Country at a Glance

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Brazil, 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

 8.14 10.08 –

Hourly pay for time worked

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 4.37 5.41 –

Hourly directly paid benefits

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 1.16 1.43 –

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 2.61 3.24 –

Labor market

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 64.9 – –

Labor force participation rate - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 70.7 – –

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 81.9 – –

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 60.1 – –

Women's share of the labor force

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

 43.7 – –

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

 

Last Modified Date: June 12, 2012