{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ee-labour-cost-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-labour-cost-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-labour-cost-index/","title":"Estonia Labour Cost Index (2025)","description":"Estonia's Labour Cost Index: 149.8 Index (2016=100) in 2025, +7.7% YoY. Eurostat (LC_LCI_R2_A), 2008–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Estonia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Estonia","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"Index (2016=100)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Estonia Labour Cost Index","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LC_LCI_R2_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Estonia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Estonia (2025)","value":"149.8","unit":"Index (2016=100)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+7.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+7.7%","unit":"Index (2016=100)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Estonia Labour Cost Index"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":58.1},{"period":"2009","value":57.1},{"period":"2010","value":55.9},{"period":"2011","value":58.2},{"period":"2012","value":61.8},{"period":"2013","value":66.5},{"period":"2014","value":71.1},{"period":"2015","value":74.8},{"period":"2016","value":78.9},{"period":"2017","value":84.9},{"period":"2018","value":90.8},{"period":"2019","value":97.9},{"period":"2020","value":100},{"period":"2021","value":106.4},{"period":"2022","value":116.2},{"period":"2023","value":129.9},{"period":"2024","value":139.1},{"period":"2025","value":149.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (2016=100)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"149.8","yoyChange":"+7.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"139.1","yoyChange":"+7.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"129.9","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"116.2","yoyChange":"+9.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"106.4","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"97.9","yoyChange":"+7.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"90.8","yoyChange":"+6.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"84.9","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"78.9","yoyChange":"+5.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"74.8","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"71.1","yoyChange":"+6.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"66.5","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"61.8","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"58.2","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"55.9","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"57.1","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the nominal labour cost index (wages + non-wage costs) across the business economy (NACE B-S) in Estonia 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."},{"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 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 149.8 Index (2016=100) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 55.9 in 2010. The latest reading of 149.8 in 2025 represents a change of +10.7."}]}