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Employment and income from employment

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Growth (annual variation) 
Employed persons (domestic concept), 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+2.2
 Men, 3rd Qtr2011, in %+2.9
 Women, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+1.4
 Swiss, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+1.2
 Foreigners, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+5.0
Unemployed based on ILO definition, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %-9.0
Jobs (secondary and tertiary sectors), 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+0.7
 Secondary sector, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+1.0
 Tertiary sector, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+0.7
Full-time equivalents (secondary & tertiary sectors), 3rd Qtr 2011, in %+1.2
Job vacancy (secondary & tertiary sectors), 3rd Qtr 2011, in %-0.3
Employment outlook indicator, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %-0.9
Growth in nominal salaries/wages 2010, in %+0.8
Impact of salary/wage agreements 2011, in %+1.6
   
Structure 
Employed persons, 3rd Qtr 2011, in 000's4732
 Women, in %44.5
 Foreigners, in %28.3
 Primary sector, in %3.6
 Secondary sector, in %23.1
 Tertiary sector, in %73.3
 Part-time, in %32.8
 Self-employed, in %8.5
Activity rate (15-64 age range), 3rd Qtr 2011, in %83.3
Normal working week, 2010, in hours41.6
Unemployed based on ILO definition, 3rd Qtr 2011, in 000's191
 Unemployment rate based on ILO definition, 3rd Qtr 2011, in %4.2
Gross monthly salary (median), 20105979
 Women5221
 Men6397
Employees covered by a CLA, 1 May 2009, in 000's 
 with normative provisions1533
 without normative provisions166
Last updated: 22.12.2011
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