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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
0.19.62001-Q12025-Q2

98 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2025-Q23.3%
2025-Q13.5%
2024-Q42.4%
2024-Q32.6%
2024-Q22.5%
2024-Q12.3%
2023-Q47.1%
2023-Q37.7%
2023-Q28.6%
2023-Q19.6%
2022-Q47.2%
2022-Q36.7%
2022-Q25.5%
2022-Q14.3%
2021-Q41.8%
2021-Q31.0%
2021-Q20.8%
2021-Q11.0%
2020-Q41.2%
2020-Q31.3%
2020-Q21.9%
2020-Q11.7%
2019-Q41.9%
2019-Q32.4%
2019-Q21.9%
2019-Q12.0%
2018-Q41.9%
2018-Q31.4%
2018-Q21.6%
2018-Q11.6%
2017-Q41.4%
2017-Q31.3%
2017-Q21.0%
2017-Q10.6%
2016-Q40.3%
2016-Q30.3%
2016-Q20.1%
2016-Q10.1%
2015-Q40.1%
2015-Q30.1%
2015-Q20.2%
2015-Q10.3%
2014-Q40.5%
2014-Q30.6%
2014-Q20.9%
2014-Q10.9%
2013-Q41.6%
2013-Q32.1%
2013-Q22.1%
2013-Q12.6%
2012-Q42.4%
2012-Q32.4%
2012-Q22.7%
2012-Q12.8%
2011-Q42.6%
2011-Q32.8%
2011-Q22.8%
2011-Q12.8%
2010-Q43.1%
2010-Q33.2%
2010-Q23.4%
2010-Q13.4%
2009-Q43.5%
2009-Q33.8%
2009-Q23.7%
2009-Q14.0%
2008-Q43.9%
2008-Q33.5%
2008-Q23.3%
2008-Q13.0%
2007-Q42.4%
2007-Q32.2%
2007-Q22.2%
2007-Q12.0%
2006-Q42.4%
2006-Q32.3%
2006-Q22.6%
2006-Q12.7%
2005-Q42.4%
2005-Q32.7%
2005-Q22.4%
2005-Q12.4%
2004-Q42.7%
2004-Q32.6%
2004-Q22.6%
2004-Q12.4%
2003-Q42.3%
2003-Q31.7%
2003-Q21.9%
2003-Q12.2%
2002-Q42.6%
2002-Q33.6%
2002-Q24.1%
2002-Q14.6%
2001-Q42.9%
2001-Q33.2%
2001-Q23.2%
2001-Q13.4%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

3.3%

Period
2025-Q2
Data age
15 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)