U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

United Kingdom

United Kingdom, 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	29.47	29.11	30.77
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	21.19	20.93	21.98
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	3.91	3.86	4.05
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	4.37	4.32	4.73
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	127.9	133.6	139.6
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	92.1	95.6	97.6
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	72.0	71.6	69.9
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	111.2	110.4	112.0
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	7.7	7.9	8.1
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	19.3	19.9	21.2
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	8.7	8.7	8.7
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	6.5	6.9	7.3
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	58.5	58.2	58.0
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	64.1	63.8	63.6
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	53.2	52.9	52.8
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	63.4	63.2	63.2
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	70.2	69.9	69.7
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	56.8	56.8	56.9
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	46.0	46.1	46.2
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	35,279	35,689	35,688
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	45.81	46.40	46.82
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	75,275	76,431	76,638
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-0.5	4.6	5.2
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	2.1	3.3	4.5
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012