Work & Labour in Zürich 43 indicators covering work & labour for Zürich. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 819,194 Persons 2013 up 13.6% 92nd Labour market - FUAs — Employment 785,268 Persons 2013 up 13.7% 93rd Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.07 million Persons 2021 up 12.7% 62nd Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.7 Hour 2025 down 1.4% 222nd Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.2% 2025 up 0.6% 15th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.2% 2025 up 0.6% 15th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 207th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 207th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 207th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 75.3% 2025 up 0.9% 4th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 207th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,223 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.7% 251st Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.2% 2025 up 1.2% 9th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 86.2% 2025 up 1.2% 9th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 964.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.2% 209th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 964.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.2% 209th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,223 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.7% 251st Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 78.9% 2025 up 1.4% 4th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 35.5 Hour 2025 up 2.3% 332nd Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 43.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 21.6% 231st Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 9.8% 261st Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 43.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 21.6% 231st Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 9.8% 261st Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 9.8% 261st Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 43.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 21.6% 231st Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 84.1% 2025 up 0.4% 87th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.6% 2025 up 5.6% 306th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 11.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.9% 244th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 51.8% 2025 down 3.4% 27th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.6% 2025 up 5.6% 305th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.6% 2025 up 5.6% 305th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 5.5% 2025 up 44.7% 122nd Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 9.5% 2025 up 41.8% 316th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.2% 2025 up 71.4% 312th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 4 Thousand persons 2025 up 100.0% 209th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 920.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 204th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 920.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 204th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 125.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 7.2% 186th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 59.5 Thousand persons 2024 up 8.6% 95th Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - absolute 5.85 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2023 down 4.7% 15th Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - indices 98.3 Index, n-1 = 100 2023 up 0.6% 10th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 756.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.9% 187th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 756.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.9% 187th