{"id":"avro-bolgesi-isgucu-maliyeti-ikinci-ceyrek-2026","canonicalSlug":"euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","language":"en","title":"Euro area hourly labour costs rise 3.1% annually","summary":"Eurostat reports a 3.2% increase across the EU in the second quarter.","body":["Hourly labour costs rose by 3.1% year-on-year in the euro area in the second quarter of 2026, according to the 16 September release. The EU increase was 3.2%.","The euro area wage and salary component rose by 3.0%, while non-wage costs increased by 3.2%. This nominal cost index does not directly measure workers’ inflation-adjusted purchasing power."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Euro area hourly labour costs rise 3.1% annually\n\nEurostat reports a 3.2% increase across the EU in the second quarter.\n\nHourly labour costs rose by 3.1% year-on-year in the euro area in the second quarter of 2026, according to the 16 September release. The EU increase was 3.2%.\n\nThe euro area wage and salary component rose by 3.0%, while non-wage costs increased by 3.2%. This nominal cost index does not directly measure workers’ inflation-adjusted purchasing power.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-16","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:53+03:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:53+03:00","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":null,"translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/3-16092026-bp","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}