Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data was 120.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 120.3. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 120.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 81.2, 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 – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 81.2 | — |
| 2010 | 82.5 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.4 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 86.2 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 87.1 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.3 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 89.5 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90.7 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.6 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 95 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 97.4 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 100 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 105.7 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 110.9 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 116 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 120.3 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.37 | 82.5 | 97.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.98 | 100 | 120.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 120.3 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 – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 120.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2 in 2009.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd 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 – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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