European Union - Labour cost index: Services of the business economy was 3.90 % 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: Services of the business economy - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June 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 14.80 11.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovenia 12.20 1.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Croatia 11.20 11.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Portugal 9.70 5.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Lithuania 9.00 9.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Poland 8.50 8.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Czech Republic 8.50 7.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Hungary 8.50 8.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Greece 8.40 9.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Latvia 8.10 4.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Romania 8.00 7.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovakia 5.70 5.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Estonia 5.40 8.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Netherlands 5.20 6.40 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Spain 5.00 3.50 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Austria 4.70 2.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Sweden 3.60 4.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Belgium 3.40 3.60 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Euro Area 3.40 3.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Finland 3.00 4.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Ireland 2.90 3.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Denmark 2.90 2.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Germany 2.80 3.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Italy 2.70 1.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
France 2.20 2.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Cyprus 2.20 3.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Luxembourg 2.10 4.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Malta 1.00 -0.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025

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