Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 35.3 Hour in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35.3 Hour
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
342nd
of 437 regions
All-time high
36.6 Hour
in 1999
All-time low
34.7 Hour
in 2009
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera is 35.3 Hour, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera peaked at 36.6 Hour in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.7 Hour, in 2009.
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ranks 342nd of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera, year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.6 Hour | — |
| 2000 | 36.5 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.4 Hour | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.4 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.2 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.2 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.2 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.1 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.1 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.7 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 35.3 Hour | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.2 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.1 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.8 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 34.9 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.8 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.7 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34.7 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.5 Hour | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 35.5 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.4 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 35.3 Hour | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6 Hour | 36.6 Hour | 36.6 Hour | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.28 Hour | 34.7 Hour | 36.5 Hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.97 Hour | 34.7 Hour | 35.3 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.32 Hour | 34.7 Hour | 35.5 Hour | 6 |
More work & labour data for Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,837 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5,086 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.1% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.1% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 6,733 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 6,733 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 71.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,837 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 4,837 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 5,086 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera was 35.3 Hour in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6 Hour in 1999.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 Hour in 2009.
- How does Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ranks 342nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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