Labor market, Overall in Switzerland

Switzerland: Labor market, Overall was 0.8851 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.8851
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9442
in 1989
All-time low
0.8851
in 1994
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, Overall in Switzerland, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9351974: 0.9351975: 0.9351976: 0.9351977: 0.9351978: 0.9351979: 0.9351980: 0.9351981: 0.9351982: 0.9351983: 0.9351984: 0.9351985: 0.9351986: 0.9351987: 0.9351988: 0.9351989: 0.9441990: 0.9441991: 0.9441992: 0.9441993: 0.9441994: 0.8851995: 0.8851996: 0.8851997: 0.8851998: 0.8851999: 0.8852000: 0.8852001: 0.8852002: 0.8852003: 0.8852004: 0.8852005: 0.8852006: 0.8852007: 0.8852008: 0.8852009: 0.8852010: 0.8852011: 0.8852012: 0.8852013: 0.8852014: 0.885

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor market, overall in Switzerland is 0.8851, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, overall in Switzerland peaked at 0.9442 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8851, in 1994.

Switzerland ranks 5th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9353 0.9353 0.9353 7
1980s 0.9362 0.9353 0.9442 10
1990s 0.9087 0.8851 0.9442 10
2000s 0.8851 0.8851 0.8851 10
2010s 0.8851 0.8851 0.8851 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 2 United States of America 0.9702 compare
  2. 3 Costa Rica 0.9625 compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 0.9037 compare
  4. 6 Uruguay 0.885 compare
  5. 7 Thailand 0.8812 compare
  6. 8 Greece 0.8716 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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All data for Switzerland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, overall in Switzerland?
Labor market, overall in Switzerland was 0.8851 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, overall recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9442 in 1989.
What is the lowest labor market, overall recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8851 in 1994.
How does Switzerland rank for labor market, overall?
Switzerland ranks 5th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, overall rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, Overall
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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