Austria (2025)
127.8
Index (2016=100)
+3.5% YoY
YoY Change
+3.5%
Index (2016=100)
Trend
up
Series length
17
years of data

Data

Austria Labour Cost Index (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year Index (2016=100) YoY Change
2025 127.8 +3.5%
2024 123.5 +7.9%
2023 114.5 +7.5%
2022 106.5 +6.2%
2021 100.3 +0.3%
2020 100 +6.5%
2019 93.9 +2.0%
2018 92.1 +3.6%
2017 88.9 +3.4%
2016 86 +0.9%
2015 85.2 +2.9%
2014 82.8 +2.9%
2013 80.5 +2.9%
2012 78.2 +4.8%
2011 74.6 +2.1%
2010 73.1 +2.2%
2009 71.5 n/a

About this Dataset

Austria recorded 127.8 Index (2016=100) in 2025. The latest change was +4.3. Across 2009–2025 the series ranges from 71.5 in 2009 to 127.8 in 2025.

This page tracks the nominal labour cost index (wages + non-wage costs) across the business economy (NACE B-S) in Austria from 2008 to present, indexed to 2016=100. Labour costs are the primary driver of service-sector inflation and manufacturing location decisions.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the nominal labour cost index (wages + non-wage costs) across the business economy (NACE B-S) in Austria from 2008 to present, indexed to 2016=100. Labour costs are the primary driver of service-sector inflation and manufacturing location decisions. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations).

The series peaked at 127.8 Index (2016=100) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 71.5 in 2009. The latest reading of 127.8 in 2025 represents a change of +4.3.