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Reduced inequalities - Goal 10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Indicator 10.4.1: Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers

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US share of labor compensation in GDP in current national prices

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Year Value
2000.0 0.5694
2001.0 0.5693
2002.0 0.5595
2003.0 0.5529
2004.0 0.5491
2005.0 0.5412
2006.0 0.5415
2007.0 0.5456
2008.0 0.5488
2009.0 0.5401
2010.0 0.532
2011.0 0.5329
2012.0 0.5329
2013.0 0.5298
2014.0 0.5311
2015.0 0.5358
2016.0 0.5358

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.

Actual indicator available Share of labor compensation in GDP in current national prices
Actual indicator available - description
Date of national source publication 8/2017
Method of computation
Periodicity Annual
Scheduled update by national source
U.S. method of computation
Comments and limitations
Date metadata updated 10/2017
Disaggregation geography
Unit of measurement Proportion
Disaggregation categories
International and national references
Time period 2000-2016
Scheduled update by SDG team

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers
Target name Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality.
Global indicator description The definition of the labor share is based on ILO (2014a) and augmented with social protection transfers including (but not only) employers' social security contributions.
UN designated tier 2
UN custodial agency ILO (Partnering Agencies: IMF)
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Organisation Compensation of Employees by Industry
Agency Staff Name Andrew Craig
Agency Survey Dataset Compensation of Employees by Industry
Notes
Title
Link to data source https://www.bea.gov/iTable/iTableHtml.cfm?reqid=19&step=3&isuri=1&1921=survey&1903=185 opens in a new window

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