European Union - Labour cost index: Services of the business economy was 3.40 % year-on-year in March of 2026, 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 2026. 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
Bulgaria 12.50 14.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Croatia 10.70 11.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Czech Republic 9.00 6.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Hungary 8.60 8.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Lithuania 7.80 9.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Poland 7.20 8.50 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Greece 7.00 8.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Austria 5.10 4.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Netherlands 5.00 5.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Cyprus 4.80 2.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Estonia 4.30 5.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Luxembourg 4.30 2.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Spain 4.20 4.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovakia 4.20 5.30 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Portugal 4.10 10.40 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Slovenia 4.00 12.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Finland 3.80 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Belgium 3.40 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Euro Area 3.10 3.60 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Italy 3.10 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Denmark 2.90 2.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Ireland 2.80 2.80 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Germany 2.60 2.70 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Latvia 2.50 8.10 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Sweden 2.30 3.90 % year-on-year Mar 2026
France 2.20 2.20 % year-on-year Mar 2026
Malta 2.10 1.00 % year-on-year Mar 2026

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