European Union - Labour cost index was 3.60 % 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 European Union - Labour cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September 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
Hungary 16.00 8.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Bulgaria 13.40 13.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Croatia 9.60 10.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Lithuania 8.60 9.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Poland 7.20 7.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Czech Republic 6.90 6.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Greece 6.50 8.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Estonia 6.20 5.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovakia 5.60 6.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Spain 5.10 4.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Portugal 4.90 7.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Luxembourg 4.10 3.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Finland 4.00 2.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Austria 3.90 3.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Ireland 3.80 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Cyprus 3.70 2.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Netherlands 3.60 4.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovenia 3.40 17.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Belgium 3.30 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Euro Area 3.20 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Denmark 3.10 3.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Germany 3.00 3.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Italy 2.90 2.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Sweden 2.80 3.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
France 1.80 2.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Malta 1.20 -3.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026

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