Working life country profile for Luxembourg
This profile describes the key characteristics of working life in Luxembourg. It aims to provide the relevant background information on the structures, institutions, actors and relevant regulations regarding working life.
This includes indicators, data and regulatory systems on the following aspects: actors and institutions, collective and individual employment relations, health and well-being, pay, working time, skills and training, and equality and non-discrimination at work. The profiles are systematically updated every two years.
2012 | 2022 | Percentage (point) change 2012–2022 | ||||
Luxembourg | EU27 (from 2020) | Luxembourg | EU27 (from 2020) | Luxembourg | EU27 (from 2020) | |
| Real GDP per capita | 81,940 | 25,110 | 85,850 | 28,940 | 4.77% | 15.25% |
| Employment rate – total | 71.4 | 66.9 | 74.8 | 74.6 | 3.4 | 7.7 |
| Employment rate – women | 64.1 | 61.0 | 71.5 | 69.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 |
| Employment rate – men | 78.5 | 72.8 | 78.0 | 80.0 | -0.5 | 7.2 |
| Employment rate – youth | 21.7 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 34.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
Notes: Values for real GDP per capita are chain-linked volumes (based on 2010 data; €). The employment rate for men and women is the annual average as a percentage of the active population aged 20–64 years, and the youth employment rate is the annual average as a percentage of people aged 15–24 years. GDP, gross domestic product.
Sources: Eurostat [sdg_08_10], for real GDP per capita, calculation LISER; [lfsi_emp_a], for employment rate by sex and age (data extracted on 23 April 2024).
Unemployment rate
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| 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | Growth 2013–2022 |
From 15 to 24 years | ||||||||
Unemployment rate – total | EU27 (from 2020) | 24.4 | 21.8 | 18.0 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 14.5 | -40.6 |
Luxembourg | 15.5 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 13.5 | |
Men | EU27 (from 2020) | 24.7 | 22.2 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 14.6 | -40.9 |
Luxembourg | 18.7 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 16.7 | -10.7 | |
Women | EU27 (from 2020) | 24.1 | 21.3 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 14.5 | -39.8 |
Luxembourg | 10.9 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 69.7 | |
From 15 to 64 years | ||||||||
Unemployment rate – total | EU27 (from 2020) | 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | -45.2 |
Luxembourg | 5.9 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | -22.0 | |
Men | EU27 (from 2020) | 11.4 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 | -48.2 |
Luxembourg | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | -20.0 | |
Women | EU27 (from 2020) | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.6 | -43.1 |
Luxembourg | 6.4 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 | -26.6 | |
Notes: The unemployment rate for men and women is the annual average as a percentage of the active population aged 15–64 years, and the youth unemployment rate is the annual average as a percentage of people aged 15–24 years.
Source: Eurostat [lfsa_urgan] (data extracted on 23 April 2024)
