European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities was 3.70 % 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: Human health and social work activities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September 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 12.10 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Lithuania 10.30 12.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Bulgaria 9.40 12.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Hungary 9.10 4.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Ireland 7.00 5.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Spain 7.00 1.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovakia 6.60 9.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Croatia 5.90 9.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Greece 5.60 5.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Finland 5.40 4.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Netherlands 5.40 6.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Luxembourg 5.20 6.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Czech Republic 4.30 4.30 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Estonia 4.00 4.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Denmark 4.00 3.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Austria 4.00 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Germany 3.80 4.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Portugal 3.80 5.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Sweden 3.60 3.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Euro Area 3.40 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovenia 2.90 23.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Italy 2.50 1.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Belgium 2.00 4.00 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Latvia 0.00 4.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Cyprus 0.00 2.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Romania -0.20 2.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Malta -3.90 -2.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026

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