European Union - Labour cost index: Professional, scientific and technical activities was 4.70 % 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: Professional, scientific and technical activities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Professional, scientific and technical activities reached a record high of 9.00 % year-on-year in June of 2025 and a record low of -0.20 % year-on-year in March of 2021.
Labour Cost Index: Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities
| Country |
Last |
Previous |
Unit |
Reference |
| Bulgaria |
14.30 |
12.10 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Romania |
11.80 |
11.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic |
11.80 |
10.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Croatia |
11.60 |
10.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia |
11.50 |
4.10 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Latvia |
10.40 |
7.70 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Lithuania |
9.20 |
7.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Poland |
8.80 |
7.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Portugal |
7.90 |
2.70 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Hungary |
7.40 |
8.70 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Greece |
6.90 |
7.90 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Austria |
6.80 |
-1.40 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Estonia |
5.90 |
20.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Germany |
5.60 |
6.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia |
5.60 |
3.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Spain |
4.90 |
5.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Sweden |
4.50 |
4.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Euro Area |
4.40 |
4.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Finland |
4.10 |
5.00 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Ireland |
4.10 |
4.40 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Netherlands |
3.90 |
6.70 |
% year-on-year |
Sep 2025 |
| Italy |
3.80 |
3.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Belgium |
3.50 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Jun 2025 |
| Denmark |
2.80 |
3.00 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| France |
2.50 |
2.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus |
2.40 |
3.00 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Malta |
-0.70 |
-1.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg |
-2.50 |
5.00 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |