Labour Costs in New Zealand increased to 1202 Index Points in the third quarter of 2019 from 1193 Index Points in the second quarter of 2019. Labour Costs in New Zealand averaged 923.95 Index Points from 1992 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 1202 Index Points in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 699.62 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 1992. Labour cost index measures changes in labour costs. These costs include base salary and ordinary-time wage rates, overtime wage rates, and non-wage labour-related costs including annual leave and statutory holidays, superannuation, ACC employer premiums, medical insurance, motor vehicles available for private use and low-interest loans. This page provides - New Zealand Labour Costs - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Guatemala decreased to 59.30 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from 60.90 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Guatemala averaged 61.85 percent from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 68.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003 and a record low of 59.30 percent in the first quarter of 2019. The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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