U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

Netherlands

Netherlands, 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	41.39	39.54	42.26
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	23.77	22.72	24.29
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	8.81	8.42	9.01
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	8.81	8.39	8.97
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	116.3	125.9	131.0
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	103.0	110.1	114.0
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	88.5	87.4	87.0
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	157.7	139.8	144.1
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	3.8	4.6	4.5
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	7.7	9.0	7.8
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	3.7	4.5	4.6
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	3.8	4.6	4.5
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	62.8	60.8	60.5
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	68.6	66.4	65.7
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	57.1	55.3	55.4
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	65.2	63.7	63.3
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	71.2	69.6	68.9
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	59.4	58.0	58.0
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	46.3	46.3	46.5
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	42,143	42,610	42,824
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	58.06	59.35	59.49
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	81,039	84,583	85,437
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	1.2	1.3	2.3
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	1.0	0.9	2.5
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012