U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

Spain

Spain, 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	27.86	26.66	28.44
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	15.09	14.53	15.65
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	5.37	5.17	5.57
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	7.40	6.96	7.22
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	117.2	124.3	130.6
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	88.9	89.4	91.6
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	75.9	71.9	70.1
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	180.1	162.7	164.8
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	18.1	20.2	21.8
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	38.5	42.3	47.1
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	17.9	19.9	21.4
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	18.5	20.6	22.2
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	48.9	47.7	46.8
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	56.2	54.3	52.9
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	41.9	41.4	41.0
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	59.7	59.8	59.8
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	68.4	67.8	67.2
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	51.4	52.1	52.8
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	44.0	44.6	45.2
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	32,432	32,309	32,501
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	46.25	47.32	48.13
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	77,209	79,220	81,417
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-0.3	1.8	3.2
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-0.2	2.0	3.1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012