{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ch-unit-labour-costs","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-unit-labour-costs","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-unit-labour-costs/","title":"Switzerland Nominal Unit Labour Costs (2025)","description":"Switzerland's Nominal Unit Labour Costs: 106.1 Index (2010=100) in 2025, -0.3% YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_LP_ULC), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Switzerland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Switzerland","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"Index (2010=100)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Switzerland Nominal Unit Labour Costs","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NAMA_10_LP_ULC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Switzerland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Switzerland (2025)","value":"106.1","unit":"Index (2010=100)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3%","unit":"Index (2010=100)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Switzerland Nominal Unit Labour Costs"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":93.579},{"period":"2001","value":96.507},{"period":"2002","value":98.01},{"period":"2003","value":97.928},{"period":"2004","value":96.093},{"period":"2005","value":95.918},{"period":"2006","value":95.835},{"period":"2007","value":96.893},{"period":"2008","value":98.267},{"period":"2009","value":101.937},{"period":"2010","value":100},{"period":"2011","value":101.735},{"period":"2012","value":102.842},{"period":"2013","value":103.287},{"period":"2014","value":101.75},{"period":"2015","value":101.354},{"period":"2016","value":100.443},{"period":"2017","value":100.154},{"period":"2018","value":99.224},{"period":"2019","value":100.483},{"period":"2020","value":101.145},{"period":"2021","value":99.639},{"period":"2022","value":101.856},{"period":"2023","value":104.814},{"period":"2024","value":106.382},{"period":"2025","value":106.076}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (2010=100)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"106.1","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"106.4","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"104.8","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"101.9","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"99.6","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"101.1","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"100.5","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"99.2","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"100.2","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"100.4","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"101.4","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"101.8","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"103.3","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"102.8","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"101.7","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"101.9","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"98.3","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"96.9","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"95.8","yoyChange":"-0.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks nominal unit labour costs per hour worked in Switzerland from 2000 to present (index 2010=100). Show cumulative cost increases and recent YoY changes. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 106.4 Index (2010=100) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 93.6 in 2000. The latest reading of 106.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3."}]}