Country at a Glance
 United Kingdom
United Kingdom, 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 |
29.48 |
29.44 |
– |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
21.19 |
21.16 |
– |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
3.90 |
3.89 |
– |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
4.40 |
4.39 |
– |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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|
|
Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-3.7 |
4.2 |
– |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-10.7 |
3.6 |
– |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-7.2 |
-0.6 |
– |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-9.2 |
-2.3 |
– |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
19.3 |
19.9 |
21.2 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
58.5 |
58.2 |
58.0 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
64.1 |
63.8 |
63.6 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
53.2 |
52.9 |
52.8 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
63.4 |
63.2 |
63.2 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
70.2 |
69.9 |
69.7 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
56.8 |
56.8 |
56.9 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
46.0 |
46.1 |
46.2 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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|
|
GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
35,389 |
35,621 |
– |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
45.95 |
46.34 |
– |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
75,509 |
76,334 |
– |
Prices |
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|
|
Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.5 |
– |
– |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
2.1 |
– |
– |
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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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