That’s a rise of 1% compared to the first quarter of 2018 and 3.9% over the second quarter of last year, according to payroll figures released by Statec on 24 September.

The statistics agency said the number of cross-border commuters rose 4.7% between the second quarters of 2017 and 2018 (to 192,121 cross-border workers, or 45.5% of the total workforce).

The number of Luxembourg nationals and EU citizens living in the grand duchy were both up 2.7% during the same timeframe.

The number of non-EU nationals living and working in Luxembourg increased by 10% (to 16,151 employees).

The largest gains were recorded in the “specialised and support services” (6.2%), information and communication technology (5.6%), and construction (3.8%) sectors.