International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

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	8.13	10.08	11.65
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	4.36	5.42	6.27
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	1.16	1.44	1.66
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	2.61	3.22	3.72
Labor market
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	64.8	–
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	69.9	–
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	81.0	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	59.4	–
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM		–	43.6	–
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012