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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
2.427.82001-Q12026-Q2

102 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q210.6%
2026-Q113.3%
2025-Q414.0%
2025-Q312.4%
2025-Q213.1%
2025-Q112.5%
2024-Q413.0%
2024-Q313.3%
2024-Q215.5%
2024-Q116.3%
2023-Q411.9%
2023-Q314.6%
2023-Q213.6%
2023-Q115.0%
2022-Q415.7%
2022-Q315.2%
2022-Q213.8%
2022-Q111.9%
2021-Q410.9%
2021-Q313.4%
2021-Q26.2%
2021-Q15.0%
2020-Q49.9%
2020-Q34.6%
2020-Q210.7%
2020-Q110.8%
2019-Q411.7%
2019-Q39.7%
2019-Q211.2%
2019-Q113.3%
2018-Q45.8%
2018-Q39.3%
2018-Q29.1%
2018-Q17.2%
2017-Q413.8%
2017-Q311.8%
2017-Q210.5%
2017-Q112.2%
2016-Q47.2%
2016-Q37.5%
2016-Q27.3%
2016-Q14.2%
2015-Q46.3%
2015-Q37.5%
2015-Q27.1%
2015-Q16.4%
2014-Q47.0%
2014-Q35.7%
2014-Q25.6%
2014-Q17.2%
2013-Q45.6%
2013-Q34.4%
2013-Q25.3%
2013-Q15.8%
2012-Q42.4%
2012-Q33.8%
2012-Q22.7%
2012-Q12.6%
2011-Q49.0%
2011-Q36.7%
2011-Q28.6%
2011-Q15.9%
2010-Q47.2%
2010-Q38.4%
2010-Q26.5%
2010-Q17.5%
2009-Q45.7%
2009-Q39.9%
2009-Q212.1%
2009-Q117.8%
2008-Q424.8%
2008-Q324.4%
2008-Q227.8%
2008-Q124.3%
2007-Q420.0%
2007-Q318.3%
2007-Q215.7%
2007-Q115.8%
2006-Q48.6%
2006-Q35.4%
2006-Q24.2%
2006-Q13.4%
2005-Q44.2%
2005-Q35.8%
2005-Q25.7%
2005-Q16.8%
2004-Q46.2%
2004-Q37.3%
2004-Q26.0%
2004-Q14.2%
2003-Q48.1%
2003-Q37.5%
2003-Q28.5%
2003-Q17.0%
2002-Q46.9%
2002-Q33.1%
2002-Q22.9%
2002-Q110.7%
2001-Q45.2%
2001-Q311.5%
2001-Q213.2%
2001-Q16.9%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

10.6%

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)