Country at a Glance

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Norway, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
Indicator Unit Report Time Series 2009 2010 2011

Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Hourly compensation costs

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 52.99 57.53 –

Hourly direct pay

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 43.90 47.65 –

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 9.10 9.88 –

Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing

Productivity (output per hour)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 0.8 4.7 –

Output

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 -5.8 1.9 –

Hours worked

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 -6.5 -2.6 –

Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 -6.2 3.3 –

Labor market

Unemployment rate - Total

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

 3.1 – –

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 64.8 – –

Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 71.0 – –

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 63.0 – –

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 56,443 55,938 –

GDP per hour

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 74.54 74.41 –

GDP per employed person

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 104,581 105,202 –

Prices

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 2.1 – –

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 2.3 – –

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

 

Last Modified Date: June 12, 2012