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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-0.46.81997-Q12026-Q2

118 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q22.9%
2026-Q12.9%
2025-Q44.1%
2025-Q34.0%
2025-Q24.2%
2025-Q12.8%
2024-Q43.6%
2024-Q34.4%
2024-Q25.8%
2024-Q16.2%
2023-Q43.2%
2023-Q35.0%
2023-Q23.8%
2023-Q16.1%
2022-Q45.9%
2022-Q32.4%
2022-Q26.8%
2022-Q14.5%
2021-Q43.7%
2021-Q32.1%
2021-Q20.1%
2021-Q1-0.4%
2020-Q42.1%
2020-Q34.4%
2020-Q22.0%
2020-Q13.6%
2019-Q43.1%
2019-Q33.0%
2019-Q23.9%
2019-Q12.1%
2018-Q43.0%
2018-Q33.6%
2018-Q22.9%
2018-Q13.1%
2017-Q42.6%
2017-Q32.2%
2017-Q23.3%
2017-Q12.4%
2016-Q42.3%
2016-Q32.5%
2016-Q21.5%
2016-Q13.0%
2015-Q42.8%
2015-Q32.8%
2015-Q22.9%
2015-Q13.0%
2014-Q42.8%
2014-Q33.5%
2014-Q22.1%
2014-Q11.7%
2013-Q40.2%
2013-Q30.1%
2013-Q20.7%
2013-Q12.5%
2012-Q44.2%
2012-Q32.8%
2012-Q23.4%
2012-Q11.7%
2011-Q42.5%
2011-Q32.9%
2011-Q23.2%
2011-Q12.1%
2010-Q41.7%
2010-Q31.0%
2010-Q21.0%
2010-Q11.2%
2009-Q40.8%
2009-Q33.2%
2009-Q23.6%
2009-Q13.3%
2008-Q43.6%
2008-Q32.5%
2008-Q21.7%
2008-Q12.5%
2007-Q41.4%
2007-Q30.6%
2007-Q20.7%
2007-Q10.0%
2006-Q41.2%
2006-Q31.2%
2006-Q20.3%
2006-Q11.0%
2005-Q4-0.2%
2005-Q30.2%
2005-Q20.3%
2005-Q10.1%
2004-Q41.1%
2004-Q30.4%
2004-Q21.4%
2004-Q11.5%
2003-Q41.8%
2003-Q32.6%
2003-Q22.8%
2003-Q12.6%
2002-Q42.3%
2002-Q32.8%
2002-Q22.2%
2002-Q12.3%
2001-Q42.4%
2001-Q31.9%
2001-Q22.7%
2001-Q12.9%
2000-Q42.9%
2000-Q32.9%
2000-Q22.1%
2000-Q13.3%
1999-Q42.1%
1999-Q32.4%
1999-Q22.8%
1999-Q11.9%
1998-Q42.3%
1998-Q32.4%
1998-Q21.5%
1998-Q10.7%
1997-Q41.0%
1997-Q31.3%
1997-Q22.6%
1997-Q12.0%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

2.9%

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)