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Cross-border Commuters Statistics 2016 Increase in the number of commuters

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The number of cross-border commuters rose by 6.1% in 4th quarter 2022 over a one-year period

Neuchâtel, 23.02.2017 (FSO) - The number of foreign cross-border commuters working in Switzerland increased by 11,300 persons (+3.7%) in 2016. Just over half of the cross-border commuters (54.9%) were resident in France, around a quarter (22.6%) were resident in Italy and a fifth in Germany (19.3%). In Ticino, the proportion of commuters out of all employed persons was highest at 27.1%. These are the findings of the Cross-border Commuter Statistics, conducted by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on a quarterly basis.

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