European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities was 3.30 % year-on-year in December of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities reached a record high of 6.00 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of 1.90 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Human Health And Social Work Activities
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Slovenia 23.70 6.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Bulgaria 12.70 9.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Lithuania 12.60 13.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovakia 10.00 9.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Croatia 9.40 6.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Luxembourg 6.00 7.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Netherlands 6.00 6.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Ireland 5.30 7.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Greece 5.20 2.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Czech Republic 4.90 5.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Portugal 4.60 1.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Hungary 4.60 3.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Germany 4.40 6.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Finland 4.30 3.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Estonia 4.10 3.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Latvia 4.00 2.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Denmark 3.80 5.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Sweden 3.80 3.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Poland 3.40 17.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Cyprus 3.30 0.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Euro Area 3.10 3.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Austria 2.60 2.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Romania 2.10 1.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Belgium 2.00 4.00 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Italy 1.90 1.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Spain 1.20 -1.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Malta -2.80 -4.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025

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