Labour cost index
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The Labour Cost Index measures the quarterly change in average labour costs for hour worked in the private, central government and local government sectors. The data are collected from different sources and published quarterly.
Key figures
Year-on-year change of the labour cost index in the local government sector
+3.2%
4th quarter 2024
Labour cost indexUpdated: 07/03/2025
Year-on-year change of the labour cost index in the central government sector
+7.2%
4th quarter 2024
Labour cost indexUpdated: 07/03/2025
Year-on-year change of labour costs in the private sector
+2.2%
4th quarter 2024
Labour cost indexUpdated: 07/03/2025
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Figures
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Year-on-year change in private sector labour costs 2008Q1-2024Q4
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Annual change in labour costs in private sector industries 2024Q4
Seasonally adjusted labour cost index (2020=100) by sector 2007Q1-2024Q4
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Documentation
Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.
Go to documentation of the statisticsReferencing instructions
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour cost index [online publication].
ISSN=1798-3746. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 9.3.2025].
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