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

Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 78.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
78.5 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 72 countries
All-time high
80.8 %
in 2019
All-time low
71 %
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2024

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

0204060802000201220242000: 71 %2005: 78 %2010: 79.1 %2011: 79 %2012: 79.6 %2013: 79 %2014: 79 %2015: 79.7 %2016: 79.3 %2017: 78.8 %2018: 79.2 %2019: 80.8 %2020: 80.7 %2021: 80.2 %2022: 79.5 %2023: 78.9 %2024: 78.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 78.5 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Switzerland peaked at 80.8 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71 %, in 2000.

That places Switzerland 31st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Switzerland, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 71 %
2005 78 % +9.9%
2010 79.1 % +1.4%
2011 79 % -0.1%
2012 79.6 % +0.8%
2013 79 % -0.8%
2014 79 % +0.0%
2015 79.7 % +0.9%
2016 79.3 % -0.5%
2017 78.8 % -0.6%
2018 79.2 % +0.5%
2019 80.8 % +2.0%
2020 80.7 % -0.1%
2021 80.2 % -0.6%
2022 79.5 % -0.9%
2023 78.9 % -0.8%
2024 78.5 % -0.5%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 78.5 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 78.5 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.5 % 71 % 78 % 2
2010s 79.35 % 78.8 % 80.8 % 10
2020s 79.56 % 78.5 % 80.7 % 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 28 Ireland 81.8 % compare
  2. 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 80.5 % compare
  3. 30 Iceland 79.1 % compare
  4. 31 Spain 78.5 % compare
  5. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 77.2 % compare
  6. 34 Italy 76.1 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Switzerland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Switzerland was 78.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 80.8 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 71 % in 2000.
How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Switzerland ranks 31st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.