European Union - Labour cost index: Services of the business economy was 4.20 % 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: Services of the business economy - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Services of the business economy reached a record high of 6.50 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of 0.00 % year-on-year in June of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Services Of The Business Economy
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Romania 15.60 12.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Croatia 12.00 11.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Bulgaria 11.80 13.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovenia 9.90 8.00 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Poland 9.30 10.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Hungary 9.20 10.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Latvia 9.10 12.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Czech Republic 9.00 7.60 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Estonia 8.80 7.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Lithuania 8.50 8.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Greece 8.40 6.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Slovakia 7.30 5.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Netherlands 6.30 6.10 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Italy 5.50 3.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Austria 5.40 6.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Portugal 5.10 9.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Ireland 5.10 5.40 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Cyprus 4.90 5.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Sweden 4.40 4.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Luxembourg 4.10 1.50 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Germany 3.90 3.30 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Spain 3.80 3.90 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Euro Area 3.70 4.60 % year-on-year Dec 2024
Belgium 3.60 2.20 % year-on-year Mar 2025
France 2.80 2.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Denmark 2.50 3.10 % year-on-year Mar 2025
Malta 0.30 -0.70 % year-on-year Mar 2025

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