Country at a Glance

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Ireland, 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

38.03 36.30

Hourly pay for time worked

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

27.54 26.29

Hourly directly paid benefits

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

5.90 5.63

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

4.58 4.37

Labor market

Unemployment rate - Total

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

11.9

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

56.1

Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

73.0

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

54.4

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

40,184 39,664

GDP per hour

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

60.08 57.73

GDP per employed person

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

93,064 96,069

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

 

Last Modified Date: June 12, 2012