European Union - Labour cost index: Construction was 4.50 % year-on-year in December 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 May 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
Bulgaria 20.10 16.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Ireland 16.50 20.80 % year-on-year Dec 2022
Romania 15.60 15.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Croatia 13.70 12.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Czech Republic 11.60 9.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Hungary 9.10 10.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Poland 8.00 6.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovakia 7.40 6.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Latvia 7.10 2.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Lithuania 7.00 8.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Portugal 5.80 5.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Greece 4.80 12.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Netherlands 4.60 8.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Austria 4.50 4.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Euro Area 4.00 4.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Italy 4.00 6.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
France 4.00 2.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Germany 3.70 4.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Belgium 3.60 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Luxembourg 3.60 4.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Spain 3.60 5.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Sweden 3.00 3.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Cyprus 3.00 3.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Finland 2.90 0.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Denmark 2.40 2.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Estonia 1.90 12.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Malta -1.80 -2.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025

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