With a vacancy rate of 1.8%, and a level of labour market slack of just over 10% of the extended labour force, Luxembourg is currently experiencing labour shortages. This is particularly the case in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector, which has a vacancy rate of over 6%. Labour shortages were analysed in an information session at Eurofound on national policy and company approaches to addressing shortages. These exchanges, known as Virtual Visits, take place in the context of Eurofound’s effort to reach out to the national level and ensure widespread dissemination and dialogue with respect to its research findings.
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