European Union - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) was 4.90 % 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: Industry (except construction) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) reached a record high of 6.10 % year-on-year in June of 2022 and a record low of -1.00 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Industry (except Construction)
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Croatia 14.30 15.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Bulgaria 14.10 11.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovenia 10.70 8.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Latvia 10.20 11.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Estonia 9.00 9.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Poland 8.80 10.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Hungary 8.70 10.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Greece 8.70 9.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Lithuania 7.70 9.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Czech Republic 7.00 6.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Malta 6.30 13.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Netherlands 5.80 6.00 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Austria 5.40 6.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Spain 5.10 4.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovakia 4.80 5.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Italy 4.70 5.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Ireland 4.40 6.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Euro Area 4.30 4.70 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Denmark 4.30 3.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Luxembourg 3.60 -0.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Belgium 3.30 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Cyprus 3.20 5.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
France 2.90 3.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Sweden 2.80 4.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Portugal 2.60 9.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Germany -0.30 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025

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