What is the situation with regard to economic activity? Between work, study and retirement

One of the key pieces of information from the population
census relates to economic activity: how many
residents have a job? How many are unemployed? How
many are retired or not in paid employment? These are
all questions that shed light on the daily life and economic
situation of the resident population.
These factors are closely linked to the age distribution
of the population, especially as the demographic decline
and ageing of the population in most European
countries are having a significant impact on the economy
and growth.
Immigration is another factor impacting on labour
market status. Luxembourg’s high level of immigration,
with a considerable increase of 131,588 inhabitants
between the last two censuses (i.e. +25.7%), has
an impact on the number of people in work, since most
immigrants come to Luxembourg to work (labour immigration).
Immigration therefore has the effect of attenuating
the ageing of Luxembourg’s population and
also has an impact on activity rates.