Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data was 104.36 Index, 2020=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
104.36 Index, 2020=100
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
4th
of 5 regions
All-time high
108.16 Index, 2020=100
in 2022
All-time low
90.72 Index, 2020=100
in 1995
Years of data
32
1995–2026
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 1995–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2020=100.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 104.36 Index, 2020=100 for labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in 2026.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 108.16 Index, 2020=100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.72 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 – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Index, 2020=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 90.72 Index, 2020=100 | — |
| 1996 | 91.94 Index, 2020=100 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 94.04 Index, 2020=100 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 94.21 Index, 2020=100 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.15 Index, 2020=100 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 96.77 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 97.47 Index, 2020=100 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 97.95 Index, 2020=100 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.5 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 99.59 Index, 2020=100 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 100.31 Index, 2020=100 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 102.03 Index, 2020=100 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 102.62 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 100.51 Index, 2020=100 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 100.62 Index, 2020=100 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 102.92 Index, 2020=100 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 103.39 Index, 2020=100 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 102.81 Index, 2020=100 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 103.54 Index, 2020=100 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 104.32 Index, 2020=100 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 105.62 Index, 2020=100 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 105.81 Index, 2020=100 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 107.08 Index, 2020=100 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 107.04 Index, 2020=100 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 106.88 Index, 2020=100 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 104.87 Index, 2020=100 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 108.05 Index, 2020=100 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 108.16 Index, 2020=100 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 106.79 Index, 2020=100 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 107.45 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 108.07 Index, 2020=100 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 104.36 Index, 2020=100 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.41 Index, 2020=100 | 90.72 Index, 2020=100 | 96.15 Index, 2020=100 | 5 |
| 2000s | 99.64 Index, 2020=100 | 96.77 Index, 2020=100 | 102.62 Index, 2020=100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.94 Index, 2020=100 | 102.81 Index, 2020=100 | 107.08 Index, 2020=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.82 Index, 2020=100 | 104.36 Index, 2020=100 | 108.16 Index, 2020=100 | 7 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (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)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 102.6 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 104.36 Index, 2020=100 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.16 Index, 2020=100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.72 Index, 2020=100 in 1995.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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 – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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