Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Switzerland
Switzerland: Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data was 13.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
13.2%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 2022
All-time low
11.3%
in 1998
Years of data
29
1998–2026
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Switzerland, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Switzerland stood at 13.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Switzerland peaked at 14.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1998.
Switzerland ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.3% | — |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2026 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Switzerland?
- Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Switzerland was 13.2% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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