Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth in Italy

Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth in Italy was 3.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

20253.5%

Change on 2024-0.4 pts

Rank14th of 26EU countries ranked

Series high4.42009

Series low-1.32021

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Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth in Italy, 2004 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Labour productivity and unit labour costs, nominal unit labour cost based on persons, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-16.

All 22 values

Period	%
2025	3.5
2024	3.9
2023	3.8
2022	0.8
2021	-1.3
2020	3
2019	1.3
2018	1.6
2017	0
2016	0.2
2015	0.7
2014	0.3
2013	0.6
2012	1.6
2011	0.6
2010	0.2 Series break
2009	4.4
2008	4.1
2007	2
2006	2.4
2005	2.3
2004	2.5

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Italy	3.5
European Union (27)	3.3

Italy compared with nearby places

Under -1.6
-1.6 to 0
0 to 3.4
3.4 to 4.3
4.3 and over
No data

Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth, 2025, %. Italy is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

EU countries by nominal unit labour cost, annual growth 26 places

Definition

Percentage change from the previous year in the nominal unit labour cost based on persons: compensation per employee divided by real labour productivity per person employed (GDP in chain-linked volumes per person employed).

Rises when pay grows faster than productivity. From the national accounts (ESA 2010). Ireland's GDP, and with it its productivity, is inflated and made volatile by the activities of multinational companies, notably the move of intellectual property to Ireland in 2015.

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Eurostat. Labour productivity and unit labour costs, nominal unit labour cost based on persons, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Labour productivity and unit labour costs, nominal unit labour cost based on persons, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc) (Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth, Italy, 2004 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table

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Labour productivity and unit labour costs, nominal unit labour cost based on persons, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc), Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth, Italy, 2004 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nominal-unit-labour-cost-growth/italy. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Labour productivity and unit labour costs, nominal unit labour cost based on persons, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth, Italy, 2004 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/nominal-unit-labour-cost-growth/italy.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Labour productivity and unit labour costs, nominal unit labour cost based on persons, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc), Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth, Italy, 2004 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/nominal-unit-labour-cost-growth/italy (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the nominal unit labour cost, annual growth in Italy?

Nominal unit labour cost, annual growth in Italy was 3.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Labour productivity and unit labour costs, nominal unit labour cost based on persons, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest nominal unit labour cost, annual growth in Italy?

4.4% in 2009, the highest value since 2004 in this series.

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