Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Switzerland

Switzerland: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 1,846 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,846 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,846 Thousand persons
in 2020
All-time low
1,463 Thousand persons
in 2010
Years of data
11
2010–2020

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Switzerland, 2010–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2010201520202010: 1.5k Thousand persons2011: 1.5k Thousand persons2012: 1.5k Thousand persons2013: 1.6k Thousand persons2014: 1.7k Thousand persons2015: 1.7k Thousand persons2016: 1.7k Thousand persons2017: 1.8k Thousand persons2018: 1.8k Thousand persons2019: 1.8k Thousand persons2020: 1.8k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2020, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Switzerland stood at 1,846 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Switzerland peaked at 1,846 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,463 Thousand persons, in 2010.

Switzerland ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in Switzerland, 2010 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2010 1,463 Thousand persons
2011 1,494 Thousand persons +2.1%
2012 1,549 Thousand persons +3.7%
2013 1,586 Thousand persons +2.4%
2014 1,674 Thousand persons +5.5%
2015 1,704 Thousand persons +1.8%
2016 1,749 Thousand persons +2.6%
2017 1,768 Thousand persons +1.1%
2018 1,801 Thousand persons +1.9%
2019 1,843 Thousand persons +2.3%
2020 1,846 Thousand persons +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,663 Thousand persons 1,463 Thousand persons 1,843 Thousand persons 10
2020s 1,846 Thousand persons 1,846 Thousand persons 1,846 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 8 Italy 4,153 Thousand persons compare
  2. 9 Türkiye 3,291 Thousand persons compare
  3. 10 Spain 2,690 Thousand persons compare
  4. 12 Sweden 1,226 Thousand persons compare
  5. 13 Austria 1,188 Thousand persons compare
  6. 14 Belgium 1,187 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Switzerland?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in Switzerland was 1,846 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1,846 Thousand persons in 2020.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,463 Thousand persons in 2010.
How does Switzerland rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
Switzerland ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,131 data points, 1993–2020
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