ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Switzerland

Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 103.68 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
103.68 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
48th
of 72 countries
All-time high
118.11 1000 No
in 2000
All-time low
91.13 1000 No
in 2012
Years of data
17
2000–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Switzerland, 2000–2024

02550751001252000201220242000: 118.1 1000 No2005: 92.1 1000 No2010: 101.1 1000 No2011: 99.3 1000 No2012: 91.1 1000 No2013: 95.6 1000 No2014: 97.2 1000 No2015: 94.3 1000 No2016: 98.2 1000 No2017: 100.1 1000 No2018: 100.5 1000 No2019: 91.5 1000 No2020: 91.2 1000 No2021: 94.4 1000 No2022: 100.3 1000 No2023: 105 1000 No2024: 103.7 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Switzerland stood at 103.68 1000 No.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Switzerland peaked at 118.11 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.13 1000 No, in 2012.

Switzerland ranks 48th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Switzerland, 2000 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 118.11 1000 No
2005 92.1 1000 No -22.0%
2010 101.13 1000 No +9.8%
2011 99.31 1000 No -1.8%
2012 91.13 1000 No -8.2%
2013 95.58 1000 No +4.9%
2014 97.17 1000 No +1.7%
2015 94.34 1000 No -2.9%
2016 98.23 1000 No +4.1%
2017 100.13 1000 No +1.9%
2018 100.54 1000 No +0.4%
2019 91.52 1000 No -9.0%
2020 91.23 1000 No -0.3%
2021 94.41 1000 No +3.5%
2022 100.35 1000 No +6.3%
2023 104.95 1000 No +4.6%
2024 103.68 1000 No -1.2%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 103.68 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 113.54 1000 No, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 103.68 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 116.29 1000 No, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 105.1 1000 No 92.1 1000 No 118.11 1000 No 2
2010s 96.91 1000 No 91.13 1000 No 101.13 1000 No 10
2020s 98.92 1000 No 91.23 1000 No 104.95 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 45 Portugal 123.4 1000 No compare
  2. 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116.29 1000 No compare
  3. 47 South Africa 112.67 1000 No compare
  4. 49 Hungary 98.27 1000 No compare
  5. 50 Bhutan 92.33 1000 No compare
  6. 51 Finland 89.77 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Switzerland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Switzerland was 103.68 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 118.11 1000 No in 2000.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 91.13 1000 No in 2012.
How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Switzerland ranks 48th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.