Country at a Glance
 Canada
Canada, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
| Indicator |
Unit |
Report |
Time Series |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing |
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Hourly compensation costs |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
29.59 |
34.60 |
36.56 |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
20.62 |
24.09 |
25.48 |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
2.91 |
3.40 |
3.59 |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
6.06 |
7.11 |
7.49 |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
104.7 |
108.5 |
110.6 |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
82.1 |
86.4 |
88.5 |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
78.5 |
79.7 |
80.1 |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
164.2 |
171.4 |
179.1 |
Labor market |
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Unemployment rate - Total |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
7.3 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25) |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
13.9 |
13.6 |
12.8 |
Unemployment rate - Men |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
8.5 |
7.8 |
7.0 |
Unemployment rate - Women |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
6.1 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
62.2 |
62.3 |
62.5 |
Employment-population ratio - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
65.9 |
66.2 |
66.6 |
Employment-population ratio - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
58.7 |
58.5 |
58.5 |
Labor force participation rate - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
67.2 |
67.0 |
66.8 |
Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
72.0 |
71.8 |
71.7 |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
XLS |
62.5 |
62.4 |
62.2 |
Women's share of the labor force |
Percent of civilian labor force |
HTM |
XLS |
47.2 |
47.2 |
47.2 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
39,161 |
39,951 |
40,489 |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
45.62 |
46.20 |
46.61 |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
78,242 |
79,676 |
80,357 |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.
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Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012
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