Hourly labour cost in European Union
Hourly labour costs in the European Union averaged €34.9 per hour in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2025
€34.9
Change from 2024
+4.2%
Hourly labour cost in European Union over time
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Euro per hour worked. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | €34.9 per hour |
| 2024 | €33.5 per hour |
| 2023 | €31.9 per hour |
| 2022 | €30.2 per hour |
| 2021 | €28.8 per hour |
| 2020 | €28.4 per hour |
| 2016 | €25.6 per hour |
| 2012 | €24.4 per hour |
| 2008 | €21.6 per hour |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.2% from €33.5 per hour in 2024.
- Since 2008, when it was €21.6 per hour, the figure has changed by +61.6%.