U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

Australia

Australia, selected international labor statistics, 2010–12
Indicator	Unit	Report	Time Series	2010	2011	2012
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing
Hourly compensation costs	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	39.67	46.29	–
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	27.97	32.63	–
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	3.78	4.41	–
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	7.93	9.25	–
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	112.0	107.5	–
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	102.5	100.4	–
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	91.6	93.4	–
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	212.8	246.4	–
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	5.2	5.1	5.2
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	11.6	11.4	11.7
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	5.1	4.9	5.2
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	5.4	5.3	5.3
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	63.0	63.1	62.7
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	69.5	69.5	68.9
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	56.6	56.8	56.7
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	66.4	66.5	66.2
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	73.2	73.1	72.6
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	59.8	60.0	59.9
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	45.4	45.6	45.7
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	40,910	41,340	–
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	46.79	46.84	–
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	79,884	80,330	–
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	2.9	3.3	1.8
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013