Euro area sees 3.65% YoY increase in hourly labour costs in Q2 2025

In Q2 2025, the hourly labour costs rose by 3.6 per cent YoY in the euro area and by 4 per cent YoY in the EU.
Such costs in the euro area rose by 2.7 per cent YoY in the quarter in the (mainly) non-business economy and by 4 per cent YoY in the business economy.
In the EU, such costs grew by 3.1 per cent YoY in the non-business economy and by 4.4 per cent in the business economy in the quarter.