Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 4.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Switzerland, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Switzerland stood at 4.87 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Switzerland peaked at 4.87 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.96 million, in 1976.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.08 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.13 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.17 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.19 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.19 million | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 3.05 million | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 2.96 million | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.98 million | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.10 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.16 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.17 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.18 million | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.21 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.27 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 3.34 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.41 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.49 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.67 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.76 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.74 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.72 million | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.71 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.81 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.86 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.91 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.97 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.96 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.14 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.21 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.26 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.21 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.30 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.39 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.47 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.54 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.68 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.84 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.87 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.08 million | 2.96 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 million | 3.10 million | 3.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 million | 3.67 million | 3.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 million | 3.91 million | 4.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 million | 4.21 million | 4.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 million | 4.68 million | 4.87 million | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 18.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2949 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 33,842 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2451 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 28,135 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Switzerland?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Switzerland was 4.87 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 million in 1976.
- How does Switzerland rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org