# European Union Unit Labor Costs

European Union Unit Labor Costs was up 2.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 3.6% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 121.8 (Index, 2020=100).
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.8% (Q2 2021) to 7.8% (Q2 2020), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.ULC.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Index, 2020=100
- Coverage: 1995-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (126 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/unit-labor-costs

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 121.8 | 2.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 121.5 | 3.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 120.3 | 3.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 119.2 | 3.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 118.5 | 3.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 117.3 | 3.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 116.4 | 3.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 115.4 | 4.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 114.7 | 4.9 |
| Q1 2024 | 113.8 | 5.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 112.6 | 6.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 110.5 | 6.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 109.4 | 7.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 107.9 | 6.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 105.5 | 4.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 103.4 | 3.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 102.2 | 3.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 101.6 | 2.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 100.9 | 1.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 99.98 | 1.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 99.00 | −3.8 |
| Q1 2021 | 99.22 | 1.0 |
| Q4 2020 | 99.85 | 3.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 99.00 | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.ULC.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.ULC.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```