National Employment AgencyUnemployment rate down nearly 17% compared to 2021

The unemployment rate in Luxembourg is currently 4.7%, up just 0.1% from May 2022, according to ADEM.

The number of jobseekers is down for all categories of jobseekers, with the exception of jobseekers who have been registered for less than four months. In this category, ADEM observed an increase of 9.6%. In the same context, the Agency also notes that the number of people who newly registered with ADEM increased by 2,156 in June.

6,880 residents currently receive unemployment benefits, a decrease of 17.8%. In addition, 4,449 people benefit from individual measures.

Finally, ADEM reports a record-high number of vacant positions at 13,599. In June alone, an additional 4,252 vacant positions were registered with the Agency.

Here are the top ten jobs with the highest number of vacant positions in June:

• IT analysis and development: 237
• Accounting: 195
• Audits and financial controls: 147
• Kitchen staff: 133
• Defence and legal council: 120
• Secretarial work: 105
• Analysis and financial engineering: 100
• Hospitality service: 92
• Credit and banking risk analysis: 83
• Organisational and management consultancy: 82