Country at a Glance

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Switzerland, 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

 51.10 60.40 –

Hourly pay for time worked

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 33.77 39.92 –

Hourly directly paid benefits

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 9.51 11.24 –

Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes

U.S. dollars

HTM

XLS

 7.82 9.25 –

Labor market

Unemployment rate - Total

Percent of civilian labor force

HTM

 4.2 – –

Employment-population ratio - Total

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 64.9 – –

Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate - Men

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 75.4 – –

Labor force participation rate - Women

Percent of civilian working-age population

HTM

 60.6 – –

Prices

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 0.7 0.3 -0.7

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

Annual growth rate

HTM

XLS

 0.7 0.1 -0.8

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

 

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013