Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Switzerland

Switzerland: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.8684 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.8684
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8684
in 1989
All-time low
0.8148
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Switzerland, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.8151974: 0.8151975: 0.8151976: 0.8151977: 0.8151978: 0.8151979: 0.8151980: 0.8151981: 0.8151982: 0.8151983: 0.8151984: 0.8151985: 0.8151986: 0.8151987: 0.8151988: 0.8151989: 0.8681990: 0.8681991: 0.8681992: 0.8681993: 0.8681994: 0.8681995: 0.8681996: 0.8681997: 0.8681998: 0.8681999: 0.8682000: 0.8682001: 0.8682002: 0.8682003: 0.8682004: 0.8682005: 0.8682006: 0.8682007: 0.8682008: 0.8682009: 0.8682010: 0.8682011: 0.8682012: 0.8682013: 0.8682014: 0.868

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor market, s1 - firing costs in Switzerland is 0.8684, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Switzerland peaked at 0.8684 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8148, in 1973.

Switzerland ranks 16th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Switzerland, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.8148
1974 0.8148 +0.0%
1975 0.8148 +0.0%
1976 0.8148 +0.0%
1977 0.8148 +0.0%
1978 0.8148 +0.0%
1979 0.8148 +0.0%
1980 0.8148 +0.0%
1981 0.8148 +0.0%
1982 0.8148 +0.0%
1983 0.8148 +0.0%
1984 0.8148 +0.0%
1985 0.8148 +0.0%
1986 0.8148 +0.0%
1987 0.8148 +0.0%
1988 0.8148 +0.0%
1989 0.8684 +6.6%
1990 0.8684 +0.0%
1991 0.8684 +0.0%
1992 0.8684 +0.0%
1993 0.8684 +0.0%
1994 0.8684 +0.0%
1995 0.8684 +0.0%
1996 0.8684 +0.0%
1997 0.8684 +0.0%
1998 0.8684 +0.0%
1999 0.8684 +0.0%
2000 0.8684 +0.0%
2001 0.8684 +0.0%
2002 0.8684 +0.0%
2003 0.8684 +0.0%
2004 0.8684 +0.0%
2005 0.8684 +0.0%
2006 0.8684 +0.0%
2007 0.8684 +0.0%
2008 0.8684 +0.0%
2009 0.8684 +0.0%
2010 0.8684 +0.0%
2011 0.8684 +0.0%
2012 0.8684 +0.0%
2013 0.8684 +0.0%
2014 0.8684 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8148 0.8148 0.8148 7
1980s 0.8202 0.8148 0.8684 10
1990s 0.8684 0.8684 0.8684 10
2000s 0.8684 0.8684 0.8684 10
2010s 0.8684 0.8684 0.8684 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 14 Romania 0.8759 compare
  2. 15 Italy 0.8743 compare
  3. 17 Australia 0.8671 compare
  4. 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8614 compare
  5. 19 Zimbabwe 0.8602 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Switzerland?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Switzerland was 0.8684 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8684 in 1989.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8148 in 1973.
How does Switzerland rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Switzerland ranks 16th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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