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Labor costs in the private sector in EU countries 2014
Labor costs per hour worked in the private sector in the countries of the European Union in 2013 and 2014

2013 | 2014 | |
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Denmark | 39.8 | 42 |
Belgium | 41.2 | 41.1 |
Sweden | 43 | 40.2 |
Luxembourg | 35.6 | 35.7 |
France | 35 | 35.2 |
Netherlands | 32.5 | 33.5 |
Finland | 31.7 | 32.9 |
Germany | 31.7 | 31.8 |
Austria | 31.3 | 31.7 |
Euro area | 28.7 | 29.2 |
Ireland | 27.6 | 28.4 |
Italy | 28 | 27.4 |
EU | 23.7 | 24.4 |
United Kingdom | 21.1 | 22.2 |
Spain | 20.9 | 21 |
Cyprus | 15.9 | 15.7 |
Slovenia | 14.3 | 15.5 |
Greece | 14.1 | 14.4 |
Portugal | 11.5 | 12.6 |
Malta | 12.6 | 11.8 |
Estonia | 9.3 | 10.2 |
Slovakia | 8.8 | 10 |
Czech Republic | 10.4 | 9.6 |
Croatia* | - | 9.3 |
Poland | 7.4 | 8.2 |
Hungary | 7.8 | 7.8 |
Latvia | 6.5 | 7 |
Lithuania | 6.2 | 6.6 |
Romania | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Bulgaria | 3.7 | 3.8 |
2013 | 2014 | |
---|---|---|
Denmark | 39.8 | 42 |
Belgium | 41.2 | 41.1 |
Sweden | 43 | 40.2 |
Luxembourg | 35.6 | 35.7 |
France | 35 | 35.2 |
Netherlands | 32.5 | 33.5 |
Finland | 31.7 | 32.9 |
Germany | 31.7 | 31.8 |
Austria | 31.3 | 31.7 |
Euro area | 28.7 | 29.2 |
Ireland | 27.6 | 28.4 |
Italy | 28 | 27.4 |
EU | 23.7 | 24.4 |
United Kingdom | 21.1 | 22.2 |
Spain | 20.9 | 21 |
Cyprus | 15.9 | 15.7 |
Slovenia | 14.3 | 15.5 |
Greece | 14.1 | 14.4 |
Portugal | 11.5 | 12.6 |
Malta | 12.6 | 11.8 |
Estonia | 9.3 | 10.2 |
Slovakia | 8.8 | 10 |
Czech Republic | 10.4 | 9.6 |
Croatia* | - | 9.3 |
Poland | 7.4 | 8.2 |
Hungary | 7.8 | 7.8 |
Latvia | 6.5 | 7 |
Lithuania | 6.2 | 6.6 |
Romania | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Bulgaria | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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- 4th quarter 2014
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- *According to the source, figures are estimates based on the first three quarters of 2012.
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- Survey time period
- 4th quarter 2014
- Supplementary notes
- *According to the source, figures are estimates based on the first three quarters of 2012.




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