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Wages cover the total economy and are expressed per full-time equivalent employee. [ 3] * Indicates " Economy of [country or territory]" links. Country. Gross Average Monthly Wages in 2023 (USD, at current exchange rates) [ 4] Switzerland *. 8,111 (2022) Luxembourg *.
The U.S. spent 15.3% of GDP on healthcare in that year; Canada spent 10.0%. [ 8] In 2006, 70% of healthcare spending in Canada was financed by government, versus 46% in the United States. Total government spending per capita in the U.S. on healthcare was 23% higher than Canadian government spending.
Employment contracts and pension benefits can be tied to a cost-of-living index, typically to the consumer price index (CPI). A COLA adjusts salaries based on changes in a cost-of-living index. Salaries are typically adjusted annually. They may also be tied to a cost-of-living index that varies by geographic location if the employee moves.
This is a list of countries by public sector size, calculated as the number of public sector employees as a percentage of the total workforce. ... Canada: 22.4 (2013 ...
In 2023 the population of Canada was 39,566,248 (Q1, 2023) [ 1] compared to 36,991,981 in 2021 [ 2] while the population of the United States was 333,287,557 in 2022, [ 3] almost nine times larger than Canada. The United States GDP was $24.8 trillion in 2021. [ 4] The United States has the largest economy globally and Canada ranks 9th at US$2. ...
In Canada, the entirety of the social provisions of government are called social programs ( French: programmes sociaux ), as opposed to social welfare in European/British parlance. Like in the United States, welfare in Canada colloquially refers to direct payments to low-income individuals only, and not to healthcare and education spending. [2]
This is a list of countries by employment rate, this being the proportion of employed adults in the working age.The definition of "working age" varies: Many sources, including the OECD, use 15–64 years old, [1] but EUROSTAT uses 20–64 years old, [2] the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 16 years old and older (no cut-off at 65 and up), [3] and the Office for National Statistics ...
Comparing healthcare spending over time. Healthcare spending in Canada (in 1997 dollars) has increased each year between 1975 and 2009, from $39.7 billion to $137.3 billion, or per capita spending from $1,715 to $4089. [ 135] In 2013 the total reached $211 billion, averaging $5,988 per person. [ 136]