European Union - Labour cost index 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 - last updated from the EUROSTAT on February 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 12.30 13.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Lithuania 9.70 9.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Croatia 9.40 9.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Hungary 8.70 10.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Greece 8.10 9.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Poland 7.80 9.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Estonia 7.10 10.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Czech Republic 6.60 7.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovakia 6.20 9.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Romania 6.10 10.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Latvia 4.90 8.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Portugal 4.70 5.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Luxembourg 4.60 2.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Ireland 4.10 3.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Germany 4.00 4.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Netherlands 3.80 6.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Cyprus 3.50 3.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Sweden 3.30 3.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Belgium 3.30 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Euro Area 3.30 3.90 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Denmark 3.10 2.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Finland 3.10 4.90 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Italy 2.80 3.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Austria 2.30 3.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain 2.10 3.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
France 1.70 1.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovenia 1.60 7.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025

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