Labour income share, economic activity

Labour income share, economic activity

Branches Periods Compensation of employees (mln euro)
A-U All economic activities 2022* 451,678
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 4,155
B Mining and quarrying 2022* 885
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 56,132
C Manufacturing 2022* 50,117
D Energy supply 2022* 2,656
E Water supply and waste management 2022* 2,474
F Construction 2022* 21,812
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 88,647
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 56,957
H Transportation and storage 2022* 22,576
I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 9,114
J Information and communication 2022* 25,442
K Financial institutions 2022* 20,858
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 4,324
M-N Business services 2022* 82,446
M Other specialised business services 2022* 46,650
N Renting and other business support 2022* 35,796
O-Q Government and care 2022* 136,227
O Public administration and services 2022* 41,069
P Education 2022* 32,405
Q Health and social work activities 2022* 62,753
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 11,635
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 4,966
S Other service activities 2022* 5,655
T Activities of households 2022* 1,014
U Extraterritorial organisations 2022* .
68A Imp. rents owner-occupided dwellings 2022* 0
68B Real estate excl. imputed rents 2022* 4,324
A-U (excl. O and P) 2022* 378,204
A-U (excl. B, K, L, O, P and Q) 2022* 289,384
Source: CBS.
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This table presents data on the labour income share and the components used to calculate it. The labour income share is a measure of the distribution of earned income between providers of labour (employees and the self-employed) and providers of capital.

Data available from: 1995.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and 2022 are provisional.

Changes as of June 23rd 2023:
Data of 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

Description topics

Compensation of employees
The total compensation, in cash or in kind, due by an employer to an employee for the work performed during a reporting period. The compensation of employees is equal to the total of wages and social contributions at the expense of employers.