Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zürich
Zürich: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 82.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
82.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
15th
of 437 regions
All-time high
83.3%
in 2023
All-time low
79.0%
in 2005
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zürich, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zürich is 82.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zürich peaked at 83.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2005.
That places Zürich 15th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zürich, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.0% | — |
| 2002 | 79.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 79.0% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 79.5% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.7% | 83.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Zürich
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 819,194 Persons (2013)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 785,268 Persons (2013)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.07 million Persons (2021)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,223 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.7 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 75.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.2% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 920.9 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zürich?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Zürich was 82.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Zürich?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Zürich?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2005.
- How does Zürich rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Zürich ranks 15th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Zürich?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zürich data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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