Loading the video Europe in Motion Video. Which EU countries have the highest and lowest hourly labour costs? Copy/paste the link below: Copy Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy Updated: 04/04/2025 - 14:45 GMT+2 Hourly labour costs ranged from €10.6 in Bulgaria to €55.2 in Luxembourg in 2024. Read full article Top stories Now playing Next Which EU countries have the highest and lowest hourly labour costs? Now playing Next EU farmers face falling prices as fuel and fertiliser costs rise Now playing Next Ukraine: At least 9 people were killed in Russian attacks over the past 24 hours Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 22nd, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Watch: Empty shelves in southern Italy amid truckers’ fuel protests Now playing Next Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver Now playing Next Moment Colombian authorities seize 7.6 tonnes of cocaine bound for Europe Now playing Next Hansel and Gretel in the mountains: parents abandon sons Now playing Next Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action Now playing Next Looted Paris shop owner: ‘10 years of work destroyed’ Now playing Next Macron decries 'stupid comments' by foreign leaders on France protests Now playing Next Italy deploys 500 troops to Milan as part of new security decree Now playing Next 'Everything' in Ukraine is now a target for Putin, says EPP MEP Now playing Next Public order a 'big failure of the government', says French MEP Jean-Marc Germain Now playing Next Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections Now playing Next French police union to sue government over mishandling of riots More videos
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