Switzerland Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate in Switzerland decreased to 68.30 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from 68.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Switzerland averaged 67.86 percent from 1998 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 68.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a record low of 66.80 percent in the first quarter of 2010.

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Switzerland Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	2.10	2.10	5.70	1.50	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	5076.00	5065.00	5080.00	3242.00	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	97578.00	97222.00	206291.00	26.00		[+]
Productivity	102.54	101.99	104.72	77.83	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	36489.00	35637.00	36692.00	6014.00		[+]
Wages	6291.00	6260.00	6291.00	5082.00	CHF/Month	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	113.10	113.20	113.20	100.00	Index Points	[+]
Population	8.48	8.42	8.48	5.30	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	64.00	64.00	64.00	63.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00		[+]
Wage Growth	0.50	0.50	7.80	0.10	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	2.10	1.90	5.70	1.40	percent	[+]
Job Offers	77273.00	74296.00	78215.00	29043.00		[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	68.30	68.70	68.80	66.80	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.70	1.80	2.00	1.40	percent	[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	5071.00	5068.00	5071.00	3841.00	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	1698.70	1691.90	1699.40	1064.50	Thousand	[+]
Employment Change	0.20	-0.10	1.20	-0.60	percent	[+]
Employment Rate	79.90	80.60	81.30	76.90	percent	[+]
Full Time Employment	2794.30	2832.20	2841.10	2628.90	Thousand	[+]

This page provides - Switzerland Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Switzerland Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	68.30	68.70	68.80	66.80	1998 - 2019	percent	Quarterly	NSA

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
United Kingdom	79.30	May/19	79.1	79.3 : 74.1	%
France	72.00	Jun/19	72.2	72.3 : 69.5	%
Netherlands	71.20	Jul/19	71.2	71.2 : 67.4	%
Indonesia	69.20	Dec/18	69.02	69.21 : 57.14	%
Switzerland	68.30	Mar/19	68.7	68.8 : 66.8	%
Russia	67.70	Mar/19	62.1	70.3 : 61.9	%
Singapore	67.70	Dec/18	67.7	68.3 : 55.3	%
Australia	66.10	Jul/19	66	66.1 : 60.1	%
Italy	65.70	Jun/19	65.7	65.9 : 61.6	%
Canada	65.60	Jul/19	65.7	67.7 : 61.4	%
South Korea	64.00	Jul/19	64.2	64.2 : 48.5	%
United States	63.00	Jul/19	62.9	67.3 : 58.1	%
Japan	62.30	Jun/19	62.2	74 : 58.5	%
Brazil	62.10	Jun/19	62.1	62.1 : 60.8	%
Germany	61.80	Dec/18	61.5	61.8 : 56.9	%
Mexico	60.50	Jun/19	60.2	61.47 : 58.18	%
South Africa	59.80	Jun/19	58.8	60.8 : 53.6	%
Spain	58.74	Jun/19	58.35	60.55 : 48.88	%
Euro Area	57.40	Dec/18	57.3	57.4 : 55	%
Saudi Arabia	56.40	Mar/19	55.9	56.5 : 47.8	%
Turkey	52.80	May/19	53.1	53.5 : 43.9	%
India	49.80	Dec/18	50.4	63.7 : 49.8	%
Argentina	47.00	Mar/19	46.5	47 : 44.5	%