International comparisons of hourly compensation costs in manufacturing published by BLS (2012).
In comparison with 33 foreign countries covered, U.S. manufacturing hourly compensation costs in 2011 ranked approximately in the middle at $35.53, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today (see chart 1). In addition to Australia, Canada, Italy, and Japan, countries with higher hourly compensation costs were primarily in northern and western Europe. Countries with lower hourly compensation costs were primarily in southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
