Short-term indicators
Labour costs

Labour cost index1
Industry and service branches
% changes on the previous year
Year, quarter Index of
total labour
costs
Index of
gross earnings
Index of
non-wage
labour costs
1: In the case of the change in method (due to the change in the data basis for the earnings trend) as of the 1st quarter of 2022, an influence on the earnings statement cannot be ruled out. As a result, the previous year's quarterly comparison may be distorted in the reporting year 2022. A quantification of the method-related effect is not possible.
2024 IV 3.4 4.5 0.1
III 3.7 3.5 4.3
II 5.4 5.1 6.7
I 7.6 8.0 6.3
2023 IV 2.9 3.0 2.8
III 5.4 5.8 4.0
II 3.9 4.5 2.2
I 5.7 4.9 8.5
2022 IV 8.2 6.8 13.0
III 2.7 1.1 8.3
II 7.3 6.1 11.4
I 4.2 2.4 10.4
2021 IV 3.5 3.1 5.1
III 2.2 2.1 2.6
II -0.8 -0.8 -0.7
I 0.0 0.7 -2.4
2020 IV 0.4 0.2 1.4
III 4.4 4.2 4.8
II 1.9 1.6 2.9
I 3.3 3.4 3.1
2019 IV 3.2 2.9 4.2
III 2.5 2.4 2.6
II 4.4 4.3 4.7
I 2.2 2.3 1.8

As at 11 March 2025