2012 (XLS)

Charts

• Charting International Labor Comparisons, 2012 Edition (HTML) (PDF 8.6 MB)
• Interactive Excel dashboards

Manufacturing in China

Manufacturing in China (tables, charts, and data comparability) (HTML)

Publications

• China's employment and compensation costs in manufacturing through 2008 (PDF)
• China's manufacturing employment and compensation costs: 2002-06 (PDF)
• Labor costs of manufacturing employees in China: an update to 2003-04 (PDF)
• Manufacturing employment and compensation in China (revised November 2005), 1990-2002 (PDF)
  The opinions, analysis, and conclusions expressed in this report are solely those of the author.
• Manufacturing earnings and compensation in China, 1990-2002 (PDF)
• Manufacturing employment in China, 1990-2002 (PDF)

Manufacturing in India

India's organized manufacturing sector (tables, charts, and data comparability) (HTML)

Publications

• Labor costs in India's organized manufacturing sector (PDF 1.2MB)

Latest Publications

• Charting International Labor Comparisons, 2012 Edition (HTML) (PDF 8.6 MB)
• China's employment and compensation costs in manufacturing through 2008 (PDF)
• Compensation costs in manufacturing across industries and countries, 1975-2007 (PDF 1.4MB)
• Labor Costs in India's Organized Manufacturing Sector (PDF 1.2MB)
• Communication on Workplace Injuries (PDF)
• A Portrait of the Youth Labor Market in 13 Countries, 1980-2007 (PDF)
• International Comparisons of Hours Worked: An Assessment of the Statistics (PDF)
• Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, 10 countries: A Visual Essay (PDF)
• International Comparisons of Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices (PDF)

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is productivity?
2. What does hourly compensation costs mean?
3. What are other major sources of international labor statistics?

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Contacts

General information:
  Tel: (202) 691-5654
  Email: Contact ILC
  Información en español: (202) 691-5029

Contacts by topic:

Send written inquiries to:
  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  International Labor Comparisons
  Suite 2150
  2 Massachusetts Ave., NE
  Washington, DC 20212

Other BLS Programs

• Import/Export Price Indexes—monthly data on changes in the prices of imported and exported nonmilitary goods traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
• International Technical Cooperation—conducts training in labor statistics for international participants and coordinates international requests for BLS services including technical experts and short-term visits to BLS.

Other sources of international data

• Foreign statistical agencies and international organizations