Germany: Labor cost
(measure: index points, source: Eurostat)
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Labor cost index in Germany
, Q1 1997 - Q4 2020: For that indicator, we provide data for Germany from Q1 1997 to Q4 2020. The average value for Germany during that period was 86.79 index points with a minimum of 67.6 index points in Q2 1997 and a maximum of 111.8 index points in Q4 2020. Click on the following link to see the values of Labor cost index around the world.
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Measure: index points
Source: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat
Definition: The index reflects the level of the total compensation of employees in the economy. Labor costs are defined as core expenditure borne by employers for the purpose of employing staff. They include employee compensation, with wages and salaries in cash and in kind, employers' social security contributions and employment taxes regarded as labor costs minus any subsidies received.