Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry (NACE Rev.2) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry (NACE Rev.2) was 15.2 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
In 2025, labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) stood at 15.2 Euro. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 15.2 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.7 Euro, in 2001.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry (NACE Rev.2) in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.8 Euro | — |
| 1996 | 9 Euro | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 8.9 Euro | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.8 Euro | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 9 Euro | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.2 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 8.7 Euro | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 9.2 Euro | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 9.4 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.6 Euro | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.2 Euro | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 10.2 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4 Euro | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6 Euro | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7 Euro | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9 Euro | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2 Euro | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.4 Euro | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2 Euro | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.2 Euro | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4 Euro | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.7 Euro | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.9 Euro | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6 Euro | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 12.8 Euro | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 13.5 Euro | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 14.1 Euro | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 14.7 Euro | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 15.2 Euro | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9 Euro | 8.8 Euro | 9 Euro | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.81 Euro | 8.7 Euro | 10.6 Euro | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3 Euro | 10.7 Euro | 11.9 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.82 Euro | 12.6 Euro | 15.2 Euro | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 359,152 Thousand persons (2026)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 4,433 Thousand annual working units (AWU) (2025)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 97.3 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.07 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.32 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,896 Euro (2025)
- Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 (2019)
- Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 120.1 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 17.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 15.2 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 Euro in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 Euro in 2001.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry (NACE Rev.2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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