Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
58th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
29
1983–2016

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

0.020.040.060.081983199920161983: 0.032 % of total labor force in working age1985: 0.03 % of total labor force in working age1986: 0.026 % of total labor force in working age1987: 0.025 % of total labor force in working age1988: 0.02 % of total labor force in working age1989: 0.016 % of total labor force in working age1991: 0.015 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.023 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.035 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.029 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.033 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.025 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.028 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.024 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.024 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.018 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.045 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.042 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.046 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.048 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.047 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.074 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.067 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.074 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.066 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.073 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.067 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.076 % of total labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

Luxembourg ranks 58th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Unemployment 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 0.0%
1985 0.0% -7.4%
1986 0.0% -11.4%
1987 0.0% -6.2%
1988 0.0% -19.7%
1989 0.0% -19.9%
1991 0.0% -6.6%
1993 0.0% +56.1%
1994 0.0% +50.5%
1995 0.0% -16.2%
1996 0.0% +12.6%
1997 0.0% -23.0%
1998 0.0% +9.2%
1999 0.0% -14.9%
2000 0.0% -0.5%
2001 0.0% -23.1%
2004 0.0% +147.1%
2005 0.0% -4.9%
2006 0.0% +7.7%
2007 0.0% +4.3%
2008 0.0% -2.3%
2009 0.1% +59.5%
2010 0.1% -10.2%
2011 0.1% +10.3%
2012 0.1% +1.3%
2013 0.1% -11.7%
2014 0.1% +10.7%
2015 0.1% -8.0%
2016 0.1% +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 55 Egypt 0.1% compare
  2. 56 Argentina 0.1% compare
  3. 57 India 0.1% compare
  4. 59 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
  5. 60 Sweden 0.1% compare
  6. 61 Estonia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Luxembourg was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Luxembourg rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Luxembourg ranks 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment 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
Unemployment 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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