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Year after year, labour costs in the Grand Duchy are rising. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

Labour costs set to rise by 3.5% in 2025

At €56.80 per hour, Luxembourg is the European country with the highest labour costs. This has been the case for the past 10 years. The trend is not expected to reverse in 2026.

Marc Fassone • 31.03.2026
In March, households significantly lowered their expectations regarding both the general economic situation in Luxembourg and their own future financial situation, as well as their plans for major purchases. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

Consumer confidence fell sharply in March 2026

Ioanna Schimizzi • 30.03.2026
The 2026 list of occupations in very short supply published by Adem on Friday 27 March has been reduced from 22 to 20 occupations, reflecting a labour market that is still under pressure. (Photos: Ministère de la Santé Luxembourg/archives/Shutterstock; montage: Paperjam)
ECONOMY

Nurses, IT, roofers... shortages persist

Ioanna Schimizzi • 27.03.2026
This is the first time Luxembourg has adopted a strategy for a defence industry,” defence minister Yuriko Backes said at a Thursday press conference. Photo: SIP
ECONOMY

Luxembourg launches a defense fund and a defense campus

Mike Gordon • 26.03.2026
Statec’s Conjoncture Flash published on 24 March 2026 showed Luxembourg’s economy grew 0.6% in 2025, with the outlook for 2026 darkened by inflation and external risks. Library photo: Guy Wolff
ECONOMY

Weak 0.6% growth in 2025 leaves Luxembourg vulnerable in 2026

Kangkan Halder • 24.03.2026
Luxembourg’s labour market is becoming ever more dependent on foreign-born workers, but strong inflows are being undermined by weak long-term retention. Library photo: Nader Ghavami
ECONOMY

30% of foreign workers leave Luxembourg after a year

Kangkan Halder • 24.03.2026
“The sharpest increases relate to secretarial and administrative support roles, IT roles, and accounting roles,” Adem stated in its February labour market update published on 20 March 2026. Library photo: Guy Wolff
ECONOMY

Luxembourg unemployment holds at 6.3% in February

Kangkan Halder • 20.03.2026
Pump prices continue to soar. The main victims? Diesel users. (Photo: Paperjam/archives)
ECONOMY

Diesel passes the two-euro mark

Marc Fassone • 19.03.2026
Frank Thomé identifies three blockages, including the issue of bank accounts, that need to be removed if Luxembourg is to play its part in the defence sector as early as this year. (Photo: Ann Sophie Lindström/Fedil)
ECONOMY

“Luxembourg can carve out a place for itself in the defence industry”

Thierry Labro • 11.03.2026
The European Parliament’s report adopted on 24 February 2026 casts Europe’s housing shortage as both a social challenge and an economic constraint. Libryra photo: Guy Wolff
ECONOMY

EU housing crisis: 10 calls in Parliament’s report

Kangkan Halder • 10.03.2026
The conflict in Iran and the region is having its first visible effect in Luxembourg: this Thursday, pump prices are rising significantly for diesel and more moderately for other fuels. Library photo: Guy Wolff
ECONOMY

Iran: first increases at the pump in Luxembourg

Thierry Labro • 05.03.2026
In less than a year, four international companies have set up headquarters in Luxembourg so that they can “simply” transpose what already exists by transforming it. (Photo: Shutterstock)
ECONOMY

Restructurings: the anniversary that the “grumpy” will have missed

Thierry Labro • 05.03.2026
Statec attributed February’s steady 1.3% inflation rate to easing services pressures and shifting energy and food prices. Library photo: Guy Wolff
ECONOMY

Luxembourg inflation steady at 1.3% in February 2026

Kangkan Halder • 04.03.2026
In the March issue, Paperjam devotes its coverstory to the subject of health and performance, which imply a different approach to the world of work. (Photo: Julian Pierrot/Paperjam)
ECONOMY

Health: the overlooked yet strategic KPI

Maëlle Hamma • 27.02.2026
Luxembourg household’s consumer confidence rose in February as households became more upbeat about the economy and their future finances. Library photo: Matic Zorman
ECONOMY

Consumer confidence rises in February: BCL

Kangkan Halder • 27.02.2026
John Psaila is managing partner and CEO of Deloitte Luxembourg. (Photo: Matic Zorman/archive)
ECONOMY

When the machine outpaces the levers

John Psaila (Deloitte Luxembourg) • 27.02.2026
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