European Union - Nominal unit labour cost growth was 5.10% 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 - Nominal unit labour cost growth - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Nominal unit labour cost growth reached a record high of 6.90% in December of 2023 and a record low of -0.20% in December of 2021.



Nominal Unit Labour Cost Growth
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Romania 17.80 13.60 % Dec 2024
Croatia 13.50 14.60 % Dec 2024
Hungary 12.20 16.20 % Dec 2024
Bulgaria 8.50 12.50 % Dec 2024
Latvia 8.50 12.50 % Dec 2024
Poland 8.30 14.20 % Dec 2024
Lithuania 8.00 13.10 % Dec 2024
Estonia 7.30 15.30 % Dec 2024
Portugal 7.20 6.40 % Dec 2024
Netherlands 6.50 8.60 % Dec 2024
Germany 5.80 7.80 % Dec 2024
Czech Republic 5.40 8.60 % Dec 2024
Malta 5.20 -1.10 % Dec 2024
Slovakia 5.00 8.30 % Dec 2024
Slovenia 4.90 8.70 % Dec 2024
Greece 4.90 2.50 % Dec 2024
Italy 4.30 4.20 % Dec 2024
Ireland 4.30 13.40 % Dec 2024
Luxembourg 4.10 9.50 % Dec 2024
Sweden 4.00 6.80 % Dec 2024
Spain 4.00 6.20 % Dec 2024
Euro Area 3.30 0.00 % Dec 2022
Cyprus 3.10 3.70 % Dec 2024
France 2.70 3.80 % Dec 2024
Belgium 2.20 7.50 % Dec 2024
Denmark 1.50 3.90 % Dec 2024
Finland 0.80 5.30 % Dec 2024

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