European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy was 4.40 % year-on-year in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy reached a record high of 6.10 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of -0.20 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Business Economy
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Romania 16.80 11.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Bulgaria 12.90 12.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Croatia 12.80 12.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovenia 10.00 8.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Latvia 9.50 12.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Poland 9.20 10.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Hungary 9.20 10.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Estonia 8.60 8.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Czech Republic 8.40 7.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Greece 8.40 7.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Lithuania 8.10 9.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Netherlands 6.70 6.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovakia 6.30 5.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Austria 5.60 6.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Italy 5.40 4.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Ireland 5.00 4.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Cyprus 4.50 5.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Portugal 4.50 9.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Spain 4.20 3.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Luxembourg 4.00 1.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Sweden 3.90 4.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Euro Area 3.90 4.70 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Belgium 3.50 2.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Denmark 2.90 3.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
France 2.80 2.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Germany 2.50 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Malta 1.00 1.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025

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