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

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