Work & Labour in Switzerland 988 indicators covering work & labour for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force 2.30 million Persons 2013 up 15.6% 10th Annual net earnings 53,301 2023 up 36.6% 1st Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment 133,689 Persons 2024 up 22.5% 10th Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 79.6 Rate 2024 up 3.9% 14th Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 47,234 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2024 up 20.2% 1st Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 34.1 Rate 2024 down 13.7% 27th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.6% 2025 up 16.2% 26th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.6% 2025 up 16.2% 26th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 6,733 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.7% 20th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 18.7% 2025 unchanged 26th Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 14.6% 2025 down 3.9% 12th Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 14.5% 2025 down 4.6% 12th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 14.6% 2025 down 3.9% 12th Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 91.7% 2025 down 2.4% 36th Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 59.2% 2025 down 5.7% 6th Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 59.1% 2025 down 5.7% 6th Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 59.2% 2025 down 5.7% 6th Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 14.5% 2025 down 4.0% 13th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 81.5% 2025 down 0.9% 15th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 81.5% 2025 down 0.9% 15th Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 59.5% 2025 down 5.4% 7th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 29.9% 2025 down 14.3% 7th Early leavers from formal education by labour status 6.1% 2025 up 3.4% 33rd Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 32.9% 2024 up 23.2% 3rd Persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 62.5 Thousand 2025 down 17.9% 20th Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 59.6 Thousand 2025 down 19.2% 20th Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 59.6 Thousand 2025 down 19.2% 20th Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 59.6 Thousand 2025 down 19.2% 20th Youth long-term unemployment rate 1.4% 2025 down 12.5% 27th Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 4,861 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.2% 17th Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 4,918 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.7% 17th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 663.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 14.5% 17th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly 4,080 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.0% 17th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.8 Hour 2026 down 3.9% 32nd Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 10.2 Hour 2026 down 1.0% 42nd Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,918 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.7% 17th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,918 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.7% 17th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,918 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.7% 17th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,099 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.2% 17th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 94.8 Month 2026 up 5.1% 39th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,918 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.7% 17th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age - quarterly 244.6 Thousand persons 2026 down 23.9% 10th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 244.6 Thousand persons 2026 down 23.9% 10th Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 3.1% 2023 up 16.2% 8th Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data 192.3 Thousand 2026 down 19.6% 14th Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data 101.1 Thousand 2026 up 15.4% 13th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.8% 2025 up 75.8% 11th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.8% 2025 up 75.8% 11th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.8% 2025 up 75.8% 11th Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 5,113 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.6% 15th Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 252 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.5% 17th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 284 Thousand persons 2025 up 32.0% 14th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 234.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.0% 14th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 91.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.4% 14th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 103.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.2% 14th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction 25.7% 2025 up 62.7% 17th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 70 Thousand persons 2026 up 29.6% 18th Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 2,048 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.0% 8th Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 85 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.8% 17th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 245 Thousand persons 2026 down 23.7% 8th ← Previous Page 13 of 17 Next →