European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy was 3.70 % year-on-year in September of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy - last updated from the EUROSTAT on February of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy reached a record high of 6.20 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of -0.20 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Business Economy
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Bulgaria 12.00 12.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Croatia 11.40 11.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Greece 9.20 10.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Romania 8.90 11.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Estonia 8.70 11.90 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Lithuania 8.60 8.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Hungary 7.90 9.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Poland 7.20 9.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Czech Republic 6.50 7.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovakia 5.80 8.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Portugal 5.40 3.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Netherlands 4.10 6.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Luxembourg 4.10 1.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Cyprus 3.80 4.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Belgium 3.60 3.50 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Latvia 3.60 8.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Sweden 3.60 3.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain 3.50 4.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Ireland 3.50 3.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Germany 3.40 4.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Finland 3.30 4.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Euro Area 3.30 4.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Austria 2.90 4.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Denmark 2.80 2.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Italy 2.40 4.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
France 2.40 2.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovenia 1.10 5.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Malta 0.50 1.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025

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