Work & Labour in Switzerland 988 indicators covering work & labour for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of labour inspection visits 34,520 2024 down 15.4% 24th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 110.55 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 10.8% 14th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.335 2024 down 6.7% 24th Median monthly earnings of employees 7,404 2024 up 40.1% 10th Public sector employment as a share of total employment 27.5% 2020 up 16.0% 14th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 4,087 Persons 2025 up 6.6% 20th Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -13.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 up 18.5% 25th Number of labour inspectors 630 2024 up 5.2% 20th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 36.48 2025 down 0.8% 47th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 37.01 2025 down 0.2% 47th Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 9,095 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.7% 20th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 4,866 Persons 2025 up 8.3% 19th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 6.85 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 10.5% 15th Trade union density rate 14.43 2018 down 19.6% 51st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.99 2025 down 25.2% 55th Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 down 5.1% 18th Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 21.3 Euro 2024 up 60.2% 15th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 63.16 2025 down 27.0% 39th Labour inspection visits per inspector 54.79 2024 down 19.5% 43rd Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 8.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 8.0% 12th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 108,597 Euro 2025 up 31.5% 1st Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 8.09 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 4.7% 17th Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 63.62 2020 up 13.6% 20th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 8.71 2025 up 54.7% 30th Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 2.34 2025 down 72.7% 45th Average monthly earnings of care employees 5,399 2025 up 9.1% 29th Average monthly earnings of care employees 5,399 2025 up 9.1% 29th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 55.4% 2021 down 14.4% 30th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.74 2023 up 14.6% 36th Time-related underemployment 96.94 2023 up 33.0% 18th Time-related underemployment rate 2.17 2023 up 20.0% 16th Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 8.11 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 5.0% 15th Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 217.71 2025 up 418.8% 18th Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 2.34 2025 down 72.7% 42nd Labour force by educational attainment level 5,086 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 17th Employed persons by professional status 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by professional status and occupation 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Self-employed persons by occupation 658.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.3% 17th Employees by occupation 4,065 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.4% 18th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 6,733 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.7% 20th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.5% 2025 up 0.7% 5th Employment rates by educational attainment level 71.8% 2025 up 0.6% 4th Employed persons by educational attainment level 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 4,886 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.7% 17th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 658.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.3% 17th Employees by educational attainment level 4,065 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.4% 18th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 4,837 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 17th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 26th Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 1,647 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.5% 22nd Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 248.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 20th Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 1,570 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.3% 22nd Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 24.5% 2025 down 2.0% 41st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.3 2025 down 15.2% 29th Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 41.3% 2025 up 9.3% 3rd Temporary employees by occupation 531.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.0% 14th Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 531.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.0% 14th Temporary employees by educational attainment level 531.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.0% 14th Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 379.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.1% 11th ← Previous Page 9 of 17 Next →