Salaried Employment Up 0.2% in Q1 2025, Rises by 0.9% Over 12 Months

On Tuesday 1 July 2025, Luxembourg's statistical institute, STATEC, published its latest report on salaried employment in the Grand Duchy.

As in previous quarters, quarterly growth in salaried employment remained "very moderate" in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, rising by 0.2% compared with Q4 2024. Year-on-year growth reached 0.9%.

On the one hand, trade, transport, accommodation and catering (+0.6%) and administration and other public services (+0.9%) posted the strongest quarterly growth compared with Q4 2024. On the other hand, the construction, information and communication sectors, as well as specialised activities and support services, recorded a decline in the number of employees in Q1 2025.

STATEC noted that administration and other public services (+3.7% year-on-year) were the most dynamic sectors in annual comparison. Central government services and social work activities, excluding accommodation for the elderly and people with disabilities, recorded the strongest growth. In contrast, the construction sector saw a sharp decline of 3.3% in the number of employees over one year, particularly in residential and non-residential construction, which suffered the most significant job losses.

Moreover, in Q1 2025, the number of resident employees increased slightly more than the number of cross-border workers (+0.3% compared to Q4 2024 for residents, versus +0.1% for cross-border workers). However, the number of German and Belgian cross-border employees fell compared with Q1 2024, with declines of 0.5% and 0.4% respectively.