Labour Cost Survey
The Labour Cost Survey is a sample survey covering enterprises in Luxembourg. It covers all economic activities except agriculture and public administration.
Questionnaires
Survey objectives
The survey provides interesting insights into the total labour cost and its components (wages, social security contributions, etc.).
It also provides information on working time (hours worked, hours paid, overtime, leave, etc.), employment status and the type of employment contract (full-time or part-time, permanent or fixed-term, covered by a collective agreement or not, temporary employment, etc.).
The Labor Cost Survey is conducted in all countries of the European Union and in several countries outside the EU. The results published by Eurostat allow comparisons for all these countries. Furthermore, Eurostat also publishes regional results.
Implementation
The labour cost survey is conducted every four years through an online questionnaire to be filled in by a representative sample of enterprises. The latest survey takes place in 2025 and covers the labour costs in 2024.
Legal framework
This survey is required by Council Regulation (EU) EC_530_1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs.
The participation of the surveyed companies is mandatory. The law of 10 July 2011 on the organization of the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies provides in its Article 13 that respondents must provide all requested information, and that refusal to provide it is punishable by a fine (Art. 15).
Contact
Tel: (+352) 247-84308 (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM)
Email: enquete.cmo@statec.etat.lu
Publications
Methodology
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