Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data was 120.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 120.1. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 120.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 81.3, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 81.3 | — |
| 2010 | 82.6 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.5 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 86.3 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 87.2 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 89.6 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90.8 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.7 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 95 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 97.4 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 100 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 105.6 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 110.8 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 115.8 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 120.1 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.45 | 82.6 | 97.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.88 | 100 | 120.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 106.2 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 120.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 120.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3 in 2009.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 4 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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