Unit labour costs
Change in labour costs per unit of value added on the year before (they rise when wages grow faster than productivity).
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| Country | Period | Figure | Ten years before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2025 | 4.6 | 2.1 (2015) |
| USA | 2024 | 2.7 | 1.7 (2014) |
| France | 2025 | 1.5 | 0.6 (2015) |
| Poland | 2025 | 4.8 | −0.6 (2015) |
| Japan | 2024 | 5.6 | 0.5 (2014) |
| European Union | 2025 | 3.2 | 0.1 (2015) |
What is measured
Unit labour costs
Limits of the data
- Unit labour costs: No figures in this source for China and India.
Sources
- OECD Productivity Database – © OECD · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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