Work & Labour in Switzerland 988 indicators covering work & labour for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 83 Thousand persons 2020 up 23.9% 22nd Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by NACE Rev. 2 activity - structure 12.6% 2024 down 27.6% 15th Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 45.4% 2020 down 6.8% 28th Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by type of ownership and NACE Rev. 13.0% 2024 down 27.4% 10th Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 49 Thousand persons 2020 down 15.5% 23rd Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship 88.5% 2025 up 2.8% 5th Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic 74,893 Number 2023 up 13.2% 8th Employed recent immigrants by citizenship 81.7% 2025 up 2.8% 6th Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 210 Thousand persons 2020 down 17.3% 10th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS 1.5% 2024 up 4.2% 42nd Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 53 Thousand persons 2020 down 13.1% 22nd Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 201 Thousand persons 2020 down 21.2% 11th Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 76 Thousand persons 2020 up 7.0% 21st Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 99,469 Number 2023 up 17.0% 8th Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS 3.9% 2024 unchanged 39th Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 10.0% 2024 down 29.1% 13th Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 442 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.7% 12th Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 71.7% 2026 down 1.4% 5th Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 617 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.2% 8th Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 2,150 Thousand 2008 up 28.9% 11th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,205 Thousand persons 2008 up 9.5% 17th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,205 Thousand persons 2008 up 9.5% 17th Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 16,293 Number 2024 up 15.2% 22nd Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 3.45 2023 up 9.2% 21st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 39 Thousand persons 2020 down 35.0% 31st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 56 Thousand persons 2020 down 9.7% 26th Health personnel employed in hospital - historical data 24,062 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2020 up 38.6% 6th Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 167,735 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 down 6.4% 12th Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 156 Thousand persons 2025 — 15th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by 76.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 0.9% 9th Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 75.5% 2025 — 5th Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 71.8% 2025 — 4th Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 — 15th Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 — 15th Employees by migration status and employment contract 4,065 Thousand persons 2025 — 16th Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 4.9% 2025 — 25th Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 4,918 2020 up 13.0% 39th Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 205 Thousand persons 2025 — 7th Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 31,566 2020 down 12.0% 30th Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 22,165 2020 up 10.6% 29th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 371 Thousand persons 2020 up 46.6% 11th Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 544 Thousand persons 2025 — 13th Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 206 2020 up 3.5% 28th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 358 Thousand persons 2020 up 42.6% 11th Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 590 Thousand persons 2025 — 8th Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class 1.5 Millions of persons employed 2024 up 7.1% 11th Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 246.8 Thousand 2020 up 159.0% 12th Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity 321,500 2019 up 5.5% 11th Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity 321,500 2019 up 5.3% 11th Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway 32,281 Number 2010 down 9.6% 12th Persons employed in principal railway enterprises by sex 32,281 Number 2010 down 9.6% 12th Employed HRST with tertiary education by age, field of education and 1,890 Thousand 2013 up 56.9% 15th Teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-6) by employment 124,180 Number 2012 up 68.4% 9th Persons employed in goods road transport enterprises by sex 32,374 Number 2001 up 5.4% 22nd Persons employed in goods road transport enterprises by employment 32,374 Number 2001 up 5.4% 22nd Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit 303 2012 down 15.8% 11th Self-perceived long-standing limitations in usual activities due to 130.8 Thousand 2013 up 62.5% 11th Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 4,205 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.4% 17th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 578.7 Thousand persons 2008 up 2.3% 15th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 3,548 Thousand persons 2008 up 13.0% 16th ← Previous Page 16 of 17 Next →