Eurostat: euro area hourly labour costs rise 3.1% year-on-year in Q2 2026
Eurostat reports that nominal hourly labour costs in the euro area rose by 3.1% in Q2 2026 compared with the same quarter of 2025, and by 3.2% in the EU. Wage and salary costs grew by 3.0% in the euro area while non-wage costs rose by 3.2%. The release provides the disaggregated wage-inflation evidence that feeds into cost, inflation and remuneration assumptions used in prudential and actuarial processes.
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