The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures the change in the cost of labor, free from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries. The Employment Cost Index is based on figures from December 2005. In the second quarter of 2025, the ECI came to 171.4, indicating an increase of labor costs of 0.9 percent.

Employment Cost Index in the United States remained unchanged at 0.90 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 0.90 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Employment Cost Index- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Employment Cost Index Wages in the United States increased to 1 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 0.80 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Employment Cost Index Wages QoQ.

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This dataset provides values for EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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Labor cost index in Turkey, June, 2025 The most recent value is 1009.47 index points as of Q2 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 913.41 index points. Historically, the average for Turkey from Q1 2009 to Q2 2025 is 140.28 index points. The minimum of 20.42 index points was recorded in Q2 2009, while the maximum of 1009.47 index points was reached in Q2 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Labor cost index in Mexico, June, 2025 The most recent value is 174.31 index points as of June 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 211.82 index points. Historically, the average for Mexico from January 2008 to June 2025 is 99.09 index points. The minimum of 58.09 index points was recorded in February 2008, while the maximum of 211.82 index points was reached in May 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Sweden - Labour cost index was 3.10 % year-on-year in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Sweden - Labour cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2025. Historically, Sweden - Labour cost index reached a record high of 7.80 % year-on-year in June of 2021 and a record low of -2.70 % year-on-year in June of 2020.

Bulgaria - Labour cost index was 13.20 % year-on-year in June of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Bulgaria - Labour cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2025. Historically, Bulgaria - Labour cost index reached a record high of 15.90 % year-on-year in March of 2024 and a record low of 3.70 % year-on-year in March of 2021.

European Union - Labour cost index was 4.30 % year-on-year in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour cost index - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index reached a record high of 5.70 % year-on-year in March of 2024 and a record low of 0.10 % year-on-year in June of 2021.

United States - Employment Cost Index: Wages and salaries for Private industry workers in Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services was 173.10000 Index: Dec 2005=100 in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employment Cost Index: Wages and salaries for Private industry workers in Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services reached a record high of 173.10000 in October of 2024 and a record low of 87.80000 in January of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employment Cost Index: Wages and salaries for Private industry workers in Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Labor costs in Portugal increased by 4.2 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year. In 2023, labor cost index (LCI) increased by six percent, and, in 2024, by almost seven percent. As of the first quarter of 2025, the total labor cost index is four percent. Services were the economic activity with the highest LCI in the same quarter.

Labor cost index in Norway, June, 2025 The most recent value is 113.3 index points as of Q2 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 115.5 index points. Historically, the average for Norway from Q1 1996 to Q2 2025 is 74.55 index points. The minimum of 33.4 index points was recorded in Q1 1996, while the maximum of 140.4 index points was reached in Q2 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Labor cost index in Hong Kong, June, 2025 The most recent value is 282 index points as of Q2 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 277.4 index points. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from Q1 2004 to Q2 2025 is 203.6 index points. The minimum of 144.8 index points was recorded in Q3 2004, while the maximum of 282 index points was reached in Q2 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Labour cost statistics constitute a hierarchical system of multi-annual, yearly and quarterly statistics, designed to provide a comprehensive and detailed picture of the level, structure and short-term development of labour costs in the different sectors of economic activity in the European Union and certain other countries. All statistics are based on a harmonised definition of labour costs.

The quarterly Labour Cost Index (LCI) is one of the Principal European economic indicators. It shows the short-term development of the labour cost, the total cost on an hourly basis of employing labour. In other words, the LCI measures the cost pressure arising from the production factor “labour”.

The data covered by the LCI collection relate to the total average hourly labour costs and its components "wages and salaries" and "employers' social security contributions plus taxes paid minus subsidies received by the employer" (known as the non-wage component of the LCI). The data on vocational training costs and other expenditures such as recruitment costs and working clothes expenditure is not included in the calculation of the labour cost index.

The data is broken down by economic activity (NACE Rev 1.1 Sections C to O (1996Q1-2008Q4) and NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to S (2009Q1 onwards). The data is available for the EU aggregates and the EU Member States, EFTA countries (Iceland and Norway) as well as candidate and potential candidate countries (Serbia and Turkey). The data is available as 'unadjusted data (neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted data)', 'calendar-adjusted data' as well as 'seasonally and calendar adjusted' data.

The data on the Labour Cost Index is given in the form of index numbers (current base year: 2020) and as annual and quarterly growth rates (comparison with the previous quarter, or the same quarter of the previous year). Since June 2023 (publication of 2023Q1 data) base year of the indices changed from 2016 to 2020. Indices with the base year 2016 will no longer be published.

The National Statistical Institutes compile the indicators based on the available structural and short-term information collected directly from the sampled enterprises or taken from administrative data sources. All enterprises, irrespective of the size (measured by the number of employees) are covered in the LCI.

In addition, Eurostat estimates of the annual labour cost per hour in euros are provided for the EU Member States as well as the whole EU; they were obtained by combining the four-yearly Labour cost survey (LCS) with the quarterly labour cost index. Methodological information related to the annual estimates of hourly labour costs is available in separate metadata accessible here.

Early estimates of the Labour Cost Index (‘flash estimates’ or ‘FEs’) (quarterly)

Since May 2024, Eurostat has started publishing early estimates for the Labour Cost Index (‘flash estimates’ or ‘FEs’). The flash estimates (are published around t+50 days, as specified in the general release calendar of Eurostat, based on the data transmitted at t+45 days. EU countries that participate in the FE data collection are those whose annual number of employees (over the age of 15) represents more than 3% of EU totals or 3% of euro area totals, based on LFS data assessed over a period of three consecutive years. These 9 selected countries (i.e. ‘FE countries ’) are: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Poland and Romania (see table 1).

Table 1: Share of EA/EU employees in each of the participating countries.

(Source: EU-LFS, reference period 2023)

Labor cost index in the United Kingdom, June, 2025 The most recent value is 231.7 index points as of June 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 231.17 index points. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from January 2000 to June 2025 is 151.02 index points. The minimum of 95.86 index points was recorded in February 2000, while the maximum of 231.92 index points was reached in March 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Labor cost index in France, June, 2025 The most recent value is 112.7 index points as of Q2 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 112.5 index points. Historically, the average for France from Q1 1998 to Q2 2025 is 86.42 index points. The minimum of 60 index points was recorded in Q1 1998, while the maximum of 112.7 index points was reached in Q2 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com