European Union - Labour cost index: Professional, scientific and technical activities was 4.40 % 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: Professional, scientific and technical activities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on February of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Professional, scientific and technical activities reached a record high of 8.90 % year-on-year in June of 2025 and a record low of -0.20 % year-on-year in March of 2021.
Labour Cost Index: Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities
| Country |
Last |
Previous |
Unit |
Reference |
| Estonia |
20.30 |
21.40 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria |
12.10 |
14.70 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Romania |
11.20 |
12.40 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic |
10.50 |
12.50 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Croatia |
10.50 |
11.30 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Hungary |
8.70 |
10.40 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Greece |
7.90 |
7.90 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Latvia |
7.70 |
9.00 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania |
7.50 |
7.50 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Poland |
7.30 |
10.00 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Netherlands |
6.70 |
4.20 |
% year-on-year |
Jun 2025 |
| Germany |
6.00 |
16.20 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Ireland |
5.50 |
6.00 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Finland |
5.30 |
3.70 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Spain |
4.90 |
6.70 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg |
4.50 |
-3.10 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Euro Area |
4.20 |
9.10 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Sweden |
4.20 |
5.10 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia |
4.10 |
2.30 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia |
3.60 |
3.80 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Italy |
3.50 |
6.90 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Belgium |
3.50 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus |
3.30 |
3.60 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Denmark |
3.00 |
2.50 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Portugal |
2.70 |
3.00 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| France |
2.10 |
2.40 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Austria |
-1.40 |
5.00 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Malta |
-1.70 |
-0.70 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |