Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employed persons by NUTS 2 region was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 4,837 Thousand persons for employed persons by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by nuts 2 region in Switzerland peaked at 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,839 Thousand persons, in 1999.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,839 Thousand persons | 3,839 Thousand persons | 3,839 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,014 Thousand persons | 3,858 Thousand persons | 4,242 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,460 Thousand persons | 4,187 Thousand persons | 4,675 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,754 Thousand persons | 4,665 Thousand persons | 4,837 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by nuts 2 region in Switzerland?
- Employed persons by nuts 2 region in Switzerland was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,839 Thousand persons in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for employed persons by nuts 2 region?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).