Labour Costs in Germany increased to 124.27 points in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 123.49 points in the third quarter of 2025. Labour Costs in Germany averaged 84.74 points from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 124.27 points in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a record low of 63.27 points in the first quarter of 1991. source: Deutsche Bundesbank

Labour Costs in Germany is expected to be 124.79 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Labour Costs is projected to trend around 127.77 points in 2027 and 129.31 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 45519.00 45499.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Employment Change -0.10 -0.10 percent Mar 2026
Employment Rate 77.70 77.00 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 28767.80 28606.30 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate Harmonised 4.00 4.00 percent Mar 2026
Job Vacancies 641.21 637.64 Thousand Apr 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 80.80 80.40 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 124.27 123.49 points Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.10 1.10 percent Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 13.90 12.82 EUR/Hour Jan 2026
Part Time Employment 12132.60 11904.60 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 83.58 83.46 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 95.60 94.10 points Feb 2026
Retirement Age Men 66.33 66.17 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 66.33 66.17 Years Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons 3006.00 2986.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Change 20.00 3.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Apr 2026
Real Wage Growth 1.90 2.70 percent Dec 2025
Wages 4701.00 4479.00 EUR/Month Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 115.86 104.24 points Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 7.50 7.50 percent Mar 2026


Germany Labour Costs
Labor Costs refers to the relationship between compensation on turnover power per hour, and can be used as an indicator of inflationary pressure on producers. The German labor costs index is derived from data compiled by the Deutsche Bundesbank. The index represents the labor costs for firms compared to a base year, on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
124.27 123.49 124.27 63.27 1991 - 2025 points Quarterly
SA, 2020=100