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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-0.14.92009-Q12026-Q2

70 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q22.2%
2026-Q12.0%
2025-Q42.3%
2025-Q32.2%
2025-Q22.1%
2025-Q12.6%
2024-Q42.4%
2024-Q33.2%
2024-Q24.1%
2024-Q13.8%
2023-Q44.0%
2023-Q33.9%
2023-Q24.5%
2023-Q14.1%
2022-Q44.9%
2022-Q34.1%
2022-Q22.8%
2022-Q13.0%
2021-Q41.4%
2021-Q31.3%
2021-Q2-0.1%
2021-Q10.8%
2020-Q41.2%
2020-Q30.6%
2020-Q22.1%
2020-Q11.1%
2019-Q41.0%
2019-Q31.8%
2019-Q21.6%
2019-Q12.1%
2018-Q42.6%
2018-Q32.0%
2018-Q22.3%
2018-Q11.5%
2017-Q41.4%
2017-Q31.4%
2017-Q21.0%
2017-Q11.0%
2016-Q41.1%
2016-Q31.2%
2016-Q21.2%
2016-Q11.8%
2015-Q41.2%
2015-Q31.0%
2015-Q21.0%
2015-Q10.9%
2014-Q40.3%
2014-Q30.5%
2014-Q20.7%
2014-Q11.2%
2013-Q40.6%
2013-Q30.7%
2013-Q20.7%
2013-Q10.6%
2012-Q42.3%
2012-Q32.6%
2012-Q22.2%
2012-Q12.0%
2011-Q43.0%
2011-Q32.6%
2011-Q23.0%
2011-Q13.2%
2010-Q42.3%
2010-Q32.6%
2010-Q22.8%
2010-Q12.8%
2009-Q42.5%
2009-Q31.8%
2009-Q22.1%
2009-Q11.4%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

2.2%

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)