European Union - Labour cost index: Professional, scientific and technical activities was 4.40 % 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: Professional, scientific and technical activities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Professional, scientific and technical activities reached a record high of 8.80 % year-on-year in December of 2022 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
Romania 16.70 11.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Estonia 16.20 3.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Croatia 15.10 13.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Bulgaria 14.80 17.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Germany 13.10 4.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Greece 11.30 12.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Latvia 11.20 10.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Hungary 11.20 10.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovenia 10.00 7.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Poland 9.30 9.80 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovakia 8.40 6.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Lithuania 7.00 8.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Ireland 6.90 3.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Finland 6.60 1.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Italy 5.10 5.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Cyprus 4.70 5.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Sweden 4.50 2.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Portugal 4.40 10.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Netherlands 4.40 4.40 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Euro Area 4.20 4.10 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Belgium 3.50 2.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Luxembourg 3.40 3.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Denmark 3.40 3.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
France 2.50 2.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Austria 1.90 4.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Spain 1.70 4.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Malta 0.00 0.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025

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