Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Average nominal wages increased year-on-year in all ten monitored economic sectors in August 2025, according to preliminary data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The strongest wage growth was reported in food and beverage service activities, while employment developments remained mixed, with declines recorded in half of the monitored sectors.
In August, nominal wages rose across the entire monitored sample. The increases ranged from 0.5 percent in the sale and repair of motor vehicles to 9 percent in food and beverage service activities. Transport and storage, construction and retail trade each recorded wage growth of roughly five percent compared with the previous year.
After adjusting for inflation, real wages increased in six of the ten sectors. The highest real wage growth was 4.6 percent in food and beverage services, while accommodation reported the weakest positive result at 0.2 percent. Real wages decreased in the sale and repair of motor vehicles, selected market services, industry and information and communication.
For the January–August 2025 period, nominal wages increased in all monitored sectors, while real wages rose in nine of them. Real wage growth ranged from 0.2 percent in wholesale trade to 4.6 percent in food and beverage service activities. The only real decline over the eight-month period was a 1.4 percent reduction in selected market services.
Employment trends showed continued divergence. In August, employment fell year-on-year in five sectors, with wholesale trade reporting the largest decline of 4 percent. Smaller reductions were recorded in selected market services, construction, industry and transport and storage, where decreases ranged between 0.8 and 1.8 percent. Employment increased modestly in retail trade and motor vehicle repair, accommodation, food and beverage services, and information and communication.
For the January–August period, employment rose in five sectors, with accommodation reporting the strongest growth at 2.4 percent. The largest declines over the same period were observed in transport and storage and wholesale trade, both below 2 percent.
The figures are based on monthly business surveys conducted by the Statistical Office, monitoring wages and employment in selected sectors including industry, construction, transport and storage, information and communication, internal trade, accommodation, food and beverage services, and selected market services.
