Switzerland - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Switzerland was 46.57 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.79 in 2019, while its lowest value was 42.88 in 1991.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 43.11
1991 42.88
1992 43.22
1993 43.14
1994 43.15
1995 43.06
1996 43.58
1997 43.67
1998 44.23
1999 44.31
2000 44.21
2001 44.81
2002 45.21
2003 45.22
2004 45.31
2005 45.64
2006 45.65
2007 45.54
2008 46.12
2009 46.23
2010 45.80
2011 45.84
2012 45.95
2013 46.11
2014 46.38
2015 46.45
2016 46.54
2017 46.42
2018 46.59
2019 46.79
2020 46.67
2021 46.57

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Switzerland was 4,960,001 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,984,814 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,804,025 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,804,025
1991 3,858,884
1992 3,887,739
1993 3,910,705
1994 3,883,991
1995 3,887,882
1996 3,936,506
1997 3,932,483
1998 3,980,566
1999 3,996,681
2000 3,995,758
2001 4,056,516
2002 4,093,004
2003 4,142,863
2004 4,148,223
2005 4,169,947
2006 4,233,097
2007 4,302,621
2008 4,407,074
2009 4,478,038
2010 4,453,227
2011 4,538,630
2012 4,596,661
2013 4,654,480
2014 4,738,681
2015 4,809,451
2016 4,889,972
2017 4,924,149
2018 4,961,213
2019 4,976,748
2020 4,984,814
2021 4,960,001

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure