Hourly labour costs ranged from €4.1 to €41.3 across the EU Member States in 2015 Lowest in Bulgaria and Romania, highest in Denmark and Belgium

Eurostat/Hourly labour costs ranged from €4.1 to €41.3 across the EU Member States in 2015 Lowest in Bulgaria and Romania, highest in Denmark and Belgium/ 61/2016 – 1 April 2016

In 2015, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €25.0 in the European Union (EU) and €29.5 in the euro area. However, this average masks significant gaps between EU Member States, with the lowest hourly labour costs recorded in Bulgaria (€4.1), Romania (€5.0), Lithuania (€6.8), Latvia (€7.1) and Hungary (€7.5), and the highest in Denmark (€41.3), Belgium (€39.1), Sweden (€37.4), Luxembourg (€36.2) and France (€35.1). In industry, labour costs per hour were €25.9 in the EU and €32.3 in the euro area, in services €24.9 and €28.6 respectively and in construction €22.4 and €25.8. In the mainly non-business economy (excluding public administration), labour costs per hour were €25.1 in the EU and €29.4 in the euro area in 2015.

Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις

• Eurostat News Release: Labour costs in the EU – Hourly labour costs ranged from €3.8 to €40.3 across the EU Member States in 2014, Lowest in Bulgaria, highest in Denmark, 30 Μαρτίου 2015.
• Eurostat/Annual growth in labour costs up to 1.3% in euro area – Stable at 1.9% in EU28/53/2016 – 18 March 2016