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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Press release13.06.2022
Swiss Labour Force Survey and its derivative statistics: working hours
Increase in the number of hours worked in Switzerland in 2021
