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International Labor Comparisons
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International Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, 1975-2009
Announcement
In December 2011, BLS discontinued the series International Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing. The latest production worker data are available through 2009. Corresponding data for all employees in manufacturing continue to be updated and are available at www.bls.gov/ilc/home.htm#compensation.
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- Technical Notes (including definitions and calculation methods)
Table 1. Total Hourly Compensation Costs
(direct pay, social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes)
- Table 1.1 Indexes of compensation costs, U.S. dollar basis (U.S. = 100)
- Table 1.2 Compensation costs in U.S. dollars
- Table 1.3 Indexes of compensation costs, U.S. dollar basis (2000 = 100)
- Table 1.4 Compensation Costs in national currency
- Table 1.5 Indexes of compensation costs, national currency basis (2000 = 100)
Table 2. Hourly Direct Pay
(wages and directly-paid benefits)
- Table 2.1 Indexes of direct pay, U.S. dollar basis (U.S. = 100)
- Table 2.2 Direct pay in U.S. dollars
- Table 2.3 Direct pay in national currency
Table 3. Hourly Pay for Time Worked
(wages)
- Table 3.1 Indexes of pay for time worked, U.S. dollar basis (U.S. = 100)
- Table 3.2 Pay for time worked in U.S. dollars
- Table 3.3 Pay for time worked in national currency
Table 4. Hourly Direct Benefits
(primarily pay for leave time, bonuses, and pay in kind)
- Table 4.1 Indexes of direct benefits, U.S. dollar basis (U.S. = 100)
- Table 4.2 Direct benefits in U.S. dollars
- Table 4.3 Direct benefits in national currency
Table 5. Hourly Social Insurance Expenditures and Labor-related Taxes
(legally required, contractual, and private social benefit costs)
- Table 5.1 Indexes of social insurance and labor-related taxes, U.S. dollar basis (U.S. = 100)
- Table 5.2 Social insurance and labor-related taxes in U.S. dollars
- Table 5.3 Social insurance and labor-related taxes in national currency
Table 6. Structure of Hourly Compensation
- Table 6.1 Direct pay as a percent of total compensation costs
- Table 6.2 Pay for time worked as a percent of total compensation costs
- Table 6.3 Direct benefits as a percent of total compensation costs
- Table 6.4 Social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes as a percent of total compensation costs
Table 7. Exchange Rates
Last Modified Date: January 12, 2012