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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-0.513.92009-Q12026-Q2

70 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q25.9%
2026-Q16.3%
2025-Q48.0%
2025-Q39.3%
2025-Q212.5%
2025-Q15.5%
2024-Q45.5%
2024-Q34.8%
2024-Q21.7%
2024-Q18.1%
2023-Q48.2%
2023-Q38.8%
2023-Q28.2%
2023-Q17.9%
2022-Q48.3%
2022-Q38.9%
2022-Q27.7%
2022-Q16.8%
2021-Q47.5%
2021-Q35.0%
2021-Q28.6%
2021-Q111.2%
2020-Q45.0%
2020-Q34.0%
2020-Q24.1%
2020-Q12.9%
2019-Q44.4%
2019-Q35.5%
2019-Q28.1%
2019-Q13.4%
2018-Q46.5%
2018-Q36.5%
2018-Q23.2%
2018-Q18.3%
2017-Q47.2%
2017-Q37.8%
2017-Q211.5%
2017-Q12.8%
2016-Q45.9%
2016-Q38.3%
2016-Q24.2%
2016-Q113.1%
2015-Q49.7%
2015-Q38.0%
2015-Q26.7%
2015-Q16.6%
2014-Q46.3%
2014-Q36.3%
2014-Q210.2%
2014-Q13.5%
2013-Q46.5%
2013-Q35.1%
2013-Q22.1%
2013-Q18.3%
2012-Q44.9%
2012-Q36.1%
2012-Q28.8%
2012-Q17.5%
2011-Q47.4%
2011-Q36.6%
2011-Q23.5%
2011-Q15.2%
2010-Q44.9%
2010-Q35.5%
2010-Q25.8%
2010-Q14.7%
2009-Q45.0%
2009-Q35.0%
2009-Q213.9%
2009-Q1-0.5%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

5.9%

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)