International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

Mexico, 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	5.70	6.14	6.48
Hourly direct pay	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	3.93	4.30	4.53
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	1.77	1.84	1.95
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	5.6	5.5	5.3
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	10.6	10.3	10.2
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	5.5	5.6	5.3
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	5.6	5.4	5.3
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	54.7	54.6	54.8
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	72.4	72.2	72.4
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	38.8	38.8	39.0
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	57.9	57.7	57.8
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	76.7	76.5	76.4
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	41.1	41.0	41.2
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	37.6	37.5	37.5
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012