It is well known that Luxembourg in particular benefits from the cross-border labor market: from Rheinland-Pflaz alone, 31,000 people commute to the Grand Duchy every day, according to the State Statistical Office in Bad Ems.
Of course, due to the current corona pandemic, these figures are greatly reduced, largely due restrictions in place and the trend towards working from home offices.
“The five sub-regions generate a gross domestic product of almost 370 billion euros, the economic output is thus comparable to that of Austria,” added the state office with a view to the total economic significance of the greater region.
Pfalz makes a significant contribution to this with 36 percent.
According to statisticians, more than eleven million people live in the Greater Region, formed by RLP, Saarland, the French region of Lorraine, the Belgian region of Wallonia and Luxembourg.
