Ranking list Labour costs

 EU 2007

Figures in brackets (non-wage labour costs, part of labour costs in %)

 

Position

Country

per working hour in Euro

1

Denmark (20)

35.00

2

Sweden (50)

33.40

3

Belgium (45)

33.10

4

Luxembourg (19)

32.70

5

France (50)

31.90

6

Netherlands (31)

29.20

7

Germany (32)

29.10

8

Austria (39)

28.50

9

Finland (28)

28.30

10

Great Britain (28)

27.90

11

Ireland * (45)

25.50

12

Italy * (45)

24.50

 

EU 27 (36)

22.80

13

Spain (37)

18.30

14

Greece * (38)

16.70

15

Cyprus (18)

14.50

16

Slovenia (22)

12.50

17

Portugal (30)

11.10

18

Malta (10)

9.80
19

Czech Republic (38)

8.10
20

Hungary (42)

7.70
21

Estonia (36)

7.00
22

Poland (25)

6.70
23

Slovakia (37)

6.40
24

Lithuania (40)

5.20
25

Latvia (27)

4.80
26

Romania (37)

3.90
27

Bulgaria (27)

2.10

Source: Frankfurter Rundschau No. 95, 2008, April 23, Source: Statistisches Bundesamt,
Stand: April 2008

* account of 2006

The ranking list has been compiled in the best of one‘s knowledge. For the completeness and for the total correctness of contents of this ranking list cannot be taken over guarantee.