{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-unit-labour-costs","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-unit-labour-costs","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-unit-labour-costs/","title":"Ireland Nominal Unit Labour Costs (2025)","description":"Ireland's Nominal Unit Labour Costs: 86.3 Index (2010=100) in 2025, -2.7% YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_LP_ULC), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Ireland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","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":"Ireland 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":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2025)","value":"86.3","unit":"Index (2010=100)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.7%","unit":"Index (2010=100)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Nominal Unit Labour Costs"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":81.32},{"period":"2001","value":85.695},{"period":"2002","value":86.281},{"period":"2003","value":90.614},{"period":"2004","value":92.725},{"period":"2005","value":96.789},{"period":"2006","value":100.476},{"period":"2007","value":104.972},{"period":"2008","value":112.762},{"period":"2009","value":109.148},{"period":"2010","value":100},{"period":"2011","value":100.766},{"period":"2012","value":101.703},{"period":"2013","value":101.45},{"period":"2014","value":96.197},{"period":"2015","value":81.699},{"period":"2016","value":85.685},{"period":"2017","value":82.504},{"period":"2018","value":80.9},{"period":"2019","value":82.581},{"period":"2020","value":75.73},{"period":"2021","value":73.106},{"period":"2022","value":75.589},{"period":"2023","value":83.973},{"period":"2024","value":88.696},{"period":"2025","value":86.302}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (2010=100)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"86.3","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"88.7","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"84.0","yoyChange":"+11.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"75.6","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"73.1","yoyChange":"-3.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"75.7","yoyChange":"-8.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"82.6","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"80.9","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"82.5","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"85.7","yoyChange":"+4.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"81.7","yoyChange":"-15.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"96.2","yoyChange":"-5.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"101.5","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"101.7","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"100.8","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"-8.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"109.1","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"112.8","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"105.0","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"100.5","yoyChange":"+3.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks nominal unit labour costs per hour worked in Ireland 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 112.8 Index (2010=100) in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 73.1 in 2021. The latest reading of 86.3 in 2025 represents a change of -2.4."}]}