EU: Labour costs rise by 1.9%

Hourly labour costs rose, on average, by 1.9% across the European Union over the year to Q3 2016. The wage and salary component increased by 2% and non-remuneration component by 1.5%. Labour costs increased most in Romania(+14.7%), the Czech Republic(+9.0%), and Bulgaria(+8.4%). Croatia (-5.5%), Malta (-2.1%) and Italy (-0.5) all recorded cuts in average labour costs over the same period.

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