Work & Labour in Switzerland 988 indicators covering work & labour for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.849 2014 unchanged 14th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 8.71 2025 — 45th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 217.71 2025 — 31st Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 64.08 2025 down 1.2% 14th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,134 2025 up 7.7% 36th Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 120.72 2025 up 1.0% 3rd Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2,345 2023 up 3.8% 17th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,491 2025 up 11.8% 38th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.7% 2021 up 21.4% 29th Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 1.43 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 32nd Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 1.43 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 32nd Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1.25 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 27th Labour force participation rate 67.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 down 1.2% 4th Informal employment 49.1 2024 up 37.7% 70th Informal employment rate 1.09 2024 up 27.7% 80th Employment outside the formal sector 95.86 2024 up 37.9% 64th Share of employment outside the formal sector 2.13 2024 up 27.8% 77th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 7.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 16.0% 15th Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 2,491 Persons 2025 up 11.8% 24th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.84 2025 up 0.8% 52nd Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 248.54 2025 up 8.6% 36th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 6.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 14.8% 14th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 4.89 million Persons 2025 up 7.7% 24th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 248,500 Persons 2025 up 8.6% 28th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 5.13 million Persons 2025 up 7.7% 25th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 52.73 2025 down 11.8% 38th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 5.22 2025 down 9.1% 34th Average hourly earnings of employees 48.11 2025 up 15.2% 38th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.13 2023 down 44.1% 54th Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 85.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 0.3% 3rd Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 91.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.1% 3rd Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 5.81 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 up 15.7% 21st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 63.16 2025 down 27.0% 45th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.99 2025 down 25.2% 62nd Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -8.7 Percentage points 2025 up 24.3% 17th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -8.7 Percentage points 2025 up 24.3% 17th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 2,345 2023 up 5.8% 15th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.13 2023 down 43.8% 64th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -9.1 Percentage points 2025 up 23.5% 14th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -9.1 Percentage points 2025 up 23.5% 14th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 0 Percentage points 2025 down 100.0% 16th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 0 Percentage points 2025 down 100.0% 16th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.83 2025 up 287.8% 57th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 7.58 Years 2025 down 3.0% 19th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 0.9% 2024 up 15.8% 77th Share of male workers in informal employment 0.9% 2024 up 15.8% 77th Share of workers in informal employment 1.5% 2024 up 4.2% 74th Share of female workers in informal employment 2.1% 2024 down 4.0% 72nd Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 1.5% 2024 up 4.2% 74th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 12.99 2025 — 33rd Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 8.29 Years 2025 down 4.6% 19th Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 3.99 million Persons 2026 up 10.2% 15th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 1.5% 2024 up 4.2% 83rd Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 33.59 2025 up 2.0% 63rd Workers in the reference group 4,086 2015 up 15.3% 33rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 33.59 2025 up 2.0% 62nd Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 4.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.5% 9th Gender wage gap 13.73 2025 down 13.8% 20th Part-time employment - Regions 2.04 million Persons 2025 up 18.1% 9th Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,252 2025 up 15.0% 24th ← Previous Page 7 of 17 Next →