Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Luxembourg (partie française) (LUX)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 192 077 191 739 197 306
Working age adult in % 73,5 74,8 76,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,4 65,1 68,6
 Unemployed workers in % 9,1 9,7 7,7
Economically inactive people in % 26,5 25,2 23,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,1 8,1 8,3
 Retirees in % 8,0 7,2 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,4 10,0 9,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 197 306 150 479 76,3 135 285 68,6
 15 to 24 years old 31 460 13 683 43,5 10 790 34,3
 25 to 54 years old 126 619 115 293 91,1 105 058 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 39 227 21 502 54,8 19 437 49,6
Male 99 074 78 643 79,4 71 091 71,8
 15 to 24 years old 16 481 7 662 46,5 5 962 36,2
 25 to 54 years old 63 648 60 399 94,9 55 532 87,2
 55 to 64 years old 18 945 10 583 55,9 9 597 50,7
Female 98 233 71 835 73,1 64 194 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 14 979 6 021 40,2 4 828 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 62 971 54 895 87,2 49 527 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 20 282 10 920 53,8 9 840 48,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 68,6
Unemployed workers 7,7
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 8,3
Other economically inactive people 9,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 141 346 123 827 142 886 124 318 149 940 135 411
including farmer operators 467 460 441 433 396 396
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 276 5 012 5 410 4 978 6 118 5 844
including managers and higher intellectual professions 14 007 13 481 15 705 15 191 19 224 18 674
including intermediate professions 32 617 30 470 34 831 32 092 39 033 36 793
including employees 47 143 40 946 47 973 41 206 46 820 41 639
including workers 40 076 33 458 36 663 30 418 36 515 32 065
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 17 401 18 650 15 193
Unemployment rate in % 12,3 13,0 10,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,4 28,6 21,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,5 11,3 8,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,0 12,2 9,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 18,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,9
2 years at university 6,9
3 to 4 years at university 5,7
5 years or more at university 4,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 76 023 72 756 69 169
Working age adult living in the area 124 493 125 835 136 724
Occupational concentration by industry 61,1 57,8 50,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,7 58,7 59,4
  • 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, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 76 023 100,0 72 756 100,0 69 169 100,0
Employee 68 573 90,2 65 265 89,7 60 928 88,1
 including women 34 040 44,8 33 505 46,1 31 274 45,2
 including part time jobs 14 843 19,5 14 215 19,5 11 889 17,2
Non-employee 7 450 9,8 7 491 10,3 8 241 11,9
 including women 2 708 3,6 2 919 4,0 3 432 5,0
 including part time jobs 945 1,2 1 056 1,5 1 254 1,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 69 709 100,0
Farmer operators 398 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 785 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 309 11,9
Intermediate professions 19 441 27,9
Employees 21 605 31,0
Workers 15 171 21,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 0,6 0,6 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 6,0 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,3 10,9 11,9
Intermediate professions 26,1 26,7 27,9
Employees 32,6 32,4 31,0
Workers 24,5 23,4 21,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 77 188 100,0 71 951 100,0 69 709 100,0 49,7 88,8
Agriculture 690 0,9 634 0,9 630 0,9 31,9 35,2
Industry 14 451 18,7 13 141 18,3 11 579 16,6 20,1 96,1
Construction 5 273 6,8 4 418 6,1 4 440 6,4 9,8 76,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 531 39,6 28 077 39,0 28 433 40,8 49,7 84,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 26 242 34,0 25 681 35,7 24 627 35,3 71,3 93,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 38,9 28,1
Industry 19,8 27,7
Construction 11,6 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,6 44,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,0 60,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.