European Union - Labour cost index: Construction was 4.70 % 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: Construction - last updated from the EUROSTAT on February of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Construction reached a record high of 6.80 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of 0.60 % year-on-year in March of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Construction
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Ireland 16.50 20.80 % year-on-year Dec 2022
Bulgaria 16.40 16.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Romania 15.40 15.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Croatia 12.80 11.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Estonia 12.50 13.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Greece 12.20 11.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Hungary 10.60 11.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Czech Republic 9.20 10.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Netherlands 8.70 6.70 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Lithuania 8.70 8.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Italy 6.90 5.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Poland 6.60 4.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovakia 6.00 5.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Portugal 5.80 3.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain 5.60 4.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Luxembourg 4.70 2.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Austria 4.40 5.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Euro Area 4.30 4.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Germany 4.00 4.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Belgium 3.60 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Cyprus 3.60 5.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Sweden 3.40 3.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovenia 2.80 7.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
France 2.80 2.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Denmark 2.60 -0.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Latvia 2.20 10.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Finland 0.90 4.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Malta -2.80 -1.90 % year-on-year Sep 2025

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