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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-5.78.52000-Q12026-Q2

106 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q23.0%
2026-Q14.0%
2025-Q44.6%
2025-Q35.4%
2025-Q26.5%
2025-Q16.0%
2024-Q45.8%
2024-Q35.9%
2024-Q26.1%
2024-Q16.0%
2023-Q46.7%
2023-Q36.0%
2023-Q26.1%
2023-Q16.2%
2022-Q45.7%
2022-Q31.6%
2022-Q27.3%
2022-Q16.9%
2021-Q43.5%
2021-Q33.2%
2021-Q25.8%
2021-Q1-5.7%
2020-Q41.2%
2020-Q37.4%
2020-Q2-4.0%
2020-Q18.5%
2019-Q44.2%
2019-Q31.8%
2019-Q23.6%
2019-Q12.6%
2018-Q42.1%
2018-Q32.8%
2018-Q22.7%
2018-Q12.7%
2017-Q42.4%
2017-Q30.0%
2017-Q21.6%
2017-Q10.6%
2016-Q42.0%
2016-Q32.2%
2016-Q20.5%
2016-Q12.1%
2015-Q4-0.7%
2015-Q31.7%
2015-Q2-0.6%
2015-Q11.0%
2014-Q43.2%
2014-Q30.0%
2014-Q23.6%
2014-Q10.2%
2013-Q4-0.4%
2013-Q32.1%
2013-Q21.5%
2013-Q13.2%
2012-Q43.9%
2012-Q33.4%
2012-Q21.1%
2012-Q11.8%
2011-Q42.5%
2011-Q32.4%
2011-Q23.4%
2011-Q12.4%
2010-Q41.0%
2010-Q30.6%
2010-Q21.6%
2010-Q11.8%
2009-Q41.8%
2009-Q32.6%
2009-Q23.4%
2009-Q12.6%
2008-Q43.0%
2008-Q34.3%
2008-Q24.9%
2008-Q14.7%
2007-Q44.6%
2007-Q33.1%
2007-Q21.3%
2007-Q13.7%
2006-Q43.0%
2006-Q32.1%
2006-Q21.5%
2006-Q11.3%
2005-Q42.1%
2005-Q32.8%
2005-Q23.3%
2005-Q12.4%
2004-Q41.7%
2004-Q32.3%
2004-Q23.3%
2004-Q13.5%
2003-Q44.8%
2003-Q34.0%
2003-Q23.8%
2003-Q12.9%
2002-Q44.7%
2002-Q34.3%
2002-Q25.6%
2002-Q15.2%
2001-Q42.3%
2001-Q32.3%
2001-Q24.3%
2001-Q13.4%
2000-Q45.4%
2000-Q36.0%
2000-Q23.1%
2000-Q14.5%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

3.0%

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)