Swiss Labour Force Survey: labour market participation 2010-2018

Swiss Labour Force Survey: labour market participation 2010-2018

The influence of family responsibilities on the employment rates of women and men.


Published: 23.04.2019


In Switzerland, 84.2% of the population aged 15 to 64 participated in the labour market, i.e. an increase of 2.9 points since 2010. Part-time work is much more widespread in Switzerland than in the European Union. An increasing number of mothers with young children continue to work. Mothers changed jobs almost twice as often as fathers did for a better balance of work and family life. These are some of the results of the Swiss Labour Force Survey 2018 conducted by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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