BLS Changes Foreign Labor Statistics to International Labor Comparisons

Charting International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, 2008 – February 2010 – Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons: “These charts present comparative trends of unemployment, employment, labor force, and population for 10 countries. The data have been adjusted for comparability. All data are based on International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970-2008”
Charting International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends, 2008 – February 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons, February 2010: “These charts present comparative trends of productivity and unit labor costs for 17 economies. The data have been adjusted for comparability. All data are based on the News Release, International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends, 2008”
Charting International Labor Comparisons, 2010 Edition, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor: “With increasing integration of global markets, international labor statistics assume a fundamental role in assessing the relative performance of individual economies and informing both national and international policy decisions. However, direct comparisons of statistics across countries can be misleading because concepts and definitions often differ.” [links via Stuart Basefsky