Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
54th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1991
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
29
1983–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg, 1983–2016

00.20.40.60.811983199920161983: 0.968 % of total labor force in working age1985: 0.97 % of total labor force in working age1986: 0.974 % of total labor force in working age1987: 0.975 % of total labor force in working age1988: 0.98 % of total labor force in working age1989: 0.984 % of total labor force in working age1991: 0.985 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.977 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.965 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.971 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.967 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.975 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.972 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.976 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.976 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.982 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.955 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.958 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.954 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.952 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.953 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.926 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.933 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.926 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.925 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.934 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.927 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.933 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.924 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg peaked at 1.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Luxembourg 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Luxembourg, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1983 1.0%
1985 1.0% +0.2%
1986 1.0% +0.3%
1987 1.0% +0.2%
1988 1.0% +0.5%
1989 1.0% +0.4%
1991 1.0% +0.1%
1993 1.0% -0.8%
1994 1.0% -1.2%
1995 1.0% +0.6%
1996 1.0% -0.4%
1997 1.0% +0.8%
1998 1.0% -0.2%
1999 1.0% +0.4%
2000 1.0% +0.0%
2001 1.0% +0.6%
2004 1.0% -2.7%
2005 1.0% +0.2%
2006 1.0% -0.3%
2007 1.0% -0.2%
2008 1.0% +0.1%
2009 0.9% -2.9%
2010 0.9% +0.8%
2011 0.9% -0.7%
2012 0.9% -0.1%
2013 0.9% +0.9%
2014 0.9% -0.8%
2015 0.9% +0.6%
2016 0.9% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 6
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 8
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 51 Estonia 0.9% compare
  2. 52 Sweden 0.9% compare
  3. 53 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare
  4. 55 India 0.9% compare
  5. 56 Argentina 0.9% compare
  6. 57 Egypt 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Luxembourg rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Luxembourg ranks 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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