The number of foreign employees in Luxembourg growing faster than the number of residents

In the second quarter, the number of workers who came to the Grand Duchy from other countries increased by 1.2%. At the same time, the number of residents increased by only 0.6%. In annual terms, the number of non-EU residents increased by 14.7%.

In proportion to the growth in the number of migrants, the employment market is also growing. For the second quarter, the increase was 0.8%, in annual terms — 3.6%. The fastest growing sectors were «specialized activities and support services» (+4.7% yoy) and «administration and other public services» (+3.9% yoy).