Labour income share, economic activity

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Economic activities/branches (SIC 2008) Compensation of employees (mln euro)
A-U All economic activities 525,311
A-U (excl. O and P) 433,723
A-U (excl. B, K, L, O, P and Q) 329,953
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4,773
01 Agriculture 4,502
02 Forestry and logging 155
03 Fishing and aquaculture 116
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 62,832
B Mining and quarrying 1,004
C Manufacturing 55,286
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 9,592
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 895
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2,979
16 Manufacture of wood products 848
17 Manufacture of paper 1,387
18 Printing and reproduction 744
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 705
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 7,029
20 Manufacture of chemicals 5,151
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 1,878
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 3,825
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2,282
23 Manufacture of building materials 1,543
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 7,338
24 Manufacture of basic metals 1,688
25 Manufacture of metal products 5,650
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 4,832
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2,698
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2,134
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 9,355
29-30 Transport equipment 3,302
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 1,805
30 Manufacture of other transport 1,497
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 5,434
31-32 Man. of furniture and other prods. 2,136
33 Repair and installation of machinery 3,298
D Energy supply 3,697
35 Energy supply 3,697
E Water supply and waste management 2,845
36 Water collection and distribution 494
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2,351
F Construction 24,835
41 Construction buildings, development 7,405
42 Civil engineering 4,350
43 Specialised construction activities 13,080
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 102,663
G Wholesale and retail trade 65,316
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 6,733
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 37,266
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 21,317
H Transportation and storage 25,997
49 Land transport 10,919
50 Water transport 1,279
51 Air transport 2,889
52 Warehousing, services for transport 8,742
53 Postal and courier activities 2,168
I Accommodation and food serving 11,350
J Information and communication 29,180
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 3,238
58 Publishing 1,629
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 1,609
61 Telecommunications 2,382
62-63 IT- and information services 23,560
K Financial institutions 23,873
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 11,973
65 Insurance and pension funding 4,135
66 Other financial services 7,765
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,186
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,186
M-N Business services 92,784
M Other specialised business services 53,177
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 33,912
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 33,912
71 Architects, technical services etc. 10,003
72 Research and development 4,040
73-75 Advertising, design and other 5,222
73 Advertising and market research 2,874
74-75 Other specialised services 2,348
N Renting and other business support 39,607
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2,767
78 Employment activities 25,073
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2,279
80-82 Security, other business services 9,488
O-Q Government and care 165,295
O Public administration and services 53,528
84 Public administration and services 53,528
P Education 38,060
85 Education 38,060
Q Health and social work activities 73,707
86 Human health activities 36,523
87-88 Care and social work 37,184
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 13,890
R Culture, sports and recreation 6,116
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 3,202
93 Sports and recreation 2,914
S Other service activities 6,543
94 Membership organisations 4,468
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 220
96 Other personal services 1,855
T Activities of households 1,231
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 2022 are final. Data of 2023 and 2024 are provisional. The labour income share is based on data from the system of supply and use tables and the Sector accounts. Because the Sector accounts are revised annually, definitive figures can be subject to changes.

Changes as of July 28th 2025:
Data of 2024 have been added to this table. Furthermore, the amount of economic activities in this table has been extended from Eurostat's A21 to A64.

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.

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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.