Work & Labour in Switzerland 988 indicators covering work & labour for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 0 National currency 2024 — 3rd Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.5 Factor of decile 1 2024 down 1.9% 25th Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,886 2025 up 7.7% 39th Employees 4,075 2025 up 5.6% 32nd Public sector employees 803.01 2025 up 13.9% 26th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 6,910 2025 up 9.5% 41st Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 6,910 2025 up 9.5% 40th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 13.3% 2024 up 8.3% 19th Gender wage gap 13.3% 2024 up 8.3% 19th Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 13.3% 2024 up 8.3% 19th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 13.3% 2024 up 8.3% 19th Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 13.3% 2024 up 8.3% 19th Hospital employment 27.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 15.5% 1st Gender wage gap 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2024 down 46.8% 11th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 35.23 2025 down 2.7% 63rd Annual working hours per person employed 1,590 Hours 2016 down 3.6% 30th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 35.39 2025 down 1.6% 62nd SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 48.11 2025 up 15.2% 38th Average hourly earnings of employees 48.11 2025 up 15.2% 33rd Average hourly earnings of employees 48.11 2025 up 15.2% 33rd Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.36 2025 up 1.7% 33rd Median hourly earnings of employees 38.26 2025 up 12.9% 32nd Median hourly earnings of employees 38.26 2025 up 12.9% 32nd Median hourly earnings of employees 38.26 2025 up 12.9% 32nd Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 30.18 2025 up 3.7% 54th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 30.37 2025 up 3.7% 52nd Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,170 2025 up 24.2% 19th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 4.84 2025 up 0.8% 42nd Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4.84 2025 up 0.8% 42nd Unemployment rate 3.89 2024 up 0.0% 45th Unemployment 181.82 2024 up 7.9% 38th Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 841.43 2024 down 8.7% 29th Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 63 2024 down 8.4% 7th Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 494.22 2024 up 18.4% 39th Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 782.47 2024 down 10.7% 28th Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 58.58 2024 down 10.5% 7th Working-age population 7,398 2024 up 9.9% 33rd Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.01 2024 up 43.6% 43rd Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 4.42 2024 up 31.5% 37th Labour force participation rate 63.19 2024 down 1.9% 21st Labour force 4,675 2024 up 7.9% 32nd Persons outside the labour force 2,723 2024 up 13.7% 31st Employment-to-population ratio 60.73 2024 down 1.9% 15th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 3.89 2024 up 0.0% 45th Employment by permanency of the job 23 Persons 2025 up 15.9% 7th Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 9,155 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.7% 20th Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 79.99 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 9.0% 25th Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 96.27 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 9.1% 14th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 11.84 2025 down 8.4% 26th Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 248 Thousand persons 2026 up 7.4% 22nd Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 248.54 2025 up 8.6% 34th Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 64.08 2025 down 1.2% 10th Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4,886 2025 up 7.7% 25th Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 56.06 2025 up 12.2% 32nd Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 56.06 2025 up 12.2% 32nd Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,491 2025 up 11.8% 34th Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 67.33 2025 down 1.2% 11th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 2.05 million Thousand hours worked 2026 down 1.6% 17th Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 5,134 2025 up 7.7% 27th Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 0.8 2024 down 20.7% 35th ← Previous Page 8 of 17 Next →