Employment Rate in Switzerland decreased to 79.80 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 80 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Employment Rate in Switzerland averaged 79.03 percent from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 81.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a record low of 76.70 percent in the first quarter of 2010. source: EUROSTAT



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Change 0.00 0.00 percent Sep 2025
Employment Rate 79.80 80.00 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 2826.20 2799.90 Thousand Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 84.20 84.00 percent Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.50 1.40 percent Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 1839.60 1876.60 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 9.05 8.96 Million Dec 2025


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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
79.80 80.00 81.00 76.70 1996 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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