Luxembourg
Luxembourg's jobs recovery gathers pace
Employment in Luxembourg rose 0.6% in Q2 2026, up from 0.4% in Q1. About 3,000 more people were working in the country, marking a further strengthening of the jobs recovery.
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PolandPoland's youth unemployment rises to its highest since 2017
Poland's unemployment rate among 15–24-year-olds rose to 12.2% in 2025 from 10.8%, its highest since 2017. The share of 15–29-year-olds in work fell to 47.1%, its lowest since 2015.
IsraelIsrael changes how it counts women of working age
The OECD estimate for Israeli women aged 15 to 64 fell from 2,975 to 2,932, with both figures measured in thousands, a 1.45% decline in 2025. But the apparent drop reflects a break in how the population was counted, not a clean demographic comparison with 2024.
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Israel’s real estate wage bill sets a record
Israel’s real estate wage bill rose 37.5% to 6,648.9 million shekels in 2025, the highest level in an annual OECD series beginning in 1995. It is a sharp increase in what employers paid overall, not evidence that every worker received the same raise.
RomaniaRomania records an unusual jump in its trade employment index
Romania’s unadjusted index of people employed in wholesale, retail and vehicle repair rose from 113.8 to a record 153.5 in Q1 2026, a 34.9% quarterly increase. It is the highest reading in a series beginning in Q1 2000, but the abrupt break from a steady recent pattern calls for caution.
EstoniaEstonia reports higher industrial employment after a long decline
Employment in Estonia’s industrial sector, excluding construction, was 14.5% higher than a year earlier in Q1 2026, following a 6.7% annual fall in Q4 2025. It was the strongest result among the 26 countries compared, but the abrupt reversal warrants caution.