Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Luxembourg (partie française) (LUX)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 191 497 191 877 196 049
Working age adult in % 73,3 74,7 76,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,7 64,7 68,2
 including unemployed workers in % 8,6 9,9 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 26,7 25,3 24,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,2 8,0 8,3
 including retirees in % 8,0 7,3 6,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,6 10,0 9,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 196 049 149 004 76,0 133 669 68,2
 15 to 24 years old 31 147 13 478 43,3 10 559 33,9
 25 to 54 years old 125 765 114 349 90,9 104 024 82,7
 55 to 64 years old 39 137 21 177 54,1 19 086 48,8
Male 98 505 77 983 79,2 70 426 71,5
 15 to 24 years old 16 321 7 560 46,3 5 850 35,8
 25 to 54 years old 63 314 60 029 94,8 55 150 87,1
 55 to 64 years old 18 870 10 394 55,1 9 426 50,0
Female 97 544 71 021 72,8 63 243 64,8
 15 to 24 years old 14 826 5 918 39,9 4 709 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 62 451 54 320 87,0 48 875 78,3
 55 to 64 years old 20 267 10 783 53,2 9 660 47,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 68,2
Unemployed workers 7,8
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 8,3
Other economically inactive people 9,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 140 847 124 205 142 378 123 474 149 366 134 588
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 426 426 469 458 419 419
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 035 4 812 5 497 5 063 6 138 5 768
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 548 13 054 15 417 14 893 18 438 17 952
 Intermediate professions 32 287 30 297 34 342 31 676 38 734 36 378
 Employees 47 400 41 346 47 811 40 998 47 829 42 516
 Workers 40 512 34 271 36 983 30 387 35 997 31 555
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 16 449 19 036 15 335
Unemployment rate in % 11,7 13,3 10,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,5 29,6 21,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,0 11,5 9,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,3 12,0 9,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 18,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,1
2 years at university 6,8
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 4,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 76 282 73 111 69 621
Working age adult living in the area 124 580 125 265 135 061
Occupational concentration by industry 61,2 58,4 51,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,6 58,8 59,2
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 76 282 100,0 73 111 100,0 69 621 100,0
Employee 69 081 90,6 65 566 89,7 61 671 88,6
 including women 34 135 44,7 33 561 45,9 31 619 45,4
 including partial time jobs 14 769 19,4 14 429 19,7 12 302 17,7
Non-employee 7 200 9,4 7 545 10,3 7 950 11,4
 including women 2 558 3,4 2 880 3,9 3 339 4,8
 including partial time jobs 878 1,2 1 063 1,5 1 202 1,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 70 010 100,0
Farmer operators 430 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 740 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 332 11,9
Intermediate professions 19 210 27,4
Employees 22 154 31,6
Workers 15 144 21,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 0,6 0,7 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 6,0 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,1 10,7 11,9
Intermediate professions 25,9 26,7 27,4
Employees 32,5 32,7 31,6
Workers 25,2 23,2 21,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 77 333 100,0 72 565 100,0 70 010 100,0 49,7 89,0
Agriculture 635 0,8 663 0,9 612 0,9 31,6 31,1
Industry 14 833 19,2 13 160 18,1 12 024 17,2 20,0 96,1
Construction 5 313 6,9 4 396 6,1 4 352 6,2 10,3 76,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 378 39,3 28 170 38,8 28 628 40,9 50,3 85,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 26 174 33,8 26 175 36,1 24 394 34,8 71,0 93,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 36,4 29,4
Industry 19,8 25,0
Construction 12,3 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,4 43,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,8 59,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.