Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Switzerland

Switzerland: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment was 86.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
86.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
88.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 1998
All-time low
86.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2022
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Switzerland, 1998–2025

0204060801998201120251998: 88.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup1999: 88.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2000: 88.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2001: 88.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2002: 87.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2003: 88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2004: 87.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2005: 87.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2006: 86.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2007: 87.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2008: 86.8 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2009: 86.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2010: 86.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2011: 87.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2012: 87.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2013: 87.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2014: 86.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2015: 86.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2016: 86.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2017: 86.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2018: 86.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2019: 87.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2020: 87.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2021: 86.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2022: 86.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2023: 86.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2024: 87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup2025: 86.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

Analysis

In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Switzerland stood at 86.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Switzerland peaked at 88.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1998 and was at its lowest, 86.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2022.

Switzerland ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment in Switzerland, 1998 to 2025.
Year Percentage of population in the same subgroup Change
1998 88.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
1999 88.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.5%
2000 88.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.2%
2001 88.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.1%
2002 87.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.7%
2003 87.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.2%
2004 87.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.1%
2005 87.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.7%
2006 86.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.8%
2007 87.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.7%
2008 86.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.3%
2009 86.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.1%
2010 86.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.1%
2011 87.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.3%
2012 87.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.0%
2013 87.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.1%
2014 86.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.2%
2015 86.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.7%
2016 86.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.5%
2017 86.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.1%
2018 86.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.3%
2019 87.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.5%
2020 87.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.3%
2021 86.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.7%
2022 86.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.3%
2023 86.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.4%
2024 87.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup +0.6%
2025 86.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 88.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 88.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2
2000s 87.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 86.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 88.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2010s 86.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 86.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 87.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 10
2020s 86.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 86.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 87.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 21 Iceland 88.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  2. 22 Argentina 87.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  3. 23 Denmark 87.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  4. 25 Sweden 86.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  5. 26 Italy 86.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
  6. 27 Japan 85.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Switzerland?
Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment in Switzerland was 86.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 88.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1998.
What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 86.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2022.
How does Switzerland rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment?
Switzerland ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — permanent employment rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
51 places, 1,548 data points, 1980–2025
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This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. 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