France vs United States: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 44.67 against 44.3 in France, a difference of 0.37.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2020 it was France ahead.
France ranks 28th and United States ranks 27th of 50 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued, France or United States?
- United States, at 44.67 against 44.3 in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued between France and United States?
- 0.37, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do France and United States rank globally for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- France ranks 28th and United States ranks 27th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.