Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data was 122.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 122.4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 122.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.5, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 79.5 | — |
| 2010 | 80.8 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 82.7 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 84.6 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 85.6 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.9 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 88.2 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 89.7 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 91.9 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 94.5 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 97.2 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 100 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 101.4 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 106.4 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 112 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 117.6 | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 122.4 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.21 | 80.8 | 97.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.97 | 100 | 122.4 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 122.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 122.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5 in 2009.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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