Country at a Glance

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Brazil, selected international labor statistics, 2010–12
Indicator Unit Report Time Series 2010 2011 2012

Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Hourly compensation costs

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 10.08 11.65 –

Hourly pay for time worked

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 5.42 6.27 –

Hourly directly paid benefits

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 1.44 1.66 –

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 3.22 3.72 –

Labor market

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 64.8 – –

Labor force participation rate - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 69.9 – –

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 81.0 – –

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 59.4 – –

Women's share of the labor force

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

 43.6 – –

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

 

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013