Labour Costs in Italy increased to 111.50 points in the third quarter of 2025 from 110.60 points in the second quarter of 2025. Labour Costs in Italy averaged 97.62 points from 2010 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 111.50 points in the third quarter of 2025 and a record low of 87.90 points in the first quarter of 2010. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Labour Costs in Italy is expected to be 112.42 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Labour Costs is projected to trend around 117.14 points in 2027 and 119.84 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 24142.42 24162.47 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Rate 62.50 62.50 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 15793.00 15781.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 66.30 66.40 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 111.50 110.60 points Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 3041.00 3180.00 thousand Sep 2025
Productivity 97.91 98.50 points Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 1426.20 1441.28 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.60 5.60 percent Dec 2025
Wage Growth 2.80 2.60 percent Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 113.40 113.30 points Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 20.50 19.10 percent Dec 2025


Italy Labour Costs
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
111.50 110.60 111.50 87.90 2010 - 2025 points Quarterly
2021=100, SA