Resident job seekers decreased by 720, or 4.5%, since June 2016.

Notably, the situation has improved the outlook for vulnerable job seekers, such as those with health issues, where unemployment decreased year on year by 5.7%, as well as for unskilled workers (8.6% decrease) and those who had been registered with Adem, Luxembourg’s employment bureau, for at least 12 months.

There was a 9% increase in job vacancies year-on-year listed by employers as well, a total of 2,883 vacant posts in June 2017.