# France Labour cost index, whole economy (Index, 2020=100, SA)

France Labour cost index, whole economy (Index, 2020=100, SA) was 117.2 in Q2 2026, up 0.3% from Q1 2026 and up 2.2% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2008.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 93.90 (Q2 2016) to 117.2 (Q2 2026), averaging 103.6.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.LABORCOST.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2008-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (74 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/labour-cost-index-whole-economy-index-2020-100-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 117.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 116.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 116.2 |
| Q3 2025 | 115.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 114.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 114.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 113.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 112.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 112.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 111.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 110.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 109.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 108.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 107.5 |
| Q4 2022 | 106.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 105.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 103.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 103.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 101.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 100.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 100.5 |
| Q1 2021 | 100.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 100.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 99.60 |

## API

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

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