Country at a Glance
Australia
Australia, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
Indicator |
Unit |
Report |
Time Series |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing |
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Hourly compensation costs |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
34.26 |
40.60 |
– |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
24.03 |
28.55 |
– |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
3.24 |
3.85 |
– |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
6.98 |
8.20 |
– |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
4.4 |
1.6 |
– |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-2.3 |
4.3 |
– |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-6.5 |
2.7 |
– |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-5.1 |
13.3 |
– |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
5.6 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
5.7 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
62.9 |
63.0 |
63.1 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
69.1 |
69.5 |
69.5 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
56.9 |
56.6 |
56.8 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
66.7 |
66.5 |
66.5 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
73.3 |
73.3 |
73.1 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
60.1 |
59.8 |
60.0 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
45.5 |
45.4 |
45.6 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
39,137 |
39,497 |
– |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
45.61 |
45.72 |
– |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
78,061 |
78,047 |
– |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
1.8 |
– |
– |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.
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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2012
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