European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities was 3.60 % 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: Human health and social work activities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on February of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities reached a record high of 6.00 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of 1.90 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Human Health And Social Work Activities
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Poland 17.20 20.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Lithuania 12.20 12.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Bulgaria 9.60 12.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovakia 9.50 13.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Luxembourg 7.40 11.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Ireland 7.10 4.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovenia 6.90 10.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Netherlands 6.40 5.10 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Croatia 6.30 4.90 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Czech Republic 5.60 6.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Germany 5.20 2.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Denmark 5.00 2.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Italy 4.70 4.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Hungary 3.80 5.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Estonia 3.40 8.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Finland 3.20 6.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Euro Area 3.20 3.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Sweden 2.90 4.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Greece 2.70 8.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Austria 2.60 7.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Latvia 2.20 4.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Belgium 2.00 4.00 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Cyprus 1.20 3.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Romania 1.20 6.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Portugal -0.30 10.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain -1.20 3.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Malta -4.30 -1.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025

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