Ireland vs Switzerland: Employment by permanency of the job
Employment by permanency of the job over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 23 Persons against 2.78 Persons in Ireland, a difference of 20.22 Persons.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 8.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 12 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.26 Persons | 75.72 Persons | 9.54 Persons | Ireland |
| 2000s | 15.71 Persons | 21.48 Persons | 5.77 Persons | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 9.45 Persons | 18.19 Persons | 8.74 Persons | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.45 Persons | 18.83 Persons | 15.38 Persons | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment by permanency of the job, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 23 Persons against 2.78 Persons in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 20.22 Persons, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for employment by permanency of the job?
- Ireland ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 12 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment by permanency of the job. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on permanent and temporary workers based on the type of work contract of their main job. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and by standardised age groups (15-19, 15-24, 20-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates