Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data was 106.01 Index, 2020=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
106.01 Index, 2020=100
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
4th
of 5 regions
All-time high
108.3 Index, 2020=100
in 2025
All-time low
90.54 Index, 2020=100
in 1995
Years of data
32
1995–2026
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 1995–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2020=100.
Analysis
In 2026, labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) stood at 106.01 Index, 2020=100.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 108.3 Index, 2020=100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.54 Index, 2020=100, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Index, 2020=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 90.54 Index, 2020=100 | — |
| 1996 | 91.74 Index, 2020=100 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 93.83 Index, 2020=100 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 93.97 Index, 2020=100 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 95.93 Index, 2020=100 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 96.5 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 97.19 Index, 2020=100 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 97.66 Index, 2020=100 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.2 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 99.27 Index, 2020=100 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 99.99 Index, 2020=100 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 101.71 Index, 2020=100 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 102.3 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 100.22 Index, 2020=100 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 100.34 Index, 2020=100 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 102.63 Index, 2020=100 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 103.05 Index, 2020=100 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 102.45 Index, 2020=100 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 103.23 Index, 2020=100 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 104.04 Index, 2020=100 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 105.42 Index, 2020=100 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 105.62 Index, 2020=100 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 106.94 Index, 2020=100 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 106.96 Index, 2020=100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 106.8 Index, 2020=100 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 104.86 Index, 2020=100 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 108.09 Index, 2020=100 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 108.2 Index, 2020=100 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 106.83 Index, 2020=100 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 107.64 Index, 2020=100 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 108.3 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 106.01 Index, 2020=100 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.2 Index, 2020=100 | 90.54 Index, 2020=100 | 95.93 Index, 2020=100 | 5 |
| 2000s | 99.34 Index, 2020=100 | 96.5 Index, 2020=100 | 102.3 Index, 2020=100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.71 Index, 2020=100 | 102.45 Index, 2020=100 | 106.96 Index, 2020=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.13 Index, 2020=100 | 104.86 Index, 2020=100 | 108.3 Index, 2020=100 | 7 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 348,851 Thousand persons (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 348,257 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 263.94 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 52,114 Euro (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 262.44 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 104.9 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.4 Index, 2021=100 (2024)
- Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and 183,186 Million euro (2024)
- Labour input in construction - annual data 103.8 Index, 2021=100 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 106.01 Index, 2020=100 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3 Index, 2020=100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.54 Index, 2020=100 in 1995.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th out of 5 regions with data for 2026.
- Is labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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