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 15.3 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 1995.

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 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is 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)

Name: 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)
Creator: Eurostat
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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 was 15.3 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

15.3 Euro

Change on year

up 4.1%

World rank

22nd

of 40 countries

All-time high

15.3 Euro

in 2025

All-time low

8.7 Euro

in 1995

Years of data

1995–2025

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), 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 15.3 Euro. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 36.6% 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 15.3 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.7 Euro, in 1995.

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 40 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 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

Annual values for 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), 1995 to 2025.
Year	Euro	Change
1995	8.7 Euro	—
1996	9 Euro	+3.4%
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	9.1 Euro	+4.6%
2003	9.4 Euro	+3.3%
2004	9.6 Euro	+2.1%
2005	10.2 Euro	+6.2%
2006	10.1 Euro	-1.0%
2007	10.4 Euro	+3.0%
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	11.1 Euro	+1.8%
2013	11.4 Euro	+2.7%
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 Euro	+3.7%
2024	14.7 Euro	+5.0%
2025	15.3 Euro	+4.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	8.88 Euro	8.7 Euro	9 Euro	5
2000s	9.79 Euro	8.7 Euro	10.6 Euro	10
2010s	11.29 Euro	10.7 Euro	11.9 Euro	10
2020s	13.82 Euro	12.6 Euro	15.3 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)

19 Estonia 16.7 Euro compare
20 Estonia 16.3 Euro compare
21 Czechia 15.5 Euro compare
23 Italy 12.9 Euro compare
24 Slovakia 12.3 Euro compare
24 Slovakia 12.3 Euro compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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 359,179 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)
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 68.67 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (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)

All data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) →

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 15.3 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 15.3 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 1995.
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 40 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 36.6%. 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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Indicator: Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry (NACE Rev.2)
Unit: Euro
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 45 places, 1,475 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026