European Union - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) 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: Industry (except construction) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on February of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) reached a record high of 6.10 % year-on-year in June of 2022 and a record low of -1.00 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Industry (except Construction)
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Bulgaria 12.80 14.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Croatia 11.80 12.30 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Greece 9.10 11.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Romania 9.00 12.60 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Estonia 8.60 10.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Lithuania 7.80 9.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Netherlands 7.50 5.10 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Hungary 7.10 9.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Malta 6.60 8.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Portugal 6.10 2.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Slovakia 5.90 9.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Poland 5.80 10.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Luxembourg 4.30 1.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Czech Republic 4.20 6.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Belgium 3.80 3.30 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Cyprus 3.60 4.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Austria 3.50 3.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Euro Area 3.30 3.80 % year-on-year Sep 2025
France 3.30 2.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Germany 3.20 3.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Denmark 3.10 2.50 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Ireland 3.00 2.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Finland 2.90 3.20 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Latvia 2.80 9.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain 2.70 4.10 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Sweden 2.40 2.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Italy 2.30 3.70 % year-on-year Sep 2025

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