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Luxembourg - LABOUR MARKET |
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Labour market indicators
Unemployment rate in
2004
:
4,8%
(ILO data)
Working population:
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Year
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Total Population
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Working population
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Activity rate
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2004
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450 000
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187 803
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42%
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Employment by sector:
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Year
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
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2004
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1.4%
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21.8%
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76.9%
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| Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data |
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Employment contracts
Employment contracts are regulated by law. Collective agreements and individual negotiations complement it.
The terms of the employment contracts are very rigid.
Salaries
National monthly minimum wage as of
01/01/2003
:
1,362 euros
Average wage for a
wage earner
in the manufacturing industry in
2001
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12.62
euros
by
hour
(ILO data)
Social security contributions
Employer:
14 %.
Employee:
10.7 %.
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Number of hours
Legal definition of full time work (per week):
39 hours
Retirement age:
65
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Unions
Average rate of union membership:
65 %.
Unions:
N/A.
Useful links
For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:
- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets
- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws
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Ministry of Labour
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Federation des Industriels Luxembourgeois (FEDIL)
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January 2006
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