Published by: Federal Statistical Office
In 2023, 8.106 billion hours were worked in Switzerland, an increase of 1.8% compared with the previous year. Between 2018 and 2023, the actual weekly hours worked by full-time employees fell by 46 minutes on average, to 40 hours and 12 minutes.
Documents and files
Press release 23.07.2024
Swiss Labour Force Survey and its derivative statistics: hours worked
Over 8 billion hours worked in 2023
Diagram 23.07.2024
Absence rate due to health (illness or accident) of full-time employees by economic sector
Observation period: 2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.02.02
Diagram 23.07.2024
Absence rate due to health (illness or accident) of full-time employees by major groups of occupations
Observation period: 2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.02.03
Diagram 23.07.2024
Annual volume of hours of absence of employees by reason for absence, distribution in %
Observation period: 2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.02.01
Diagram 23.07.2024
Average weeks of contractual holiday per year of full-time employees by age group
Observation period: 1996-2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.03.01
Diagram 23.07.2024
Contractual annual working hours of full-time salaried employees by economic sectors
Observation period: 2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.01.03.01
Diagram 23.07.2024
Overtime rate of full-time employees by economic branch
Observation period: 2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.01.05.03
Diagram 23.07.2024
Usual weekly working hours of full-time employed persons by work status
Observation period: 2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.01.03.05
Diagram 16.05.2024
Normal workweek in companies according to NWT
Observation period: 1973-2023
FSO-No: gr-e-03.02.03.01.04.01
