Switzerland Labour Force Participation Rate

2010 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | Swiss Federal Statistical Office

Key information about Switzerland Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Switzerland Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 67.5 % in Dec 2025, compared with 67.3 % in the previous quarter.
  • Switzerland Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2010 to Dec 2025, with an average rate of 68.6 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 68.8 % in Dec 2016 and a record low of 66.7 % in Jun 2022.
  • Switzerland Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
  • In the latest reports, Switzerland Population reached 9.1 million people in Dec 2024.
  • Unemployment Rate of Switzerland increased to 5.0 % in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 6,955.0 USD in Dec 2024.

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What was Switzerland's Labour Force Participation Rate in Dec 2025?

Switzerland Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 67.5 % in Dec 2025, compared with 67.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
67.5 Dec 2025 67.3 Sep 2025 66.7 Jun 2022 68.8 Dec 2016 % quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 64.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 61.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Armenia (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 67.1 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 63.3 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bahrain (%) 70.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh (%) 58.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 72.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Brazil (%) 62.1 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 64.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 54.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 64.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 62.1 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 64.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Colombia (%) 63.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 54.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 74.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Ecuador (%) 64.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 65.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 76.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Finland (%) 67.7 Jan 2026 monthly May 2004 - Jan 2026
France (%) 75.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 54.5 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Germany (%) 57.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 58.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Greece (%) 61.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 56.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 68.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 65.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 62.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Italy (%) 66.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Ivory Coast (%) 67.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Japan (%) 63.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2026
Jordan (%) 40.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 67.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
South Korea (%) 63.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Latvia (%) 69.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 43.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 62.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.1 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 52.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 62.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 84.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 59.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 58.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 42.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.7 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 61.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Nepal (%) 39.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 72.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (%) 70.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 64.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 73.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 63.6 Oct 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 69.5 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 58.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 59.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 58.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (%) 67.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 36.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025

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Switzerland Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 4,838.441 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 244,550.975 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 231,894.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 22.2 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CHF bn) 298.944 2030 yearly 1983 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CHF bn) 303.343 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (CHF bn) 299.524 2030 yearly 1983 - 2030
General Government: Cons: Net Lending/Borrowing (CHF mn) 1,537.719 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
General Government: Consolidated (Cons): Revenue (CHF mn) 296,410.545 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
General Government: Cons: Expenditure (CHF mn) 292,542.492 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Gross Public Debt: General Government (CHF mn) 212,434.551 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.000 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 7,328.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 51,332.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -7.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,311,928.609 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 50,907,255.064 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 61,063,628.261 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 44,003.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -6.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 48,007,778.429 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 20,192,753.322 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,159.165 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 5,910.998 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,655.568 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,990.149 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8,290.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,320.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 7.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 4,078.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -271.549 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3,178.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,907.391 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 2,448,597.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 235.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,238,829.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 118.2 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 898.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 94.459 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 1,292,300.070 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Transfers: Debit (CHF mn) 63.216 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: NA: Direct Investment (CHF mn) 6,634.398 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (CHF mn) 8,339.784 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA): Net (CHF mn) 15,369.500 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (IL) (CHF mn) 3,665.162 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Goods and Services (GS) (CHF mn) 160,002.824 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: GS: Goods (CHF mn) 118,515.517 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Secondary Income (CHF mn) 16,031.588 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit (CHF mn) 208,016.326 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: IL: Direct Investment (CHF mn) 3,263.964 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Primary Income (CHF mn) 48,513.111 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: NA: Other Investment (CHF mn) -5,934.763 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: IL: Portfolio Investment (CHF mn) -217.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Transfers: Net (CHF mn) -27.306 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Goods and Services (GS) (CHF mn) 140,201.027 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: GS: Goods (CHF mn) 95,929.548 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit (CHF mn) 223,385.825 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: Secondary Income (CHF mn) 14,869.890 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: GS: Services (CHF mn) 44,271.479 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Net (CHF mn) 3,652.154 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Credit: GS: Services (CHF mn) 41,487.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Debit: Primary Income (CHF mn) 51,783.711 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Transfers: Credit (CHF mn) 35.910 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: NA: Portfolio Investment (CHF mn) 4,709.904 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: IL: Other Investment (CHF mn) 618.510 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt (CHF mn) 1,950,553.036 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (CHF mn) 963,701.690 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Gross External Debt: Short Term (CHF mn) 986,851.346 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (CHF mn) 5,271,958.126 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (CHF mn) 1,029,446.235 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (CHF mn) 4,242,511.891 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: North America: Canada (CHF mn) 1,779.811 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Europe: EU: ow United Kingdom (CHF mn) 5,671.431 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Europe: EU: ow Austria (CHF mn) 920.646 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Europe: EU: ow Belgium (CHF mn) 2,381.279 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Asia: ow China (CHF mn) 3,741.760 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow (CHF mn) -11,081.337 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Manufacturing (CHF mn) 10,204.627 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Mfg: Electronics, Energy, Optical and Watch (CHF mn) 2,385.054 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Services (CHF mn) -21,285.963 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Services: Finance and Holding Companies (FH) (CHF mn) -53,862.247 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Services: Banks (CHF mn) 22,571.812 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow (CHF mn) -83,400.999 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Manufacturing (Mfg) (CHF mn) 162,001.536 2017 yearly 1985 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Services: Trade (CHF mn) 1,806.961 2017 yearly 1986 - 2017
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 16,235.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
No of Registered Companies: New (Unit) 43,037.000 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 0.8 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 123.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 925,106.516 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,429,718.547 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 16.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1985 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 926,074.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 87.408 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 20.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 168,317.767 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,439,636.767 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,878,339.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1987 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.3 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2026
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 19.700 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 1,314.900 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,722.083 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1953 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,159,621.7 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,013,753.780 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.94 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 160.61 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Monetary Base (CHF mn) 508,495.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2026
Monetary Base: Seasonally Adjusted (CHF mn) 507,727.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3 (CHF mn) 1,212,594.000 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2026
Official Reserve Assets: USD (USD mn) 1,109,482.514 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Official Reserve Assets: USD: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertibles (FC) (USD mn) 926,050.117 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -4.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Purchasing Manager Index: Manufacturing (Mfg): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (%) 47.400 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2026

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