Work & Labour in Switzerland 988 indicators covering work & labour for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 1,571 Thousand persons 2026 up 6.3% 22nd Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 24.6% 2026 up 2.1% 41st Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 42.1% 2026 up 10.2% 3rd Long-term care resources and utilisation - workers — Formal long-term 8.6 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over 2024 up 8.9% 4th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total 34.1% 2026 up 0.3% 13th Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 99.8 Index, 2021=100 2026 down 3.5% 26th Employment rates by degree of urbanisation 71.8% 2025 up 0.6% 4th Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 26th Average monthly earnings of employees 6,468 2025 up 11.6% 23rd Unemployed persons by previous occupation 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 7,556 2025 up 7.7% 25th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 7,556 2025 up 7.7% 25th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age 2,810 Thousand persons 2025 up 18.5% 14th Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 1.13 2023 down 43.8% 66th Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 340,130 2023 down 8.8% 22nd Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.9% 2025 up 0.9% 5th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.9% 2025 up 0.9% 5th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.1% 2025 up 1.0% 4th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.1% 2025 up 1.0% 4th Employed persons by job tenure and degree of urbanisation 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 593.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 17th Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 593.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 17th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 6,733 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.7% 20th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 6,733 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.7% 20th Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 6,733 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.7% 20th Population in private households by country of birth and labour status 6,733 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.7% 20th Labour force by citizenship 5,086 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 17th Labour force participation rates by citizenship 75.5% 2025 up 0.7% 5th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and 67.3% 2025 down 1.2% 6th Labour force participation rates by country of birth 75.5% 2025 up 0.7% 5th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and 67.3% 2025 down 1.2% 6th Employment rates by citizenship 71.8% 2025 up 0.6% 4th Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship 64.1% 2025 down 1.2% 5th Employment rates by country of birth 71.8% 2025 up 0.6% 4th Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth 64.1% 2025 down 1.2% 5th Employed persons by citizenship 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by job tenure 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Self-employed persons by citizenship 658.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.3% 17th Self-employed persons by country of birth 658.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.3% 17th Unemployment rates by citizenship 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 26th Unemployment rates by country of birth 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 26th Unemployed persons by citizenship 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Persons outside the labour force by citizenship 1,647 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.5% 22nd Unemployed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 26th Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 26th Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 1,860 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.6% 10th Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 1,860 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.6% 10th Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment 41.3% 2025 up 9.3% 3rd Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 41.3% 2025 up 9.3% 3rd Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees 13.1% 2025 down 4.4% 15th Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees 13.1% 2025 down 4.4% 15th Temporary employees by educational attainment level, country of birth 513.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.6% 14th Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and 513.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.6% 14th Youth employment rate by country of birth 49.2% 2025 down 2.2% 4th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 23 2024 — 56th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.26 2024 — 52nd Average monthly earnings of employees 6,468 2025 up 11.6% 18th Care employment 1,252 2025 up 15.0% 10th ← Previous Page 11 of 17 Next →