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Hourly labour costs (annual change) — published history

Explained
-2.87.82009-Q12026-Q2

70 observations retrieved · Full available Eurostat series

PeriodPublished value
2026-Q22.5%
2026-Q13.0%
2025-Q43.6%
2025-Q33.9%
2025-Q24.8%
2025-Q13.6%
2024-Q43.3%
2024-Q33.4%
2024-Q22.6%
2024-Q14.3%
2023-Q44.7%
2023-Q34.4%
2023-Q24.7%
2023-Q12.6%
2022-Q43.1%
2022-Q33.7%
2022-Q22.9%
2022-Q13.0%
2021-Q42.0%
2021-Q32.4%
2021-Q27.8%
2021-Q13.0%
2020-Q43.1%
2020-Q31.8%
2020-Q2-2.8%
2020-Q12.9%
2019-Q42.8%
2019-Q33.0%
2019-Q22.7%
2019-Q12.6%
2018-Q42.6%
2018-Q32.4%
2018-Q23.0%
2018-Q12.4%
2017-Q42.7%
2017-Q32.7%
2017-Q23.3%
2017-Q12.6%
2016-Q43.0%
2016-Q33.7%
2016-Q23.1%
2016-Q14.2%
2015-Q43.4%
2015-Q32.7%
2015-Q22.7%
2015-Q12.7%
2014-Q42.9%
2014-Q32.9%
2014-Q22.5%
2014-Q12.1%
2013-Q41.9%
2013-Q31.9%
2013-Q21.8%
2013-Q12.5%
2012-Q43.5%
2012-Q33.8%
2012-Q23.9%
2012-Q13.4%
2011-Q42.7%
2011-Q32.8%
2011-Q22.8%
2011-Q12.1%
2010-Q42.0%
2010-Q31.9%
2010-Q21.9%
2010-Q12.8%
2009-Q42.8%
2009-Q31.6%
2009-Q23.6%
2009-Q13.9%

Hourly labour costs (annual change)

SOURCED

2.5%

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)