Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Switzerland, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.6 for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Switzerland peaked at 1.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2025.
That places Switzerland 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.6 | — |
| 2009 | 1.3 | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7 | -41.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8833 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 6 |
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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 precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Switzerland?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Switzerland was 0.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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