Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data was 229 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Switzerland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 229 for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in 2025.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Switzerland peaked at 358 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 209, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 251 | — |
| 2011 | 257 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 279 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 280 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 298 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 324 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 323 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 333 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 339 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 334 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 358 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 265 | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 209 | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 216 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 218 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 229 | +5.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 229 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 229 is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.5, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -26.0% | 358 | 265 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 301.8 | 251 | 339 | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.17 | 209 | 358 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Switzerland?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Switzerland was 229 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 358 in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 209 in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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