European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities was 4.60 % 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: Human health and social work activities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities reached a record high of 6.20 % 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
Poland 19.50 27.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovenia 19.30 4.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Romania 16.70 14.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Croatia 14.70 17.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Bulgaria 11.50 12.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Estonia 11.40 6.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Lithuania 10.80 14.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Hungary 10.00 10.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovakia 8.70 7.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Netherlands 7.20 8.60 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Latvia 7.20 3.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Czech Republic 7.20 6.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Denmark 6.90 7.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Cyprus 6.70 4.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Ireland 5.80 5.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Sweden 4.50 0.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Germany 4.50 4.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Belgium 4.00 2.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Greece 3.90 2.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Euro Area 3.90 4.80 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Italy 3.30 4.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Luxembourg 3.00 0.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Malta 2.90 2.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Austria 2.80 12.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Portugal 2.80 16.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Spain 2.30 4.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025

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