Labour Costs in Italy increased to 111.60 points in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 111.30 points in the third quarter of 2025. Labour Costs in Italy averaged 97.83 points from 2010 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 111.60 points in the fourth 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 113.26 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 116.68 points in 2027 and 118.90 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 24148.85 24177.90 Thousand Feb 2026
Employment Rate 62.40 62.60 percent Feb 2026
Full Time Employment 15933.00 15793.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 66.10 66.10 percent Feb 2026
Labour Costs 111.60 111.30 points Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 2966.00 3041.00 thousand Dec 2025
Productivity 98.33 98.09 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1357.06 1320.82 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 5.30 5.20 percent Feb 2026
Wage Growth 2.80 2.90 percent Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 114.10 113.80 points Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 17.60 18.50 percent Feb 2026


Italy Labour Costs
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
111.60 111.30 111.60 87.90 2010 - 2025 points Quarterly
2021=100, SA