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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-2.6102010-Q12026-Q2

66 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q23.5%
2026-Q13.8%
2025-Q43.6%
2025-Q32.1%
2025-Q23.7%
2025-Q13.6%
2024-Q45.9%
2024-Q310.0%
2024-Q28.2%
2024-Q19.8%
2023-Q48.4%
2023-Q36.4%
2023-Q27.6%
2023-Q16.4%
2022-Q43.8%
2022-Q36.5%
2022-Q27.3%
2022-Q16.3%
2021-Q41.7%
2021-Q35.1%
2021-Q2-2.0%
2021-Q1-2.6%
2020-Q49.9%
2020-Q31.0%
2020-Q26.3%
2020-Q18.6%
2019-Q41.5%
2019-Q32.5%
2019-Q23.3%
2019-Q11.0%
2018-Q43.6%
2018-Q33.5%
2018-Q22.9%
2018-Q15.1%
2017-Q42.1%
2017-Q33.7%
2017-Q24.8%
2017-Q11.7%
2016-Q40.2%
2016-Q32.5%
2016-Q20.1%
2016-Q11.0%
2015-Q45.3%
2015-Q31.1%
2015-Q22.0%
2015-Q13.7%
2014-Q42.2%
2014-Q31.8%
2014-Q23.9%
2014-Q12.7%
2013-Q42.2%
2013-Q34.1%
2013-Q22.1%
2013-Q14.6%
2012-Q44.6%
2012-Q34.4%
2012-Q25.5%
2012-Q14.4%
2011-Q41.0%
2011-Q33.3%
2011-Q22.4%
2011-Q10.8%
2010-Q43.9%
2010-Q32.9%
2010-Q21.7%
2010-Q11.2%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

3.5%

Period
2026-Q2
Data age
3 months old · period end
Source updated
16 Sept 2026 · 25d old
Cadence
Quarterly
Next release
Date not confirmed · Eurostat calendar

Labour cost index for the business economy; a cost to employers, not take-home pay.

Source: Eurostat (lc_lci_r2_q)