This indicator provides information on the labour market participation of working-age people. It shows the share of persons participating in the labour market in the total population aged between 15 and 64.
From an integration perspective, the aim is to align the activity rates between the different population groups.
The activity rate of 15 to 64-year-olds and the activity rate when adjusted for full-time equivalents (FTE) are lower in the population with a migration background than in the population without such a background.
Between 2012 and 2020, the activity rate and the activity rate in FTEs of 15 to 64-year-olds have increased in all the population groups studied.
Between 2021 and 2022, the rates remained generally stable, with a slight decrease in both rates among the population with a migration background.
With the exception of two regions, the population without a migration background has a higher activity rate than the population with such a background. In Ticino, the opposite is observed, whereas the two populations show similar values in the Lemanic region.
In terms of activity rate in FTEs, the population without a migration background has a higher activity rate in Espace Mittelland, Nordwestschweiz, Ostschweiz and Zentralschweiz. The opposite is observed for the other major regions.
Economically active persons: this includes employed and unemployed persons based on the ILO definition. Economically active persons constitute the labour supply.
Full-time equivalents (FTE): this is determined by taking the total number of actual hours worked in the Swiss economy and dividing this total by the average number of hours worked in a full-time job.
The number of FTEs is calculated differently for employed and unemployed persons based on ILO definition:
The activity rate is calculated by dividing the number of persons who are economically active by the reference population, i.e. the total resident population aged between 15 and 64, and multiplying by 100.
The activity rate in full-time equivalents (FTEs) is calculated by dividing the number of persons who are economically active in full-time equivalents by the reference population, i.e. the total resident population aged between 15 and 64, and multiplying by 100.
