Long-term unemployment rate in Luxembourg

In 2025, 2.0% of the labour force in Luxembourg had been unemployed for at least a year. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017.

Measure: Long-term unemployment rate Unit: % of the labour force Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Luxembourg, 2025 2.0% % of the labour force
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 1.6%
European Union, 2025 1.9% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 14th of 34 See the full ranking

Long-term unemployment rate 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.

Long-term unemployment rate (% of the labour force), 2009 to 2025
Period LuxembourgEuropean Union
2025 2.0% 1.9%
2024 1.6% 1.9%
2023 1.7% 2.1%
2022 1.3% 2.4%
2021 1.8% 2.8%
2020 1.7% 2.4%
2019 1.3% 2.7%
2018 1.4% 3.1%
2017 2.1% 3.7%
2016 2.2% 4.3%
2015 1.9%b (break in time series) 4.9%
2014 1.6% 5.4%
2013 1.8% 5.4%
2012 1.6% 4.9%
2011 1.4% 4.3%
2010 1.3% 4.0%
2009 1.2% 3.1%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 1.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.9%, the figure has changed by +0.1 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 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_ltu_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=LTU unit=PC_ACT age=Y15-74
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Luxembourg
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat