Work & Labour in Switzerland 988 indicators covering work & labour for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Labour force by NUTS 2 region 5,086 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 17th 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 Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 75.5% 2025 up 0.7% 5th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5,086 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 17th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th 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 Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 71.8% 2025 up 0.6% 4th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.4 Hour 2025 down 1.9% 32nd Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 35.3 Hour 2025 up 1.1% 40th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 29th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 29th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 29th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 99,421 2023 up 15.6% 19th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 81.5% 2025 down 0.9% 15th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.6% 2025 up 16.2% 28th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 73.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 12.1% 19th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 49.2% 2025 down 2.2% 4th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 60.1% 2025 down 2.4% 9th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 61.1% 2025 up 0.8% 15th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 59.0% 2025 down 5.7% 10th Part time employment, female 67.9% 2025 down 0.8% 6th Part time employment, male 36.0% 2025 up 32.7% 15th Part time employment, total 51.0% 2025 up 10.1% 8th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 3,365 Co-inventions 2023 down 5.1% 10th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 70.4% 2025 up 2.3% 2nd Annual working hours per worker 1,529 hours per worker 2023 down 2.8% 116th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,529 hours per worker 2023 down 2.8% 116th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 12.0% 2024 down 9.9% 57th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.6% 2025 up 16.2% 28th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.6% 2025 up 16.2% 28th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.3% 2024 down 10.1% 110th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 9.2% 2025 up 1.1% 45th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 5.0% 2025 unchanged 16th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.4% 2025 unchanged 33rd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,529 hours per worker 2023 down 2.8% 116th Incidence of part-time employment 34.79 2025 down 1.2% 34th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 40.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 103.5% 21st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 119.78 2025 down 12.2% 78th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.22 2025 down 11.2% 102nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 63.16 2025 down 27.0% 77th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.99 2025 down 25.2% 104th Employees 4,075 2025 up 5.6% 48th Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 4,886 Persons 2025 up 7.7% 27th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 706 Thousand persons 2025 down 12.1% 15th Unemployment of previously employed persons 211.54 2025 up 6.8% 40th Unemployed population — Unemployment 248.55 Persons 2025 up 8.6% 24th Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,512 Hours per year per person 2025 down 4.1% 27th ← Previous Page 5 of 17 Next →