International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

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	40.06	38.30	39.83
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	27.69	26.43	27.43
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	5.93	5.72	6.00
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	6.44	6.15	6.39
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM		–	13.7	–
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	52.2	–
Labor force participation rate
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	68.3	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	52.4	–
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	41,661	41,371	41,537
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	62.53	64.83	66.74
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	96,352	100,162	102,983
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012