Employment and IncomeKey figures
Employment and income from employment
| Growth (annual variation) | ||
| Employed persons (domestic concept), 4th Qtr 2011, in % | +2.6 | |
| Men, 4th Qtr2011, in % | +2.7 | |
| Women, 4th Qtr 2011, in % | +2.3 | |
| Swiss, 4th Qtr 2011, in % | +1.4 | |
| Foreigners, 4th Qtr 2011, in % | +5.8 | |
| Unemployed based on ILO definition, 4th Qtr 2011, in % | -0.3 | |
| Jobs (secondary and tertiary sectors), 1st Qtr 2012, in % | +1.3 | |
| Secondary sector, 1st Qtr 2012, in % | +1.4 | |
| Tertiary sector, 1st Qtr 2012, in % | +1.3 | |
| Full-time equivalents (secondary & tertiary sectors), 1st Qtr 2012, in % | +1.6 | |
| Job vacancy (secondary & tertiary sectors), 1st Qtr 2012, in % | -9.0 | |
| Employment outlook indicator, 1st Qtr 2012, in % | -1.6 | |
| Growth in nominal salaries/wages 2011, in % | +1.0 | |
| Impact of salary/wage agreements 2011, in % | +1.6 | |
| Structure | ||
| Employed persons, 4th Qtr 2011, in 000's | 4766 | |
| Women, in % | 44.9 | |
| Foreigners, in % | 28.2 | |
| Primary sector, in % | 3.5 | |
| Secondary sector, in % | 23.1 | |
| Tertiary sector, in % | 73.4 | |
| Part-time, in % | 34.1 | |
| Self-employed, in % | 8.5 | |
| Activity rate (15-64 age range), 4th Qtr 2011, in % | 83.7 | |
| Normal working week, 2010, in hours | 41.6 | |
| Unemployed based on ILO definition, 4th Qtr 2011, in 000's | 186 | |
| Unemployment rate based on ILO definition, 4th Qtr 2011, in % | 4.1 | |
| Gross monthly salary (median), 2010 | 5979 | |
| Women | 5221 | |
| Men | 6397 | |
| Employees covered by a CLA, 1 May 2009, in 000's | ||
| with normative provisions | 1533 | |
| without normative provisions | 166 | |
- Labour market indicators for 2011
Comments on findings for the period 2005-2011- FSO
- Neuchâtel 2011, 19 pages, free
- Order Nr.: 206-1106-05
- Published on 21.07.2011
Last updated: 25.05.2012