Hourly labour costs in the euro area rose by 3.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Across the EU, the increase was slightly higher at 4.0 per cent over the same period.
Eurostat highlighted that the two main components of labour costs are wages and salaries and non-wage costs .
