{"version":"1","article":{"id":"avro-bolgesi-isgucu-maliyeti-ikinci-ceyrek-2026","slug":"euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually?lang=en","title":"Euro area hourly labour costs rise 3.1% annually","summary":"Eurostat reports a 3.2% increase across the EU in the second quarter.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-02T13:01:53+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-02T13:01:53+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-16","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/3-16092026-bp","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/euro-area-hourly-labour-costs-rise-3-1-annually?lang=en"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Hourly labour costs rose by 3.1% year-on-year in the euro area in the second quarter of 2026, according to the 16 September release. The EU increase was 3.2%.","The euro area wage and salary component rose by 3.0%, while non-wage costs increased by 3.2%. This nominal cost index does not directly measure workers’ inflation-adjusted purchasing power."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Eurostat reports a 3.2% increase across the EU in the second quarter.\n\nHourly labour costs rose by 3.1% year-on-year in the euro area in the second quarter of 2026, according to the 16 September release. The EU increase was 3.2%.\n\nThe euro area wage and salary component rose by 3.0%, while non-wage costs increased by 3.2%. This nominal cost index does not directly measure workers’ inflation-adjusted purchasing power.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}