Luxembourg's salaried employment grew slightly in the second quarter of 2025, with strong gains in public administration but notable losses in construction and IT, while resident workers increased more than cross-border employees.

This is in comparison with both the opening months of the year and the same period in 2024.

According to the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Statec), the number of employees rose by 0.2% compared with the first quarter, while year-on-year growth stood at 0.9%.

The strongest positive contribution came from public administration and other public services, which grew by 0.9% over the quarter and 3.8% on an annual basis. Within this category, central government services and non-residential social care for elderly and disabled people recorded the strongest growth.

By contrast, the construction and the information and communication sectors showed the sharpest declines in employment over a year, down by 2.6%. In detail, 677 jobs were lost in residential and non-residential building construction, and 539 positions disappeared in IT infrastructure management.

Looking at the workforce, the number of resident employees grew slightly faster (+0.3%) than that of cross-border workers (+0.2%) compared with the previous quarter. However, the number of cross-border workers from Germany and Belgium fell compared with the same quarter in 2024, down by 0.7% and 0.3%, respectively.

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