According to the Eurostat, hourly wage costs in Belgium saw the smallest increase among all Eurozone countries in the first quarter of 2024. In the first three months of 2024, hourly wage costs rose by just 2.3%, compared to the same period the previous year. The average increase in the Eurozone was 5.1%. Contrasting the current wage scenario, according to previous Eurostat data, Belgium was among the leaders in wage cost growth in the Eurozone in the first quarter of 2023, with a yearly increase of 9.6%.
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