Italy - Nominal unit labour cost growth

Italy - Nominal unit labour cost growth was 3.50% in December of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Italy - Nominal unit labour cost growth - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2026. Historically, Italy - Nominal unit labour cost growth reached a record high of 4.40% in December of 2009 and a record low of -1.30% in December of 2021.



Nominal Unit Labour Cost Growth
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Bulgaria 9.40 11.50 % Dec 2025
Croatia 8.90 10.80 % Dec 2025
Hungary 8.10 12.10 % Dec 2025
Lithuania 6.00 6.40 % Dec 2025
Slovenia 5.60 4.50 % Dec 2025
Slovakia 5.30 5.50 % Dec 2025
Portugal 5.20 6.30 % Dec 2025
Germany 4.40 5.30 % Dec 2025
Spain 4.40 3.00 % Dec 2025
Luxembourg 4.30 0.80 % Dec 2025
Czech Republic 4.20 4.90 % Dec 2025
Netherlands 4.10 6.50 % Dec 2025
Poland 4.00 8.70 % Dec 2025
Romania 3.80 18.00 % Dec 2025
Malta 3.50 7.60 % Dec 2025
Italy 3.50 3.90 % Dec 2025
Latvia 3.30 5.40 % Dec 2025
Euro Area 3.30 0.00 % Dec 2022
Estonia 3.30 6.70 % Dec 2025
Austria 3.20 7.70 % Dec 2025
Belgium 2.60 2.50 % Dec 2025
Greece 2.30 4.60 % Dec 2025
Cyprus 2.10 1.60 % Dec 2025
Finland 2.00 -0.10 % Dec 2025
France 1.60 2.30 % Dec 2025
Denmark 0.80 1.20 % Dec 2025
Sweden -0.30 2.50 % Dec 2025
Ireland -3.00 5.70 % Dec 2025

Italy | Employment
% of the population with at least upper secondary educational attainment, age group 25-64
At-risk of poverty rate of unemployed persons
Employed persons being self-employed without employees
Employed persons being self-employed without employees: Females
Employed persons being self-employed without employees: Males
Employed women being in managerial positions: 15 years or over
Employed women being in managerial positions: 25 years or over
Employed women being in managerial positions: 50 years or over
Employed women being in managerial positions: 65 years or over
Employed women being in managerial positions: 75 years or over
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 15 to 24 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 15 to 39 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 15 to 59 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 15 to 64 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 15 to 74 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 20 to 64 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 25 to 49 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 25 to 59 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 25 to 64 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 25 to 74 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 40 to 59 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 40 to 64 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 50 to 59 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 50 to 64 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 50 to 74 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 55 to 64 years
Employed women being in managerial positions: From 55 to 74 years
Employees with a contract of limited duration (annual average): From 15 to 24 years
Employees with a contract of limited duration (annual average): From 15 to 64 years
Employees with a contract of limited duration (annual average): From 20 to 64 years
Employees with a contract of limited duration (annual average): From 25 to 54 years
Employees with a contract of limited duration (annual average): From 55 to 64 years
Employment in High and medium high-technology manufacturing
Employment in Total knowledge-intensive services
Employment rate
Employment rate of low skilled persons, age group 20-64
Employment rate of non-EU nationals, age group 20-64
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Employment rate: Females
Employment rate: Males
Involuntary temporary employment
Newly employed
Nominal unit labour cost growth
Overall employment growth
Part-time employment rate
Persons employed part-time: From 15 to 24 years
Persons employed part-time: From 15 to 64 years
Persons employed part-time: From 20 to 64 years
Persons employed part-time: From 25 to 54 years
Persons employed part-time: From 55 to 64 years
Temporary employees
Tertiary educational attainment, age group 30-34
Unemployment rate: Females
Unemployment rate: Males
Young people neither in employment nor in education and training
Young people neither in employment nor in education and training: Females
Young people neither in employment nor in education and training: Males
Youth employment rate, age group 20-29
Youth unemployment rate: Females
Youth unemployment rate: Males

Italy | EUROSTAT Indicators