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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-7.413.51997-Q12026-Q2

118 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q24.7%
2026-Q12.6%
2025-Q41.7%
2025-Q33.2%
2025-Q27.4%
2025-Q19.4%
2024-Q45.6%
2024-Q36.1%
2024-Q25.7%
2024-Q15.3%
2023-Q48.8%
2023-Q37.7%
2023-Q27.0%
2023-Q13.7%
2022-Q45.6%
2022-Q34.7%
2022-Q21.4%
2022-Q12.1%
2021-Q41.7%
2021-Q33.5%
2021-Q23.3%
2021-Q12.8%
2020-Q43.1%
2020-Q31.1%
2020-Q24.2%
2020-Q16.6%
2019-Q44.4%
2019-Q34.7%
2019-Q23.4%
2019-Q13.2%
2018-Q40.6%
2018-Q30.3%
2018-Q24.2%
2018-Q10.0%
2017-Q44.7%
2017-Q35.8%
2017-Q25.1%
2017-Q16.5%
2016-Q42.7%
2016-Q33.2%
2016-Q22.1%
2016-Q12.6%
2015-Q4-5.2%
2015-Q3-6.3%
2015-Q2-7.4%
2015-Q1-4.8%
2014-Q48.2%
2014-Q38.9%
2014-Q29.4%
2014-Q18.6%
2013-Q48.2%
2013-Q36.6%
2013-Q25.7%
2013-Q16.1%
2012-Q4-0.5%
2012-Q3-1.4%
2012-Q2-1.2%
2012-Q1-0.3%
2011-Q40.2%
2011-Q33.4%
2011-Q23.7%
2011-Q11.2%
2010-Q49.6%
2010-Q38.3%
2010-Q27.8%
2010-Q19.3%
2009-Q4-0.9%
2009-Q3-1.0%
2009-Q2-0.2%
2009-Q1-0.4%
2008-Q48.6%
2008-Q36.4%
2008-Q25.6%
2008-Q16.5%
2007-Q42.0%
2007-Q35.9%
2007-Q26.1%
2007-Q14.9%
2006-Q46.8%
2006-Q33.4%
2006-Q25.4%
2006-Q16.4%
2005-Q43.6%
2005-Q36.3%
2005-Q23.7%
2005-Q11.7%
2004-Q43.7%
2004-Q33.2%
2004-Q23.3%
2004-Q15.5%
2003-Q44.0%
2003-Q36.4%
2003-Q26.7%
2003-Q15.5%
2002-Q49.1%
2002-Q36.8%
2002-Q25.3%
2002-Q17.9%
2001-Q43.4%
2001-Q39.4%
2001-Q24.7%
2001-Q15.1%
2000-Q49.6%
2000-Q3-4.6%
2000-Q213.5%
2000-Q14.8%
1999-Q42.7%
1999-Q39.4%
1999-Q21.5%
1999-Q19.4%
1998-Q47.7%
1998-Q38.3%
1998-Q211.2%
1998-Q1-0.7%
1997-Q40.3%
1997-Q31.9%
1997-Q2-5.9%
1997-Q110.0%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

4.7%

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)