European Union - Labour cost index was 3.70 % 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 - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index reached a record high of 5.80 % year-on-year in March of 2024 and a record low of 0.10 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Bulgaria 13.90 12.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Croatia 11.00 9.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Lithuania 9.00 9.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Hungary 8.90 8.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Greece 8.70 8.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Latvia 7.40 4.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Czech Republic 7.40 6.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Poland 7.30 7.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Portugal 6.90 4.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Romania 6.70 6.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovakia 6.40 6.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Estonia 5.20 7.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Netherlands 4.80 5.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Spain 3.90 2.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Austria 3.40 2.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Sweden 3.40 3.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Luxembourg 3.40 4.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Ireland 3.30 3.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Belgium 3.30 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Euro Area 3.30 3.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Germany 3.20 4.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Denmark 3.00 3.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Finland 2.90 3.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Cyprus 2.70 3.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Italy 2.60 2.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
France 1.70 1.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025

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