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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-5.510.72001-Q12026-Q2

102 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q24.1%
2026-Q13.9%
2025-Q43.0%
2025-Q33.5%
2025-Q23.2%
2025-Q15.8%
2024-Q44.9%
2024-Q35.8%
2024-Q26.6%
2024-Q15.9%
2023-Q48.4%
2023-Q310.7%
2023-Q210.4%
2023-Q110.7%
2022-Q410.7%
2022-Q38.5%
2022-Q29.8%
2022-Q17.3%
2021-Q47.1%
2021-Q33.9%
2021-Q25.2%
2021-Q1-1.4%
2020-Q4-4.3%
2020-Q3-2.8%
2020-Q2-4.7%
2020-Q13.0%
2019-Q43.9%
2019-Q33.9%
2019-Q23.2%
2019-Q12.3%
2018-Q42.6%
2018-Q32.6%
2018-Q22.8%
2018-Q13.3%
2017-Q42.8%
2017-Q32.6%
2017-Q21.9%
2017-Q11.0%
2016-Q41.5%
2016-Q31.1%
2016-Q20.7%
2016-Q10.9%
2015-Q4-0.4%
2015-Q31.6%
2015-Q20.7%
2015-Q10.3%
2014-Q4-0.1%
2014-Q3-0.6%
2014-Q2-0.4%
2014-Q1-0.1%
2013-Q40.8%
2013-Q3-1.3%
2013-Q20.5%
2013-Q10.5%
2012-Q40.9%
2012-Q31.7%
2012-Q20.9%
2012-Q10.9%
2011-Q4-0.1%
2011-Q3-0.1%
2011-Q2-1.0%
2011-Q1-1.8%
2010-Q4-2.8%
2010-Q3-2.8%
2010-Q2-2.2%
2010-Q1-2.2%
2009-Q40.8%
2009-Q32.4%
2009-Q22.5%
2009-Q12.9%
2008-Q4-5.2%
2008-Q3-5.3%
2008-Q2-5.5%
2008-Q1-3.5%
2007-Q43.7%
2007-Q33.7%
2007-Q25.4%
2007-Q15.6%
2006-Q46.0%
2006-Q35.4%
2006-Q24.6%
2006-Q13.6%
2005-Q44.6%
2005-Q34.4%
2005-Q24.6%
2005-Q15.3%
2004-Q46.3%
2004-Q36.5%
2004-Q26.1%
2004-Q15.6%
2003-Q43.6%
2003-Q34.3%
2003-Q24.9%
2003-Q14.6%
2002-Q44.8%
2002-Q34.0%
2002-Q24.5%
2002-Q15.4%
2001-Q46.0%
2001-Q39.7%
2001-Q29.3%
2001-Q19.8%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

4.1%

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)