Labor costs rising rapidly
- Vladimír Dohnal
- Sep 17, 2025
- 1 min read
Hourly labor costs were up 4.0% annually in the EU in 2Q, Eurostat reported. They rose fastest in Bulgaria (+13.4%) and slowest in France (+1.4%). Annual change in neighboring countries:
| 2Q 25 | 1Q 25 |
Hungary | 10.9% | 9.9% |
Slovakia | 9.6% | 5.8% |
Poland | 9.5% | 11.2% |
Czechia | 7.7% | 8.0% |
Austria | 3.8% | 4.0% |
(Eurostat)
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