Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19.6% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Switzerland peaked at 27.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2025.
Switzerland ranks 85th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.5% | — |
| 1992 | 26.2% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 24.5% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 22.2% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.6% | 20.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Switzerland?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Switzerland was 19.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).