International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

New Zealand, 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	17.47	20.42	23.38
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	14.74	17.29	19.70
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	2.08	2.37	2.69
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	0.65	0.76	0.99
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	6.1	6.5	6.5
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	16.6	17.0	17.2
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	6.1	6.2	6.4
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	6.1	6.9	6.7
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	64.0	63.6	63.9
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	70.1	69.7	69.9
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	58.4	57.8	58.3
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	68.2	68.0	68.4
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	74.7	74.4	74.6
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	62.2	62.1	62.5
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	46.9	46.9	47.0
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012