Steve Albrecht at Luxdata, a data analytics platform in Luxembourg, said that based on recent figures Leudelange has a high ratio of open job postings compared to the town’s unemployment rate, while Esch-Alzette has a relatively high unemployment rate and fewer available positions. Photo: Matic Zorman

Steve Albrecht at Luxdata, a data analytics platform in Luxembourg, said that based on recent figures Leudelange has a high ratio of open job postings compared to the town’s unemployment rate, while Esch-Alzette has a relatively high unemployment rate and fewer available positions. Photo: Matic Zorman

It is important to keep an eye on the ratio of job openings and jobseekers in each municipality, writes Steve Albrecht at Luxdata, in this guest column.

All too often analysing the unemployment market we see statistics on a country level. However, it is useful to drill down to the communes and compare with the actual job openings.

Why is that relevant? The closer the jobs to the unemployed, the easier it is to find a match and hence reduce unemployment. Also in the context of green transition and work-life balance the goal is to reduce the distance to work, and hence cut down traffic and pollution.

In this analysis we show you the unemployment rate by commune and compare it with the job openings. Standing out are communes such as Leudelange, Sandweiler and Contern with more than 3 times the number of job openings compared to the number of unemployed. That is in contrast with areas such as Esch-sur-Alzette, which has the highest unemployment rate of Luxembourg at 4.4% (1,602 people), has only 415 job openings (0.3x jobs per unemployed).

This dashboard allows you to sort the communes by unemployment rate, job openings ratio, and A-Z. The darker the area on the map the higher the job openings ratio. Click on a commune and also see the type of job openings.

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