Average hourly labour cost per employee by economic activity and currency - Discontinued

Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the <a href = "https://ilostat.ilo.org/databases/inflation/description/">Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description</a>.

Cite as: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT, Average hourly labour cost per employee by economic activity and currency - Discontinued (DF_LAC_XEES_ECO_CUR_NB).