The labor market in Switzerland, 2000-2018

Artikel

Switzerland is a small country with rich cultural and geographic diversity. The Swiss unemployment rate is low, at around 4%. The rate has remained at that level since the year 2000, despite a massive increase in the foreign labor force, the Great Recession, and a currency appreciation shock, demonstrating the Swiss labor market's impressive resiliency. However, challenges do exist, particularly related to earnings and employment gaps between foreign and native workers, as well as a narrowing but persistent gender pay gap. Additionally, regional differences in unemployment are significant.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2020 ; Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: unemployment ; real earnings ; labor force participation ; Switzerland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lalive, Rafael ; Lehmann, Tobias
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2020

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.402.v2
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/223611
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET