Euro Area - Labour cost index: Business economy was 3.20 % year-on-year in March of 2026, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Labour cost index: Business economy - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, Euro Area - Labour cost index: Business economy reached a record high of 5.90 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of -0.90 % year-on-year in June of 2021.
Labour Cost Index: Business Economy
| Country |
Last |
Previous |
Unit |
Reference |
| Bulgaria |
12.90 |
14.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Croatia |
11.30 |
11.50 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Lithuania |
7.90 |
8.50 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Hungary |
7.80 |
8.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Czech Republic |
7.60 |
6.70 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Greece |
7.20 |
8.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Poland |
6.90 |
8.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Romania |
5.80 |
9.10 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Estonia |
5.40 |
5.60 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Portugal |
4.90 |
9.10 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Cyprus |
4.70 |
2.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Slovakia |
4.70 |
5.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Spain |
4.20 |
4.40 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Luxembourg |
4.10 |
2.50 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Slovenia |
4.00 |
13.10 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Netherlands |
3.90 |
4.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Austria |
3.90 |
4.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Finland |
3.70 |
2.30 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Belgium |
3.60 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Jun 2025 |
| Euro Area |
3.20 |
3.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Italy |
3.10 |
2.70 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Ireland |
3.10 |
2.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Denmark |
2.90 |
2.80 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Germany |
2.80 |
2.20 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Malta |
2.80 |
0.90 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Latvia |
2.50 |
8.00 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| Sweden |
2.40 |
3.40 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |
| France |
2.20 |
2.50 |
% year-on-year |
Mar 2026 |