Switzerland Employment Rate 1996-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Employment Rate in Switzerland increased to 79.90 percent in the second quarter of 2018 from 79.40 percent in the first quarter of 2018. Employment Rate in Switzerland averaged 78.99 percent from 1996 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 81.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a record low of 76.90 percent in the second quarter of 1997.

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Switzerland Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	2.40	2.40	5.70	1.50	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	5046.00	5025.00	5063.00	3242.00	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	106586.00	107893.00	206291.00	26.00		[+]
Productivity	104.72	102.90	104.72	77.83	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	33132.00	31587.00	33132.00	6062.00		[+]
Wages	6260.00	6235.00	6260.00	5082.00	CHF/Month	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	113.10	113.20	113.20	100.00	Index Points	[+]
Population	8.48	8.42	8.48	5.30	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	64.00	64.00	64.00	63.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00		[+]
Wage Growth	0.80	0.40	7.80	0.10	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	2.50	2.60	5.70	1.40	percent	[+]
Job Offers	70578.00	62103.00	78215.00	29043.00		[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	68.40	68.60	68.80	66.80	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.90	1.60	2.00	1.40	percent	[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	5048.00	4961.00	5048.00	3841.00	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	1649.50	1663.80	1663.80	1064.50	Thousand	[+]
Employment Change	0.30	0.30	1.20	-0.60	percent	[+]
Employment Rate	79.90	79.40	81.30	76.90	percent	[+]
Full Time Employment	2798.30	2822.30	2839.10	2628.90	Thousand	[+]

Switzerland Employment Rate

In Switzerland, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population. This page provides - Switzerland Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Switzerland Employment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	79.90	79.40	81.30	76.90	1996 - 2018	percent	Quarterly	NSA

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Mexico	96.53	Aug/18	96.52	97.23	93.58	%	Monthly
Switzerland	79.90	Jun/18	79.4	81.3	76.9	%	Quarterly
Netherlands	77.00	Jun/18	76.2	77.6	63.5	%	Quarterly
United Kingdom	75.50	Jun/18	75.6	75.7	65.6	%	Monthly
Germany	75.40	Jun/18	75.4	76	63.6	%	Quarterly
France	65.80	Jun/18	65.7	65.8	63.5	%	Quarterly
Spain	63.53	Jun/18	62.07	67.18	54.91	%	Quarterly
Australia	62.20	Aug/18	62.1	62.9	54	%	Monthly
Canada	61.50	Sep/18	61.4	63.7	56	%	Monthly
South Korea	61.20	Sep/18	60.9	61.6	56.1	%	Monthly
Russia	60.50	Aug/18	59.9	66.6	59.3	%	Monthly
United States	60.40	Sep/18	60.3	64.7	55	%	Monthly
Japan	60.20	Aug/18	60	63.5	55.9	%	Monthly
Italy	59.00	Aug/18	58.8	59	55.3	%	Monthly
Brazil	54.10	Aug/18	53.9	57.3	53.1	%	Monthly
Turkey	47.40	Jul/18	47.4	47.9	38.9	%	Monthly
South Africa	43.10	Jun/18	43.5	46.17	41	%	Quarterly
Argentina	41.90	Jun/18	42.4	43.4	36.3	%	Quarterly