U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

Japan

Japan, 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	30.03	31.75	35.71
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	17.21	18.17	20.23
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	7.39	7.84	9.02
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	5.42	5.75	6.46
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	125.9	144.5	140.4
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	107.1	126.7	122.1
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	85.1	87.7	87.0
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	103.1	94.8	109.7
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	4.8	4.8	4.2
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	8.9	9.0	8.1
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	4.4	4.6	4.1
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	5.2	5.0	4.4
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	56.4	56.2	56.2
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	68.0	67.5	67.6
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	45.7	45.7	45.6
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	59.3	59.1	58.7
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	71.2	70.8	70.5
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	48.2	48.2	47.7
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	42.1	42.2	42.1
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	33,144	34,519	34,294
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	37.37	38.76	39.70
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	65,844	69,087	68,537
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-1.4	-0.7	-0.3
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-1.5	-0.8	-0.3
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012