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Persons in employment working in Switzerland
Persons in employment working in Switzerland (domestic concept)
| 4th quarter 2016 (average) |
numbers |
Change to previous quarter |
% change to same quarter previous year |
| |
in 1000s |
as % |
as % |
| Total |
5 081 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
| Men |
2 762 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
| Women |
2 319 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
| Swiss |
3 521 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
| Foreigners |
1 560 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| Total in full-time equivalents |
4 253 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| Total seasonally adjusted1) |
5 060 |
0.0 |
- |
| Total in full-time equivalents, seasonally adjusted1) |
4 229 |
0.0 |
- |
The domestic concept considers all persons working in Switzerland as employed persons, regardless of whether they live in Switzerland or abroad.
1) Seasonally-adjusted figures are recalculated each quarter.
Source: FSO - Employment Statistics (ES)
Unemployment rate in Switzerland based on ILO definition
Unemployment rate in Switzerland based on ILO definition
| 4th quarter 2016 (average) |
Rate |
Change to previous quarter |
Change to same quarter previous year |
| |
as % |
in percentage points |
in percentage points |
| Total |
4.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
| Men |
4.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
| Women |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
| Swiss |
2.9 |
-0.7 |
-0.3 |
| Foreigners |
8.3 |
0.1 |
-0.5 |
| Total seasonally adjusted |
4.5 |
-0.1 |
- |
Unemployment rate based on International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Source: FSO - Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS)
Wages, income from employment and labour costs
Key figures
| Gross monthly salary (median), 2014 - Total economy, in francs |
6 427
|
Women |
5 907 |
Men |
6 751 |
Growth in salaries/wages 2015, in %
|
|
| nominal wages |
+0.4 |
| real wages |
+1.5 |
| Hourly costs structure of the workforce, 2014 |
|
| Total secondary and tertiary sectors, in francs |
59.62 |
Hourly costs, in % |
80.0 |
Wages and salaries, in % |
16.7 |
Other costs, in % |
3.3 |
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Swiss Earnings Structure Survey, Swiss Wage Index, Consumer Prices Index, Labour cost structural statistics
Further information
Statistical sources and concepts
On this topic
Overview and definition of employment and working hours
Overview and definition of unemployment, underemployment and vacancies
Structure of earnings and labour costs, wage growth, income from employment
Overall view of the unpaid work
