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

Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 172.97 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
172.97 1000 No
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
49th
of 72 countries
All-time high
191.22 1000 No
in 2000
All-time low
148.93 1000 No
in 2005
Years of data
17
2000–2024

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

0501001502002000201220242000: 191.2 1000 No2005: 148.9 1000 No2010: 159.7 1000 No2011: 162.9 1000 No2012: 155.2 1000 No2013: 160.5 1000 No2014: 161.2 1000 No2015: 156.7 1000 No2016: 158.7 1000 No2017: 163.6 1000 No2018: 163.9 1000 No2019: 150.7 1000 No2020: 152.6 1000 No2021: 154.5 1000 No2022: 160.5 1000 No2023: 168.6 1000 No2024: 173 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 172.97 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Switzerland peaked at 191.22 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 148.93 1000 No, in 2005.

Switzerland ranks 49th 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 — Value in Switzerland, 2000 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 191.22 1000 No
2005 148.93 1000 No -22.1%
2010 159.73 1000 No +7.3%
2011 162.94 1000 No +2.0%
2012 155.23 1000 No -4.7%
2013 160.5 1000 No +3.4%
2014 161.24 1000 No +0.5%
2015 156.74 1000 No -2.8%
2016 158.68 1000 No +1.2%
2017 163.63 1000 No +3.1%
2018 163.95 1000 No +0.2%
2019 150.68 1000 No -8.1%
2020 152.59 1000 No +1.3%
2021 154.54 1000 No +1.3%
2022 160.51 1000 No +3.9%
2023 168.61 1000 No +5.0%
2024 172.97 1000 No +2.6%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 172.97 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 177.65 1000 No, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 172.97 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182.33 1000 No, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 170.07 1000 No 148.93 1000 No 191.22 1000 No 2
2010s 159.33 1000 No 150.68 1000 No 163.95 1000 No 10
2020s 161.84 1000 No 152.59 1000 No 172.97 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 46 Portugal 186.47 1000 No compare
  2. 47 Sweden 182.33 1000 No compare
  3. 48 Bhutan 180.03 1000 No compare
  4. 50 Namibia 165.87 1000 No compare
  5. 51 Hungary 144.25 1000 No compare
  6. 52 Belgium 124.61 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 172.97 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 191.22 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 148.93 1000 No in 2005.
How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Switzerland ranks 49th 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 7.3%. 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 — 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 — 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, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.