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Press release No. 164 of 26 April 2023 One hour worked cost an average of 39.50 euros in 2022
...Germany in seventh place in the ranking of labour costs across the EU...
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Press release No. 203 of 3 May 2021 Labour costs in Germany in 2020 in the upper third of the EU
...Non-wage costs in Germany below EU average...
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Press release No. 280 of 4 July 2022 Labour costs in 2020: still considerable regional differences
There are still considerable regional differences in Germany regarding the costs paid by employers for one hour worked. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, based on the most recent comparative figures available for 2020, the …
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Press release No. 142 of 23 April 2020 Labour costs in the EU in 2019: Germany ranking seventh
...Employers in the German industry and the support services sector paid an average 35.90 euros per hour worked in 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that Germany ranked seventh within the European Union (EU 27 without the United Kingdom) in terms of labour cost level, in 2018 it had ranked sixth. This means that one hour worked in Germany cost slightly less in relative terms. ...
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Press release No. 190 of 5 May 2022 One hour worked cost an average of 37.30 euros in 2021
...Labour costs in Germany in the upper third of the EU...
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Press release No. 236 of 9 June 2022 Labour costs in the 1st quarter of 2022 up 2.4% on the previous quarter
...Labour costs per hour worked in Germany were up by a seasonally and calendar adjusted 2.4% in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the fourth quarter of 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that labour costs were up 4.5% in calendar adjusted terms on the first quarter of 2021....
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Press release No. 101 of 11 March 2022 Labour costs in the 4th quarter of 2021 up 1.5% on the previous quarter
...Labour costs per hour worked in Germany increased by a seasonally and calendar adjusted 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the third quarter of 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that labour costs were up 2.4% in calendar adjusted terms on the fourth quarter of 2020....
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Press release No. 561 of 9 December 2021 Labour costs in the 3rd quarter of 2021 up 0.5% on the previous quarter
...Labour costs per hour worked in Germany were up by a seasonally and calendar adjusted 0.5% in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the second quarter of 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that labour costs rose 2.6% in calendar adjusted terms on the third quarter of 2020....
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Press release No. 116 of 11 March 2021 Labour costs in the 4th quarter of 2020 up 2.1% on the previous quarter
...Increase in labour costs in Germany slightly above the EU average in the third quarter of 2020 The comparison between labour costs in Germany and in other Member States of the European Union (EU) is based on industry and the support services sector. ...
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Press release No. 489 of 9 December 2020 Labour costs in the 3rd quarter of 2020 down 1.7% on the previous quarter
...Among others, the public service and the health sector are not included here. According to those results, the price of one hour worked in Germany rose by a calendar adjusted 3.6% in the second quarter of 2020 on the same quarter a year earlier. Over that period, the labour cost increase in Germany was below the EU average of 4.0%. The highest growth rates within the EU were recorded in Romania (+17.5%), Lithuania (+11.0%) and Hungary (+10.5%). ...
