Labour Costs in Italy increased to 110 points in the first quarter of 2025 from 108.40 points in the fourth quarter of 2024. Labour Costs in Italy averaged 97.19 points from 2010 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 110.00 points in the first quarter of 2025 and a record low of 87.80 points in the first quarter of 2010. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Labour Costs in Italy is expected to be 111.99 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Labour Costs is projected to trend around 115.11 points in 2026 and 117.76 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 24217.32 24204.65 Thousand Jul 2025
Employment Rate 62.80 62.70 percent Jul 2025
Full Time Employment 15786.00 15666.00 Thousand Mar 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 66.80 67.00 percent Jul 2025
Labour Costs 110.00 108.40 points Mar 2025
Part Time Employment 3252.00 3296.00 thousand Mar 2025
Productivity 98.85 99.53 points Mar 2025
Unemployed Persons 1531.73 1605.55 Thousand Jul 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.00 6.30 percent Jul 2025
Wage Growth 2.80 2.70 percent Jul 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 110.60 110.30 points Jul 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 18.70 20.10 percent Jul 2025



Italy Labour Costs
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
110.00 108.40 110.00 87.80 2010 - 2025 points Quarterly
2021=100, SA