European Union - Labour cost index: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security was 3.40 % 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: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security reached a record high of 6.50 % year-on-year in March of 2024 and a record low of 0.10 % year-on-year in March of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Bulgaria 20.30 12.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Malta 10.40 3.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Lithuania 9.80 5.30 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Estonia 9.20 6.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Poland 8.00 9.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Portugal 6.90 4.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Greece 6.60 13.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Croatia 6.30 10.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Spain 5.90 3.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Czech Republic 4.60 5.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Ireland 4.40 4.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Luxembourg 3.90 6.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Sweden 3.80 4.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Finland 3.60 2.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Latvia 3.30 7.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovakia 3.10 3.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Belgium 3.10 3.20 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Denmark 2.70 4.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Netherlands 2.60 4.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Euro Area 2.50 3.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Italy 1.90 3.30 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Germany 1.90 5.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Austria 1.90 -2.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovenia 1.80 27.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Cyprus 1.00 2.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026

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