In the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024, the total labour costs of employers per hour worked by their employees increased by 13.2% (preliminary data). In industry the increase was 14.0%, in services – 11.9%, and in construction – 16.2%.
The highest growth in total labour costs was recorded in the economic sectors “Administrative and support service activities” – 18.1%, “Arts, entertainment and recreation” – 17.7%, and “Mining and quarrying” – 17.2%.
Labour costs for wages and salaries per hour worked rose by 13.4%, while other labour costs (excluding wages and salaries) increased by 12.3%. By economic sector, the change in wage and salary costs compared to the same period of the previous year ranged from 18.8% in “Arts, entertainment and recreation” to 7.0% in “Accommodation and food service activities”.
