Swiss Labour Force Survey and its derivative statistics: working hours Increase in the number of hours worked in Switzerland in 2021

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Increase in the number of hours worked in Switzerland in 2021

13.06.2022 - The total number of hours worked in Switzerland reached 7.798 billion in 2021, representing an increase of 2.5% compared with the previous year. The pre-pandemic level has not yet been regained, however. According to the latest results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the volume of work among 20-64 year olds in Switzerland increased slightly more than in the EU.

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Observation period
2021
Periodicity
Annual
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2022-0511-e
Copyright
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
13.06.2022
Topic:
Work and income

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