Switzerland
Labor force participation rate
Labor-force participation measures the share of people working or actively looking for work. It helps distinguish weak employment from people leaving the labor force.
Labor force participation rate - Switzerland
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The reading right now
As of January 2025, Labor force participation rate for Switzerland stood at 66.7%. That is down 0.36 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 67.2%, ranging from a low of 66.7% in January 2025 to a high of 67.7% in January 2021. The current reading sits 1.1 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 67.8%.
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