Wages and salaries in the European Union rose by 3.4% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2025, following a revised 3.7% increase in the previous period. Wage Growth in European Union averaged 2.78 percent from 2010 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 6.00 percent in the first quarter of 2024 and a record low of 0.10 percent in the second quarter of 2021. source: EUROSTAT

Wage Growth in European Union is expected to be 3.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the European Union Wage Growth is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2027 and 1.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 208422.00 208736.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 0.20 0.10 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 165916.00 166714.80 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 75.60 75.90 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 128.90 119.00 points Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.90 1.80 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 35860.70 35379.60 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 450.65 449.49 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 106.66 106.96 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 13118.00 12981.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 5.90 5.90 percent Feb 2026
Wage Growth 3.40 3.70 percent Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 15.30 15.20 percent Feb 2026


European Union Wage Growth
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.40 3.70 6.00 0.10 2010 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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