Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Luxembourg
The unemployment rate in Luxembourg was 6.5% of the labour force in 2025.
Luxembourg, 2025
6.5%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
13th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Luxembourg over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Luxembourg | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 6.7%b (break in time series) | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | 9.3% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 6.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.7%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Luxembourg has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Luxembourg
All statistics for Luxembourg
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
7.3%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
73.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
70.2%
2025 · Eurostat