In the 2nd quarter of 2025, the Labour Cost Index (LCI) recorded a year-on-year increase of 5.2%. In the previous quarter, it had increased 4.4%.

The wage costs (per hour actually worked) increased by 5.3%, and the other labour costs (also per hour actually worked) increased by 5.1%, compared with the same period of the previous year.

The year-on-year change of the LCI resulted also from the increase of 5.9% in the average cost per employee and the increase of 0.6% in the number of hours actually worked per employee. The increase of the average cost per employee was common to all economic activities, with higher increases in Public Administration (6.7%) and lower in Services (5.2%). Compared with the preceding quarter, Construction and Industry recorded higher increases, while in Services and Public Administration increases were lower. The hours actually worked per employee increased in all economic activities, with the exception of Public Administration, where it decreased by 2.7%. The largest increase was observed in Industry (3.2%) and the lowest in Services (2.1%). As a result of these variations, the LCI increased in all economic activities, with the largest increase being recorded in Public Administration (9.5%).