European Union - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) was 3.10 % 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: Industry (except construction) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Industry (except construction) reached a record high of 6.10 % year-on-year in September of 2023 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 |
| Slovenia |
13.90 |
0.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria |
11.80 |
12.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Croatia |
11.20 |
11.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Romania |
9.20 |
9.00 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Latvia |
8.20 |
2.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Lithuania |
7.90 |
7.70 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Hungary |
7.80 |
7.10 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Poland |
7.30 |
5.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Estonia |
7.30 |
8.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Greece |
7.20 |
9.10 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia |
6.80 |
5.90 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic |
6.50 |
4.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Portugal |
5.80 |
6.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Netherlands |
5.40 |
7.50 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Belgium |
3.80 |
3.30 |
% year-on-year |
Jun 2025 |
| Luxembourg |
3.70 |
4.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Ireland |
3.60 |
2.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus |
3.50 |
3.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Austria |
3.40 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Spain |
3.30 |
2.70 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| France |
2.80 |
3.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Denmark |
2.80 |
3.10 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Sweden |
2.70 |
2.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Euro Area |
2.50 |
3.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Italy |
2.00 |
2.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Malta |
1.80 |
6.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Germany |
1.30 |
3.00 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Finland |
1.10 |
2.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |