Europe in Figures - Eurostat Yearbook 2008

Expressed in euro, the average hourly labour cost3 in the EU27 in 2006 was €20.35. Sweden (€32.16) had the highest hourly labour cost in 2006, followed by Denmark (€31.98 in 2005), Luxembourg (€31.98) and Belgium (€31.58). Bulgaria (€1.65), Romania (€2.68), Latvia (€3.41) and Lithuania (€4.21) had the lowest. More info here.